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Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi is an SF-based restaurant columnist and culinary personality, well-known for her groundbreaking 19-year-old tablehopper newsletter, offering an insider's take on restaurant news.
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May 19, 2009 public
The Sugar Mama

May 19, 2009

It's a new month, which means another book giveaway from the award-winning Ten Speed Press. This month I am giving away three copies of local writer Karen Solomon's fab book, JAM IT, PICKLE IT, CURE IT and Other Cooking Projects to three lucky tablehopper readers.…
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The Starlet

May 19, 2009

The lovely Julianne Moore dined with two women at Lark Creek Walnut Creek. She had the steelhead trout and the three shared a dessert. Molly Ringwald and her daughter, Mathilda, were at MacArthur Park in Palo Alto last night—her daughter lost her first tooth there. Last Tuesday night, Pink…
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May 19, 2009 public
What’s Cookin’

May 19, 2009

photo by Stuart Brioza Yup, I finished the three-week cleanse. And not a moment too soon, since I was able to heartily enjoy my first glass of wine at the always-fantastico Meals on Wheels event on Sunday night. It was hard to still be eating as a vegetarian…
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The Socialite

Edible Pursuit #3

Edible San Francisco is excited to announce the third ~EDIBLE PURSUIT~ is back, a food-themed trivia game night at Acme Chophouse. Once again, yours truly is the emcee. A ticketed event, Edible Pursuit will feature challenging questions about San Francisco's local food scene, kitchen know-how, food…
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The Socialite

tablehopper wine tasting

I have been enjoying drinking wine with (and learning from) my friend Alex Fox for too long to keep him to myself; he's the former wine director of Myth and most recently a somm at Gary Danko. So voila, the ~FIRST TABLEHOPPER WINE TASTING~! Well, it's…
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The Regular

Amber India

tandoori-stuffed aloo Photo from Amber-India.com I don't understand why Indian places always have to be cheap and dingy and have buffets and leave you smelling like a tandoori oven when you depart (kudos to Roti and DOSA for changing that paradigm). Another member in that…
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May 12, 2009 public
The Chatterbox

May 12, 2009

Well, I think it's safe to say it's finally happening: opening this Saturday is the Divisadero location of ~BAR CRUDO~. (I'd just call before heading over—things can happen between now and then.) Owners Tim and Mike Selvera have done a nice job with…
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The Lush

May 12, 2009

Ladies, listen up, because this event is enough to make me wish I was drinking: this Thursday May 14th, Conduit is hosting a free tasting event, ~GIN & GEN~, which will be about tasting and learning about gin and genever. And it's for ladies only. Some very special…
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May 12, 2009 public
The Health Nut

May 12, 2009

So I made it through week two of my detox/cleanse, and am continuing to feel de-groovy. I broke my caffeine-free kick and ended up having some chai tea on both tablehopper deadline nights (I don't think you're supposed to be up until 3:…
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The Starlet

May 12, 2009

A tablehopper reader spotted Jeremy Sisto at Vik's Chaat House last weekend. He was reportedly “lunching with some friends and/or family, looking downright hot!” Meow to that, sister. More Drew Barrymore and Justin Long sightings from last weekend! When her 20-person posse left Bar Jules after…
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