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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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March 3, 2009 public
The Chatterbox

March 3, 2009

Folks in Noe Valley are fired up to finally be able to claim ~CONTIGO~ as their own—this cheerful Cal-Catalan spot opens its doors tonight! The restaurant doesn’t take reservations (unless there are six people in your party), but there’s a bar area for mingling while waiting…
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March 3, 2009 public
The Lush

March 3, 2009

Are you ready for a slew of tastings and events? Tonight, ~BIONDIVINO~ has winemakers Dottore Emilio Rotolo from Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Volpe) and Salvatore Geraci (Palari) from Sicily's Mt. Etna area at the shop from 6pm–8pm. $10 tasting fee and a 15% case discount on the night…
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The Starlet

March 3, 2009

Oh my gawd, Marisa Tomei had brunch on Sunday at Venus Restaurant in Berkeley. She “is one hot mama” and was with two guys, one who was reportedly also “super hot.” They enjoyed themselves, feasting on the country brunch (house biscuit, Blue Chair Jam, eggs, and potatoes), stuffed French toast…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
March 3, 2009 public
What’s Cookin’

March 3, 2009

How positively grim, California is now at a 10.1% unemployment rate. You know, with those kinds of stats, it’s no -wonder people are drinking more. I’m also noticing how many bars around town are now serving kick-ass food—you don’t even need to leave your…
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Paula Wolfert Dinner public
The Socialite

Paula Wolfert Dinner

Fifth Floor Restaurant & Lounge is hosting a special ~JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BENEFIT DINNER IN HONOR OF COOKBOOK AUTHOR PAULA WOLFERT~. Chef Laurent Manrique and a roster of his acclaimed fellow chefs and friends will prepare a spectacular six-course dinner with dishes adapted from Wolfert’s classic recipes from…
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Festa Della Donna public
The Socialite

Festa Della Donna

Art by Kelly Tunstall. Every year, A16 celebrates International Women's Day—and of course it’s in an Italian style, so it’s ~FESTA DELLA DONNA~. There’s much to celebrate, including the many wonderful women who work at A16, and the promotion of Liza Shaw as a…
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Rich Higgins on 2009: Year of the Beer public
The Wino

Rich Higgins on 2009: Year of the Beer

Rich Higgins is president of the San Francisco Brewers Guild and has been brewing professionally in San Francisco for five years. He is also a certified Cicerone and a consultant to the restaurant industry on beer and food pairing. He can be reached at rich [at] richhiggins [dot] com. 2009:…
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Broken Record public
The Regular

Broken Record

NOTE: Ryan and Katharine are no longer cooking here, but BR still has a kitchen going, with items like fried chicken, potato skins, and the whiskey collection is excellent. Do you know where the Excelsior is? I wager you'll look it up once you're through with…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Regular

Excelsior

NOTE: Ryan and Katharine are no longer cooking here, but BR still has a kitchen going, with items like fried chicken, potato skins, and the whiskey collection is excellent. Do you know where the Excelsior is? I wager you'll look...…
Marcia Gagliardi
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February 24, 2009 public
The Chatterbox

February 24, 2009

Last week I scouted out a couple soon-to-open projects in North Beach. First, I got a tour of the updated ~WASHINGTON SQUARE BAR & GRILL~, which is on target to reopen on March 2nd. The new owners are business partners Liam and Susan Tiernan of Tiernan's…
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