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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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The Lush

August 19, 2008

Bummed with this B.S. weather? (I feel ya.) Free for some BBQ tomorrow? (I wish I was!) Orson is hosting a ~SQUARE ONE VODKA & SUMMER BBQ DINNER~ this Wednesday August 20th. The three-course menu with paired cocktails includes Hog Island oyster with smoked corn and cucumber, and…
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The Starlet

August 19, 2008

A tablehopper reader spotted Aisha Tyler (from 24, CSI, Friends, and others) with a bunch of friends at Sotto Mare in North Beach last night. Now this is what I call a star sighting, whoa: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel visited Bourbon & Branch last Friday. They took a full…
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August 19, 2008 public
What’s Cookin’

August 19, 2008

What can I say, Tahoe was a total dreamscape of sunny weather, cool water, fresh air, and some pretty good home cookin’, if I don’t say so myself. But this is why my life is just ridiculous: here I am, trying to take it easy and be all low-…
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A Food Affaire public
The Socialite

A Food Affaire

This year’s Golden Gate Restaurant Association (GGRA) event, titled ~A FOOD AFFAIRE~, will feature over twenty chefs showcasing aphrodisiac-inspired cuisine (the event was formerly called Toast of the Town). Participating chefs and restaurants include Mark Gordon, Terzo; Richard Corbo, Ducca; Joey Altman, Miss Pearl’s Jam House; Bruce…
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Slow Food Dinners public
The Socialite

Slow Food Dinners

Slow Food Nation is on its way, and for those who aren’t heading off to Burning Man (waaaaah!), there are some really cool ~SLOW FOOD DINNERS~ happening all over the Bay Area, benefitting a variety of very worthy organizations. One that caught my eye is the Orson event on…
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Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery public
The Regular

Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery

Oh lord, did I just take a hit of acid? Did someone sprinkle some Acapulco Gold in my salad? Are you sure those were just morels? I'm feeling funny. Why am I giggling? Actually, there's a very good reason: I'm just cruising through MAGNOLIA…
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August 12, 2008 public
The Chatterbox

August 12, 2008

This weekend was definitely an emotional one, because a favorite San Francisco restaurant, a food and wine institution, really, closed its doors this Saturday. ~RUBICON~, after 14 years of entertaining us, wining and dining us, educating us, and enchanting us, is no more. There are a number of reasons why…
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The Lush

August 12, 2008

Yesterday I popped by to check out ~MINI BAR~ in the Western Addition, a project I’ve been excited to have opening in the ’hood. It’s an intimate spot, but hey, at least it lives up to its name. The owners are really keen to cater to folks in…
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The Starlet

August 12, 2008

The annual Gumball 3000 race kicked off over the weekend, and spotted at the after-party at Temple nightclub were hottie Tyson Beckford, plus Jackass boys Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn, and Alfonso Ribeiro who played Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.…
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What’s Cookin’

August 12, 2008

Hiya—last night I had fun as a guest on Talk Show Live, and it was nice to see some tablehopper readers in the audience (thanks for coming!). But I did lose about four hours of my usual writing time, so I’m bailing on writing a review this week,…
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