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 20, 2008 public
What’s Cookin’

May 20, 2008

Forget Bay to Breakers, last week was like my own personal culinary and cocktail marathon—I was out late enjoying the warm nights, SF Cocktail Week activities like bourbon and bacon dinners, an albariño wine tasting, and then Sunday night was the annual Meals on Wheels event, a stellar showcase…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Acquerello Italian Winemakers Dinner public
The Socialite

Acquerello Italian Winemakers Dinner

~ITALIAN NATIONAL DAY~ (or La Festa Della Repubblica Italiana) commemorates the establishment of a democratic republic in Italy on June 2, 1948. How timely, Italia Wine Imports and the Jug Shop are bringing a group of 15 Italian winemakers representing several regions of Italy and styles of wine to San…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Best of the Bay Area Party public
The Socialite

Best of the Bay Area Party

It's time for the annual San Francisco magazine hootenanny: this will be the eighth annual ~BEST OF THE BAY AREA PARTY~. Join San Francisco magazine as they toast the best people, places, and things that make the Bay Area the best place to live, work, and play. Enjoy…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Waterbar public
The Regular

Waterbar

Photos by Val Atkinson I get asked this question quite a lot on my tip please service: "Where can I go for a nice view and seafood?" Personally, I've given up on the "dining with a view thing" being worth it, unless I'…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Chatterbox

May 13, 2008

The next project officially moving into the Mint Plaza zone, just to the left of Chez Papa Resto, will be a ~GASTRO-STEAKHOUSE PROJECT~ from Peter Greerty, most recently the GM of Bong Su. The name, and chef, are currently undecided, but look for more details in the coming months…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Lush

May 13, 2008

I know a lot of you are fired up for the opening of ~PRESS CLUB~ in Yerba Buena Lane, but there are still some issues with their ABC license, so the official opening date is on hold. The space is booking private events, but they can't open to…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
What’s Cookin’

May 13, 2008

Did you have a good time saluting the mothers in your life on Sunday? I know I am one lucky girl to have my mother AND grandmother live so close by (San Mateo), and had fun planning and cooking a celebratory dinner for them. I owe a big merci to…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Breakfast by the Bay public
The Socialite

Breakfast by the Bay

One of the most gorg breakfast buffets is coming up: ~CUESA'S ANNUAL SPRING BREAKFAST~ fundraiser, when you can indulge in all that lovely spring produce you see at the market. The buffet-style menu will include: farm-fresh scrambled eggs with fava beans, green garlic, and peas or…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Dine About Town public
The Socialite

Dine About Town

Coming up soon, The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) will offer a second run this year of its popular ~DINE ABOUT TOWN SAN FRANCISCO~ program. More than 100 of San Francisco's restaurants, plus a few beyond the Bay, will offer three-course prix-fixe lunches for…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Duggan McDonnell of Cantina on Stardom public
The Wino

Duggan McDonnell of Cantina on Stardom

Duggan McDonnell is a partner in the Latin cocktail lounge Cantina, educator, consultant, as well as a candidate for an MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â   A few weeks ago I taught a cocktail class at…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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