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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 Starlet

April 8, 2008

Over the weekend, T.R. Knight (AKA Dr. George O’Malley from Grey's Anatomy) and “his super cute boyfriend” came in to NOPA for dinner. Chris Rock was spotted at The Ambassador for about an hour and a half after his show. While at Sunday’s sold-out…
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What’s Cookin’

April 8, 2008

Well, is the joke on you, or is the joke on me? Last week, in my April 1st issue, I said it was my last tablehopper, but revealed it was an April Fool’s Day joke in the end of the first paragraph. So no, I’m not going anywhere…
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Napa Valley with Altitude public
The Socialite

Napa Valley with Altitude

Don Davis over at Uncorked Events has put together this groovy consumer wine event, ~NAPA VALLEY WITH ALTITUDE~, featuring many boutique and high-wineries from Mount Veeder, Spring Mountain, and Diamond Mountain. Also, most are never seen in the big tastings like Family Winemakers of California or ZAP as they…
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Wok on the Wild Side public
The Socialite

Wok on the Wild Side

This year is the ~10TH ANNUAL WOK ON THE WILD SIDE BENEFIT~ for CCSF’s Culinary & Hospitality Studies Program. I’ll actually be the MC at the event—come check it out! The evening is prepared and presented by the students, chefs, and guests of City College of San…
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Jerry Cooper on Some New (Winning) Spirits public
The Wino

Jerry Cooper on Some New (Winning) Spirits

Photo by Stefanie Michejda Jerry Cooper is a nationally recognized wine consultant, wine and spirits judge, lecturer, educator, and can be found wandering aimlessly around San Francisco with his various sommelier friends. He has recently established his own company, Swirl on Castro, a wine/spirits retail store and wine bar…
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La Ciccia public
The Regular

La Ciccia

Man, did I lag on going to LA CICCIA. Sometimes I kick myself for not going to places sooner, especially when your friends are telling you it's good. Damned good, in fact. I even had a gift certificate, a thoughtful present from a friend, gathering dust on my…
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The Chatterbox

April 1, 2008

Some big news out on Church Street—I've been hearing rumblings that Joseph Manzare's and Eddie Maiello's ~PESCHERIA~ was closing, and it looks like it's actually happening this weekend, on Saturday, April 5th (the building was sold). Instead, the restaurant concept will…
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The Lush

April 1, 2008 news

~PALIO D' ASTI~ already has a killer happy hour that has been running for eleven years and counting (free pizza Mon­–Fri from 4pm–7pm), and for the lousy tax-ridden month of April, they will be serving $1 martinis (Stoli or Beefeater) for those who are ordering lunch,…
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The Starlet

April 1, 2008

Brian Boitano dined at Waterbar with his manager/coach and a guest. And now for another BB: it's been a while since I've had a Barry Bonds sighting—he was spotted having dinner at Mamacita. Pierce Brosnan, AKA Mister Bond, has been on the town; he…
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What’s Cookin’

April 1, 2008

Hello dear readers. This is a hard thing to write, especially after two years of dedication to this venture, but sadly this will be the last tablehopper issue to show up in your inbox. Not sure if I'll be able to start it up again at a later…
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