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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Hip Tastes Salty & Sweet Tasting public
The Socialite

Hip Tastes Salty & Sweet Tasting

Courtney Cochran of Hip Tastes is starting a new series of her popular evening event tastings. First up is ~THE SALTY & SWEET TASTING~, featuring salty-sweet creations from Elizabeth Faulkner, decadent rocky road-inspired nuggets from San Francisco's own Droga (love love love), single-origin chocolates from…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Jai Yun Chinese Banquet public
The Socialite

Jai Yun Chinese Banquet

This sounds lovely: ~JAI YUN AND THE AIWF~ (American Institute of Wine and Food) will be hosting a Chinese banquet, featuring Jennifer 8 Lee, the author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles. Although the menu at Jai Yun never seems to rotate very much, I sure as hell enjoy the food…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
CAV Wine Bar & Kitchen public
The Regular

CAV Wine Bar & Kitchen

Back in September 2005, CAV opened right before the onslaught of wine bar madness, a wave that continues to forge ahead full-tilt in SF like Ebola. People twittered about how it would all work out, with the beloved Hotel Biron wine bar literally just around the corner on Rose.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Chatterbox

March 4, 2008

Here are some more details expanding on my January post about the changeover of Soluna to ~CIVIC RESTAURANT AND BAR~. The operating partners include René Denis, the former GM of Biscuits and Blues, along with Ed Ivey and Matt Norris. They will continue operating under the Soluna name and concept…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
March 4, 2008 public
The Health Nut

March 4, 2008

Hey there—have you been curious about joining Titan Fitness's Fit Camp? I keep lovin' my Tuesday and Thursday workouts, especially with the increasingly better weather we've been experiencing. Boot camp this is not—it's a good workout, with supportive instructors—it'…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

March 4, 2008

Cybill Shepherd was spotted having lunch last Tuesday at Vitrine at The St. Regis San Francisco (it's the hotel's breakfast and lunch restaurant on the fourth floor). She dined with Dr. Ernest Bates, a MOAD board member. She was also spotted Monday night at COCO500 having…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
What’s Cookin’

March 4, 2008

I certainly had fun tablehoppin' around town this past week so I could taste my namesake/100th-issue anniversary cocktails. A big, honkin' thanks to Alembic, Absinthe, Presidio Social Club, and Cantina for concocting the swell swill! Those were some mighty fine dranks, with such clever names. And…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Toast of the Town public
The Socialite

Toast of the Town

Wine Enthusiast Magazine will host its second annual ~TOAST OF THE TOWN~ food, wine and music event at the War Memorial Opera House. I went last year, and the venue made it really unique. This event, an annual highlight of the New York City, Chicago, and now the San Francisco…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Wine Events at bacar public
The Socialite

Wine Events at bacar

bacar has a couple groovy wine events on the calendar. First, renowned German winemaker ~DR. ERNST LOOSEN~ will be pouring and discussing his wines for a five-course dinner this Wednesday, March 5. Guests will have the opportunity to meet with Dr. Loosen and taste 11 of his beloved wines,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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