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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 Chatterbox

February 19, 2008

Did you enjoy your day off? I think I would have enjoyed my day writing a wee bit more if I wasn't fighting this lame cold for the last three days. Which is exactly why I ordered some soup for delivery: beef noodle soup from ~THAI PLACE II~…
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The Starlet

February 19, 2008

Al Gore was spotted having dinner at Perbacco last Monday with a male companion—it reportedly looked like a business meeting. A tablehoppin' couple had dinner at Ristorante Gondola, and saw Mike D'Antoni (head coach of Phoenix Suns), Alvin Gentry, and Dan D'Antoni (Assistant Coaches)…
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What’s Cookin’

February 19, 2008

So, dear readers, after too many late nights, business cards, calories, and cocktails to count, this issue marks tablehopper's two-year anniversary! I know, crazy—it's been a blast. So of course I have to do a giveaway to honor the occasion, and all prizes have…
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The Socialite

Rhone Rangers

Attention winos: the ~RHONE RANGERS~ are riding into town to show their wines at Fort Mason for the eleventh annual San Francisco Wine Tasting. The weekend begins with a Winemaker Dinner on Saturday evening, followed by a seminar and Grand Tasting on Sunday.   Saturday, March 15, 2008 6pm–10pm: Library…
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The Socialite

Commonwealth Club

We have a fab tablehopper reader to thank for reminding me of this cool presentation at the ~COMMONWEALTH CLUB~: Food Lit: A Short History Of The American Stomach, with Fred Kaufman, Journalist; Professor; Foodie; Author, A Short History of the American Stomach. "Kaufman takes us on a raucous, witty…
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The Regular

Yoshi's San Francisco

The other day I was recommending that a friend try YOSHI'S SAN FRANCISCO for the high-roller/special dinner location he was seeking. He was incredulous, "Yoshi's? Really?" That worried me, because if people don't know about how fabulously creative, fresh, and…
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The Chatterbox

February 13, 2008

Both the Birkin bag-toting set and the nightlifers have been awaiting the opening of ~LE CLUB~ in the landmark 1250 Jones Street building on Nob Hill. People, it’s close! March 1 marks the day the doors officially swing open for dinner to Gina Milano and Todd Traina’s…
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February 13, 2008 public
The Health Nut

February 13, 2008

Man, have I been glad the weather dried up for a bit—a few fit camp classes got rained out a couple weeks ago, and I couldn’t ride my bike either, so guess who wasn’t getting enough exercise. Funny how your body can change in just a couple…
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The Starlet

February 13, 2008

Mike Ness, the lead singer of Social Distortion, was spotted at La Taza on Post—supposedly he’s a big fan of their breakfast burritos. Richard Branson dined at South Monday night—he had some barramundi, and drank semillon. Two girls at the bar asked him if people told him…
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