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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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What’s Cookin’

February 13, 2008

Why hello, and happy Wednesday. I know we normally don’t see each other on this day, but that’s the joy of technology snafus totally messing with our relationship (I know BlackBerry users can feel my pain). So Thursday is the day of the red rose brigade, when almost…
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tablehopper supper at Piccino public
The Socialite

tablehopper supper at Piccino

Okay, these ~TABLEHOPPER SUPPERS~ are just too much fun, and there are so many places to host them, so I’m going on a monthly schedule for now and am hosting another one this March! This supper is special for a variety of reasons: first, it’s at the ever-…
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Crab Challenge public
The Socialite

Crab Challenge

Next, Scoma’s is kicking off its first official ~CRAB CHALLENGE~, where all crab lovers can put a favorite crab recipe to the test. Simply email the recipe to contest [at] scomas [dot] com before Friday, February 22, 2008. Scoma’s judges will choose the best and feature it on…
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Celebrity Crab Festival at Union Square public
The Socialite

Celebrity Crab Festival at Union Square

Dungeness crab season brings all kinds of events around town—I know many of you are crab crazy, so here are a couple that have crossed my desk here at ‘hopper HQ. First is the sixth annual ~CELEBRITY CRAB FESTIVAL AT UNION SQUARE~, when San Francisco 49ers team up with…
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Baraka public
The Regular

Baraka

*THIS RESTAURANT HAS CLOSED* BARAKA has been a Potrero Hill (and citywide) favorite for a number of years--it's where both Ola Fendert's and David Bazirgan's dishes enchanted me years back, giving me my first taste of Argan oil, and I will never forget…
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The Chatterbox

February 5, 2008

Whoa. Big major bummer here: this remains officially unconfirmed, but I heard from a couple folks ~SCOTT HOWARD RESTAURANT~ has closed. Thud. Damn. Howard was reportedly personally calling all the employees yesterday to tell them the unfortunate news that they wouldn’t be open today. I didn’t get an…
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The Starlet

February 5, 2008

T.R. Knight of Grey's Anatomy was spotted dining at È Tutto Qua in North Beach. He and his companion ate pasta fagioli and fresh sardines, and were reportedly friendly with the other diners who asked to take photos and get autographs. Corbin Bernsen was spotted last night…
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What’s Cookin’

February 5, 2008

Pssst, hey, Californians. Did you vote? I really hope so. I had Stevie Wonder wake me up this morning, calling to say, “I love you” and urging me to vote. I am no Stevie, but by the time you get this, there is still time. Please don’t let the…
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Slow Beer Festival public
The Socialite

Slow Beer Festival

Just when you’re bummed and sulking because Strong Beer Month has ended, the very next day, Slow Food San Francisco and the San Francisco Brewers Guild will highlight local microbreweries at the annual ~SLOW BEER FESTIVAL~! Woo hoo! It’s an afternoon of beer tasting paired with artisanal foods…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Strong Beer Month public
The Socialite

Strong Beer Month

Mmmmm, beer. There are all kinds of options coming up this month for some suds. First, the sixth annual ~STRONG BEER MONTH~ has kicked off! As the announcement states, “It celebrates age-old brewing traditions surrounding the higher gravity beers that emerge during the coldest and darkest winter months. From…
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