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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.
12024 posts •
The Chatterbox

November 6, 2007

Town Hall and Salt House’s talented trio of Rosenthal x 2 and Washington (wow, they’d make a great law firm!) are at it again: come spring, look for an oyster bar and fish shack called ~ANCHOR AND HOPE~ opening in SOMA. The space was previously void, so it’…
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Forbes Island public
The Lush

Forbes Island

I am all for kitsch—I love me some tiki bars, bars that look like caves, bars with owls…  and taxidermy is all about bonus points in my book. Sadly, as time marches on, kitsch continues to disappear around the city. Fortunately, one person keeping it alive is Forbes Thor…
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November 6, 2007 public
The Health Nut

November 6, 2007

Yup, I am still workin’ it ouuuuut, and slowly but surely diminishing my “soup coolers/Hi, Helens.” The push-ups are less exhausting, and I’m diggin’ firmer arms! Booty too. Yup, those evil “mountain climber” exercises are worth it. Curious to see how it will feel to be working…
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The Starlet

November 6, 2007

Actor Diego Luna, featured guest at the International Latino Film Festival, had dinner at Tres Agaves this Saturday, courtesy of Tequila Don Julio. Robin Williams was spotted dining at Spruce. Jacques Pépin dined at Ana Mandara, with KQED's food production staff. Chef Khai Duong and Pépin have been…
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What’s Cookin’

November 6, 2007

Yo, did you vote? You still have time, so go do it! I also thought this week would be an apropos time to write up a place offering its spin on an all-American favorite: the burger. Check it out in fresh meat. I had a blast on the Martha…
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Beaujolais Nouveau public
The Socialite

Beaujolais Nouveau

There are events happening all over town to celebrate the upcoming release of ~BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU~. In fact, it’s the 25th anniversary of the introduction of Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau in America. Say what you like about the wine, people will always celebrate this wine on the third Thursday of…
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Niloufer Ichaporia King Dinner public
The Socialite

Niloufer Ichaporia King Dinner

This event sounds awesome: “chefs Gayle Pirie and John Clark of Foreign Cinema will be hosting a Parsi-inspired dinner with ~NILOUFER ICHAPORIA KING~, author of the newly released cookbook My Bombay Kitchen. Both an a la carte and a prix-fixe menu will be available for the evening. Dishes…
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Custom Burger/Lounge public
The Regular

Custom Burger/Lounge

Burgers. Second only to frozen yogurt as our nation's current source of food-related obsession. There are some new burger businesses coming to town, like Best-O-Burger, and Hubert Keller's Burger Bar, but in the meantime, Joie de Vivre Hospitality is first to launch their…
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October 30, 2007 public
The Chatterbox

October 30, 2007

While Michelle Mah’s new project can’t be talked about yet (stand by!), taking her place at ~PONZU~ is Bob Petzold, 32, the former chef de cuisine of Gerald Hirigoyen’s Bocadillos for the past four years. He also worked at Piperade and La Folie. Petzold spent seven years…
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