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 Wino

The Australian Pearls by Rubén Sanz Ramiro, Wine Steward at the Monday Room

Hailing from Spain's Ribera del Duero, Rubén Sanz Ramiro brings his warmth and adventurous spirit to New York's Monday Room as its Wine Steward. His prior work experience includes stints at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck, where he worked with a list of 1,500…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 16, 2007

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The Jetsetter

New York, New York

Since it had been at least a couple years (two years too long) since I'd been in New York, my list of places to hit had become, shall we say, major? With ten days and far too many restaurants to visit, I had to come up with some…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 16, 2007

The Chatterbox

July 10, 2007

Brenda Buenviaje, who some of you might know from Café Claude and DeLessio, will be opening her own place on lower Polk called ~BRENDA’S~. She took over and is currently renovating the former Sun’s Cafe space, and hopes to open by the beginning or middle of August. Buenviaje…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 10, 2007

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The Lush

Bar Drake

~BAR DRAKE~ is a new glam lobby bar opening July 12 in the historic Sir Francis Drake Hotel—it will have a 1920s vibe and classic cocktail list crafted by fab mixologist Jacques Bezuidenhout. Jacques’s drinks menu will include some updates on classics like the Sazerac (j’adore) and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 10, 2007

The Starlet

July 10, 2007

The city was crawling with folks from the All-Star Game. Last night there was a big party at Roe—Barry Bonds was there, plus Derek Jeter, Gary Payton, Rev. Jessie Jackson, Mark Sweeney, and Alex Rodriguez. Alyssa Milano had drinks at Umami on Saturday night. Jake Gyllenhaal was spotted…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 10, 2007

What’s Cookin’

July 10, 2007

Yo! I am finally back from NYC. I know some of you were wondering if I was ever going to return—I was having such a blast I ended up extending my trip three more days. I have finally caught up on some sleep and am currently eating brown rice…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 09, 2007

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The Socialite

Maverick Winemaker Dinner

~MAVERICK~ is hosting their sixth winemaker dinner, hosting Anderson Valley's Eric Sterling of Esterlina Vineyards. Executive chef Scott Youklis has designed a delish four-course dinner to pair with the wines—you can check it out on the website here. That night they will be pouring the 2005…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 09, 2007

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The Socialite

Bastille Day

Sacrebleu! ~BASTILLE DAY~ is Saturday, and while Belden Lane is always such a scene, there are a variety of Frenchie outposts around town that will be celebrating in a culinary fashion. ~GRAND CAFÉ~ will be hosting quite the celebration, with a four-course prixe-fixe menu for $45, exclusive of…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 09, 2007

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The Regular

Katana-ya

Right about now there is going to be a sushi chef mad at me for writing this place up because it's one of his favorite little secret spots. (I guess I won't be able to order omakase from him anymore.) But I consider it my tablehoppin&…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 09, 2007

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What’s Cookin’

July 3, 2007

What I am about to tell you should be no surprise: there will be no tablehopper this week. (How totally NOT shocking!) I am quite certain you understand. My past week tearing around New York has been quite ridiculous. Like, ridiculously fun! Today I actually have an entirely new kind…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 02, 2007