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 Starlet

May 8, 2007

Robin Williams, George Lucas, Nancy Pelosi, and Peter Coyote were all at 2223 for a private party for the SF International Film Festival. Last week Linda Ronstadt dined with a group at One Market Restaurant, and ex-49er Ronnie Lott also came in with a party of five. The ever-…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
What’s Cookin’

May 8, 2007

Okay, I almost went dark on you guys this week since I am currently up in Napa at the muy interresante Taste3 conference during the three days I normally write and edit tablehopper, but I had to at least put a few things together for ya. Yes, I stayed in…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
California Wine Classic public
The Socialite

California Wine Classic

The ~CALIFORNIA WINE CLASSIC~ is a charity event hosted by The Northern California Chapter of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) and Karen MacNeil, world-renowned wine educator, consultant, and author of The Wine Bible. Guests will enjoy special release tastings from Far Niente Winery, Domaine…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
COCO500's SF AIDS Foundation Benefit public
The Socialite

COCO500's SF AIDS Foundation Benefit

COCO500 is hosting a ~FUNDRAISER FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION~, a four-course dinner paired with cocktails. The menu came about as a collaboration between Jen Biesty, the chef at COCO5OO, and Scott Baird, the bar manager and creative force behind COCO5OO's inventive cocktail menu. Take a…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Carlo Petrini of Slow Food Visit public
The Socialite

Carlo Petrini of Slow Food Visit

Carlo Petrini, Founder and International President of ~SLOW FOOD~ visits the Bay Area, launching a year-long campaign that will culminate in Slow Food Nation, a large public event to be held at Fort Mason Center in May 2008. Mr. Petrini’s new book, Slow Food Nation, Why Our Food…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Karletta Moniz on Chocolate and Booze public
The Wino

Karletta Moniz on Chocolate and Booze

Karletta Moniz, The Culinary Muse, is a San Francisco based chef, writer, and food consultant whose passion for chocolate has inspired the creation of her new website, The Art of Tasting Chocolate, and her chocolate tasting and pairing classes. Her client list includes Disney, Neiman-Marcus, Jamba Juice, ABC-TV,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Larkin Express public
The Regular

Larkin Express

Here's probably the shortest write-up you'll ever see on tablehopper. I was out for lunch with a chef pal (we were hunting down some eats at a couple ethnic joints) and he brought me to this total hole in the wall. What appears to be…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Chatterbox

May 1, 2007

Although I am not doing a full tablehopper this week, I had to at least give you some news about a few projects… I think the new bougie mantra in the city is, “A certified humane organic free-range chicken in every pot, and a new wine bar in every…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Cantina public
The Lush

Cantina

Last year I reported on the funk-a-riffic ~CANTINA~ opening in the former Johnny Wok’s space on Polk Street. Well, after permit issues and typical bureaucratic delays, partners Duggan McDonnell and his wife Kristina, along with friends Aaron Prentice and Christene Larsen, decided to steer the ship to…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

May 1, 2007

I know some people who will appreciate this: Peter Berlin was seen dining at 2223 (he was a famous skin flick star, activist, actor, and artist in the 70s and 80s). Reportedly a big tipper too. Heh. Natalie Portman and an entourage of six were at Salt House Wednesday night.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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