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A Fundraiser for Salmon (and Seafood) Lovers

Many of us love our salmon, so let’s give thanks to the Golden Gate Salmon Association, which helps protect our beautiful Northern California rivers and fights to keep fresh water flowing from the mountains to the oceans—crucial for salmon migration. Coming up on Friday May 18th is the…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 15, 2018

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(Sponsored): This Friday May 18th Is PIER 39's Spring Wine Pour

This Friday May 18th, it’s going to be wine o’clock at the PIER 39 Spring Wine Pour! Stroll The PIER and stop by participating businesses to enjoy wine tastings, discounts, and entertainment from 4pm-8pm. (Take a look at participating wineries and businesses here, like Artesa and Cameron Hughes.…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 15, 2018

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Bummer: Schmidt's Is Closing at the End of May

German beer and sausage lovers will mourn the upcoming closure of SCHMIDT’S in the Mission, which is serving its last dinner on Saturday May 26th and its last brunch on Sunday May 27th. Eater reports that after eight years in the location, co-owner Christiane Schmidt has decided to close…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 15, 2018

Farewell to Daniel Hyatt, One of the Most Talented Bartenders and Kindest Humans

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Farewell to Daniel Hyatt, One of the Most Talented Bartenders and Kindest Humans

Two weeks ago, San Francisco sufferered the loss of one of its finest bartenders and beloved characters, Daniel Hyatt. His death by misadventure was entirely unexpected, utterly tragic, and has left so many of us reeling. It’s a terrible, heart-wrenching loss. He was one of the city’s cocktail…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 15, 2018

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May 15, 2018 - This week's tablehopper: tempurrrrrrrrrra.

This week's tablehopper: tempurrrrrrrrrra. Tempura master chef Hitoshi Arai from Tenko in Tokyo, cooking last night at Air Restaurant’s second Bay Area event. Here, he is preparing uni in shiso maki. Have you ever had uni tempura? I hadn’t. (Yes, it was amazing.) Photo: © tablehopper.com.…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 14, 2018

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This week's tablehopper: tempurrrrrrrrrra.

Hey gang! First, I want to say a tremendous GRAZIE to everyone who turned out for the Cento Osteria preopening party a couple of weeks ago—that was a festa! What a spread, from the roasted pig to pizza to pasta—like I said, Donato Scotti and Gianluca Guglielmi are…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 14, 2018

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Get Your Ticket! This Thursday May 3rd Is the tablehopper Preopening Party for Cento Osteria

Did you get your ticket yet? No? You don’t want to hang out over aperitivi, cocktails, salumi, roast pig, pasta, and wine for just $50? Whatsamatta wit you? Tutti a tavola a mangiare! A few weeks ago, I shared the latest details about Donato Scotti’s (of Donato Enoteca…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 01, 2018

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Pim Techamuanvivit Named Chef of Nahm in Bangkok

Big news: Bangkok native and chef-owner Pim Techamuanvivit (~KIN KHAO~) has been named chef at Bangkok’s NAHM, an extraordinary restaurant I enjoyed immensely during my visit to Thailand last year. (The restaurant first opened in London, and then inside the COMO Metropolitan Bangkok; chef David Thompson, an Aussie, is…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 01, 2018

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Papi Rico Opens in the Castro on Cinco de Mayo

Opening just in time for a soft opening on Cinco de Mayo is PAPI RICO, a Puerto Vallarta-inspired cantina in the Castro (in the former Dante’s Table). Owners Rick Hamer and Bill Vastardis (Finn Town) will be bringing beachy vibes in the food and cocktails, as well as a…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 01, 2018

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Goopy Dinners at Che Fico and Cala

As if the hype machine wasn’t already on blast for CHE FICO in Nopa, and then Gwyneth Paltrow goes in for dinner and dials it PAST 11. And then she was back in SF again, dining at CALA on Sunday night and indulging in one of my favorites, the…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 01, 2018