Goopy (But Definitely Not Gloopy) Dim Sum with Gwyneth
The one and only Gwyneth Paltrow was spotted at YANK SING last week by a tablehopper reader during lunch.…
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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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Closures Include Gitane, and Doc's Lab and Doc Ricketts in North Beach
A couple of closures for you, including the stylish ~GITANE~, which had its last dinner service on February 17th. Unfortunately, after 10 years in the location, the landlord didn’t renew Au Bon Repas restaurant group owner Franck LeClerc’s lease. But the good news: he told Scoop he is…
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February 20, 2018 - This week's tablehopper: twelfth night (and year!).
This week's tablehopper: twelfth night (and year!).
Celebrating the Lunar New Year with Martell Cognac at Cold Drinks bar is the right way to roll on a Sunday evening. Photo: © tablehopper.com.
Oh hi. Did ya miss me last week? Sorry I went dark on you, but I…
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This week's tablehopper: twelfth night (and year!).
Oh hi. Did ya miss me last week? Sorry I went dark on you, but I was feeling like Princess Leia in the trash compactor with all the work I have going on. The walls were closing in and something was slithering around my ankle—I’m swamped with planning…
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Coming Soon Report: Shake Shack to Marina, Cento to Caputo, Hayes Valley Getting Molto Italiano
We just heard about New York’s SHAKE SHACK coming to Shallow Alto (as my friend who lives there lovingly and hilariously calls it) and Larkspur, and now it looks like if it gets approval, it will also be taking over half of the vacant Real Food Co. space in…
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Chef News: Hoss Zaré Returning to Iran, Sean Thomas Back at City Counter
Well folks, it’s the end of an era of Hosspitality and Hossy Hugs: our dear Hoss Zaré is heading back to his native Iran and starting a new chapter in his life back home. He has been such a big part of our local culinary scene for years. He…
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Tidbits: New Taiyaki Spot, Half Off at One Market, Mardi Gras Plans
You like cute waffle sandwiches in the shape of a Japanese fish? Of course you do. There’s a new taiyaki place that has opened in Union Square, AMAMI, offering a variety of fillings (like red azuki bean and white mochi, or matcha cream with black sesame mochi—get one…
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(Sponsored Event): This Saturday! One Market Restaurant Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary with Legendary Chefs' Dinner Gala.
Co-founder and managing partner Michael Dellar, chef-partner Mark Dommen, and GM-partner Larry Bouchard invite you to a taste of 25 Years of One Market Restaurant. Legendary chefs, including Bradley Ogden, George Morrone, Patti Dellamonica-Bauler, and Adrian Hoffman—who made the fabric of the restaurant from day one—come together to…
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East Bay Openings, from Nyum Bai to Elbo Room Jack London Square
East Bay friends, get ready to start your engines (or top up your BART card) to head to Fruitvale for the opening of NYUM BAI from Nite Yun in the former Half Orange space. I’ll have more on this Cambodian street food outpost in a couple of weeks—it’…
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Booze News: Del Mar Opens, Hotaling & Co., Almanac Barrel House and Taproom in Alameda
Over in the Marina, the former HiFi Lounge has been reconcepted and redesigned into DEL MAR, a tropical oasis. Partners Max Young (Mr. Smith’s, The Bamboo Hut, McNally’s Irish Pub, and The Reel Fish Shop and Grill) and Michael Wilbert (Mr. Smith’s) spent four months redesigning the…