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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.
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Quince Team Taking Over Former Chiaroscuro public
The Chatterbox

Quince Team Taking Over Former Chiaroscuro

Back in 2015, it looked like ~QUINCE~ was going to be taking over the former Barrique, which was just across the street—the Tusks were planning to open a Spanish-inspired and casual spot (Bar Ventresca). That project didn’t pan out, but now an ABC license application shows the Tusks…
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Starbelly Also Getting Full Liquor public
The Lush

Starbelly Also Getting Full Liquor

Another SF establishment that will soon be slinging drinks is STARBELLY in the Castro, which has been serving beer and wine and wine-based cocktails for the past eight-plus years. But come January (or so they’re hoping and aiming for), actual boozy cocktails will be on the list as well—…
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The Starlet

James Franco

James Franco Was Making Restaurants Hotter This Past Week December  5, 2017 This past weekend, James Franco was spotted in a few SF restaurants, including KIN KHAO, where he walked in and ordered a bunch of dishes, and was the last table to leave. (Hey Mikey, he likes it!) He…
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New Bars for You (Junior, The Snug) and Emporium public
The Lush

New Bars for You (Junior, The Snug) and Emporium

Another week, another new bar. Wait, make that two. And an arcade. Now open on 24th Street in the former Jack’s Club is JUNIOR from Matty Conway, Anthony Healy-London, and Josh McAdam (Brass Tacks), who joined up with David Ruiz (most recently the bar manager at Padrecito). It’s…
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The Starlet

Former Prez at Sam's Grill

Former President Bill Clinton was in town for World AIDS Day (he made a speech while at the AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park, which he designated a national monument 21 years ago). That evening, he dined at SAM’S GRILL AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT with friends Mark Buell and…
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