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Rice Paper Scissors Ladies Land a Brick-and-Mortar Location

After popping up for six years (I remember trying their banh mi one night on Divisadero, right on the street) and looking for a space for the past few years, Katie Kwan and Valerie Luu of Vietnamese pop-up Rice Paper Scissors have found a restaurant space in the Mission…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 28, 2017

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Pop-Ups, Brunches, and Fundraisers

Let’s do a quick-fire round of what’s crack-a-lackin’ around town, click links for more info and details. This Thursday March 2nd, Francis Ang (Pinoy Heritage, Fifth Floor, Dirty Habit) is popping up at PCH, so grab a cocktail and enjoy à la carte Filipino dishes…

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Service Updates Include No More Mondays at La Taqueria, Changes at Old Bus Tavern

Fans of the taco dorado should know that LA TAQUERIA is now closed on Mondays so that their “employees can get a much needed break.” Effective Monday March 6th. OLD BUS TAVERN in Bernal has closed for a couple of weeks, and when they reopen on Sunday March 12th, they…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 28, 2017

Out on the Town: What's Shaking at Stookey's Club Moderne

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Out on the Town: What's Shaking at Stookey's Club Moderne

Last week, I had such a swell evening at STOOKEY’S CLUB MODERNE that I wanted to be sure you have this swank little spot on your cocktail radar. Every last Thursday of the month, they have Nick Rossi and his Moderne Men come in, and there’s nothing quite…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 28, 2017

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Love Grits

Playing surprise matches with strangers on the Dolores Park courts can really make a lady hungry: Serena Williams was spotted having shrimp and grits early this morning at BRENDA’S FRENCH SOUL FOOD.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 28, 2017

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Serena Williams

Love Grits February 28, 2017 Playing surprise matches with strangers on the Dolores Park courts can really make a lady hungry: Serena Williams was spotted having shrimp and grits early this morning at BRENDA’S FRENCH SOUL FOOD. Where the Greatest Female Tennis Player of All Time Likes to Eat…

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510 Updates: The Bay Area Loses Bette, Doughnut Dolly Berkeley, and Longitude

Extremely sad news for the many regulars and lovers of the pancakes at BETTE’S OCEANVIEW DINER (and the special woman behind them): chef and co-owner Bette Kroening has tragically passed away at 71 from cancer. Be sure to read this thoughtful piece by Jonathan Kauffman about her important…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 28, 2017

Girl Scout Cookies Walk Into a Bar and Brewpub... And the Kiwis Are Coming!

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Girl Scout Cookies Walk Into a Bar and Brewpub... And the Kiwis Are Coming!

It’s Girl Scout Cookie season, and a couple of local places are getting into the Thin Mint spirit of things. First up, this week is ~THE ALEMBIC~’s 6th annual Girl Scout Cookie Cocktail Week, happening through Sunday March 5th! Head Barman Jacob Racusin has created four limited-time…

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February 28, 2017 - This week's tablehopper: feeling Fesstive.

This week's tablehopper: feeling Fesstive. The first step in feeling Fesstive is a vintage silver ice bucket full of Fess Parker Winery’s 2014 Fesstivity blanc de blancs! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Lawdy, this weekend almost did me in. And no, I wasn’t celebrating Mardi Gras early. I…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 27, 2017

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This week's tablehopper: feeling Fesstive.

Lawdy, this weekend almost did me in. And no, I wasn’t celebrating Mardi Gras early. I came down with some crazy food poisoning Friday evening, oof, and was worried I wasn’t going to be able to rally by Sunday evening for the Academy of Friends fundraiser event and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 27, 2017