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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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This week's tablehopper: hearts and bacon and I heart bacon.

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What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: hearts and bacon and I heart bacon.

Every day the past five days, I’m like, “SUN?! Is that you?!” Weekends like the one we just had make me miss my Alfa Romeo something fierce. I actually saw a lady driving a Veloce with the top up this weekend and was ready to yell, “You’re doing…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 13, 2017

Iza Ramen SoMa Opens Friday

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The Chatterbox

Iza Ramen SoMa Opens Friday

Perfect timing for this rainy-ass week. After gaining quite the following at their Lower Haight location, IZA RAMEN is expanding to SoMa. They will be opening their second location on Friday February 10th at 5pm. The menu is almost the same as Lower Haight’s, though they will be…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 07, 2017

Boba Guys and Sunday Bird Open, Plus Dim Sum Tea House

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The Chatterbox

Boba Guys and Sunday Bird Open, Plus Dim Sum Tea House

Last month I reported that BOBA GUYS was close to opening their fifth location on Fillmore Street (just next door to Wise Sons Bagelry), and they are now open. The menu features their trademark boba drinks made with brewed tea (no powders), Straus Family Creamery organic milk, and housemade syrups…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 07, 2017

Rose Pistola Closes After 21 Years, La Nebbia Closes in Noe Valley

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The Chatterbox

Rose Pistola Closes After 21 Years, La Nebbia Closes in Noe Valley

I was just putting the finishing touches on this week’s column when I received the unfortunate news that ROSE PISTOLA has decided to close its doors after 21 years in business in North Beach. In their farewell note, they say, “While it’s been an amazing experience, with many…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 07, 2017

Two New Spots to Grab a Beer: Outbound and Fermentation Lab

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The Lush

Two New Spots to Grab a Beer: Outbound and Fermentation Lab

As if SF Beer Week isn’t enough, there are two new places serving locally made brews. Open in the Outer Sunset is Woods Beer Co.’s fifth location, OUTBOUND, a 750-square-foot space they’re calling the club car (with an outdoor patio that will open in the…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 07, 2017

510 Updates: Nyum Bai Opens in Emeryville, Comal's Taco Bowls for Dreamers

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510 Updates: Nyum Bai Opens in Emeryville, Comal's Taco Bowls for Dreamers

SF’s loss is Emeryville’s big gain. After popping up as NYUM BAI and then enrolling in La Cocina’s incubator kitchen program, Cambodian Nite Yun is now serving her food from La Cocina’s pop-up stand in the Emeryville Public Market for six months (when she may…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 07, 2017

Take a Mini Island Trip at Flip Flop at Over Proof at ABV

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Take a Mini Island Trip at Flip Flop at Over Proof at ABV

Last month, I mentioned the crew at ~ABV~ (Todd Smith, Ryan Fitzgerald, and Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud) were launching their one-year pop-up series, Over Proof, on their upstairs mezzanine. They started this quarterly pop-up with Flip-Flop, a deep dive into rum and the food culture in the…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 07, 2017

This week's tablehopper: kiss kiss.

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This week's tablehopper: kiss kiss.

Howdy amigos. You keeping dry out there? I have been hiding in movie theaters (I highly recommend seeing La La Land if you want to forget about everything for a couple of hours) and restaurants (like experiencing the Chinese New Year/Grandma Wu’s menu at M.Y. China—and…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 06, 2017

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