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Get Your Business Featured in tablehopper

Yup, it’s all about location. Where you advertise should be the same. Want to get your [insert groovy product or place or service here] in front of thousands of educated, hip, savvy insiders? (After all, you read tablehopper too.) tablehopper readers live to eat, drink, travel, and hit the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 17, 2017

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The Chatterbox

Restaurant Week Is On, from SF to Berkeley to Oakland

It’s that time of the year, when Bay Area restaurants offer special lunch and dinner menus and deals. SF Restaurant Week returns January 18th-29th, with 120 restaurants. Some places offer two-course menus for $15 or $25 and three-course (or more) menus for $40 or $65. It’s a good…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 17, 2017

Rum & Sugar and Biig (Softly) Open in the Tenderloin, Winter Cocktails of the Farmers Market on February 15th

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The Lush

Rum & Sugar and Biig (Softly) Open in the Tenderloin, Winter Cocktails of the Farmers Market on February 15th

Last fall, I mentioned a new bar was taking over the former Castle Club in the Tenderloin, RUM & SUGAR, and Hoodline reports it’s now open. Look for a wide selection of rums, rum-based cocktails, and local beer and wine. It’s meant to have a neighborhood vibe (dogs…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 17, 2017

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January 17, 2017 - This week's tablehopper: storm's a-comin'.

This week's tablehopper: storm's a-comin'. One of my favorite courses at the R.T.B. Fillmore pop-up: tortellini in brodo filled with smoked porcini, with smoked foie gras and ham broth. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy, peeps. I hope you had a good weekend, and some…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 16, 2017

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What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: storm's a-comin'.

Howdy, peeps. I hope you had a good weekend, and some of you even lucked out with a three-day weekend (all the Tahoe powder chasers were stoked!). My weekend was a bit low key with some lovely home-cooked meals, I got some art in at FOG Design + Art Fair, did…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 16, 2017

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The Socialite

Get Your Ticket for an ICHI Sushi Fundraising Event on Monday January 30th

The SF restaurant and dining community is a tightly knit one, and when one of our treasured businesses or families is having a rough time, we rally for them. I reported last week that our dear ~ICHI SUSHI~ crew has moved back into their original space, and while visiting the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 16, 2017

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The Chatterbox

Telmo Faria Opens His Portuguese Restaurant, Uma Casa, in Noe Valley

Huge congrats to chef-owner Telmo Faria for opening his dream restaurant, UMA CASA, an homage to his native Portugal (he was born in the Azores). It’s a pet project that he has been planning and working toward for years, so it’s great to see the restaurant swing open…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 10, 2017

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This Week's Openings Include ICHI Sushi, Souvla Valencia, The Riddler

Some great news from our beloved ~ICHI SUSHI~ crew: after dealing with a health scare/setback with chef-partner Tim Archuleta, and then deciding to close their larger location, they have successfully made the move back to their smaller original location, and Tim is home from the hospital and on the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 10, 2017

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Coming Soon: Second Alta CA, Ex-Sushi Ran Chef to Kinjo, Saucy Asian, New York's Deuki Hong to SF, Cafe Flore Sold, Puerto Rican Calle 11

It’s a new year and there are a bunch of new projects to match, so let’s look at what’s coming up. There’s an update on Daniel Patterson’s plans at the Minnesota Street Project in Dogpatch, and it looks like he’s going to be opening…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 10, 2017

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Quick Restaurant Updates Include Chef Changes at Frances, Brunch at Bar Agricole and Flores, Josey Baker Bread Sandwiches at The Mill

Some restaurant news around town for you. First up, I was surprised to run into ~FRANCES~ chef Michaela Rahorst out for dinner during the holidays (instead of seeing her hustling in the galley kitchen at Frances), and it ends up she has left her position. I checked in with Melissa…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 10, 2017