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Cool Culinary Events Include La Lucha de La Cocina, Motze Mondays at Bar Tartine, and a Summer Picnic Party

Whatcha doing this weekend? On Saturday August 13th, La Cocina is hosting La Lucha de La Cocina, a taquiza (i.e., taco party!) and lucha libre (yes, there will be pro masked wrestlers!) at Pier 70. The party runs from 3:30pm-10pm, with the lucha libre spectacle from 5pm-…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2016

New Wine Bar Scopo Divino Now Open in Lower Pac Heights

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New Wine Bar Scopo Divino Now Open in Lower Pac Heights

There’s a new wine bar that opened in Lower Pacific Heights called SCOPO DIVINO (in the former Food Inc. space). The international wine list has more than 1,000 bottles, with a focus on Burgundy, and a range of selections from the approachable to the obscure. They are using…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2016

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Where the Greatest Female Tennis Player of All Time Likes to Eat

This star sighting sailed in over the net a few weeks ago while I was away, but here goes anyway, because SERENA! The one and only Serena Williams came in for dinner at The Village Pub in Woodside with a party of six. The party dined in the back corner…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2016

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510 Update: Grand Fare Market Reopens, Changes at The Pasta Shop and Off the Grid

After abruptly closing for a reconcepting and remodel after just a couple months of business, GRAND FARE MARKET has reopened in Oakland with a new approach. Owners Doug Washington and Freya Prowe have simplified the experience, which now has guests ordering food and paying in one location—you can have…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2016

Beer-Focused Openings: Buffalo Theory, BuzzWorks, Standard Deviant Brewing

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Beer-Focused Openings: Buffalo Theory, BuzzWorks, Standard Deviant Brewing

Beer lovers continue to find plenty of places to indulge in this city, starting with the newly opened BUFFALO THEORY on Polk Street. Chef Tim Luym (Poleng Lounge, Attic) partnered with Ted Kim (Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant in Mountain View) on this neighborhood restaurant with quality craft beers (30…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 09, 2016

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August 9, 2016 - This week's tablehopper: gypsy queen.

This week's tablehopper: gypsy queen. Raw gamberi rossi from one of my favorite meals in Sicily (at Da Vittorio in Porto Palo). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Ciao, tutti! Yes, your tablehopping zingara (gypsy) is back in San Francisco for the next month or so before I head back to…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 08, 2016

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This week's tablehopper: gypsy queen.

Ciao, tutti! Yes, your tablehopping zingara (gypsy) is back in San Francisco for the next month or so before I head back to New York for another stint. And I have some visits planned to Lake Tahoe and Sebastopol in the meantime, because this SF “summer” weather is already chapping…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 08, 2016

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An Update on Nomica, Opening in the Castro in August

Due to open in August is NOMICA, the restaurant we mentioned was coming to the former Pesce in the Castro from the Sushi Ran team. A few more details have emerged, starting with who the chef is: Hiroo Nagahara, a Tokyo native who has lived in the U.S. He…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 12, 2016

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Mason Pacific Reopens Four Months After Fire with New Chef

One of San Francisco’s more charming restaurants is reopening this Thursday July 14th. ~MASON PACIFIC~ had a kitchen fire in March and is now back on the scene. Another new fixture in the kitchen is chef Max Mackinnon, who is launching a brand-new menu. The Cali native was…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 12, 2016

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A Little Dabba Do Ya

SoMa workers and residents will be fired up with this new lunchtime option: DABBA has opened their first brick-and-mortar location (you may know it from its existence as a food truck with the elephant on a surfboard). It’s “fine casual,” with a California take on international street…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 12, 2016