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Booze News: Jeff Hollinger Departs Comstock Saloon (SAD FACE), The Lark Bar Opens in Former Dave's

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Booze News: Jeff Hollinger Departs Comstock Saloon (SAD FACE), The Lark Bar Opens in Former Dave's

This Friday January 29th is going to be a dark day in SF: after 14 years with the Absinthe Group (currently celebrating 18 years), which includes more than five years at ~COMSTOCK SALOON~, Jeff Hollinger (aka Jefe) is leaving his post as saloonkeeper. Sadly a barman’s late hours don’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 26, 2016

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A TKO Kind of Night

Ever-ripped Dolph Lundgren, beloved by Rocky fans for his role as Russian boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, was spotted at SLANTED DOOR. No word if he said “I must break you” to his plate of shaking beef.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 26, 2016

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Dolph Lundgren

A TKO Kind of Night January 26, 2016 Ever-ripped Dolph Lundgren, beloved by Rocky fans for his role as Russian boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, was spotted at SLANTED DOOR. No word if he said “I must break you” to his plate of shaking beef.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 26, 2016

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The Punchdown Reopens in Oakland

Fans of natural/minimal intervention wines will be happy to hear THE PUNCHDOWN has reopened in its new location in Uptown Oakland—they closed a little over a year ago when owners D.C. Looney and Lisa Costa lost their lease. So the next time you’re seeing a show…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 26, 2016

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January 26, 2016 - This week's tablehopper: New York state of mind.

This week's tablehopper: New York state of mind. Looking out from my new apartment as the Jonas winter storm/blizzard was just starting to kick in. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Well, THAT was quite a welcome to New York this past weekend—Jonas delivered the city’s second largest…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 25, 2016

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This week's tablehopper: New York state of mind.

Well, THAT was quite a welcome to New York this past weekend—Jonas delivered the city’s second largest snowstorm on record, dumping 26.8 inches of snow in Central Park! Whooooosh! I tromped around quite a bit in it—I had to witness the city all white and snowy!…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 25, 2016

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Let's Look at The Perennial, Opening Wednesday January 20th

About a year ago, we wrote about THE PERENNIAL, the city’s most eco-minded project from Anthony Myint and Karen Leibowitz (Mission Chinese Food, Mission Street Food, Commonwealth, Lt. Waffle). Well, it’s opening Wednesday January 20th, and isn’t it a beaut? To recap, their goal was to design…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 15, 2016

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Pop-Up Alert for Hot House from Playland

By Dana Eastland. For a deep dive into San Francisco culinary history (one of our favorites over here), be sure to check out The Original Hot House from Playland pop-up at Al-Masri in the Outer Richmond on Saturday January 30th. From 12pm-3pm, you can try replicas of the famed Mexican…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 15, 2016

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Nothing Says Brunch Like Burlesque

By Dana Eastland. The fine and foxy folks of Red Hots Burlesque will be performing during Sunday brunch at PIANOFIGHT downtown, beginning January 31st. The special brunch includes performances from the ever-changing Red Hots lineup, which includes drag, comedy, striptease, and circus-influenced acts, and performers of every gender, size, race,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 15, 2016

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Updates on Manresa's Bywater, a Second Manresa Bread, and Relish in Saratoga

Let’s pop down to Los Gatos for a moment, because we always have to keep up with David Kinch! Open as of January 12th is his new casual project with partner Andrew Burnham, THE BYWATER. As Kinch says, “The Bywater is the kind of place where I want to…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 15, 2016