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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: can we tawk? public
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: can we tawk?

Ugh. Why did we have to lose Joan Rivers? That woman was fearless! No one was too sacred for her to turn her ferocious laser of comedy on. A truly hilarious being whose comedy has had me in stitches for decades. She was inspiring, wildly inappropriate, and unfortunately, so irreplaceable.…
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Chubby Noodle Marina public
The Regular

Chubby Noodle Marina

You ready to chow down and rock out to some ’90s hip-hop? Because that’s what you’re going to be doing at CHUBBY NOODLE MARINA. This 49-seat spot is a brick-and-mortar version of the permanent Chubby Noodle pop-up inside Amante in North Beach (although…
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Hogwash Coming to Downtown This Fall public
The Chatterbox

Hogwash Coming to Downtown This Fall

Just next door to Cantina, in the neighborhood bordering Nob Hill and Union Square will be HOGWASH, a craft beer hall and restaurant (the space was previously Crackers Grill, Persimmon, and J Tu Cafe). The team is Nick Rothman, who you may recognize as the owner of Zeki’s Bar,…
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Bandidos Now Open in the Castro public
The Chatterbox

Bandidos Now Open in the Castro

BANDIDOS, the Mexican restaurant and bar from Jesse Woodward and Dana Gleim of Hi Tops, opened in the Castro Tuesday September 2nd. It’s in the former Leticia’s space in The Century building. They’ve got a full liquor license, along with a menu of traditional Mexican dishes with…
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Empire Room Coming to Former Stars Location public
The Chatterbox

Empire Room Coming to Former Stars Location

There’s a new taker for the storied former home of Stars (and Maestro, most recently), according to Scoop. Actually, there are two takers: Jordan Langer (formerly at Big) and Pete Glikshtern (from Jones), who opened Oddjob together and have been running Pier 70 lately. They’ve signed a temporary…
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