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Ryan Gosling

State Bird Heartthrob May 13, 2014 HEY, GIRL. Famous sexy person and former Mouseketeer Ryan Gosling was spotted at State Bird Provisions last Tuesday, according to the very funny Beth Spotswood. Apparently, he was in town for the San Francisco International Film Festival. But really, who cares? RYAN GOSLING WAS…

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Pastry Chef Chucky Dugo Leaves Slanted Door Group for Gaspar

Last week at a preview tasting for the soon-to-open GASPAR BRASSERIE (it’s opening on Thursday May 22nd!), I was very surprised to suddenly see pastry chef Chucky Dugo come out of the kitchen to tell us about the stunning dessert courses. It ends up that after many years (and…

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More Rayon!

Man of oh-so-lustrous locks, Jared Leto was spotted again in town, this time at Stable Café with three friends with the same hairstyle. The Bold Italic has a photo and some details (plus some hilarious commenters who think celebrity sightings are “too shallow”; ha-ha).…

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Tidbits: Tony's Opens on Mondays, Kava Lounge, Proper Food, Chef Moves at SKB

~TONY’S PIZZA NAPOLETANA~ is celebrating five years in business this summer, and to celebrate, owner Tony Gemignani is going to start opening the restaurant on Mondays. Starting Monday May 19th, you can get those pies in your belly from 12pm-10pm every Monday. Do note, though, that they are still…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 13, 2014

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The Other Posey, at 1601 Kitchen

Star of the indie screen Parker Posey was spotted at 1601 Bar & Kitchen on Friday May 2nd. According to our spy, she was in town for the San Francisco International Film Festival, and had participated in a Q&A earlier that day.…

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Closures: theLab

We received word last week that Recchiuti’s Dogpatch cafe, recently renamed ~THELAB~, has sadly closed. It ends up business has been good—in fact, dinner service was really picking up. But unfortunately the closure is due to some restrictions on their permit that they were not made aware of…

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Another Indie Sighting

San Francisco native and noted actor Sam Rockwell enjoyed coffee at Royal Ground Coffee on Polk Street Friday morning with writing/acting colleagues Michael Godere and Ivan Martin. The group was in town for the San Francisco International Film Festival, and was very friendly. Our spotter says Mr. Rockwell was…

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Special Food Events: Chocolate Class, Ruth Reichl Coming Soon

On Saturday May 17th, local author Karletta Moniz will be teaching a class at CAVALLO POINT on all things chocolate. You’ll have a chance to taste six different chocolates, from milk to the darkest dark chocolate. She’ll also be discussing the growing and transport of chocolate, and pairing…

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Bono Was in Palo Alto (With or Without You)

Bono was spotted in Palo Alto at Evvia yesterday. He reportedly had lunch with Jimmy Iovine, the owner of Interscope Records (whose partnership with Dr. Dre, Beats Headphones, has created a lot of news this week over rumors about a $3.2 billion sale to Apple—yikes). Our spy reports…

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Burger News on the Horizon

Burgers make the world go round, and here’s some news for your burger radar. First up, Georgia burger chain FARM BURGER is getting ready to open a location in Berkeley. It’ll be their first outside of the South (right now they have three locations in Georgia and one…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 13, 2014