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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Tosca Cafe public
The Regular

Tosca Cafe

Chef Nancy Oakes (Boulevard), restaurateur Anna Weinberg, and designer Ken Fulk took over the restaurant from April Bloomfield and her former business partner, Ken Friedman, accused of multiple incidents of sexual harrassment and predatory, abusive behavior. Isn’t it nice when things turn out right, nay, better than you hoped?…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
On Hold (Forever?): Leader House public
The Chatterbox

On Hold (Forever?): Leader House

Back in December, I did a pretty extensive profile on an opulent Chinese restaurant that was about to open in the Payne Mansion on Sutter Street, LEADER HOUSE. Employees were being trained, the menu was ready, launch parties were lined up, and then boom, the place closed. It was supposed…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Jane's Second Location on Larkin Now Open public
The Chatterbox

Jane's Second Location on Larkin Now Open

As announced on tablehopper a few weeks ago, there is a second location of popular Fillmore café JANE opening in the Tenderloin. The newest location opened softly yesterday, Monday March 3rd, and for the next couple days they’re serving coffee and pastries from 7am-2pm. This Friday March 7th,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Longitude Brings Tropical Drinks to Downtown Oakland public
The Lush

Longitude Brings Tropical Drinks to Downtown Oakland

Suzanne Long, a tropical drink expert and rum educator who was previously the bar manager at Forbidden Island in Alameda, is getting ready to open her new bar in Oakland, called LONGITUDE. The new spot takes the place of the shuttered Disco Volante, and is all about adventure, as explored…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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