Marcia Gagliardi

I had a chance to catch up with Jesse Jacobs, the founder behind the three popular Samovar Tea Lounges in San Francisco, which he started 13 years ago. He said that while coffee is experiencing rapid third-wave growth in San Francisco, tea hasn’t hit a third wave here, until…

While Amy Brown and Joe Wolf of Marla Bakery wait on completion of their new location in the Outer Richmond, we already mentioned they’ll be at home in the Mission as the MARLA BAKERY KITCHEN COMMUNAL. The takeout window is opening on Wednesday November 20th (that’s tomorrow), with…

After announcing the unfortunate and upcoming closure of SWATDEE THAI CUISINE in Noe Valley, I was able to get owner James Sawatdee to pause for a quick conversation about it (he’s a busy guy!). People, I have to tell you, he is such an inspiration. James came to the…

Coming this December are two new places for frozen treats: OVER THE MOON, with ice cream and cookies from pastry chef Gillian Helquist (formerly of Oliveto, Quince, and Seghesio Family Vineyards), will have two locations, one on Chestnut in the Marina and the other at the Embarcadero Four Center, both…

On Saturday November 23rd from 11am-2pm, 10 percent of all sales at ~WING WINGS~ will be donated to typhoon relief efforts in the Philippines. They’re also open to folks selling shirts and baked goods out front to help with donations, so get in touch if you want to help…

This year is a special year for a lot of reasons, but top among them is the fact that Thanksgiving and the first day of Hanukkah are the same day, Thursday November 28th (Hanukkah officially begins Wednesday the 27th at sundown). To celebrate this most auspicious occasion, SHORTY GOLDSTEIN’S…

The fabulous Tak Matsuba, formerly the owner of Bushi-Tei in Japantown, has a new pop-up called TAK’S PLACE. He’s slinging karaage fried chicken sandwiches every Monday at Lightning Tavern, starting at 5pm. These sandwiches are real beauties, as they’re served on custom buns with lotus chips. WANT.…

Michael Anthony, the executive chef at Gramercy Tavern in New York and author of the new book The Gramercy Tavern Cookbook, is going to be in town in December. First, catch him at the Blue Bottle Café in Oakland on Sunday December 1st from 11am-1pm. He’ll be signing books,…