Marcia Gagliardi

Turns out that rumor from a couple of weeks ago was true: HOG ISLAND OYSTER BAR will indeed be expanding into the Ferry Plaza Seafood location next door. The move will more than double the current size of the restaurant, which will definitely be a welcome change for their many…

Some news in the Daniel Patterson Group: chef Kim Alter (Haven) will be moving over to ~PLUM~, replacing Manfred Wrembel, and taking Alter’s place at HAVEN will be Chris Johnson, a sous at Coi for the past two years. Plum is also closed until Monday September 16th for a…

As previously mentioned on tablehopper, Oakland’s Laotian crowd-pleasing CHAMPA GARDEN is opening a San Francisco location near City College. The location is now open daily from 11am-3pm for lunch and 5pm-9pm for dinner (hat tip to Chowhound for catching the news), and the menu is the same as at…

There are a bunch of new ways to try out tasting menus at ~QUINCE~ this month, starting with a special dinner on Sunday September 15th. The dinner is a collaboration between Quince’s Michael Tusk and guest chef David Nayfeld, previously of Aqua and New York’s Eleven Madison Park.…