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From the Old to the New, the Dive to the Diva: Dalva, Lost Marbles, Mili

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The Lush

From the Old to the New, the Dive to the Diva: Dalva, Lost Marbles, Mili

Here are some quick bar, brewpub, and wine bar news updates for you! A bunch of my fellow SF bar lovers and longtime boozehounds dropped their jaws (but never their drink!) over the latest incarnation of DALVA, recently featured in Eater after being closed for the past two years. The…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 18, 2022

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January 18, 2022 - This week's tablehopper: boozy coffee weather.

This week's tablehopper: boozy coffee weather. A San Francisco classic: Irish coffees at the Buena Vista. Did you know they have a big parklet? Head down to the wharf for some fresh crab and grab a coffee! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello, friends. Hope you’re enjoying this nice…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 17, 2022

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What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: boozy coffee weather.

Hello, friends. Hope you’re enjoying this nice break from the storms and getting outside for hikes and alfresco meals. (I enjoyed a bit of both over the weekend.) I actually worked allllll day yesterday, and it’s late, so I’m keeping this intro pretty short and sweet—I…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 17, 2022

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The Bore

In 2022, This One's on You

Well, we’re pretty much in an eerily similar, exasperating pandemic position that we were in last winter. We’re seeing restaurants (and bars) making the hard decision to close their dining rooms, or temporarily close completely so their already severely short-staffed teams can stay healthy, quarantine, or recuperate from…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 03, 2022

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January 4, 2022 - This week's tablehopper: it's gonna be a cheesy and crabby month.

This week's tablehopper: it's gonna be a cheesy and crabby month. Left to my own devices, look what happens over here! Beef dumpling/mandu mac and cheese! Recipe on @tablehopper on Instagram. Happy New Year, friends! I know, should I put the “happy” in quotes? It…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 03, 2022

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What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: it's gonna be a cheesy and crabby month.

Happy New Year, friends! I know, should I put the “happy” in quotes? It has been a rough start to the year for anyone in the restaurant industry, with many places temporarily closing last week due to staff exposures during this beastly Omicron surge. So many restaurants made the hard…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 03, 2022

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The Chatterbox

Beloved Neighborhood Bistro Universal Cafe Closes After 27 Years

The news of some restaurant closures can feel like such a big thud, and the closure of UNIVERSAL CAFE certainly did that for a number of longtime customers and locals. This cherished and off-the-beaten-path restaurant just served their last brunch on Sunday—my friend Julia let me know that they…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 22, 2021

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The Chatterbox

Chef Seth Stowaway Opens Osito (and Cocktail Bar Liliana) in the Mission

Call it a Christmas miracle: chef Seth Stowaway just opened his first restaurant this past weekend, OSITO, as well as sister cocktail bar Liliana. This 100-percent, live-fire restaurant offers one extensive tasting menu nightly ($295), paying homage to his Texas upbringing (and many years living in the Mission), while highlighting…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 22, 2021

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The Chatterbox

Liholiho Yacht Club Ends Its Mission Pop-Up to Make Way for Good Good Culture Club

I ran out of time at my last deadline to include this news, but the Liholiho crew has a big update: they’re ending the Liholiho Yacht Club pop-up on 18th Street in the Mission on December 31st and opening GOOD GOOD CULTURE CLUB in the space on January 11th,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 22, 2021

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The Chatterbox

Poppy, a Breakfast Pop-Up from Delfina Vets Finds a Mission Home

It looks like team behind the “California breakfast” pop-up POPPY (maybe you caught them at Fig & Thistle this past spring and summer?) just got the keys to an amazing location! They’re moving into the classic Evergreen Garden location in the Mission—the longtime, neighborhood standby Vietnamese restaurant closed…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 22, 2021