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510 Openings: A Guest Chef Makes a Home, Grease Box Now Open, Amadeus, Desco

There’s some news brewing in Rockridge at the former Guest Chef location: PUCQUIO, which had a stint as a pop-up there, will now be there permanently. Carlos Moreira’s Peruvian street food will be available starting Tuesday July 16th (that’s today!) for dinner, and the plan is…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 16, 2013

SoMa Bar Haps: Driftwood Open, and Coming Soon (Odd Job and Bergerac)

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SoMa Bar Haps: Driftwood Open, and Coming Soon (Odd Job and Bergerac)

Now open in SoMa is DRIFTWOOD (as we mentioned earlier, the bar was opening in the former Kok Bar/My Place). To recap, the project is from surfer friends Shawn Magee (owner of Amnesia) and Chris Milstead (who has been behind the bar at Bistro Aix for the past 20…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 16, 2013

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Swan Strikes Again

Famous beautiful person Natalie Portman was spotted again this week, this time at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturday, according to a tweet.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 16, 2013

The Starlet

Natalie Portman

Swan Strikes Again July 16, 2013 Famous beautiful person Natalie Portman was spotted again this week, this time at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturday, according to a tweet. Swoon for the Swan July 12, 2013 The gorgeous Natalie Portman has been spotted around the city the past 24…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 16, 2013

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(Sponsored): Global Chic Goods for Beach + Home, Lovingly + Conscientiously Procured

Nomadic Thread Society is a dedicated purveyor of key lifestyle accents for the chic adventurer: a collection of beautiful bits inspired by NY stylist Nicole Gulotta’s travels. Traditional and exotic textiles are gathered from artisan collectives and small producers around the world. Sourcing is done with fair trade and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 16, 2013

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510 Tidbits: Cafe Valparaiso, Café La Peña, and Brazil Café, and More

Some ABC license activity pointed to the opening of CAFE VALPARAISO in a new location (1403 Solano Ave. in Albany), serving their variety of empanadas, and Chilean sandwiches and entrées. Meanwhile CAFÉ LA PEÑA has opened in Valparaiso’s previous location in the La Peña Cultural Center. 3105 Shattuck Ave.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 16, 2013

Winemaker Dinners (La Clarine) and the Urban Wine eXperience in Oakland

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Winemaker Dinners (La Clarine) and the Urban Wine eXperience in Oakland

On Monday July 22nd, join ~BAR AGRICOLE~ for a winemaker dinner with Hank Beckmeyer, winemaker at La Clarine Farm. The farm is located in the Sierra Foothills, and Beckmeyer and his wife, Caroline Hoel, farm according to the principles of Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka. The technique involves minimal…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 16, 2013

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July 16, 2013 - This week's tablehopper: feelin' foggy.

This week's tablehopper: feelin' foggy. Behold: the soft-shell crab salad special at Fable. (You won’t want to share.) Photo: © tablehopper.com. Nothing like having your Rio tan sucked away in mere days of being home, I swear. Thanks Karl the Fog! However, the peaches I…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 15, 2013

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This week's tablehopper: feelin' foggy.

Nothing like having your Rio tan sucked away in mere days of being home, I swear. Thanks Karl the Fog! However, the peaches I have been scarfing on say summer to me, and that was certainly the vibe at CUESA’s Summer Celebration on Sunday evening (my tablehopper table was…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 15, 2013

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James Beard Foundation's Taste America Tour Coming to Town in October

The James Beard Foundation’s national tour, Taste America, is coming into town October 4th-5th. The event, which travels through 10 cities across the country, starts in San Francisco with a benefit dinner at the St. Regis on Friday October 4th. The eight-course dinner will be hosted by…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 15, 2013