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The Socialite

Celebrate Ladies in the Kitchen with Women Chefs & Restaurateurs Event

Join WOMEN CHEFS AND RESTAURATEURS for its conference on women in the industry from January 16th through 18th. Tickets to the many events begin at $25 and can be found here, along with additional details. The activities include the 20th anniversary celebration, the Women Who Inspire Awards Gala, on Thursday…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 14, 2013

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The Socialite

Special Share Our Strength Dinner at Spruce January 22nd

On Tuesday January 22nd, ~SPRUCE~ is hosting a special dinner to benefit Share Our Strength. The menu will feature a multicourse dinner from chef Mark Sullivan, plus a bunch of all-star kitchen guests like Craig Stoll and Anthony Strong (Locanda), Jason Berthold (RN74), Belinda Leong (b. patisserie), and television chef…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 14, 2013

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The Socialite

January Specials: Dine About Town, and Berkeley and Oakland Restaurant Weeks

Starting Tuesday January 15th (yep, that’s today!), you can score some dining deals with DINE ABOUT TOWN, which continues until Thursday January 31st. You can get either prix-fixe lunch of two- or three-courses for $18.95, or a three-course dinner for $36.95. There are more than 100 restaurants…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 14, 2013

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707 Scout

Best of 2012, Quest for Chilaquiles, Chef Table Dinners, New Mendocino Openings

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. As 2012 came to a close, I couldn’t help but reminisce about some of my favorite Sonoma and Napa openings of the year. There’s no doubt that Healdsburg was the center of Sonoma County’s 2012 restaurant…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 11, 2013

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The Bore

In 2013, Please Remove These Things from the Culinary Scene

Ah yes, it’s a new year, when it’s my annual tradition to kvetch and complain about those annoying little things that got caught in my culinary craw over the past year. I wish there were a shortage of things to write about, but what can I say, this…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 10, 2013

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January 11, 2013 - This week's tablehopper: tales from the crypt.

This week's tablehopper: tales from the crypt. The deviled eggs at Dixie (topped with fried chicken liver—genius). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Why hello there—did ya miss me? I was supposed to be back in your inbox last Friday, but guess who was completely flattened by that utterly…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 10, 2013

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What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: tales from the crypt.

Why hello there—did ya miss me? I was supposed to be back in your inbox last Friday, but guess who was completely flattened by that utterly evil flu that is making its way to California? People, I am talking six days in bed, a horrid fever, chills, and barely…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 10, 2013

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The Wino

Checking Lists: A Critical Look at Restaurant Wine by Alan Goldfarb

Alan Goldfarb was the wine editor at the St. Helena Star, where it is said that assignment must be akin to covering Catholicism in Vatican City. He was also the senior editor for AppellationAmerica.com. His work has appeared in the San Jose Mercury News, Wine Enthusiast, and Decanter. He’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 10, 2013

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The Chatterbox

First Look at Ramen Shop in Rockridge

Now due to open on Friday January 4th is RAMEN SHOP, the new spot opening on College Avenue in the former Tachibana Sushi Bar space in Rockridge. As previously mentioned on tablehopper, the project is from Sam White (previously maître d’ at Chez Panisse and a founder of OPENrestaurant), with…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 21, 2012

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The Chatterbox

Comebacks: Fior D'Italia Reopens, Juhu Beach Club Finds a New Location

Great news for the many fans of FIOR D’ITALIA: after closing in May, the restaurant is reopening on Sunday December 23rd under new ownership. Executive chef Gianni Audieri, who has been the chef for the last 30 years, has purchased the restaurant with his wife Trudy (they will be…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 21, 2012