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Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi is an SF-based restaurant columnist and culinary personality, well-known for her groundbreaking 19-year-old tablehopper newsletter, offering an insider's take on restaurant news.
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November 16, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: butter-poached. public
Newsletter

November 16, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: butter-poached.

This week's tablehopper: butter-poached.                     Steak tartare with pommes frites and a Kusshi oyster at Boulevard. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Jeez, this has been quite a week. Someone pinch me. (No, not there! My waistband runneth over.) Tuesday night I attended the opening party for La Maison Cointreau (what a…
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This week's tablehopper: butter-poached. public
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: butter-poached.

Jeez, this has been quite a week. Someone pinch me. (No, not there! My waistband runneth over.) Tuesday night I attended the opening party for La Maison Cointreau (what a party) and had the honor of not only watching the divine Dita Von Teese perform, but interviewing her as well!…
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Eugenio Jardim on Wine Tasting in Portugal (Part Two) public
The Wino

Eugenio Jardim on Wine Tasting in Portugal (Part Two)

Brazil native Eugenio Jardim has been the wine director at Jardinière since 2001, and has built a reputation for seeking out the new and exciting wines of the world. His approach to wine is fun but professional, educational and nonthreatening, creating an enjoyable experience rather than an intimidating one. Jardim’…
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Pläj public
The Regular

Pläj

Passing through the Inn at the Opera hotel to get to this restaurant may make you pause for a moment if you were on a date. (“Hey now, this is only date one! It’s not time to get a room just yet.”) But once you’re nestled into your…
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A First Look at Dandelion Chocolate public
The Chatterbox

A First Look at Dandelion Chocolate

A report by Dana Massey-Todd: Another project along the Valencia corridor is getting ready to open on Wednesday November 14th. As previously reported on tablehopper, the newest addition, DANDELION CHOCOLATE, is taking the third remaining space at 740 Valencia, alongside Abbot’s Cellar and Craftsman and Wolves. The project comes…
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Chocolate Lab: Opening Friday in Dogpatch public
The Chatterbox

Chocolate Lab: Opening Friday in Dogpatch

As previously mentioned on tablehopper, Michael Recchiuti’s CHOCOLATE LAB is opening this Friday November 16th in Dogpatch. The Lab will have a variety of offerings, and will be open for lunch, dinner, drinks, and everything in between. You’ll be able to select something off the savory menu of…
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