Marcia Gagliardi

The number of new bakery projects just keeps on churning! Due to open in the Lower Nob Hill in spring 2013 will be FLOUR + CO, from Emily Day (she was most recently the director of operations for La Boulange from 2005-2011). It will be a modern American bakery featuring classic…

Awhile back, I mentioned TANGERINE in the Castro was closing and relocating (still no word on where); Grub Street mentions a place called KITCHEN STORY will be taking its place, with plans to open in November. 3499 16th St. at Sanchez. The Scoop reported on the impending closure (this Saturday…

If your mom is kind of like the Queen of England’s cooler younger sister, you’re in luck. ~CRAFTSMAN AND WOLVES~ will start offering afternoon tea service Monday through Friday, from 1pm-5pm, as of Monday October 15th. There will be baked goods, of both savory and sweet persuasions, some…

Here are a couple of upcoming pop-up events for you to check out: on Sunday October 14th, catch KIN SOUL FOOD, from chef Donna Collins. She’ll be popping up at DOPO with her Southern cooking. The dinner includes four courses of seasonal soul and Creole fare. For this particular…

Chef Bill Niles and owner David Lynch are bringing some old-school, East Coast Italian-American cooking to ~ST. VINCENT~ on Sunday October 21st, for the Sunday Sauce dinner. The three-course meal will be family-friendly, hearty, and looks like a whole lotta fun. There will be Piedmontese wines from Oddero and Gillardi…

The ever-chic and amazing Todd Selby is in town, promoting his new book Edible Selby. Head to CAMINO in Oakland on Wednesday October 24th for a multicourse dinner with the Selby himself, and some of the chefs and artists featured in the book. The dinner will start at 6pm with…