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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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Indie Wine & Beer Bar Opens at SF Wine Center, Winefare Returns in May

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The Lush

Indie Wine & Beer Bar Opens at SF Wine Center, Winefare Returns in May

Last week, I had a delightful evening with friends checking out INDIE WINE & BEER BAR at the new location of the San Francisco Wine Center, which moved from their Bryant Street address last year to this spot near Levi’s Plaza. There’s a spacious, warm, and protected outdoor…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 27, 2021

This week's tablehopper: paint it lilac.

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What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: paint it lilac.

Howdy, gang. Or perhaps I should say, “High!” Some of you may have noticed I didn’t hop into your inboxes last week—boss of me decided to take last Tuesday off and celebrate 420 instead. Yeah, it’s a high holiday! I was invited to a private party at…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 26, 2021

A First Look at the Menu, Experience, and Patio at the New Californios in SoMa

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The Chatterbox

A First Look at the Menu, Experience, and Patio at the New Californios in SoMa

Back in 2013, I attended one of chef Val M. Cantu’s first Californios pop-ups at Naked Kitchen in the Mission—I sat solo at the chef counter, and got such a kick from the energy of his punchy and creative menu. Fast-forward to 2021, and I am once again…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 06, 2021

The Visionary La Cocina Municipal Marketplace Opens for Takeout!

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The Chatterbox

The Visionary La Cocina Municipal Marketplace Opens for Takeout!

Back in January, I posted a big update about the LA COCINA MUNICIPAL MARKETPLACE, the country’s first women-led food hall, featuring seven La Cocina entrepreneurs (all working class women of color and immigrant women entrepreneurs) with kiosks in the Marketplace, working with Marketplace manager Jay Foster (previously farmerbrown, Isla…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 06, 2021

Updates: Liholiho's Temp Move to 18th Street, Mensho Pops Up, Pica Pica Returns, More

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The Chatterbox

Updates: Liholiho's Temp Move to 18th Street, Mensho Pops Up, Pica Pica Returns, More

File this one under the smart moves category: ~LIHOLIHO YACHT CLUB~ has decided to temporarily move from their Sutter Street location to the group’s 18th Street property (previously Dear Inga, and formerly Farina). It means they can take advantage of the location’s outdoor seating (which includes the fab…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 06, 2021

A Case of Two Stolen Restaurant Identities: Fake Blowfish and Wagyumafia in SF

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The Chatterbox

A Case of Two Stolen Restaurant Identities: Fake Blowfish and Wagyumafia in SF

In Tamara Palmer’s most recent column for 48 Hills, she mentioned how she was unknowingly scammed by a business masquerading as the cult favorite Wagyumafia from Japan on Doordash, supposedly offering their famed wagyu sandwich for delivery for $180 (she opted for a $35 A5 wagyu nigiri set instead)…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 06, 2021

The Starlet

Opa! A Hollywood Power Table at Kokkari!

Just a week ago, Clive Owen dined with father-and-son directors Philip and Peter Kaufman at KOKKARI. The party of six had the rotisserie spring lamb, asparagus, petrale sole, lavraki sea bass, and Kokkari potatoes. The group was discreetly seated in the rear dining room. Perhaps the Hemingway & Gellhorn team…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 06, 2021

The Starlet

Philip Kaufman

Opa! A Hollywood Power Table at Kokkari! April 6, 2021 Just a week ago, Clive Owen dined with father-and-son directors Philip and Peter Kaufman at KOKKARI. The party of six had the rotisserie spring lamb, asparagus, petrale sole, lavraki sea bass, and Kokkari potatoes. The group was discreetly seated in…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 06, 2021

The Starlet

Clive Owen

Opa! A Hollywood Power Table at Kokkari! April 6, 2021 Just a week ago, Clive Owen dined with father-and-son directors Philip and Peter Kaufman at KOKKARI. The party of six had the rotisserie spring lamb, asparagus, petrale sole, lavraki sea bass, and Kokkari potatoes. The group was discreetly seated in…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 06, 2021

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