Marcia Gagliardi

After scanning Craigslist help wanted ads, I noticed ~JASPER’S CORNER TAP~ is looking for a new executive chef: chef Adam Carpenter has left to become the exec chef of the restaurant at the Lafayette Park Hotel. (Carpenter lives in the East Bay with his family, which includes two kids,…

A bunch of pop-ups and guest chefs in the coming weeks! Eater mentioned the upcoming EASTERN ADDITION, a Wednesday night pop-up coming to Vinyl on Divis in October from Desi Danganan and Tim Luym (previously The Summit and Poleng Lounge) and Jacobo (or as I know him, Hakobo!) Juarez (Som)…

After mentioning the rumored closing of HAMA-KO, more details are emerging on Chowhound. According to a poster, “They are actually closing due to some sort of dispute with their landlord … In any case, they are definitely not (yet) retiring: she said that they are looking for a new space, preferably…

~PASIÓN~ in the Inner Sunset is now serving lunch Mon-Fri 11am-3pm; dishes include albondigas (lamb meatballs in a cream, sherry, and garlic sauce), empanadas of duck ropa vieja (Cuban style), a variety of ceviches, a Latin steak salad, and an avocado-Dungeness “crabwich.” There is also a weekday happy hour from…

Does whole-animal cooking appeal to you in principle, but overwhelm you in practice? Yeah, I understand how that goes. Fortunately, Curiosity Atlas has the perfect solution: Tip to Tail, a class on cooking whole fish, from selecting to cleaning to filleting. They’ll even cover how to deal with all…

Celebrate the beauty, class, and style of all things food with a party for the amazing Todd Selby on Tuesday October 23rd. He’ll be at ~BAR JULES~, toasting his new book, Edible Selby. This most fabulous of parties will feature The Selby himself, as well as yakitori, kushiage, and…

Every Sunday in October, catch OFF THE GRID in the Presidio from 11am-4pm. This gathering of vendors will be called Picnic at the Presidio, and aims to bring back the old-school tradition of outdoor lawn eating, so bring a blanket and a basket! They’ll be debuting on Sunday October…