Marcia Gagliardi

Some good news from the former CatHead’s BBQ team, husband and wife Richard Park and Pam Schafer, who sadly had to close their restaurant last August: they have taken over the kitchen space at Bender’s Bar in the Mission and opened as OverKill Grill. They refreshed and sharpened…

This is always the part of my column I hate writing. Over the weekend, chef-owner Trish Tracey announced the closure of the six-year-old MYRIAD GASTROPUB in the Mission. Be sure to read her thoughtful note about her decision to pass the space onto someone else while she ponders her next…

I was so terribly sorry and shocked to hear the news that chef Terrell Brunet unexpectedly passed away in March, which I just learned a couple weeks ago. He was such a big personality, so kind-hearted and a true bon vivant. Wearer of jaunty fedoras. Wicked gumbo-maker. It’s so…

With the continued and distressing hate crimes and violence against the AAPI community, a number of folks in our local restaurant industry are rallying to support, and raise funds and awareness. First, ~ZUNI CAFE~ is hosting another bake sale, with 32 participants (!) on Saturday May 1st. Proceeds will benefit AAPI…

I am so outta time (overtime!) writing this column, so this East Bay update is a quickfire round of info for you. Opening this Friday in Oakland in the former Flora and Fauna bar is PALMETTO and The Kon-Tiki Room at Palmetto, a Caribbean restaurant and bar from The Kon-Tiki…

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…