Marcia Gagliardi

Burning up the Twitter yesterday was the news that Starbucks bought LA BOULANGE CAFÉ & BAKERY for $100 million from New World Group (a privately held global investment firm and majority investor of La Boulange). Founder Pascal Rigo is going to be working with Starbucks to develop their menu offerings.…

For those of you eager to try pizza from the ~DEL POPOLO~ truck, you can swing by Bar Agricole on Mondays in June for a pie, and you can order a drink from Bar Agricole. Win-win. Starts at 5:30pm. Jonathan Kauffman tweeted a pic of this movie-like poster that…

A few things to note: first, ~SOCIAL KITCHEN & BREWERY~ in the Inner Sunset is now serving Sunday brunch from 10am-2pm. Downtown workers: THE MELT launched breakfast (open at 7am), so you can order an Egg-in-a-Hole Melt, Banana-Maple Waffle Melt, or oatmeal on your smartphone while on the F Market—…

One of the city’s biggest get-you-trashed brunch locations is no more: LIME in the Castro has closed shop. Grub Street reports San Francisco’s first gay sports bar will be moving in (the business will be under new ownership). 2247 Market St. at Sanchez. Six months ago, tablehopper intern…

With the statewide ban of foie gras rapidly approaching on July 1st, the GGRA (Golden Gate Restaurant Association), chefs, and culinary professionals are rallying together in an attempt to organize and overturn the ban with the newly formed CHEFS (Coalition for Humane and Ethical Farming Standards) organization. The coalition was…

On Wednesday June 13th, Off the Grid is partnering with the SF Giants for OFF THE COVE, a special night at AT&T Park. A ticket to this event includes access to the pregame food truck festival on Terry Francois Blvd. (starting at 4:30pm), an Off the Cove-themed…

Hey folks, have a sec to help out some of our local trailblazers? As you may have heard, Iso Rabins of The Underground Market and The Wild Kitchen is trying to raise money for FORAGE KITCHEN, a coworking space for food designed to support people like the vendors from The…