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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Coming in 2013: City Grange public
The Chatterbox

Coming in 2013: City Grange

Last week I mentioned the Fat Angel folks have a new Lower Fillmore project up their sleeve, CITY GRANGE. The owners got back to me with some details: it’s going to be an innovative project, with a large rentable production kitchen (four stations), an eatery, market, and private event…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
All Good Pizza in Bayview Offers Pizza and More public
The Chatterbox

All Good Pizza in Bayview Offers Pizza and More

I was pleased to read in SFoodie about ALL GOOD PIZZA, a new daytime trailer and garden patio where you can eat made-from-scratch pizza from a brick oven, panini, salads, and links off a smoker (courtesy of Evergood Fine Foods, a Bayview resident for more than 80 years). Owners Kristin…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Openings and Closures in SoMa public
The Chatterbox

Openings and Closures in SoMa

A few SoMa notes: I received word from partner Mick Suverkrubbe that THE COSMOPOLITAN is closing this Friday (they couldn’t agree on a new lease with the landlord). One tablehopper reader emailed me to lament over missing the tempura green beans. The team is working on a new project…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Hancock Room Opens in Chinatown public
The Lush

The Hancock Room Opens in Chinatown

Opening this Thursday May 17th is THE HANCOCK ROOM, a reservations-only sidebar adjacent to Sip Bar & Lounge in Chinatown. The private room has been converted into a bar with four seating areas outfitted with antique sofas, armchairs, and coffee tables, along with satirical artwork on the walls (owner John…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Sunday Parties public
The Chatterbox

Sunday Parties

On Sunday May 20th is Sunday Tea with Juanita & Fe (GM Felix Torricer) at ~WO HING GENERAL STORE~. Personality Juanita More will be spinning music while guests enjoy rum punch and other cocktails by Brooke Arthur, plus a special dim sum selection by chef de cuisine Michelle Mah and…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Playland Now Open on Polk public
The Lush

Playland Now Open on Polk

A couple weeks ago, I mentioned PLAYLAND was opening in the former Kimo’s on Polk. According to a detailed post on Yelp, the two-level cocktail bar is now open. Urban Daddy mentions the décor has an amusement park theme, with “a smoke-breathing bull’s head from Guadalajara mounted on…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
(Sponsored): Food of the Gods ~ Fruit of the Vine public
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(Sponsored): Food of the Gods ~ Fruit of the Vine

Food of the Gods ~ Fruit of the Vine is a unique Greek dining and California wine tasting experience over Memorial Day weekend. The food: Unparalleled! Delectable, Old World family recipes skillfully prepared by our Yiayias (beloved grandmothers) especially for this event. The most authentic food outside of Greece! The wineries:…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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