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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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There Will Be Meat: Let's Talk and Taste Salumi public
The Socialite

There Will Be Meat: Let's Talk and Taste Salumi

Wanted to give you first crack at this upcoming event with yours truly: on Friday June 15th, join Peter Temkin and me, your tablehopper, for a conversation and tasting all about salumi, uh huh. Yeah, THERE WILL BE MEAT. Peter (who is charcutier for Showdogs and Foreign Cinema) and I…
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Taste What You're Missing: by Pete Mulvihill public
The Bookworm

Taste What You're Missing: by Pete Mulvihill

Don’t forget: the book mentioned below is available at 20% off for tablehopper readers for two weeks following this mention at Green Apple Books—simply use the code “tablehopper” at checkout (either at the store or online) for your discount. Taste What You’re Missing: The Passionate Eater’s…
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April 20, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: wheels on fire. public
Newsletter

April 20, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: wheels on fire.

This week's tablehopper: wheels on fire.                     Candy cap mushroom ice cream sandwich at Americano. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Why hello there. As many of you have already heard, I am the new contributing food editor for 7x7 magazine. I’m thrilled to be working with executive editor Chloé Harris…
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This week's tablehopper: wheels on fire. public
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: wheels on fire.

Why hello there. As many of you have already heard, I am the new contributing food editor for 7x7 magazine. I’m thrilled to be working with executive editor Chloé Harris Frankeny, who has been doing a bang-up job refreshing the magazine. We will be making some changes to the…
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Galette 88 public
The Regular

Galette 88

San Francisco has been severely lacking on the authentic crêpes front since Ti Couz closed in the Mission. Most crêpe places end up using the sweet batter of white flour, eggs, milk, and sugar for savory crêpes, which isn’t quite correct. In Brittany, France, a savory crêpe is called…
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Gioia Pizzeria Opens Today on Polk Street public
The Chatterbox

Gioia Pizzeria Opens Today on Polk Street

Opening today, Tuesday April 17th, is GIOIA PIZZERIA, the first San Francisco location of the Berkeley favorite from husband-and-wife team Will and Karen Gioia. The 50-seat location moved into two former storefronts that were combined into one space on Polk Street. The 1,800-square-foot restaurant is larger than the Berkeley…
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Marbella Opens Wednesday for Dinner public
The Chatterbox

Marbella Opens Wednesday for Dinner

Another opening on Polk Street: the new incarnation in the former Rex Cafe space, MARBELLA officially opens for dinner on Wednesday April 18th. As previously mentioned in tablehopper, the Spanish-inspired restaurant is serving tapas by chef Nelson German, and features a new cocktail program (think hand-crafted drinks made with fresh…
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Quick Updates on Openings Around Town public
The Chatterbox

Quick Updates on Openings Around Town

I noticed a tweet late last night announcing that Ethiopian restaurant MOYA is reopening as of 9am today. They moved to 121 9th Street (at Minna) after a fire forced the closure of their previous location. You can get breakfast, lunch, or dinner—more details on Eater. A couple new…
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Carnelian By the Bay Replaced By One Ferry Plaza public
The Chatterbox

Carnelian By the Bay Replaced By One Ferry Plaza

A tablehopper reader let me know the CARNELIAN BY THE BAY, which is in that bizzare-o 1970s building behind the Ferry Building Marketplace (next to Sinbad’s, another time warp location), is now called ONE FERRY PLAZA, serving dim sum daily. Reports on Yelp mention authentic tea service, har gow,…
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