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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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This week's tablehopper: springy. public
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: springy.

Whew, lots going on out there. Um, Happy May Day. Was very sorry to hear about the senseless vandalization that happened last night in the Mission—am thankful no one was really hurt. In more upbeat news, congrats to all the chefs, but especially the California chefs, whose restaurants were…
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Options for Mother's Day Dining and More public
The Socialite

Options for Mother's Day Dining and More

Okay folks, there’s still time to consider your options and make reservations for Mother’s Day, so here are some ideas to get you going. (Don’t forget the fab 707 options posted last week.) But don’t wait too long—you know how fast reservations go in this…
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Fab Feasts for Mom public
707 Scout

Fab Feasts for Mom

By 707 correspondent, Deirdre Bourdet. What mom doesn’t love to have someone else cook for her? Most restaurants in wine country stay open on Mother’s Day for brunch, but here are a few top picks offering particularly special opportunities to spoil your mom on Sunday May 13th. LA…
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Gitane public
The Regular

Gitane

Note: this review was written when the former chef, Bridget Batson, was leading the kitchen. It’s the end of April, bringing with it increased odds of heatwaves and balmy nights that sweep through the city for quick two-night jaunts. While GITANE has always remained top of my list…
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Nopalito on 9th Is Now Open in the Inner Sunset public
The Chatterbox

Nopalito on 9th Is Now Open in the Inner Sunset

Congrats to the ~NOPALITO~ team (including co-chefs Gonzalo Guzman and Jose Ramos) for opening their second location yesterday in the Inner Sunset. The look is very similar to the original Nopalito on Broderick (they used the same designers, Abeug-Morris)—look for warm wood floors, white-painted exposed brick,…
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Closures: Lafitte, Prime Rib Shabu public
The Chatterbox

Closures: Lafitte, Prime Rib Shabu

A couple closures this past week: Eater broke the news that Russell Jackson’s ~LAFITTE~ at Pier 5 has closed. Here’s more: “Jackson says he has a buyer for the space, and that he’ll now be heading to New York to launch SubCulture Dining there for a while.…
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