Marcia Gagliardi - tablehopper (Page 70)

public

The Chatterbox

Exciting Updates at the La Cocina Municipal Marketplace, Where You'll Now Find Jay Foster, Marketplace Manager!

Some uplifting news over here (my favorite): I know many of you listened to Jay Foster’s episode of On the Fly (our second-most-listened-to episode!), and it was a particular kind of heartbreak to hear about the discrimination he was subjected to in the workplace as a Black man and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 27, 2021

public

The Chatterbox

New Openings: DamnFine Pizza in the Outer Sunset, Jaranita

Now open in the Outer Sunset is a wood-fired pizza place, DAMNFINE serving some classics like a Margherita, to a pesto and purple potato pizza (with pancetta and Parmesan, alllll the Ps), to a clam pizza with garlic butter, mozzarella, and herbed ricotta, eight pizzas in all. You can read…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 27, 2021

public

The Chatterbox

Tasty Menus, from Lunar New Year to Family Meal from Jason Fox

In my previous column, I mentioned how supervisors Aaron Peskin and Sandra Lee Fewer—along with Chinatown neighborhood groups and SF New Deal—were trying to help keep FAR EAST CAFE supported through this challenging time after they announced they were closing (during their 100th birthday year, too tragic). One…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 27, 2021

public

The Chatterbox

Oakland Dispatch: Miss Ollie's to Sanctuary, Huangcheng Noodle House Reopens, Ghost Town Brewing, Popoca

I got a chance to catch up with chef-owner Sarah Kirnon of MISS OLLIE’S in Old Oakland, and she tells me things are in process for the next iteration, Sanctuary, with co-founder Miles Dotson. A recent mission statement states: “Sanctuary was birthed from chef Sarah Kirnon’s passion to…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 27, 2021

public

(Sponsored): Check Out My Club Feast Pick of the Month

Well, look at that, it’s time for my second Club Feast Pick of the Month! Hop on over to Instagram to see my pic of the chicken katsu curry plate from Japanese House, the perfect dish to warm you up during the chilly wintertime (especially this week!). (Pro tip:…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 27, 2021

public

January 27, 2021 - This week's newsletter: blame it on the rain.

This week's tablehopper: blame it on the rain. Stellar glamping bites at SuperStella Van! Succulent pieces of grilled Maine lobster that you dunk into a fermented chile broth, fondue-style. Yes, it was incredible. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello, dear readers. I hope you’re keeping toasty during this cold…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 26, 2021

public

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: blame it on the rain.

Hello, dear readers. I hope you’re keeping toasty during this cold and wet and windy AF weather. (My apartment is fuh-reeezing right now.) Yup, my column is a day late, partially due to an inability to focus and write—honestly, I have been so lethargic the past couple days.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 26, 2021

public

The Chatterbox

Coming Soon Report: KEN on Divis, Jaranita, Osito's Location Revealed, and More

I was happy to see the long-closed IJJI sushi on Divisadero is going to have a new tenant: KEN, from Ken Ngai of Kusakabe, who has been working with chef-owner Mitsunori Kusakabe for the past 15 years. I reached out to Ken for details, stand by for more. It sounds…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 12, 2021

public

The Chatterbox

New Openings Include Billingsgate in Noe Valley, Underdogs Tres

A couple quick opening updates for you! At long last, the seafood market and café from Adrian Hoffman and Ismael Macias of Four Star Seafood, BILLINGSGATE, has opened in Noe Valley. I first saw the news via Traci Des Jardins on Instagram (love her cat eyeballing the bowl of clams!…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 12, 2021

public

The Chatterbox

Not Exactly Closed, But Not Exactly Open: Far East Cafe, Chloe's Cafe, Tripleta

I was so incredibly sorry to hear FAR EAST CAFE in Chinatown was closing on New Year’s Eve, just before their 100th birthday. Seriously, big thud. The vintage interior is such a remarkable time capsule, with private booths and opulent chandeliers and lanterns that made you realize the tourists…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 12, 2021