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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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The Starlet

Thespian Sighting

A tablehopper reader writes: “I was having dinner at Grand Café before catching Scorched at ACT.  We were seated next to a cute older couple who was going to the show as well. David Strathairn walked in and sat at their table—the woman was his step-mother. As he was…
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The Starlet

David Strathairn

Thespian Sighting March 20, 2012 A tablehopper reader writes: “I was having dinner at Grand Café before catching Scorched at ACT.  We were seated next to a cute older couple who was going to the show as well. David Strathairn walked in and sat at their table—the woman was…
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New Owners for Ottimista Enoteca-Café public
The Lush

New Owners for Ottimista Enoteca-Café

Some changes over at ~OTTIMISTA ENOTECA-CAFÉ~ in Cow Hollow: after six-plus years, owner Melissa Gisler Modanlou has sold her interest in Ottimista, and new owners will be taking over and running it as is, starting in June. (Ottimista is NOT closing.) The main owner is Sam Landrum, who is an…
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The Starlet

Bachelor Ben Hits Bistro Aix

tablehopper follower @franoero tweeted to me: “Guess who was spotted at Bistro Aix last night? Bachelor Ben Flajnik and Courtney.” Another one of her tweets mentions “matching beanies,” oh my.…
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(Sponsored): Meatpaper Issue 17 is Hot Off the Press! public
The Sponsor

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Fundraisers and Feasts for Forage Kitchen public
The Chatterbox

Fundraisers and Feasts for Forage Kitchen

After Iso Rabins was forced by the city to close his wildly (heh) popular SF Underground Market, he is now announcing his latest project, FORAGE KITCHEN, a food business incubator. Here’s more: “This will be a space not only for professional food makers, but for the entire Bay Area…
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Spoonbar Scores a New Chef public
707 Scout

Spoonbar Scores a New Chef

By 707 correspondent, Deirdre Bourdet. SPOONBAR at the h2hotel in Healdsburg announced last week that Louis Maldonado is taking over as executive chef, replacing Rudy Mihal. With Pigs & Pinot raging this weekend, Maldonado won’t get a whole lot of time to adjust to the new digs before. He’…
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