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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.
12002 posts •
The Starlet

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor and a Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Both Hot March  6, 2012 A tablehopper reader let me know Ewan McGregor was spotted having a grilled cheese sandwich from Cowgirl Creamery’s Sidekick at the Ferry Building (he had the Cabot Toasties), and then he went over to Blue Bottle. This…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Will Ferrell Zips in to Zero Zero

Just moments ago, Will Ferrell came in to Zero Zero for lunch. He must have been in a hurry because his assistant made the reservation, picked out all the food in advance, and had the kitchen fire it when they were about five minutes away (I need to start doing…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Mark Zuckerberg: Fan of Soft Serve

A couple readers wrote in to tell me they spotted Mark Zuckerberg in the soft-serve line at Bi-Rite Creamery over the weekend. One spotter says, “He was chatting with a neighbor and had to introduce himself: ‘I’m Mark, by the way.’” Indeed. Another reader writes: “I saw Mark Zuckerberg…
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Parklet Watch public
The Chatterbox

Parklet Watch

There is all kinds of parklet activity happening around town, here’s the latest: guests waiting for a table at PIZZERIA DELFINA Pac Heights on California will soon have a place to sit, according to The New Fillmore. When it is completed in late March or early April, it will…
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A Gold Star for You, and Meet Big, a Very Little Bar public
The Lush

A Gold Star for You, and Meet Big, a Very Little Bar

A couple new bars have opened near each other: UrbanDaddy brings word of GOLD STAR BAR, a bar with some school-themed décor like student desks near the pool table and globes. Open 2pm-2am daily. 1548 California St. at Polk, 415-292-5004. And Grub Street notes the upcoming opening of the ironically…
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