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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Get Your Beer On at These Events public
The Lush

Get Your Beer On at These Events

Lots of opportunities coming up to get your beer on—at brunch, in a beer-making class, and even on Valentine’s Day. Beerunch is back at ~PUBLIC HOUSE~ on Sunday February 12th, 11:30am-2:30pm, with a brunch-focused food and beer pairing menu. Some of the featured…
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The Starlet

Sean Penn at Tosca Cafe

Another Sean Penn sighting from last week: according to Leah Garchik’s column, he was at Tosca Cafe in North Beach, and “met up with the three American hikers released after being incarcerated in Iran.” (According to Reuters, Penn had a hand in helping with their release.)…
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Update on Jack London Market Plans public
The Chatterbox

Update on Jack London Market Plans

Some more details and clarification have emerged since last week’s (incomplete) post about the future of JACK LONDON MARKET. The market will feature a mix of on-site artisanal food producers and retailers; the concept has further evolved this year with the formation of a new management/development group…
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Tre Bicchieri Returns to SF on February 15th public
The Lush

Tre Bicchieri Returns to SF on February 15th

This month is all about an abundance of Italian wines: just last week was The Golden Glass, and on Wednesday February 15th, the TRE BICCHIERI world tour makes its stop in San Francisco. For 2012, 375 labels attained the “tre bicchieri” status out of over 20,000 wines that were…
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It Was Hammertime at Bluestem public
The Starlet

It Was Hammertime at Bluestem

According to a tweet, MC Hammer was in Bluestem Brasserie last night. He was holding court with a friend for four hours, and was seen eating one of pastry chef James Ormsby’s “cookie jars” for dessert with hot tea. MC Hammer with Kimberly O’Dowd. Photo courtesy of Bluestem.…
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The Triumphant Return of Original Joe's public
The Chatterbox

The Triumphant Return of Original Joe's

North Beach was buzzing over the weekend, and I think some older folks were popping a little more Lipitor than usual before heading over to check out ~ORIGINAL JOE’S~ new home on Washington Square Park. The restaurant, which dates back to 1937, tragically closed in October 2007 after a…
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