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(Sponsored): Golden Glass Returns to Fort Mason February 4th

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The Sugar Mama

(Sponsored): Golden Glass Returns to Fort Mason February 4th

Slow Food San Francisco’s eighth annual Golden Glass brings together wine and food artisans from around the world in celebration of Slow Food’s work to advocate for sustainability, biodiversity, and preservation of food traditions. Taste wine from over 200 hand-selected wine producers, and enjoy tasty bites from San…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 17, 2012

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North Bay News: Sweetwater, Terrapin Crossroads, and Blue Barn

Lots going on north of the city: first, after 40 years when it first opened, the new location of the historic SWEETWATER MUSIC HALL is opening Friday January 27th, thanks to investors that include Bob Weir, famously of the Grateful Dead. It’s a state-of-the-art nightclub and café opening in…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 17, 2012

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Sneak Preview of Pigs & Pinot 2012

By 707 correspondent, Deirdre Bourdet. Last week I had the delicious privilege of attending the media preview of this year’s PIGS & PINOT extravaganza at the Hotel Healdsburg. Our hosts had put together an express version of the event’s Friday night Pinot Cup competition led by its creative…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 17, 2012

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January 17, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: flipping on the afterburners.

This week's tablehopper: flipping on the afterburners. Tuna tartare with slow-cooked Jidori egg in dashi broth with sea urchin, buckwheat, and okra at Ame. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello there! Um, wow, who put this carnival ride into fifth gear? I can’t believe how much writing I’ve…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 16, 2012

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This week's tablehopper: flipping on the afterburners.

Hello there! Um, wow, who put this carnival ride into fifth gear? I can’t believe how much writing I’ve been doing the past three weeks. Total finger cramps over here. My brain is cramping, too. My calls to Calgon remain unanswered. Was sorry to miss the Fancy Food…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 16, 2012

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Celebrate the Lunar New Year--Release the Dragon!

Lunar New Year starts next Monday January 23rd, celebrating the Year of the Dragon! Get your dragon-sized appetite ready for all the good eats that will be available over the 15 days of festivities. Here’s a totally cute treat: ARIZMENDI BAKERY will have dragon-shaped almond cookies, as well as…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 16, 2012

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Beyond the Blaze Fundraiser This Friday for Fire Victims

Give a neighbor a helping hand this Friday January 20th at BEYOND THE BLAZE, a fundraiser to help 60 Western Addition residents who were displaced by the five-alarm fire last month. Haighteration reports that neighbors, local businesses, and Scoutmob are working together to put on the benefit, which will feature…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 16, 2012

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Jon Darsky Resurfaces with Del Popolo, the Pizza Truck of Your Dreams

Pizza fanatics around the city are going to be really thrilled with this piece of news: Jon Darsky—the original pizzaiolo known for his fantastic pizzas when he was part of the flour + water opening team—is now releasing details about his upcoming project, DEL POPOLO. Nope, it’s not…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 10, 2012

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Chef Nori Sugie No Longer in Los Angeles, Now at Nombe

I first learned about chef Noriyuki “Nori” Sugie from chef Joel Huff, a former (amazing) chef at Silks, who said Sugie was a huge influence on his cooking (Sugie was at Asiate at the Mandarin Oriental in New York). Sugie has some serious chops, cooking in France’s Michelin-starred L’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 10, 2012

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Café Gratitude Locations Will Now (Maybe?) Stay Open

According to this piece in The Bay Citizen, Café Gratitude has resolved the lawsuits that threatened to close their locations, and now some of the group’s restaurants will stay open (it’s not clear which locations will stay open). You’d think they would mention the good news on…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 10, 2012