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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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Changes at Criolla Kitchen in the Castro public
The Chatterbox

Changes at Criolla Kitchen in the Castro

Grub Street noted some ownership and menu changes at ~CRIOLLA KITCHEN~ in the Castro, and one of the new partners in the venture got in touch with me to share an update. One of the original managing partners is moving on, and Hans Purohit (Ristobar) and Adam Wilson (Beretta, Zeki’…
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The Starlet

Adrian Grenier and Entourage at AQ

Just before Christmas, Adrian Grenier came in to AQ for dinner and hung out in the downstairs whiskey lounge with his group—my source says he was “with his ‘model girlfriend’ and a group of friends including one of the Twitter founders.”…
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New Year, New Openings public
The Chatterbox

New Year, New Openings

Just before the holiday break I received an email from Manhal Jweinat, the owner of MANZONI in Glen Park, telling me he was due to open at the end of the week. Poor guy, I tortured him for months with check-ins and questions about his opening (since 1998, to be…
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The Starlet

Ben the Bachelor Spotted at Cotogna

A tablehopper reader spotted Ben Flajnik at Cotogna, the Sonoma winemaker who is starring in the latest season of The Bachelor (it just started last night). Yup, the same guy who was turned down by Ashley Hebert on The Bachelorette. My spotter says, “It looked like a late lunch meeting,…
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Big Nate's BBQ Closes and CatHead's BBQ Moves In public
The Chatterbox

Big Nate's BBQ Closes and CatHead's BBQ Moves In

The day after Christmas, local pop-up CATHEAD’S BBQ announced they are moving permanently into the Big Nate’s BBQ space, opening on Wednesday January 4th. The space is getting a remodel, with new touches like reclaimed wood and fresh paint. On the menu: owners Richard Park and Pamela Schafer’…
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Local Mission Eatery Expands with Two New Projects public
The Chatterbox

Local Mission Eatery Expands with Two New Projects

Exciting news from the ~LOCAL MISSION EATERY~ crew (Jake Des Voignes and Yaron Milgrom): Grub Street broke the story that they are expanding in the neighborhood with Local Mission Market and Local’s Corner. The market will feature handcrafted and local products, and the Local newsletter shares more: “Every pasta,…
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The Starlet

Put a Bird on It

A tablehopper reader spotted Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live) and his Portlandia costar Carrie Brownstein (she was also in the band Sleater-Kinney and now Wild Flag) dining at BAR TARTINE last Thursday evening. A check-in with the restaurant confirms the sighting, and fortunately the insanely delicious langos potato bread was…
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The Starlet

Red Heat, Part Two at DOSA

James Belushi came in to DOSA on Fillmore with a friend. He sat in the lounge and seemed to especially like their new version of the lamb chops (which are spice-crusted with a cranberry-chutney glaze). He thanked the restaurant on the way out.…
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