Carl Lewis Eats His Spinach
Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis recently had lunch at the The Plant Cafe Organic Embarcadero, ordering the wasabi burger, a spinach salad, and strawberry margarita smoothie.…
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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Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis Eats His Spinach
September 27, 2011
Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis recently had lunch at the The Plant Cafe Organic Embarcadero, ordering the wasabi burger, a spinach salad, and strawberry margarita smoothie.…
Castagna Opening Next Month on Chestnut Street
Before leaving for Turkey, I noted a restaurant called CASTAGNA (site under construction) was moving into the short-lived Crave City in the Marina from Jerome and Stephane Meloni, previously of Cassis. A press release now reveals more details: Castagna will be a casual eatery, serving French and Italian dishes,…
Dining with an Alias
Actor Kevin Weisman (he played Marshall Flinkman on Alias) hung out at the bar at Ace Wasabi’s Rock-N-Roll Sushi on a Sunday evening for a couple hours.…
Kevin Weisman
Dining with an Alias
September 27, 2011
Actor Kevin Weisman (he played Marshall Flinkman on Alias) hung out at the bar at Ace Wasabi’s Rock-N-Roll Sushi on a Sunday evening for a couple hours.…
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New Wheels: Casey's Pizza Truck, the TREATmachine, and a Contest
That’s right folks, SF has a mobile pizza truck—and with a serious brick oven inside. Casey Crynes is no longer cooking in parks and pop-ups, and has fired up the engine to his CASEY’S PIZZA truck. Follow it on Twitter to see where you can grab…
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Harry Denton's Starlight Room Now Open After Remodel
After the SF Cocktail Week Legends Awards wrapped up on Saturday night, I had a chance to hit the after party in HARRY DENTON’S STARLIGHT ROOM and check out the new look by Dawson Design Associates. It’s still very glitzy and glam, with lots of red and gold…
Drinking on the (Dirty) Job
Where else would Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs, be having beers? That’s right, at Grumpy’s, according to a spotter.…
Mike Rowe
Drinking on the (Dirty) Job
September 27, 2011
Where else would Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs, be having beers? That’s right, at Grumpy’s, according to a spotter.…
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(Sponsored): L'Aventure Languedoc: A City-Wide Wine Tasting Opportunity October 1st-23rd
Over 30 area restaurants and retail stores have teamed up with the wines of Languedoc to bring you unique wine tasting opportunities for the first three weeks of October: L’Aventure Languedoc. The Languedoc, in the South of France, is France’s most dynamic wine region, where adventurous producers are…