Keepin' Coo' with Some Fro-Yo
A tablehopper reader spotted Adrian Grenier getting a frozen yogurt at Fraiche yogurt on Fillmore.…
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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A New Sunday Supper (and Brunch) in the Mission
Here’s a flavor-tastic and new Sunday supper for you: El Buen Comer, one of La Cocina’s entrepreneurs, is serving homemade, from-scratch Mexican dishes at ~HEART~ every Sunday evening. Chef Isabel Caudillo is cooking up real guisados (stews) and comida corridas (typical plates and meals) from her hometown of…
Worthy of an SNL Skit...
Lorne Michaels came in to Delfina for dinner, and chef-owner Craig Stoll has this to share in a tweet: “I go over to his table to say hello but get tongue tied, tear up, say thanks for everything”?!, & run off.” Per his own observation in a follow-up tweet, Stoll…
Lorne Michaels
Worthy of an SNL Skit...
June 21, 2011
Lorne Michaels came in to Delfina for dinner, and chef-owner Craig Stoll has this to share in a tweet: “I go over to his table to say hello but get tongue tied, tear up, say thanks for everything”?!, & run off.” Per…
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Openings, Closures, Reopenings, Ch- Ch- Changes!
According to a tweet, it looks like VENGA EMPANADAS is planning to softly open its tiny empanada shop this Friday. You can drool over the menu here, which includes a nice array of vegetarian empanadas, like a five pepper-manchego version I can’t wait to sink my choppers into. Follow…
Another Kind of Parklet
A tablehopper reader spotted Parker Posey at Bar Jules this past weekend.…
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New Pastry Chef at Prospect: Sarah Wade
Over at ~PROSPECT~, you’ll find a new dessert menu in place from pastry chef Sarah Wade. This Philly-raised pastry chef worked under the mentorship of Christine Law at Postrio, as well as two years as a sous pastry chef in Nancy Oakes’ kitchen at Boulevard before moving back to…
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Feeding the First Lady
First Lady Michelle Obama was making the rounds in the Bay Area on Tuesday June 14th, first dining on a brunch prepared by Alice Waters while at The Claremont Hotel Club & Spa in Berkeley. She then attended a luncheon prepared by chef Gustavo Romero Veytia of Credo in San…
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Tea and Crumpets and More at Kettle Whistle
by Daisy Chow, tablehopper editorial assistant.
Tell Tale Preserve Company and tea-purveyor Naivetea have teamed up to create KETTLE WHISTLE, a new spin on the afternoon tea service: it’s like William Werner’s dashing culinary creations are having elegant rendezvous with a well-curated collection of oolong teas in a…
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Three New Happy Hours (with Booze and Bites)
A couple new happy hours for your booze radar: ~TOWN HALL~ has launched their Smoke N’ Barrel Happy Hour every Mon-Fri 4pm-6pm. There will be drink specials for $5, $3 Trumer Pils, a couple $5 wine selections, and food under $10, like a duo of house-smoked Reuben sliders ($5), Travis’…