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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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Hustlin' at Quince public
The Starlet

Hustlin' at Quince

This sighting is gonna be hard to beat (cough): Larry Flynt was spotted at Quince with his wife—and let’s just say the gold-plated wheelchair (with red velvet pillows) was hard to miss. He was in with his wife to meet Phil Bronstein, and was reportedly seen complimenting co-owner…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Larry Flynt

Hustlin' at Quince May 31, 2011 This sighting is gonna be hard to beat (cough): Larry Flynt was spotted at Quince with his wife—and let’s just say the gold-plated wheelchair (with red velvet pillows) was hard to miss. He was in with his wife to meet Phil…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Juice Bar with a Cause Coming to the Bayview public
The Chatterbox

Juice Bar with a Cause Coming to the Bayview

If all goes well, a new juice bar/café will be joining the growing roster of food venues coming to Third Street in the Bayview, this one with a community-minded goal: youth development agency Hunters Point Family (HPF) plans to open GET FRESH JUICE BAR AND CAFÉ at 5600 Third…
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Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Steel Yourself

On Thursday night, Danielle Steel came in to Wayfare Tavern, looking “amazing, classy, and regal.” (To be expected, after her comments in this Wall Street Journal profile.) She had pea soup, and my spy says she finished her Wayfare “Le Grand” burger. Atta girl.…
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Pollo Campero Voted In public
The Chatterbox

Pollo Campero Voted In

By Daniel Azarkman After over a year of deliberation and not-so-promising town hearings, my former employers at POLLO CAMPERO confirm that they will finally be opening a San Francisco location. The fast-casual chicken chain started 40 years ago in Guatemala and is absolutely everywhere in Central America, but has yet…
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Marcia Gagliardi •
New Owner at Place Pigalle; Churchill Opens public
The Lush

New Owner at Place Pigalle; Churchill Opens

According to posts in UrbanDaddy and the Inside Scoop, PLACE PIGALLE in Hayes Valley has reopened with new owners (but don’t worry, the pool table and couches remain). The new owners are Michael O’Connor and Jason Perkins, who recently opened Brick & Mortar Music Hall in the former…
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The Starlet

No Mopin' Here

Local treasure Armistead Maupin was spotted dining at the Grand Café with a group of gentlemen (his musical, Tales of the City, is currently running at the nearby ACT). He had the escargots and duck entrée with a glass of the Mumm “red label,” and observers said it looked like…
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More Food Truck Gatherings: Larkspur and Berkeley public
The Chatterbox

More Food Truck Gatherings: Larkspur and Berkeley

The mobile food movement is not showing any signs of stopping; quite the opposite. Up in Larkspur, new gathering FOOD TRUCK CRUSH is happening every Friday (through September) from 4pm-8pm at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal. Ferry travelers or just plain hungry people will have tasty choices like the Indian street…
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The Hidden Vine Becoming The Barrel Room public
The Lush

The Hidden Vine Becoming The Barrel Room

A tablehopper reader wrote in to tell me THE HIDDEN VINE, the tucked-away wine bar in the Fitzgerald Hotel across from Le Colonial, is going to have new owners: Sarah Trubnick (an ex-manager there) and Nikki Goddard (the current manager). They are going to be renaming the business THE BARREL…
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A Receipt You'll Want to Save public
The Starlet

A Receipt You'll Want to Save

Tim Lincecum came in to Tacolicious last week, and according to a tweet, “Apparently the man tips as well as he pitches (which is pretty f**king great).” Lincecum also seems to be one of those people who tips so his receipt is a round number. Freaky.…
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Marcia Gagliardi •
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