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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The Starlet

Kevin Bacon

Two Degrees Away from Seeing Kevin Bacon May 17, 2011 Down on the Peninsula, Kevin Bacon was spotted at Scott’s Seafood Palo Alto. My spotter says it was “possibly a business meeting and not sure what he was having to eat, but definitely him (minus Kyra Sedgwick, unfortunately).”…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Lieutenant Gavster Getting a To-Go Dinner

I tend to not include local politicians in the starlet, but since he’s no longer our mayor, Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom was spotted waiting for his to-go order at Delfina. He was reportedly “chatting with some of the diners” and “looked very dapper in a suit with…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Forks are So Overrated

A tablehopper reader spotted Redfoo from the L.A. group LMFAO at the chef’s counter at Grand Café. He ate a butter lettuce salad and what appeared to be beef bourguignon. But here’s the odd part: rumor is, he opted not to use his fork….…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Redfoo

Forks are So Overrated May 17, 2011 A tablehopper reader spotted Redfoo from the L.A. group LMFAO at the chef’s counter at Grand Café. He ate a butter lettuce salad and what appeared to be beef bourguignon. But here’s the odd part: rumor is, he opted not…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Changes and Cocktails at Manresa public
The Chatterbox

Changes and Cocktails at Manresa

Two weeks of construction and many changes later, and MANRESA in Los Gatos is scheduled to complete its remodel on Wednesday May 18th. The renovations include lots of new things: a new look, new dining areas, a new wine cellar, and a new bar and lounge space with a new…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
It's Time for a TAPAS Tasting (the "T" is for Tempranillo) public
The Lush

It's Time for a TAPAS Tasting (the "T" is for Tempranillo)

On Sunday June 5th at the Herbst Pavilion at Fort Mason, the Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos Society is hosting their TAPAS GRAND WINE TASTING, the most extensive annual tasting of domestically produced Spanish and Portuguese varietal wines in North America. Trade and general consumers will be able to sample…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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