Marcia Gagliardi

On Sunday April 10th, W San Francisco’s ~XYZ~ restaurant closed, and will be reopening as Trace after an extensive renovation by architect Stanley Saitowitz (Conduit). Executive chef Paul Piscopo is staying on, and will be joined by newly appointed forager Alaun Grimald (is forager going to be the new…

Financial District workers will be jazzed to know that COFFEE BAR in the Mission is going to be opening a second location: and it’s downtown! You’ll be able to get Mr. Espresso coffee—either an espresso off of San Francisco’s first Strada espresso machine from La Marzocco,…

After an unfortunate health scare, Hoss Zaré, the chef and owner of ~ZARÉ AT FLY TRAP~, has been significantly turning things around in his diet (guess who has lost 50 pounds?). And opening Wednesday April 13th is his new healthy and casual lunch offering, Zaré’s Grill and Grain. It…

Good news for Missionites: Sarah Dvorak is opening her business MISSION CHEESE this Wednesday April 13th. Take a look at that counter, because that’s where you’ll be able to sit for a variety of cheese plates (featuring domestic and foreign fromages), pressed sandwiches, charcuterie, and an ice cold…

Lines are forming once again outside of SAIGON SANDWICH, which closed its doors for the past month to make some renovations. Without that cluttered deli case, they now have roughly twice the kitchen space, and a much clearer (and cleaner) focus on putting a sandwich in your hand. Shiny new…

There are a number of changes in the Castro restaurant landscape: a tablehopper reader noted a liquor license transfer in the window of CAPRI RISTORANTE PIZZA (aka the place where I always try to use the bathroom during Pink Saturday). My intern reported back that Capri is going to be…

I just booked another flight to New York in June (a dear friend is getting married), woo hoo. I’m excited that I’m flying on Virgin America, not only because I can get my work done (hello, Wi-Fi) and travel in a civilized fashion, but I’ll also…