Marcia Gagliardi

The artisans of the ~331 CORTLAND MARKETPLACE~ culinary marketplace in Bernal Heights are throwing a party to celebrate their first anniversary, and the whole community is invited to share in the fun. At 6pm on Friday April 22nd, the vendors are starting off a two-day event with demonstrations, classes,…

After getting cut off from my Monday bagel delivery from Sour Flour (sob), things got desperate again on my own personal bagel front. So I was happy to learn about artisanal bagel maker Jay Glass coming to the Bay Area with his business SPOT BAGEL. He knows a thing or…

Not too long ago, I mentioned Glen Park’s Red and White wine bar was morphing into a collaborative project with Laurent Legendre of Le P’tit Laurent. SFoodie reports the new incarnation is now open: SEL ET VIN, an oyster and wine bar. The piece mentions there are six…

Well, it appears to be the end of an era… After my report a few weeks back that TI COUZ appeared to be struggling, the Inside Scoop now adds that it’s potentially closing any day now (according to employees there). So many dinner dates and pichets of cider there…

I have to do a shout out for my dad’s friends, who are hosting a benefit at their restaurant MEZZA LUNA for one of their employee’s daughters, Isabella Messina, who suffers from Omenn’s Syndrome. UNA SERENATA PER ISABELLA is Thursday March 31st, and will feature a family-…