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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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Sounds Like a Win-Win to Me public
The Lush

Sounds Like a Win-Win to Me

While trawling through some liquor license changes a while back, I mentioned the Future Bars/Bourbon & Branch chaps were in escrow to take over a dive in the TL, Club 441. Well, it’s a go because they’re slinging drinks. Right now it’s called MISTER LEW’S…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Closures: Temporary and Permanent public
The Chatterbox

Closures: Temporary and Permanent

On March 24th, ~FLOUR + WATER~ is temporarily closing for a refresh of the interior (refinishing, fresh paint, and the like). When it reopens on Monday April 4th, here’s some carb-tastic news for you: chef Thomas McNaughton will be upping the number of daily pastas from five to eight. Are…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
A New Lounge, Monroe, Now Open in North Beach public
The Lush

A New Lounge, Monroe, Now Open in North Beach

Now open in the former Dragon Bar space on Broadway is MONROE, a new, upscale bar and lounge that has bailed on the bottle service and velvet rope B.S. found elsewhere around town. The space looks rather fantastic; designed by Mr. Important (Charles Doell)—who also did Gitane—the…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Eat, Forrest, Eat!

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson had lunch at Poggio, and were reportedly “extremely gracious.” They also had dinner at Waterbar, enjoying sardines and jelly roll dessert, while their son tucked into half a Maine lobster.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Tom Hanks

Eat, Forrest, Eat! March 22, 2011 Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson had lunch at Poggio, and were reportedly “extremely gracious.” They also had dinner at Waterbar, enjoying sardines and jelly roll dessert, while their son tucked into half a Maine lobster.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Forage SF Underground Market Returns to Public Works public
The Chatterbox

Forage SF Underground Market Returns to Public Works

The Forage SF Night Market is returning to Public Works this Saturday March 26th, offering international food, music, performances, and a full bar. The event will run from 11am-2am, with everything from chicken and waffles from Angry Man Eats, to grilled cheese from Grilled Cheese Guy, to Vietnamese imperial rolls…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Lush

Three Places Offering Killer Wine Specials

On Monday nights, ~CITIZEN CAKE~ is offering selected bottles of wine (many of them from Kermit Lynch) at 50% off during dinner service (starting at 5:30pm). From now through April 15th, ~AMERICANO~ at Hotel Vitale is trying to take the sting out of tax season with half-off bottles of…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Keith Urban Being, Uh, Urban

Robert Duvall, who is starring in Hemingway & Gellhorn, dined at Café des Amis last week. He dined with another gentleman, had a drink or two before dinner, and was laughing a lot and appeared to be having a good time. He must have told the crew about his meal,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Robert Duvall

Keith Urban Being, Uh, Urban March 22, 2011 Robert Duvall, who is starring in Hemingway & Gellhorn, dined at Café des Amis last week. He dined with another gentleman, had a drink or two before dinner, and was laughing a lot and appeared to be having a good time. He…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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