Marcia Gagliardi

Boy, there is thankfully a lot of barbecue that is making appearances on the scene, from The Rib Whip truck parking in SoMa to CatHead’s Barbecue (see my next post) to this wonderful-sounding brand-new addition, SMOKE. Mark Furr—who grew up in Kansas City (“I’ve been doing barbecue…

A few weeks ago, I tweeted that Eskender Aseged was going to be hosting a Moroccan-influenced Radio Africa & Kitchen on Fridays at THE CORNER, and I also heard from CatHead’s Barbecue—a trio of professional chefs who are hosting their menu of ‘cue on Saturday nights from 6pm-1am—…

According to a Craigslist ad, the new tenant moving into the Tango Gelato space on Fillmore Street is going to be a “quick casual VIETNAMESE SANDWICH EATERY opening March 2011.” The owner wants to hold on revealing any more info at this time, so stand by. Bring on the banh…

You a downtown worker? Chef/owners Gayle Pirie and John Clark of ~SHOW DOGS~ have kicked off breakfast service, running Mon-Fri 8am-11am. Yeah, the folks behind the cult egg dishes at Foreign Cinema. You can choose from nine breakfast items, like the Sunrise ShowDog (maple bacon sausage, egg, piperade, organic…

I can always tell when Valentine’s Day is approaching, because I get hit with a ton of chocolate news and events. Since I know there are a lot of chocolate lovers out there (perhaps even more than Valentine’s Day lovers), here’s a round up for ya: FOG…