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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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Oakland Bar Updates: Sobre Mesa Opens, While NIMBY Neighbors Close Here's How Bar

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The Lush

Oakland Bar Updates: Sobre Mesa Opens, While NIMBY Neighbors Close Here's How Bar

¡Hola, hermosa! Chef Nelson German of alaMar Kitchen & Bar has just opened SOBRE MESA in downtown Oakland, an Afro-Latino cocktail lounge that is a spacious, tropical oasis inspired by the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other Latin countries. Chef German says he wants guests to feel like…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 12, 2020

This week's tablehopper: quesa-beeria.

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What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: quesa-beeria.

Hi. Sorry this is a couple days late, but to be honest, someone has been a little distracted lately. I also had to unexpectedly spend my Tuesday at the Fiat dealership waiting for my little brat of a car to get fixed (Fix It Again Tony, it’s the truth)…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 11, 2020

After the Fire: Hong Kong Lounge II Is Returning as Hong Kong Lounge Bistro in SoMa!

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The Chatterbox

After the Fire: Hong Kong Lounge II Is Returning as Hong Kong Lounge Bistro in SoMa!

Thanks to an eagle-eyed tablehopper reader (thanks Alex!), I learned that a business named HONG KONG LOUNGE BISTRO is coming to the 99 Rausch condominium development in SoMa. Yes, big cheer, it’s from the same owner (Annie Ho) of the beloved Hong Kong Lounge II formerly at 5322…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 25, 2020

Polk Street Gets Two New Spiffy Spots: Maison Danel and Son & Garden

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The Chatterbox

Polk Street Gets Two New Spiffy Spots: Maison Danel and Son & Garden

Hey, Polk Street, you’ve got a couple cute new spots on your drag! Who knew a former sex shop and smoke shop would transform into the très charmant MAISON DANEL, a French-style salon de thé (tea salon) and patisserie? There are exposed brick walls, tiled floors, a cobalt…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 25, 2020

Now Open: Devil's Teeth Outer Richmond, a Brazilian Café, a New Yet Classic Seafood Spot, and More

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The Chatterbox

Now Open: Devil's Teeth Outer Richmond, a Brazilian Café, a New Yet Classic Seafood Spot, and More

Well, that was quick: the new second location of DEVIL’S TEETH BAKING COMPANY is now open in the former Marla Bakery in the Outer Richmond. Bring on the egg biscuit sandwiches, along with cookies, muffins, cinnamon rolls, some lunchy options—from quiche to sandwiches—and now pizza (cheese and…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 25, 2020

(Sponsored): Enter to Win Tickets to Cheese, Bites, & Booze at the Artisan Cheese Festival!

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The Sugar Mama

(Sponsored): Enter to Win Tickets to Cheese, Bites, & Booze at the Artisan Cheese Festival!

Cheese, cheese, and more cheese…here’s your chance to enter to win a pair of tickets to Cheese, Bites & Booze! on Saturday March 28th at the 14th annual California Artisan Cheese Festival in Santa Rosa! This walk-around tasting is where the cheesemakers, chefs, and cheesemongers will be…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 25, 2020

La Cocina's Week of Women in Food, Off the Grid Returns, and the First Craft Chocolate Experience

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The Chatterbox

La Cocina's Week of Women in Food, Off the Grid Returns, and the First Craft Chocolate Experience

From Monday March 2nd through International Women’s Day (on Sunday March 8th), La Cocina is hosting the Week of Women in Food: seven nights of dinners featuring chefs of the upcoming La Cocina Municipal Marketplace. Unfortunately, most of the dinners are sold out, but you can still get tickets…

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Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 25, 2020

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