Marcia Gagliardi

~COTOGNA~, Michael and Lindsay Tusk’s casual offshoot to Quince, is in the home stretch and due to open this Monday November 8th. The former Myth Café space has been totally transformed into a spacious 62-seat modern trattoria, with a copper-topped counter overlooking the open kitchen (with room for six)…

Any San Franciscan who loves to cook but is limited to only hosting four-person dinner parties due to living in a small apartment will appreciate this little bit of news. Due to open in January 2011 from Jennifer Wu will be COOKHOUSE, a cool space above Vesuvio in North Beach/…

The ~UNA PIZZA NAPOLETANA~ vacation ends tomorrow, Wednesday November 3rd, so you can head in and get your fix. The Inside Scoop reported that JOE DIMAGGIO’S ITALIAN CHOPHOUSE in North Beach is now closed. 601 Union St. at Stockton. Haighteration uncovered quite a bit of news about some closures…

OZUMO RESTAURANT in San Francisco has a new executive chef, Alex Morgan. His background includes stages at Arzak (San Sebastian, Spain), Hachi Bei (Tokyo, Japan) and Yoshia (Tokyo, Japan), and working at varied places like Café Andrée to Restaurante Akelarre (San Sebastian, Spain). 161 Steuart St. at Howard, 415-882-1333. At…

Here’s one more place you can add to your list of late-night dining options: the ~W CAFÉ~ has a new late night “sin” menu until 1am. There’s an XYZ Pizza with prosciutto, Gorgonzola, caramelized onions, and figs, along with crab arancini, calamari, Sonoma foie gras, a grilled chicken…

In case you missed my tweet about it, ~RAGAZZA~ is now serving a pretty extensive menu to go, which includes pizzas, some of chef Ardiana’s delicious salads, and the diavola roast chicken. And parents with kids will be happy to know that kids dining with an adult eat free…

Last week I posted about restaurants serving white truffles, and now here are a couple more spots where you can get your truffle on: Chef Staffan Terje at ~PERBACCO~ has put together a special (and extensive) menu, with dishes like panna cotta di cavolfiore (chilled cauliflower custard topped with crab…

Yup, Thanksgiving is just three weeks away, and here are a bunch of options to help you have the best-looking table! On Saturday November 6th and 13th, chef Mark Sullivan is inviting a 
limited number of guests to join him for his annual Thanksgiving-inspired cooking class in the kitchen at…