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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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The Starlet

Bizarre Sightings: Andrew Zimmern

Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods was traipsing through the city last week in search of the weird, the obscure, and the funky. A tablehopper reader writes: “I’ve seen Andrew Zimmern on 16th Street (two nights in a row) with a camera crew in tow. People were yelling, ‘Dude, you…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Andrew Zimmern

Bizarre Sightings: Andrew Zimmern October 19, 2010 Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods was traipsing through the city last week in search of the weird, the obscure, and the funky. A tablehopper reader writes: “I’ve seen Andrew Zimmern on 16th Street (two nights in a row) with a camera crew…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Upcoming Meatpaper Parties public
The Chatterbox

Upcoming Meatpaper Parties

Meatpaper is busy with a couple cool upcoming events. First, this Thursday October 21st, they will be partnered up with Blue Bottle on the SFMOMA rooftop for another Food & Thought evening—this one will feature dishes that evoke secrets and disguises. Look for dishes and desserts by Ryan Ostler…
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Monday: It's Time to Get Pickled Again public
The Lush

Monday: It's Time to Get Pickled Again

Just a little reminder that on Monday October 25th, ~ABSINTHE BRASSERIE & BAR~ is hosting its next installment of Pickled, a happy hour on the last Monday of every month, from 5:30pm-10pm. No idea what this month’s theme will be, but you can check out last month’s…
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The Starlet

Achatz Got a Mouthful (and Earful) at Benu

A tablehopper reader probably wanted to eat his words, so to speak, when learning from a sommelier at Benu that unbeknownst to him, Grant Achatz had been dining right by his group’s table. The amusing thing is the reader said, “He [Achatz] obviously heard all we were talking about…
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Farmers Market Cocktail Happy Hour: Preserved & Pickled public
The Lush

Farmers Market Cocktail Happy Hour: Preserved & Pickled

No, I’m not talking about your liver. The next FARMERS MARKET COCKTAIL HAPPY HOUR, Preserved & Pickled, is on Wednesday October 27th, and will feature a variety of infused, preserved, and pickled ingredients found in the farmers market. CUESA and the Northern California Chapter of the United States Bartenders…
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The Starlet

Politicos on the Town

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein was seen enjoying an early dinner at Spruce last Wednesday night. And Ohio Governor Ted Strickland was spotted dining at the chef’s table at Credo. His host reportedly liked aged Napa wines, and they talked politics (of course).…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Ted Strickland

Politicos on the Town October 19, 2010 U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein was seen enjoying an early dinner at Spruce last Wednesday night. And Ohio Governor Ted Strickland was spotted dining at the chef’s table at Credo. His host reportedly liked aged Napa wines, and they talked politics (of…
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