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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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Halloween Hoo(Boo)tenannies public
The Socialite

Halloween Hoo(Boo)tenannies

Some local restaurants and bars are putting on some Halloween-themed events, here’s a partial lineup for ya: Tomorrow, Wednesday October 27th, La Cocina is hosting a Día de Los Muertos cooking class. Chef Luis Vazquez, owner of Chaac Mool, will focus on making traditional Day of the Dead…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Saison public
The Regular

Saison

This review was for the former Folsom Street location.There are different types of diners: some want surprises, and are fine to relinquish control for the sake of a dining adventure; others want to know exactly what they’re getting into, need to “have it their way,” and there better…
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So, What's On the Menu at Twenty Five Lusk? public
The Chatterbox

So, What's On the Menu at Twenty Five Lusk?

I had a chance to check out the new ~TWENTY FIVE LUSK~ at a pre-opening party last week. For a second there it felt like 1996, with all the football types and fillies prancing about (indubitably there because Joe and Jennifer Montana were co-hosts). The sprawling SoMa/South…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
On the Menu at MICHAEL MINA (Opening Tonight) public
The Chatterbox

On the Menu at MICHAEL MINA (Opening Tonight)

Opening tonight in the former AQUA space, here’s a look at the menus at ~MICHAEL MINA~. For lunch at the bar, there is an extensive menu of apps like smoked sea trout blini, crème fraîche, American caviar ($14); crispy Dungeness crab “BLT” with charred tomato, jamon serrano…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
What's Moving Into Mecca? public
The Chatterbox

What's Moving Into Mecca?

A tablehopper reader let me know something was going on at MECCA on Market Street, and Scoop revealed the details just as I was heading over. The restaurant moving in will be called Pudong, serving traditional Shanghaiese dishes, along with French elements. The chef is Jason Xu, most recently the…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Arizmendi Bakery Now Open on Valencia Street public
The Chatterbox

Arizmendi Bakery Now Open on Valencia Street

After handing out complimentary treats to passers-by on Valencia Street for the past couple weeks, ARIZMENDI BAKERY has opened a fifth bakery cooperative, just next door to Heart. You’ll be able to pick up a variety of their tried-and-true breads, pastries (like a pecan roll), and…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Vroom: New Café Action on 14th Street public
The Chatterbox

Vroom: New Café Action on 14th Street

According to a post on SFoodie, a new café called STARSTREAM from John Quintos (Cento, Special Xtra, and Vega) and Remi Hayashi (owner of Goody Goodie) is soft opening this Thursday October 21st . You’ll be able to pick up breakfast, lunch, and Blue Bottle coffee, and eventually some additional…
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