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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Local Mission Eatery public
The Regular

Local Mission Eatery

I heart lunch. One spot that has me wanting to make up excuses to have a lunch meeting is LOCAL MISSION EATERY over on 24th Street in the Mission. First-time restaurant owner Yaron Milgrom has partnered with chef Jake Des Voignes for this friendly neighborhood venture. I was a fan…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Chef Changes at Farina public
The Chatterbox

Chef Changes at Farina

As reported in the Scoop last week, opening chef Paolo Laboa of ~FARINA~ has departed. While he doesn’t have any specific plans at this time (and would be one hell of a chef to acquire, ahem), I’ll be sure to keep you posted on where he lands—hopefully…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
MICHAEL MINA Opening October 19th public
The Chatterbox

MICHAEL MINA Opening October 19th

And so the space at 252 California Street lives on: next Tuesday October 19th, the latest incarnation of ~MICHAEL MINA~ opens for dinner. Mina’s menu, executed by chef de cuisine Jeremy Ravetz, will integrate French and Japanese influences. Lunch will be served Mon-Fri exclusively at the bar, and will…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Antica Trattoria Closing This Saturday public
The Chatterbox

Antica Trattoria Closing This Saturday

As so, the end is here: ANTICA TRATTORIA is serving its last meal this Saturday October 16th. On Sunday October 17th, the restaurant is hosting a Festa di Grazie Mille, an evening of celebration for friends and neighbors from 4pm-8pm. All donations will benefit Project Open Hand. Tanti saluti, Ruggero!…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Chatterbox

A Couple New "Piccolo" Businesses in North Beach

Are pop-up restaurants the new street food? Anyway, as reported in the Inside Scoop, since Joey & Eddie’s in North Beach is officially closed, and the new owner hasn’t been revealed yet, current chef-owner Joseph Manzare is launching an interim project called BEEBO. Starting this Thursday (and running…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Poquito Now Open in Dogpatch public
The Chatterbox

Poquito Now Open in Dogpatch

For the past couple of years, I’ve heard a tapas bar/restaurant was going to move into the old Franklin’s Bar location on 3rd Street in Dogpatch. A tablehopper reader tipped me off that it was finally open, so I cruised over to check it out this weekend.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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