Marcia Gagliardi

Due to open at 6pm this Friday October 15th is JONES, a new rooftop restaurant, bar, and lounge (the entrance is to the right of the Gaylord Suites, through the towering wrought iron gates) brought to you by Peter Glikshtern (behind projects such as Public Works, Club Six, Mighty, and…

Tomorrow (Wednesday) at PAL’S TAKEAWAY, their guest chef sandwich series continues with a return visit from Sara Spearin of Dynamo Donut. She will be offering an unglazed sour cherry-cornmeal donut sandwich with smoky roast turkey, spicy apple slaw, cheddar-jalapeño spread, and Annabelle’s wild arugula. Yeah, you read that…

Reservations (limited to 96 between two seatings) go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday October 13th, for the next STREET FIXE, The ‘Wiches! The sit-down street food event will be on Tuesday November 9th at ~HEART~. This third event is a five-course all-sandwich dinner ($35), and will feature the culinary stylings of…

This Saturday October 16th, you have a couple of ways to pack on some delicious calories. First up, Parties That Cook and Lisa Rogovin have partnered up for an event called MOUTHWATERING MISSION. You’ll start with a two-hour interactive culinary tasting tour of the Mission, including a stop into…

This seems almost like a no-brainer: ~THE FRONT PORCH~ is starting brunch this Saturday October 16th from 10am-2:30pm. On the menu: biscuits with country gravy; country ham and red eye gravy with two eggs any way and homefries; sweet potato waffles with syrup and toasted pecans; parfait with seasonal…

Talk about a trifecta of talent! ~OMNIVORE BOOKS~ is hosting Melissa Clark (yes, the one who writes A Good Appetite, the weekly feature in the New York Times Dining Section) this Friday October 15th from 6pm-7pm. She will be talking about her book, In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite:…

Chef Christopher Lee, most recently of Eccolo, is busy with his popup store, and is now doing a popup dinner series called Cooking From Weeds. The first one is this Sunday October 17th at Bar Jules in Hayes Valley. According to his post, “It’ll be in the spirit of…

Fan of New Orleans cuisine? Wanna taste what chef Justin Simoneaux is going to be cooking for us when Boxing Room opens next year? Next Monday October 18th, ~ABSINTHE BRASSERIE & BAR~ is going to be hosting Lagniappe Dinner, a preview to Boxing Room, and a benefit For the Bayou,…

Do you know about the STREETSMART4KIDS DINE OUT AND DONATE campaign? From October 1st through November 15th, 50 of San Francisco’s restaurants are participating in the program. When paying your bill at participating restaurants, diners are asked to leave $3 or more per table, in cash, in the provided…