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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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October Begins With the World Veg Festival public
The Socialite

October Begins With the World Veg Festival

Go ahead, spend two days vegging out, literally. The San Francisco Vegetarian Society presents the 11th Annual WORLD VEGETARIAN DAY FESTIVAL, a two-day celebration taking place Saturday October 2nd and Sunday October 3rd in the San Francisco County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park. The weekend will be filled with…
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Enjoy a Special Meal While You Help Build a NEST public
The Socialite

Enjoy a Special Meal While You Help Build a NEST

On Sunday September 26th, Slow Club is hosting a FÊTE D’ARTISAN to benefit NEST, a non-profit that empowers female artisans around the world. The evening will start at 5pm with a cocktail reception featuring Jen Colliau of Small Hand Foods. Then chef Matt Paul will present a four-course harvest…
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The Chatterbox

Alexander's Steakhouse Opens Monday September 13th

The Bacar location’s transition into ~ALEXANDER’S STEAKHOUSE~ is almost complete, with the restaurant opening on Monday. If you’re familiar with owner JC Chen’s original Cupertino location, then you know to expect some swanky steaks—exclusive wagyu in the house! Chef Jeffrey Stout will also be putting…
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The Summit Due to Open Next Week in the Mission public
The Chatterbox

The Summit Due to Open Next Week in the Mission

If inspections and permits cooperate, ~THE SUMMIT~ will be open next week, hopefully on Wednesday September 15th. The project from Poleng Lounge’s Desi Danganan is going to function on a variety of levels: there’s a counter-service café; a gallery with rotating art shows; and the space was designed…
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Prospect Reopening After an Unfortunate Flood public
The Chatterbox

Prospect Reopening After an Unfortunate Flood

A ruptured HVAC tube temporarily flooded and shut down ~PROSPECT~ on August 29th, but it looks like the restaurant will be reopening for dinner service on September 11th. It was a brand-new pipe in the air conditioning system that burst, dousing the space in three inches of water. The reclaimed…
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The Chatterbox

ICHI Sushi Is Opening Soon!

ICHI SUSHI is gearing up to open soon in the former Yo’s Sushi Club space in outer Bernal Heights, maybe even by the weekend. Hubby-wife team, Tim and Erin Archuleta (who writes the hardhat column for tablehopper) are hard at work prepping the itty-bitty 20-seater. The menu will feature…
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The Chatterbox

Jennie Lorenzo Leaves Fifth Floor

While I was away, I received an email from the talented Jennie Lorenzo that she was leaving ~FIFTH FLOOR~. No word on where she’ll be next, but she is popping up as a guest chef tonight in a bustaurant called Le Truc. She will be cooking there in tonight’…
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