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

Is There a Doctor in the Hooouuuuse?

Dr. Dre was at EPIC Roasthouse on Saturday night, and enjoyed his porterhouse steak while sitting in a booth with the best view of the bay. (And he reportedly tipped big.) (One more EPIC sighting: Audrina Patridge of MTV’s The Hills was in the restaurant Monday night—she had…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Dr. Dre

Is There a Doctor in the Hooouuuuse? August 24, 2010 Dr. Dre was at EPIC Roasthouse on Saturday night, and enjoyed his porterhouse steak while sitting in a booth with the best view of the bay. (And he reportedly tipped big.) (One more EPIC sighting: Audrina Patridge of MTV’s…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Audrina Patridge

Is There a Doctor in the Hooouuuuse? August 24, 2010 Dr. Dre was at EPIC Roasthouse on Saturday night, and enjoyed his porterhouse steak while sitting in a booth with the best view of the bay. (And he reportedly tipped big.) (One more EPIC sighting: Audrina Patridge of MTV’s…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
(Sponsored): Planning a Restaurant? Call R3 Builders. public
The Sponsor

(Sponsored): Planning a Restaurant? Call R3 Builders.

R3 Builders: we can make your restaurant vision a reality. R3 Builders is a ten-year-old San Francisco-based construction company that has worked with DOSA, Patxi’s, Bin 38, and The Parlor to manage the building process from site consulting to final inspection. Our quality-driven team of industry veterans and our…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Rockin' Out at the Redwood Room

On Friday night, The Killers had dinner in the Velvet Room from 9:30pm until midnight, then made a brief appearance at a table in the Redwood Room. They were drinking mojitos with sliced fresh strawberries and bottled water. John Mayer and his entourage hit the Redwood Room from midnight…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

The Killers

Rockin' Out at the Redwood Room August 24, 2010 On Friday night, The Killers had dinner in the Velvet Room from 9:30pm until midnight, then made a brief appearance at a table in the Redwood Room. They were drinking mojitos with sliced fresh strawberries and bottled water. John…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Big 4 Starting a Series of "Mad Men" Dinner Specials public
The Chatterbox

Big 4 Starting a Series of "Mad Men" Dinner Specials

~BIG 4~ is getting in on the retro vibe, and starting September 1st is going to be offering a “Mad Men” dinner series every Wednesday evening. The $36 three-course prix-fixe menu (cigarette not included) will feature throwback menu items the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce team would enjoy tucking into. There…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

You Can Call Me Al

Lori Baker and Jeff Banker of Baker & Banker had a surprise dinner guest last Tuesday: Al Gore came in to dine with a friend. He enjoyed the gazpacho, black cod, and for dessert, the duo ordered the plum and nectarine crisp, and the XXX chocolate layer cake. He shook…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Chatterbox

Paisan: Open and Serving Pizza in Berkeley

The duo behind Lalime’s, Sea Salt, T-Rex Barbecue, Fonda, and Jimmy Beans, Haig Krikorian and Cindy Lalime, have just opened PAISAN, a pizzeria on San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley. Look for thin-crust pizzas from the Earthstone wood-fired oven with California toppings (like pesto, rocket salad, Sausalito springs watercress, and…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Spirited Supper at Jardinière September 2nd public
The Lush

Spirited Supper at Jardinière September 2nd

Next Thursday September 2nd is one of your last chances to enjoy a cocktail from ~JARDINIÈRE~ bar manager Brian MacGregor before he heads off to Locanda. In fact, you’ll be able to savor more than one cocktail at this Spirited Supper—try four. (Wait, you actually get five cocktails—…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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