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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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September Is Salmon Month at Aquarium of the Bay public
The Socialite

September Is Salmon Month at Aquarium of the Bay

It’s time for an SOS: Save Our Salmon. And to that end, SalmonAID is hosting SALMON MONTH at the Aquarium of the Bay, with a variety of special events aimed at celebrating the West Coast’s iconic wild salmon. SalmonAID, a West Coast-wide coalition of conservation organizations, fishing…
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The Regular

Venticello

This place has not been formally reviewed by the tablehopper, but it has been mentioned in related articles... Stars Sighted * Peter Thiel * Morley Safer * Monica Potter * Marc Cohn * James Spader * Josh Lucas * Ann Coulter * Felicity Huffman * Michael Ovitz * Sofia Vergara * John McEnroe * Robin Williams * Ricki Lake 1257 Taylor St. San…
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This week's tablehopper: rider on the storm. public
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: rider on the storm.

Well, yesterday was fun: I was invited to return to Michael Krasny’s Forum on KQED to discuss the local restaurant scene, along with Jan Newberry of San Francisco magazine, Jonathan Kauffman of SF Weekly, and Stett Holbrook of Metro Silicon Valley. We probably could have rapped about our favorite…
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Don Pisto's public
The Regular

Don Pisto's

We all have obsessions. Some, for Italian vehicles. Others, for stamps, or horses, or burritos, sad clown artwork, big breasts, chocolate chip cookies, Hummel figurines, pickles, ice cream. Or, in the case of Pete Mrabe, the chef-owner of DON PISTO’S in North Beach, Rosarito. Which is why he…
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Antica Trattoria Is Being Sold to New Owners public
The Chatterbox

Antica Trattoria Is Being Sold to New Owners

Back in March, I heard word that Ruggero Gadaldi was potentially selling his restaurant on Russian Hill, ANTICA TRATTORIA. After months of waiting for an official update, yesterday he called to let me know the restaurant is now in escrow, and if the deal goes through, the potential new owners…
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Déjà Vu: Have We Not Met Before? public
The Chatterbox

Déjà Vu: Have We Not Met Before?

Welcome to Déjà Vu: The Salsa Edition. Déjà Vu is a new feature on tablehopper where I will occasionally be highlighting two similar dishes (like, too similar), and you have the chance to call out where you’ve seen them. And, most importantly, vote on which one you think (or…
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The Chatterbox

News About a Couple New Thai Places

On Saturday, as I was circling (and circling) for parking at the Street Food Festival, I noticed a sign announcing CHILLI CHA CHA is going to be replacing China Fun Fast Food. 3166 24th St. at Shotwell. A couple weeks back, I mentioned BAI THONG was coming to Hayes Valley,…
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