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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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More Guest Chef Action Around Town public
The Chatterbox

More Guest Chef Action Around Town

I thought you’d like to know about two more cool, upcoming “guest chef” programs happening around town. First, when THE SUMMIT opens in the Mission on Tuesday August 24th (well, that’s the plan for now), chef Eddie Lau is going to be launching a guest pastry program. He…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Roam Artisan Burgers public
The Regular

Roam Artisan Burgers

I applaud people trying to eat healthy. Although as far as I’m concerned, the applause is usually more of an aggressive hand clap, saying, “Marcia! No fries with that!” Or a police siren, telling me to pull it on over and put my hands where they can see them…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Changes in the Daniel Patterson Enclave public
The Chatterbox

Changes in the Daniel Patterson Enclave

I recently met with chefs Daniel Patterson and Jeremy Fox to discuss their upcoming project, ~PLUM~ (and garden!), but the phone call I received yesterday from Fox held news of another trajectory: alas, he will no longer be involved in Patterson’s Plum project(s). So sorry, Oakland. Well, no…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Chatterbox

New Chefs Around Town (Spruce, Circa)

Over at ~SPRUCE~, the Inside Scoop reports executive chef Mark Sullivan is promoting his chef de cuisine, Ben Cohn, to exec. Sullivan will remain busy and involved with Spruce as chef-partner, in addition to continuing to oversee The Village Pub in Woodside and Mayfield Bakery & Cafe in Shallow,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
1550 Hyde to Become Seven Hills public
The Chatterbox

1550 Hyde to Become Seven Hills

Liquor licenses announce the new tenant for 1550 Hyde, SEVEN HILLS, listing Alexander Alioto as a partner. Inside Scoop has further details on what’s going in: the restaurant will be “classic, straightforward Italian with seasonal focus,” and the plan is to open by October (they take possession September 1st)…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Chatterbox

Alas, Restaurant Cassis Is Fermé

Alas, Eater reports the challenging spot where RESTAURANT CASSIS was located has proven to be a curse to yet another business—the restaurant closed on August 1st after three years there. According to the letter on the Cassis website, a new restaurant called Sweet Maple will be moving in, serving…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Guest Chefs at Saison... And Pal's Takeaway! public
The Chatterbox

Guest Chefs at Saison... And Pal's Takeaway!

The next couple months will include some guest chef appearances at both $$$$ and $ establishments. Over at ~SAISON~, Joshua Skenes is inviting guest chefs to cook on the outdoor hearth on the Terrace for a Fire Dinner Series. First up: next Wednesday August 18th, Jeremy Fox (Ubuntu, and most recently working…
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