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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.
12022 posts •
The Chatterbox

Drive-By Sightings

The ever-helpful tablehopper-reader-about-town, Jason B., writes in with these two tidbits: BAI THONG is taking over the Thepin Thai Cuisine spot at 298 Gough St. at Fell, and MIDORI SUSHI took over the Sushi Boom location on Geary in the Richmond (3420 Geary Blvd. at Commonwealth)…
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The Starlet

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman on the Town August 10, 2010 A tablehopper Twitter follower (shouldn’t you be one too?) let me know that Philip Seymour Hoffman dined at Paragon. (Alas, couldn’t get more details by presstime.)…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman on the Town August 10, 2010 A tablehopper Twitter follower (shouldn’t you be one too?) let me know that Philip Seymour Hoffman dined at Paragon. (Alas, couldn’t get more details by presstime.)…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Slouching Toward the Inner Sunset public
The Chatterbox

Slouching Toward the Inner Sunset

A couple tablehopper readers let me know about an upcoming open house to discuss the proposed location of a new LA BOULANGE BAKERY at 1224 9th Avenue, currently the location of Bistro 9. Yup, the Boulangeification of the city continues, almost tracking with the current pizzeria pace. For those who…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Further Proof of Frances McDormand's Good Taste

Not only does Frances McDormand have good taste in coffee, and husbands, but we can also add restaurants to that list. On Tuesday night, she dined at A16 with her husband, Joel Coen, and one of the Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson. They had about five courses, including a jumbo gulf…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Coooooookie public
The Chatterbox

Coooooookie

A new place to unleash your inner Cookie Monster has opened in the Fillmore: BUMZY’S COOKIES. The mother-and-daughter team of Sheila Harris and Toni Young are making their organic cookies daily, seven in all, which are named after family members: Sweet Sadie (sugar cookie), Bumzy Classic (chocolate…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Back for the First Time

On Sunday night, rapper Ludacris dined at Farallon. He only had half an hour before his show, but had a good meal with a female companion and a friend. The hipper members of the restaurant staff were reportedly quite excited.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Huey Lewis, in the News

A tablehopper reader wrote in that Huey Lewis was spotted at Piazza D’Angelo in Mill Valley following his “conversation” at the Throckmorton Theatre last night. It was actually a double play: he also came in for drinks and snacks before his show.…
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