Marcia Gagliardi

After closing for a short summer break, ~LOCAL MISSION EATERY~ is back open today, and offering a new dinner program starting this Friday July 16th. There’s a new dinner menu, with the option to order dishes à la carte. Some examples include chilled corn soup, gnocchi with house-pulled…

I got a tip from a colleague over at the Marina Times about  changes at the historic ALFRED’S STEAKHOUSE: Al Petri’s son, Marco, is going to be taking over the business. Yup, after working there for 37 years, Al is going to enjoy life outside of the restaurant.…

Looking for a new lunch spot in the Mission? Swing by La Provence restaurant and you’ll be able to have a prix-fixe Indian lunch cooked by Paawan Kothari of GREEN CORIANDER, all made with organic ingredients and a healthy perspective. Lunch includes dal (as soup), cumin rice (white…

Yeah, it’s dangerous to know the sugar pimp. While I was home toiling away on my column yesterday, my friend Gabriel Mitchell of MAISON MITCHELL came by, springing his latest tarty treats on me. First, there was Veronique, a wicked combo of strawberries, chocolate, pistachio frangipane, crème légère, and…

Let’s hear it for ~SCOMA’S~: in May, Scoma’s customers and employees raised $7,000 for Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation. And now, they’re ready to launch a second fundraiser to further assist the Gulf cleanup and support our fishermen on a local level. On Thursdays…

This Wednesday July 14th is BASTILLE DAY, when there are all kinds of party options around town, in addition to the usual madness that happens on Belden Place. ~RN74~ is hosting a party from 7pm to midnight, with French burlesque dancers, guests in costume (you get a free cocktail, so…