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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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Soft Opening This Wednesday: Spire public
The Chatterbox

Soft Opening This Wednesday: Spire

Due to (softly) open for lunch this Wednesday July 7th is SPIRE RESTAURANT & BAR in SoMa. To recap, the chef is Laird Boles, most recently a sous chef at Waterbar. His contemporary American lunch menu includes: sweet corn soup ($6) with corn fritter, chili oil, and crème fraîche;…
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Unwind on Union Now Open public
The Chatterbox

Unwind on Union Now Open

Adding to the lineup of new businesses on Union (Marengo, Roam) is UNWIND ON UNION, open in the former Pasta Pomodoro space. It just opened, so they’re still ramping up the menu, which includes dishes to share like lobster corn dogs ($8), and “New American Skins” with triple crème…
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New Mega-Brasserie Opening Downtown public
The Chatterbox

New Mega-Brasserie Opening Downtown

After lots of local speculation and rumors about who was moving into 101 California Street, the former Atrium, details have been revealed. It’s another project by Mark Weiss of the Whisk Group, called ~BRASSERIE LILLE~. And get ready for this: it’s going to be a 7,638-square-foot brasserie.…
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The Chatterbox

Changes at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco

A few public service announcements about ~THE DINING ROOM AT THE RITZ-CARLTON~: it’s time for summer break, so The Dining Room will be closed until Monday July 19th, reopening Tuesday July 20th at 6pm. (You can still dine in The Lobby Lounge, ordering off a California market cuisine menu.…
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Morty's Deli, Soon Delivering ZZ Tapas public
The Chatterbox

Morty's Deli, Soon Delivering ZZ Tapas

The next time you’re getting tipsy during happy hour at a Polk Street bar, you can place a call to ~MORTY’S DELICATESSEN~ for some delivery, whether you want a kickass Reuben off their regular menu, or a stoner-happy selection off their new ZZ Tapas snack menu. Some sample…
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A Grand Shot of Coffee public
The Chatterbox

A Grand Shot of Coffee

Last week, as I was riding my bike home from a lunch in the Mission, I swung by the new ~GRAND COFFEE~ for a little fuel. As mentioned previously, owner Nabeel Silmi is applying some bartender skills to the barista craft. What you see here is the off-the-menu liquid affogato,…
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The Chatterbox

A Cheesy Night

Next Monday July 12th, join Rainbow Grocery cheesemonger and author, Gordon Edgar, and American cheese expert and author, Laura Werlin, for an 18 Reasons evening of stories and, of course, tastings. Gordon will read from his new book, Cheesemonger, and between readings, Werlin will lead you through a tasting, furthering…
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The Starlet

Someone Needs the Tablehopper's Guide to SF

Willem Dafoe was spotted at The Stinking Rose on Columbus with his girlfriend. (Pretty on-point and funny choice of location considering his recent role in the vampire movie, Daybreakers.) They sat in a romantic booth all the way in the back of The Bagna Calda room and shared sizzling skillet…
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The Starlet

Willem Dafoe

Someone Needs the Tablehopper's Guide to SF July  6, 2010 Willem Dafoe was spotted at The Stinking Rose on Columbus with his girlfriend. (Pretty on-point and funny choice of location considering his recent role in the vampire movie, Daybreakers.) They sat in a romantic booth all the way…
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