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Tablehopping at the SF Street Food Festival

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Tablehopping at the SF Street Food Festival

I knew the right way I needed to do the SF STREET FOOD FESTIVAL: ride my bike down there early, and go with at least a couple hungry friends. But I ended up having to do the exact opposite: I had to drive my car because I was running car-necessary…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 24, 2010

Let's Do Lunch (at Zero Zero) and Brunch (at Café des Amis)

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Let's Do Lunch (at Zero Zero) and Brunch (at Café des Amis)

~ZERO ZERO~ just kicked off its lunch service yesterday, which means you can try their delicious pizzas, antipasti (helllllo chicken thighs!), a couple pastas, and a salad I am absolutely enthralled with, made with arugula,  almond,  plum,  lemon , and  olive  oil. There’s also a unique Italian sandwich that has…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 24, 2010

Hapa Ramen Doing Guest Nights at Bar Tartine

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Hapa Ramen Doing Guest Nights at Bar Tartine

So while it looks like the Ryan Ostler BBQ Monday nights I mentioned at ~BAR TARTINE~ are delayed, starting September 6th (yes, Labor Day), Hapa Ramen is going to be doing their ramen on Monday nights for the month of September! More details soon—and one more opp for noodle…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 24, 2010

Big 4 Starting a Series of "Mad Men" Dinner Specials

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Big 4 Starting a Series of "Mad Men" Dinner Specials

~BIG 4~ is getting in on the retro vibe, and starting September 1st is going to be offering a “Mad Men” dinner series every Wednesday evening. The $36 three-course prix-fixe menu (cigarette not included) will feature throwback menu items the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce team would enjoy tucking into. There…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 24, 2010

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Paisan: Open and Serving Pizza in Berkeley

The duo behind Lalime’s, Sea Salt, T-Rex Barbecue, Fonda, and Jimmy Beans, Haig Krikorian and Cindy Lalime, have just opened PAISAN, a pizzeria on San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley. Look for thin-crust pizzas from the Earthstone wood-fired oven with California toppings (like pesto, rocket salad, Sausalito springs watercress, and…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 24, 2010

Osteria Coppa Opens in San Mateo Wednesday August 25th

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Osteria Coppa Opens in San Mateo Wednesday August 25th

Slated to open its doors in downtown San Mateo this Wednesday, OSTERIA COPPA will offer housemade salumi (like lomo, mortadella, and duck prosciutto), antipasti, and handcrafted artisanal pasta and pizza from chef Chanan Kamen (Quince, Jardinière). The pastas are sure to feature a deft touch due to Kamen’s time…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 24, 2010

Double Rainbow All the Way Across the Sky! It's in My Front Yard!

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Double Rainbow All the Way Across the Sky! It's in My Front Yard!

No, not that double rainbow, nor this one, but Sunday is all about some serious rainbow power, and ice cream, because Douglas Quint of Manhattan’s Big Gay Ice Cream Truck is comin’ to town! Quint will be serving a special sundae created with Humphry Slocombe’s Jake Godby. (Since…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 20, 2010

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Last Day to Vote for Who's Your Butcher?

It’s down to the wire: the voting on the top 20 videos for PROTEINU’S WHO’S YOUR BUTCHER? ~ contest ends tomorrow, Saturday August 21st, with the contest winner announced on Sunday. Local Bay Area talent includes Dave the Butcher, Mark Pasternak of Devil’s Gulch, Mark Dommen of…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 20, 2010

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On the Same Day: Ed Moose Leaves Us, The Washbag Closes (Again)

Last week a tablehopper reader wrote in to let me know the WASHINGTON SQUARE BAR & GRILL had closed—it had been a year and a half since the Tiernans reopened “The Washbag” back in the beginning of 2009. In an uncanny and sad moment of synchronicity, Leah Garchick also…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 17, 2010

Tony's Coal-Fired Pizza & Slice House (Soft) Opens This Wednesday

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Tony's Coal-Fired Pizza & Slice House (Soft) Opens This Wednesday

Tony Gemignani of Tony’s Pizza Napoletana is soft opening his latest pet project this Wednesday, ~TONY’S COAL-FIRED PIZZA & SLICE HOUSE~ in the former Palermo Delicatessen/La Spiaggia location (the grand opening is Friday). It’s a tiny space with mostly take-out items only, but it’s going…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 17, 2010

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