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Update on Grub on Valencia

I have received countless emails asking me, “Wassup with GRUB on Valencia?” (This is what happens when you have a business on Valencia at 19th Street). The current targeted opening date is July 21st. Partner Erik Reese (Mayes Oyster House on Polk) is creating a sit-down, table-service establishment (don’t…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Eating Locally on a Budget

This upcoming Bay Gourmet/Commonwealth Club panel, EATING LOCALLY ON A BUDGET, is on Wednesday June 30th. The panel of experts will discuss how to eat locally without breaking the bank, and includes: Deborah Madison, author, What We Eat When We Eat Alone; Leda Meredith, author, The Locavore’s Handbook:…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Upcoming Street Food Gatherings
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Upcoming Street Food Gatherings

A couple street food events are happening this week. Friday June 25th in Fort Mason is OFF THE GRID, a for-profit market of Asian and Latin entrepreneurs who are partnering with Fort Mason Center, La Cocina, and the SF Cart Project. Participating and confirmed food vendors for this Friday include…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Whole Hog Dinner at Kuleto's

Rancher Mark Pasternak of Devil’s Gulch Ranch is going to be supplying the pig for the second annual MEET THE WINEMAKER, RANCHER, AND CHEF DINNER at Kuleto’s on Tuesday June 29th. Chef Bob Helstrom’s whole hog menu will be paired with wines by Mac McDonald from Vision…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Do You Love Oysters?
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Do You Love Oysters?

Well, you better if you win this contest. ~WATERBAR~ is quickly approaching the sale of its half millionth oyster since the restaurant’s opening in January 2008. The guest who orders the half millionth oyster will be rewarded with a year’s supply of oysters at Waterbar: one dozen oysters…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Slow to Open in Berkeley this July

Seems appropriate that a restaurant called SLOW will be opening in Berkeley this July from chef/owner Kyle Anderson. Chef Anderson, 28, has worked with Daniel Boulud in New York and for Charlie Trotter in Chicago; he is also working with Christopher Blue of Chocolatier Blue, along with general manager…
Marcia Gagliardi
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New "Lifestyle Market" in West Berkeley: The Beehive
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New "Lifestyle Market" in West Berkeley: The Beehive

A new addition to the West Berkeley food scene is THE BEEHIVE MARKET, a Saturday affair that features an organic food court, farmers, and food manufacturers, as well as locally made, eco-friendly lifestyle products (transportation, personal care, pets, kids apparel, garden). Neither a farmer’s market nor a flea market,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Wayfare Tavern Opens Tuesday
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Wayfare Tavern Opens Tuesday

Opening on Tuesday June 22nd, Tyler Florence’s ~WAYFARE TAVERN~ is once again bringing life into the historical space that once housed beloved Rubicon. The menu of authentic American dishes was inspired by the San Francisco restaurant scene of the late 1800s. You can expect hors d’oeuvres like grass-fed…
Marcia Gagliardi
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