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Subscribe to tablehopper and discover why it’s a must-read, insider newsletter for anyone who lives to eat in San Francisco, for 19 years and counting. Every Tuesday, columnist and curator Marcia Gagliardi serves up the latest SF Bay Area restaurant and bar news, events, culture tips, travel guides, and more.

Tara's Organic Ice Cream Opens in Temescal
The Chatterbox

Tara's Organic Ice Cream Opens in Temescal

Berkeley’s TARA’S ORGANIC ICE CREAM has opened up a sister shop in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood, between Lanesplitter Pizza & Pub and Burma Superstar. Owner Tara Esperanza uses only organic dairy, fruits, nuts, herbs, spices, and even vegetables in her ice cream and sugar-free sorbets. Flavors include adzuki…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Second Annual New Zealand Wine Discovery on 4/17
The Lush

Second Annual New Zealand Wine Discovery on 4/17

This Saturday April 17th is the second annual NEW ZEALAND WINE DISCOVERY wine and food tasting event at the InterContinental San Francisco Hotel. Special to this event is a live broadcast of KGO’s Dining Around with Gene Burns program. This afternoon event will have you tasting the following New…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Lickety Split

A member of the industry and tablehopper reader writes in: “Gold medalist sprinter Michael Johnson had lunch at Pacific Catch in the Sunset district. He is still pretty fast, as he left the restaurant without his credit card. Luckily, he’s not as fast as before: I was able to…
Marcia Gagliardi
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This week's tablehopper: road warrior.
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: road warrior.

Last week, my hand of cards was most definitely a full house, starting with Wednesday’s Tour de Champagne at the Bubble Lounge, which was fantastique (particularly enjoyed the brut from grower-producer Dosnon & Lepage). My Thursday evening mingle at 18 Reasons was a blast (thank you Onigilly for the…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Taste of the Nation Returns April 29th
The Socialite

Taste of the Nation Returns April 29th

Share Our Strength’s TASTE OF THE NATION returns to AT&T Park on Thursday April 29th, featuring top chefs and mixologists, all of whom are coming together to donate their time, talent, and passion to end childhood hunger in America. Instead of a walk-around tasting and sit-down dinner,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Take a Wok on the Wild Side
The Socialite

Take a Wok on the Wild Side

The twelfth annual WOK ON THE WILD SIDE is coming up on Monday April 26th—it’s an annual fundraiser for the City College of San Francisco Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies Department. This year, guest chefs are preparing a sit-down dinner of classic San Francisco dishes (with student help)…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Wexler's
The Regular

Wexler's

I like little engines that could. When WEXLER’S first opened on Sacramento Street in the heart of the Financial District, more than a couple industry folks expressed their concern over the fate of owner Matt Wexler’s namesake restaurant, especially with the darkened doorways of Rubicon and Jeanty at…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Regular

Parada 22

This place has not been formally reviewed by the tablehopper, but it has been mentioned in related articles... Related Articles * Puerto Rican Food Coming to the Upper Haight 1805 Haight St. San Francisco (at Shrader St.) 415-750-1111 parada22.net $$ Alex Jackson, chef Cuisine * Caribbean * Cuban * Latin American * Puerto Rican Features…
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