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The Starlet

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy Hides Out for Lunch at The Vault July 2, 2019 Last Thursday June 27th, actress and comedian Melissa McCarthy had lunch with two guests at the recently opened The Vault in the Financial District. They made it a boozy lunch (atta girl) with specialty cocktails, and McCarthy dined…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 02, 2019

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Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 02, 2019

The Chatterbox

510 News: 4505 Burgers & BBQ Now Open in Oakland, Mama Oakland Is Close, Tartine Coming to Berkeley, More

Now open is the Oakland location of 4505 BURGERS & BBQ, taking over the vintage Glenn’s Hot Dogs in the Laurel District (the owners retired). You can’t miss the sign! Founder Ryan Farr is adding whole hog barbecue to the menu, as well as soft-serve ice cream (featuring…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 02, 2019

The Lush

Booze News: Elda Opens, Piccino Gets Full Liquor, One Market's Month of Women in Wine, More

Congrats to Eric Ochoa, Alvaro Rojas, and Jay De Natale on getting their beautiful ELDA open in the former Bar San Pancho in the Mission. It’s a tropical oasis (designed by ROY), with pan-Latin and Caribbean cocktails and food (from sikil pak with vegetables to carnitas tacos), plus natural…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 02, 2019

July 2, 2019 - This week's tablehopper: I guess it's summer.

This week's tablehopper: I guess it's summer. Smoked burrata and oven-roasted tomatoes at the new Il Casaro Castro. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy gang! How are y’all doing out there? I’m still descending from the rainbow I was flying all weekend—this year was one…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 01, 2019

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: I guess it's summer.

Howdy gang! How are y’all doing out there? I’m still descending from the rainbow I was flying all weekend—this year was one of my top five Pride weekends in SF, and I’ve had a bunch! Such great parties, gatherings, reunions, dancing, lewks, and vibes! Wow, people.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 01, 2019

The Chatterbox

Daily Driver Opens, and Now All of SF Is Lining Up for Bagels

If you were anywhere near Dogpatch over the weekend, you would have seen a loooong line of people hoping to score some wood-fired bagels from the newly opened DAILY DRIVER (from Tamara Hicks and David Jablons, and Hadley and David Kreitz) on 3rd Street. Some folks were luckier than others;…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 18, 2019

The Chatterbox

ONE65 Opens the Final (and Fine Dining) Stage of the Project: O' by Claude Le Tohic

I’ve been posting updates as each floor of the ONE65 building has opened with a new experience: ONE65 Patisserie & Boutique, ONE65 Bistro & Grill, Elements at ONE65, and now the final and fine dining concept has opened on the fifth and sixth floors: O’ by Claude Le Tohic.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 18, 2019

The Chatterbox

510 Openings Include Mago and Grand Lake Kitchen Dimond

Last Friday, I swung by the newly opened MAGO on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland to take some pics and was so charmed with its colorful, breezy, welcoming style. Mago is former AQ chef Mark Liberman’s first solo restaurant, and he wants to offer a menu and experience that are…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 18, 2019

The Chatterbox

Second Locations of Tartine, Bob's Donuts, U Dessert Story, and Tselogs

A year ago, I broke the news that Tartine was opening a location in the former Standard Roofing Co. on 9th Avenue in the Inner Sunset, and a very diligent tablehopper reader has been providing me with updates on the project. Last week, he informed me Tartine got final approval…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 18, 2019

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