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(Sponsored Event): CUESA's Summer Bash, The Freshest Party of the Season

Sunday June 9th, 2019, 6pm-9pm | San Francisco Ferry Building Celebrate the start of summer with a spectacular evening of peak-season deliciousness and warm-weather delights. For one night only, experience the Ferry Building as it is transformed for an epic party to feed your senses and soul. At CUESA’s Summer…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 21, 2019

The Chatterbox

New Brunches at Prairie and True Laurel, Mestiza, and Breakfast at Bloom

It’s time to add some extra-deliciousness to your weekend brunch lineup. Serving brunch both Sat-Sun is PRAIRIE, with chef-owner Anthony Strong cookin’ up some truly creative dishes that speak to me, like a grilled pork blade chop with a Calabrian XO fried egg. You can also get that egg…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 21, 2019

The Lush

Willkommen Opens in the Castro, Here's How in Uptown, New Umami Mart

Now open in the Castro is WILKOMMEN, an indoor beer garden from SoMa’s Black Hammer Brewing, serving 10 of their beers, plus local ciders, hard kombucha, and a full food menu (including sausage from Rosamunde, fries, potato salad, pretzels, and a daily roast salad, sandwich, or plate). There are…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 21, 2019

May 21, 2019 - This week's tablehopper: my big fat Greek trip.

This week's tablehopper: my big fat Greek trip. A memorable lunch at Marina’s Taverna in Corfu. I will be dreaming of her bourdeto with sweet potato and baked eggplant for a long, long time. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Kalispera! Yours truly is back from Greece 2, and unlike…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 20, 2019

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: my big fat Greek trip.

Kalispera! Yours truly is back from Greece 2, and unlike the movie, this sequel was soooo good. Corfu is a magical island, with such a fascinating history (the Venetians ruled the island for 400 years, and Old Town Corfu made me feel like I was back living in Castello!) and…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 20, 2019

The Socialite

StarChefs: San Francisco Rising Stars Award Winners

StarChefs, the national restaurant industry magazine, is returning to San Francisco to celebrate the 2019 Rising Star Award Winners, with a number of new categories, such as Game Changer (Sayat Ozyilmaz, Laura Ozyilmaz, Noosh) and Charcuterie (John Harley Richter, Verjus), plus they continue to focus on Sustainability (Kim Alter, Nightbird)…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 20, 2019

The Chatterbox

Che Fico Alimentari Opens, Serving All the Things People Love (Namely, Pasta and Italian Wine)

Opening tonight, Tuesday April 30th, is CHE FICO ALIMENTARI, from partners David Nayfeld, Angela Pinkerton, and Matt Brewer, below their wildly popular Che Fico in the short-lived Theorita space. Anyone who has been fortunate to dine at Roscioli in Rome is going to be reminded of it here (it’s…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 30, 2019

The Chatterbox

Openings: Refreshed Sam's Anchor Cafe, The Vault, Bini's Kitchen, and More

If you follow me on Instagram, you already saw all the pics of the newly renovated and updated SAM’S ANCHOR CAFE in Tiburon, and it really is a looker. Nothing like getting a big facelift at 99! Redesigned by ROY (Hannah and Emily Collins) in an unheard of six…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 30, 2019

The Chatterbox

Quick News Updates (Besharam, Hashida, Commonwealth, More)

Some fast bites: Heena Patel of BESHARAM at Minnesota Street Project has parted ways with Daniel Patterson’s Alta Group (a mutual decision) and has assumed full operational control of the restaurant. She will be making some changes to the concept, becoming more family-friendly in format, plus some other tweaks.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 30, 2019

(Sponsored Event): On Friday 5/3, Experience Agave, an Immersive Tequila and Mezcal Tasting Event

6th ANNUAL CRAFT AGAVE TEQUILA and MEZCAL TASTING Friday May 3rd, 2019; 5:30pm-8pm Hotel VIA rooftop (138 King St., SF) Overlooking The City and Bay skyline 14 floors up, join the gents of ananassf.com and jaffeevents.com to experience the magic of agave spirits. Learn the heritage and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 30, 2019

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