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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.

The Chatterbox

A Brief Break from Spaghetti and Spicy Cauliflower

Don’t fret too hard, but both ~DELFINA~ and ~PIZZERIA DELFINA~ in the Mission will be closed from Monday February 1st through Thursday February 4th, reopening on Friday February 5th. Nothing dramatic—they are just redoing their floors and taking care of some general restaurant maintenance. In case you need…
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The Lush

Another Adjustment to Your Bar Landscape

Just in case you’re wondering about the new bar called ~THE RESIDENCE~, it’s the latest incarnation of the former Amber space. The cozy-eclectic look is more study than smoking lounge (that’s right, no more puffing away while at the bar, darlings), with a refreshed cocktail list, comfy…
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Updated Happy Hour Treats at Waterbar
The Lush

Updated Happy Hour Treats at Waterbar

~WATERBAR~ has updated its popular happy hour offerings, renaming it the “Come Unhinged!” Happy Hour. It runs every Monday through Friday from 3pm-6pm, with $5 specialty cocktails, $5 glasses of La Marca prosecco and Nick’s Cuvée pinot grigio, and $3 bottles of Session Premium Lager, plus the featured oyster…
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The Starlet

Kevin Dillon and His Own Entourage on the Town

Kevin Dillon (aka Johnny “Drama” Chase of HBO’s Entourage) dined at EPIC ROASTHOUSE last Friday night with a group of six, dining on steaks and scallops (Kevin had the filet). (He was reportedly in town for the one-year anniversary at Infusion Lounge. Can someone say appearance fee?)…
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The Starlet

Kevin Dillon

Kevin Dillon and His Own Entourage on the Town February  2, 2010 Kevin Dillon (aka Johnny “Drama” Chase of HBO’s Entourage) dined at EPIC ROASTHOUSE last Friday night with a group of six, dining on steaks and scallops (Kevin had the filet). (He was reportedly in town for the…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Let's Have a Little Chaat
The Chatterbox

Let's Have a Little Chaat

This was definitely something I was looking forward to coming home to, in an effort to assuage my acute Indian food cravings: VIK’S CHAAT CORNER has opened in a new and larger space just a couple blocks away from its original location. Can’t wait to get my Mumbai…
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The Starlet

The Governator Visits Los Altos

With a promise of “I’ll be back,” Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger left behind a pleasantly surprised lunch crowd at Zitune, the modern Moroccan restaurant in Los Altos. No one knows what the gov, a friend, and staffer were doing in the area, and the restaurant refused to say what kind…
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The Chatterbox

Molecular Gastronomy Comes to Shallow Alto

After chef Bruno Chemel’s abrupt departure from Mountain View’s Chez TJ, he has now opened his own place, BAUMÉ in Palo Alto. Named after French chemist Antoine Baumé, the contemporary French menu is going to give your wallet a workout (five courses for $78, ten for $108, fifteen…
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