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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 Starlet

Marisa Tomei

Bottega is Like One Big Red Carpet December 15, 2009 Considering the lineup of stars BOTTEGA has managed to attract in one week, I’d say it’s our Wine Country version of Spago or Nobu. Marci V., a tablehopper reader, wrote in to let me know she saw David…
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The Chatterbox

Abruzzo Fundraiser Dinner in San Mateo

How often does someone’s Italian mother fly in to cook a meal for a special event? Exactly. This Thursday December 17th, ~ACQUA PAZZA~ in San Mateo is hosting a reception and dinner with Slow Food San Francisco founder Lorenzo Scarpone to benefit the Galano Dairy Farm in Fossa, Abruzzo,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Chatterbox

Porchetta Mondays Return to Poggio

Chef Peter McNee of ~POGGIO~ is once again doing his wintertime whole pig porchetta on Mondays, using milk-fed pigs from Mark Pasternak at Devil’s Gulch Ranch. Chef McNee prepares the porchetta from a whole pig, stuffs it with house-made rosemary sausage, and sews it up before spit roasting it…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Are You Up for the Adventure?
The Sponsor

Are You Up for the Adventure?

Scharffen Berger and TuttiFoodie.com invite you to enter the fabulous, third annual Chocolate Adventure Contest. So go ahead: invent, create, explore the boundaries of your own culinary imagination. This year the contest accepts entries in two categories—Sweet and Savory—for the chance to win one of two $10,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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December 15, 2009 - back in the saddle.
Newsletter

December 15, 2009 - back in the saddle.

This week's tablehopper: back in the saddle.                     Fried chicken sandwich from Naked Lunch. Right on, is what I say. I haven’t quite made it to the clubhouse turn, but I’m definitely feeling more on the normal side of things. Kinda perky. Can’t drive yet, but…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Christmas Eve Dining
The Socialite

Christmas Eve Dining

Have a lot of family in town, and your shoebox-sized apartment can’t hold them all? You’d be surprised how many places are open on Christmas Eve. Below are a few local places doing special menus (but if you’re looking for a “regular” meal, just search on OpenTable…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Socialite

Christmas Day Dining

As for Christmas Day, keep in mind most hotel restaurants stay open, but here are a few special menus that were on my radar: The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco puts on quite the Christmas Day buffet from 11am—4pm. The spread includes extensive brunch and breakfast items, a raw bar with…
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