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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.

October 20, 2009
The Lush

October 20, 2009

Over in the Mission, things are getting close for ~SOM~, which will have a grand opening on Friday November 6th. The former Pink space is going to have an articulated (but not fussy) cocktail program of accessible and classic cocktails served from 4:30pm–10pm nightly, and then the DJ…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

October 20, 2009

Random sightings galore: Matt Ross (Alby Grant of HBO's Big Love) was spotted at Pizzaiolo. Another reader writes, "For all your subscribers who are also fans of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (I know I love it!), Amber Tamblyn (who plays Tibby) [had] shots of Jager…
Marcia Gagliardi
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October 20, 2009
What’s Cookin’

October 20, 2009

Mreow. Actually, pffff!. Am officially cranky from these annoying allergies I've had the past few weeks. I thought they were gone, but no, achoo, they're back. As one friend posited, maybe I'm allergic to mildew. Grrrrreat, I sure picked the right city to be…
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Sugar Rush
The Socialite

Sugar Rush

~SUGAR RUSH~ is back, a night of dessert tastings from the Bay Area's best restaurants, plus a silent auction, and cocktails to help support Spark's youth programs! There will be dessert tastings from Boulevard, Chez Panisse, Michael Mina, Millennium, Range, Recchiuti Confections, Sibby's Cupcakery,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Perfect Pairings
The Socialite

Perfect Pairings

For the next 12 days (through October 31st), be sure to look for the ~PERFECT PAIRINGS~ fork and bottle logo on menus around town at participating restaurants. If you order the pairing, a portion of proceeds goes to the local Meals-on-Wheels program. These pairings may be alcoholic or…
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OPENfuture: Spinning Marinetti's Wheels
The Regular

OPENfuture: Spinning Marinetti's Wheels

Oh. My. God. Ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod. OH. MY. GOD. That's what kept racing through my mind as I watched a 650-pound spit-roasted steer get lifted out of a bicycle-powered trailer and unwrapped on an equally massive butcher-block table at the latest OPENrestaurant event this…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Health Nut

Healthy Breakfast of Quinoa

A couple little bits for you. First, I had to share this wonderful recipe tablehopper reader Leslie wrote in. (I know, and you thought it was just for dinner.) One thing that was challenging on the cleanse was what to eat for breakfast besides curried tofu and smoothies and oatmeal.…
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The Health Nut

Alive, Raw, Organic

I took a field trip to check out ~ALIVE!~ on Lombard, an all-organic raw food restaurant (you may know them from their stand at the farmers’ market). I liked the intimate atmosphere, with its rustic wood tables, Japanese-influenced graphic art on the wall, and dim lighting. Very soothing,…
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The Starlet

Jerry Harrison

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The Starlet

Jerry Harrison likes Mexican

Jerry Harrison likes Mexican. Jerry Harrison likes Mexican. Jerry Harrison likes Mexican Jerry Harrison likes Mexican. Jerry Harrison likes Mexican Jerry Harrison likes Mexican. Jerry Harrison likes Mexican Jerry Harrison likes Mexican. Jerry Harrison likes Mexican Jerry Harrison likes Mexican. Jerry Harrison likes Mexican Jerry Harrison likes Mexican. Jerry Harrison…
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