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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

Jane Wiedlin

Jane Wiedlin September 20, 2009 Jane Wiedlin from the Go-Go’s and her family came in to dine at Absinthe. They shared a variety of dishes, including crudo, stuffed chicken, and my fave, the pork confit. It ends up it was a mutual love-fest, because Wiedlin and chef Jamie Lauren…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Gavin Rossdale

Gavin Rossdale September 20, 2009 Another reader wrote in: “Gavin Rossdale of Bush and married to Gwen Stefani fame was having dinner at Orson this past Saturday with what I presumed to be his band mates. They enjoyed a bottle of red wine in at the bar and then moved…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Gavin Rossdale

Gavin Rossdale September 20, 2009 Another reader wrote in: “Gavin Rossdale of Bush and married to Gwen Stefani fame was having dinner at Orson this past Saturday with what I presumed to be his band mates. They enjoyed a bottle of red wine in at the bar and then moved…
Marcia Gagliardi
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What’s Cookin’

Captain Beefheart

So, I am back from the mountains, and if I didn’t have my photoshoot for my book scheduled last week, I would have been making as many excuses as possible to stay up in Tahoe—it’s beyond gorg up there in August. But about the photoshoot: whoa. Talk…
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September 15, 2009
What’s Cookin’

September 15, 2009

I know, you didn't expect to hear a peep from me, right? Because at this moment I most likely have my nose in a glass of oloroso (I'm in Jerez!) and am not back until this weekend. Well, my faithful bookworm writer, Pete Mulvihill of Green…
Marcia Gagliardi
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September 8, 2009
The Chatterbox

September 8, 2009

~THE CARNELIAN ROOM~, the old-school restaurant known for its mega views (and Grand Marnier soufflés) at the top of the Bank of America building will be closing after almost 40 years in business. From what I heard, the restaurant is serving its last Caesar salad on December 31st, 2009 (it&…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Lush

September 8, 2009

In case you see some, er, heated protestors on Thursday September 10th, it's because there will be a "friendly march" in San Francisco as part of a national awareness campaign to ~LEGALIZE CACHAÇA~, hosted by Leblon Cachaça. The point of the "march" is to…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

September 8, 2009

Sightings galore, so let's start here: Linda Ronstadt came into Angelina's Catering in the Richmond last week. Rap star Too $hort went to dinner at the newly opened Lake Chalet in Oakland. Kathy Griffin was in town last week for her show and was spotted dining…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
September 8, 2009
What’s Cookin’

September 8, 2009

So, I am back from the mountains, and if I didn't have my photoshoot for my book scheduled last week, I would have been making as many excuses as possible to stay up in Tahoe—it's beyond gorg up there in August. But about the photoshoot:…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Special September Menus
The Socialite

Special September Menus

A variety of restaurants are hosting ~SPECIAL EVENINGS, MENUS, AND MORE IN SEPTEMBER~. For the month of September, ~MASA'S~ is hosting a Celebration of Tomatoes, honoring Verdure Farm in Healdsburg. Executive chef Gregory Short has created a special, eight-course tasting menu celebrating late-harvest heirloom tomatoes, available Tuesday through…
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