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The Regular

La Mar Cebicheria Peruana

As we're segueing into our Indian summer, there's nothing like trying to prolong the warm weather vibe with alfresco dining on ceviches and drinking frothy pisco sours while taking in a view of the bay. Perched on the Embarcadero is LA MAR CEBICHERIA PERUANA, the first…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 07, 2009

The Chatterbox

September 1, 2009

You all fired up on home canning and kombucha? I know I am. In case you have caught some DIY fever, CUESA (the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture) is offering a ~SERIES OF DIY CLASSES~ as part of their Preservation Celebration. CUESA is offering classes on fermentation and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 28, 2009

The Lush

September 1, 2009

I thought it was worth noting that if you buy your tickets for ~WHISKYFEST SAN FRANCISCO~ before September 15th, you get a $10 per ticket discount and the shipping is on them, an additional $10 savings. Ticket prices (until September 15th) are $95 for general admission and $140 for VIP…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 28, 2009

What’s Cookin’

September 1, 2009

Let me tell you, it's very strange to be writing tablehopper on a Thursday evening. What the heck, I just sent my last column out on Tuesday! But, my trusty designer is off to the playa for a week, so I had to get this hammered out quick…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 27, 2009

The Socialite

Dress for Success

Now, at first glance this event seems like it's more about fashion and fundraising, but when I saw the all-female chef lineup, I saw that is was about food as well. ~DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN FRANCISCO~ is celebrating its fourth year of helping Bay Area women with a…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 27, 2009

The Chatterbox

August 25, 2009

Whoa, some local restaurants have been taken down with fires this past week, damn. Last Friday, ~CHOW~ in the Castro suffered a fire in the flue in the morning, and will now be closed for a few weeks for repairs. Will let you know when the reopening is in sight,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 25, 2009

The Lush

August 25, 2009

I wanted to share a few more details about the half-off wine promo going on in honor of ~FIFTH FLOOR'S~ ten-year anniversary. It's actually extending through Labor Day (September 7th), and you can have half-off on bottles, or half-bottles. For you trophy hunters, rare and one-of-a-kind…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 25, 2009

The Starlet

August 25, 2009

More A-Rod and Kate Hudson sightings came in: last week they also dined at Yoshi's late Monday night, and at RN74 on Tuesday. Quentin Tarantino was spotted around town: he was at Blue Bottle Mint Plaza and Zeitgeist (although I am not sure about that order—perhaps drinks…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 25, 2009

What’s Cookin’

August 25, 2009

Sometimes I just have to pinch myself, hard. I have been to three of the most magnificent California settings, and all in one week. (I guess the universe was helping to balance the ridiculous pain I was in last week from my %$#& toe injury. Much better now, thank you.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 24, 2009

The Socialite

National Eat-In

On Labor Day, Monday September 7th, one year after Slow Food Nation, Slow Food San Francisco returns to San Francisco's Civic Center for a public potluck ~EAT-IN~ in support of its national Time For Lunch Campaign to bring real food to the country's public schools. Based…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 24, 2009