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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.

June 16, 2009
The Chatterbox

June 16, 2009

A little birdie tells me Erica Holland-Toll (most recently the chef at the former Lark Creek Inn) is the new executive chef of ~DUCCA~ and the Westin (she just started yesterday). The current menu is going to be intact for a few months, and she will start making changes then.…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Lush

June 16, 2009

This Saturday June 20th is the ~ST. GEORGE SPIRITS SUMMER OPEN HOUSE~! They open up the hangar doors, fire up the stills, and let you get a close-up look at the distillation process in action. Your entry includes three cocktail tasters, food from La Cocina and 4505, Absinthe root beer…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Health Nut

June 16, 2009

Tomorrow night (June 17th) is the latest session of ~GET SMART RADIO~: Food Fight! The Challenge of Making Food Taste Good While it Saves Your Life. Join Get Smart Radio's host Deborah Pardes with Dr. Daphne Miller, author of The Jungle Effect: A Doctor Discovers the Healthiest Diets…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

June 16, 2009

Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett of Metallica had dinner at Ozumo San Francisco. He preferred mainly sushi and was reportedly very interested in the origin of each cut. He drank Kubota Manju and also seemed quite knowledgeable about sake. Rock! John O'Hurley, AKA King Arthur in Spamalot (and the…
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June 16, 2009
What’s Cookin’

June 16, 2009

No sleep for the wicked. Cold or no cold, I still had major book research to do, and fortunately my ability to taste was not affected. Last week I did a tablehoppin' trip around Oakland (Flora, Tamarindo, MUA, Bar Lata), plus a mini Italian tour of 54 Mint (pictured)…
Marcia Gagliardi
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June 9, 2009
The Chatterbox

June 9, 2009

The former London Wine Bar ("America's First Wine Bar") space in the Fugazi Building has a new tenant: ~GEORGES~. I had a chance to catch up with co-owner Elias Bikahi (Nook, Caffe Sapore, Sapore Catering, and he started Valentina), who is partnering with Leo Lippi on…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Lush

June 9, 2009

Big shifts in the wine universe: Nicole Burke, the now-former wine director of ~EPIC ROASTHOUSE~ just got married in Ireland and is off to India for her honeymoon. When she returns at the end of month, she is going to be working at Domaine Select Wine Estates as the Northern…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

June 9, 2009

The fabulous Patricia Clarkson was spotted dining at Bar Jules. Over the weekend, Sean Penn was at Piazza D'Angelo restaurant in Mill Valley with a party of 14 to celebrate a birthday. Peter Coyote and Phil Bronstein dined at Poggio. Ludacris had lunch at ThirstyBear on Saturday. He…
Marcia Gagliardi
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June 9, 2009
What’s Cookin’

June 9, 2009

Damn, I woke up Monday morning feeling totally under the weather. Well, that's what I get for spending the weekend in, burning up my keyboard instead of a dancefloor. Fortunately my cold decided to roll in after last week's Sicilian wine event with Alex Fox, because…
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