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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.

For the Love of Ramen
The Socialite

For the Love of Ramen

Are you noodle obsessed? Then you will want to check out this upcoming event from the Asian Culinary Forum, ~FOR THE LOVE OF RAMEN~. There will bea panel of noodle experts who will explore how a dish born of extreme need after World War II was transformed into a meal…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Father's Day at the Ritz
The Socialite

Father's Day at the Ritz

Thought I should point out a few fun ~FATHER'S DAY~ events coming up at two Ritz-Carlton locations. I loved the sound of this one at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay: the Resort's executive chef Xavier Salomon and his father, Jean Salomon, will be cooking together in…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Duggan McDonnell on Cachaça
The Wino

Duggan McDonnell on Cachaça

Muddling Herb Cane. Fresh-cut sugar cane. Bees in fresh-pressed cane juice. Duggan McDonnell is a culinary boozehound, an educator, consultant, and a partner in the Latin cocktail lounge, Cantina. Raising Cane! Portuguese can be tough on the tongue. Like the word cachaça (kuh-shaw-suh), for instance. When sloppily said, the word…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
June 2, 2009
The Chatterbox

June 2, 2009

~E & O TRADING COMPANY~ suffered a (contained) fire on Thursday night in a duct above the grill. No one in the restaurant even noticed anything was wrong until a building neighbor noticed the fire and the sprinklers came on, so it wasn't some big dramatic scene or…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Lush

June 2, 2009

Gotta love free: there are complimentary wine tastings on Fridays at ~SPUNTINO~! Every Friday afternoon you'll be able to explore a different region, varietal, or producer at a casual, drop-in tasting. This Friday June 5th will feature the whites of Friuli, and next week (Friday June 12th) will…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
June 2, 2009
The Sugar Mama

June 2, 2009

This week I have three copies of Fran Gage's latest book to give away to three lucky tablehopper readers, The New American Olive Oil. All you need to do is forward this week's tablehopper newsletter to one buddy, but even more would be so very fabulous.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

June 2, 2009

Robert Redford had lunch yesterday at Spruce—he dined with two others and enjoyed a panino from the café. It was overheard that he would like to come back for dinner. We shall see… A Dogpatch reader writes in: "Filmmaker John Waters (and his VERY tiny moustache) were dining…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
June 2, 2009
What’s Cookin’

June 2, 2009

Whoa, thanks to everyone who emailed me about the tablehopper "internship/apprentice" position. Now I need one to go through all the resumes for me, har. I'll get back to y'all soon! This week is shaping up nicely: tonight I am going to check…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
June 2, 2009
What’s Cookin’

June 2, 2009

Whoa, thanks to everyone who emailed me about the tablehopper "internship/apprentice" position. Now I need one to go through all the resumes for me, har. I'll get back to y'all soon! This week is shaping up nicely: tonight I am going to check…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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