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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 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…
Marcia Gagliardi
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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…
Marcia Gagliardi
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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…
Marcia Gagliardi
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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
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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…
Marcia Gagliardi
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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…
Marcia Gagliardi
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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
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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)…
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