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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

March 3, 2009

Oh my gawd, Marisa Tomei had brunch on Sunday at Venus Restaurant in Berkeley. She “is one hot mama” and was with two guys, one who was reportedly also “super hot.” They enjoyed themselves, feasting on the country brunch (house biscuit, Blue Chair Jam, eggs, and potatoes), stuffed French toast…
Marcia Gagliardi
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March 3, 2009
What’s Cookin’

March 3, 2009

How positively grim, California is now at a 10.1% unemployment rate. You know, with those kinds of stats, it’s no -wonder people are drinking more. I’m also noticing how many bars around town are now serving kick-ass food—you don’t even need to leave your…
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Paula Wolfert Dinner
The Socialite

Paula Wolfert Dinner

Fifth Floor Restaurant & Lounge is hosting a special ~JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BENEFIT DINNER IN HONOR OF COOKBOOK AUTHOR PAULA WOLFERT~. Chef Laurent Manrique and a roster of his acclaimed fellow chefs and friends will prepare a spectacular six-course dinner with dishes adapted from Wolfert’s classic recipes from…
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Festa Della Donna
The Socialite

Festa Della Donna

Art by Kelly Tunstall. Every year, A16 celebrates International Women's Day—and of course it’s in an Italian style, so it’s ~FESTA DELLA DONNA~. There’s much to celebrate, including the many wonderful women who work at A16, and the promotion of Liza Shaw as a…
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Rich Higgins on 2009: Year of the Beer
The Wino

Rich Higgins on 2009: Year of the Beer

Rich Higgins is president of the San Francisco Brewers Guild and has been brewing professionally in San Francisco for five years. He is also a certified Cicerone and a consultant to the restaurant industry on beer and food pairing. He can be reached at rich [at] richhiggins [dot] com. 2009:…
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Broken Record
The Regular

Broken Record

NOTE: Ryan and Katharine are no longer cooking here, but BR still has a kitchen going, with items like fried chicken, potato skins, and the whiskey collection is excellent. Do you know where the Excelsior is? I wager you'll look it up once you're through with…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Regular

Excelsior

NOTE: Ryan and Katharine are no longer cooking here, but BR still has a kitchen going, with items like fried chicken, potato skins, and the whiskey collection is excellent. Do you know where the Excelsior is? I wager you'll look...…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
February 24, 2009
The Chatterbox

February 24, 2009

Last week I scouted out a couple soon-to-open projects in North Beach. First, I got a tour of the updated ~WASHINGTON SQUARE BAR & GRILL~, which is on target to reopen on March 2nd. The new owners are business partners Liam and Susan Tiernan of Tiernan's…
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The Lush

February 24, 2009

The tiki community is taking two hits this week. First, Martin Cate has left ~FORBIDDEN ISLAND~ tiki bar in Alameda. You can read his goodbye note in its entirety here, but the net-net is, “I was a minority partner in FI [Forbidden Island], and we just had different ideas…
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The Starlet

February 24, 2009

A tablehopper reader wrote in to say they saw Rob Schneider at Cafe Divine at Stockton and Union, having lunch “with a lady friend.” He had a coffee and an arugula salad. Actor Zach Braff (Scrubs, etc.) and four pals dined at Ame, celebrating a friend's birthday, complete…
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