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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 Chatterbox

January 27, 2009

Another week, another closure. ~MECCA~ suddenly closed last week, and according to one of my sources, it sounds like there have been problems for some time. A sale seems to be in the works—will let you know if I hear anything. Not sure where the Thursday night ladeeeez fest…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Lush

January 27, 2009

~BLOODHOUND~, the bar I mentioned last week that’s now in the old Cassidy’s space in SoMa, is due to open this Thursday, FYI. Open 4pm–2am daily. 1145 Folsom St. at 7th St. There are a few wine dinners coming up, including this lovely-sounding Italian wine dinner at…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
January 27, 2009
What’s Cookin’

January 27, 2009

Cuvaison Did you finally slog through last week’s issue? This one should be a little less time-consuming, I promise. I was all over Dodge last week, including an always-scrumptious sushi feast at Sebo in Hayes Valley on Wednesday, which ended up making me jones for MORE SUSHI, so I…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
January 27, 2009
The Socialite

January 27, 2009

A bell pepper "heart" I found in my rice. Awww. Seafood and lettuce cups at Great Eastern. Love it, hate it, into it, avoiding it, I have no idea what ~VALENTINE’S DAY~ means to you. I do know that probably every restaurant in town has something special…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
January 27, 2009
The Socialite

January 27, 2009

A variety of citrus events have crossed my desk, so I thought I’d do a little roundup. On Saturday February 7th, The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA) will host a ~CITRUS CELEBRATION~. Here’s the line-up of events: 10am–1pm: Citrus tasting challenge Try…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Pizza Place on Noriega
The Regular

The Pizza Place on Noriega

Whoa, dude, that IS a big pizza. Hey dude. Wassup, bra? Hungry after catching those swells at Ocean Beach? It was bitchen' today, you should have been there. Even those who don't have sand in their hair and toes are making the trek to THE PIZZA PLACE…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Regular

Ocean Beach

Whoa, dude, that IS a big pizza.Hey dude. Wassup, bra? Hungry after catching those swells at Ocean Beach? It was bitchen' today, you should have been there. Even those who don't have sand in their hair and toes are making...…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
January 20, 2009
The Chatterbox

January 20, 2009

Hey, muchas gracias to everyone who entered the giveaway for Joanne Weir’s Wine Country Cooking. Yes, all 63 of you! ~BELOW IS A LIST OF YOUR FAVORITE WINE COUNTRY RESTAURANTS~; I thought you’d like to see what’s on everyone’s list! I grouped any similar answers together,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Lush

January 20, 2009

~15 ROMOLO~ in North Beach is closed for a facelift, and when it reopens around mid-February, there will be a new weekly menu of affordable bar food, with about 6–10 items on the chalkboard per day. The look will be warm and inviting, and will give a nod to…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

January 20, 2009

A tablehopper reader wrote in with a sighting of Todd Oldham and John Waters having dinner at Asia de Cuba: “John looking dapper as always, Todd looking like a lumberjack, scruffy with a beard.” Glenn Close was spotted dining at Bong Su in the company of friends. Adam Savage, from…
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