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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.

February 10, 2009
The Chatterbox

February 10, 2009

It looks like ~TSUNAMI MISSION BAY~ is on track to open in the Avalon Towers this Thursday February 12th. The loft-like space features brick-layered and white oak-paneled walls and a custom granite bar, where a variety of spirits, including 20 gins and of course a number of…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Lush

February 10, 2009

Down in SoMa, ~JOHN COLINS LOUNGE~ just started demolition yesterday on an office space that will be transformed into the future home of their bar. They are moving the bar because of the impending Transbay-related demo of their current space. They hope to open and move into the new…
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The Starlet

February 10, 2009

Over at Presidio Social Club, Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips (formerly of Luna and currently with Dean & Britta) and their entourage had a quick dinner at PSC before their show at the Palace of Fine Arts. Private eyes, they’re watching you! John Oates of Hall and Oates was…
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February 10, 2009
What’s Cookin’

February 10, 2009

Hey there, were you giving thanks for the rain this weekend? I sure was. - I was also giving thanks to the people who enabled me to make a perfect Sunday brunch: a plate of Soul Food Farm eggs slow-basted in marvelous bacon fat. And about that bacon: it was…
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The Cavallo Point Cooking School
The Socialite

The Cavallo Point Cooking School

The ~CAVALLO POINT COOKING SCHOOL~ has a number of interesting cooking classes and demos coming up—and the classroom itself is downright gorgeous. Here are a few classes to look at and consider—read the program on the site for more details about each class: In My Kitchen: Visit and…
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Winter Farmers' Market Cocktails
The Socialite

Winter Farmers' Market Cocktails

Yeah, yeah, so these are summer cocktails at Tabla in NYC... CUESA and the San Francisco Chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild (USBG) are hosting an evening of ~WINTER FARMERS' MARKET COCKTAILS~ in the kitchen under the arches of the Ferry Building. For just $25, guests will get…
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CHEFS Dinner at Poleng Lounge
The Regular

CHEFS Dinner at Poleng Lounge

This write-up is a special recap of the tablehopper CHEFS (Conquering Homelessness Through Employment in Food Service) dinner that was held on Thursday February 5th with class/session number 34. The event was generously hosted by POLENG LOUNGE. A huge thank you to executive chef Tim Luym, who not…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Chatterbox

February 3, 2009

After a day of fruit bombs at ZAP, I was fortunate to be invited to a test dinner at ~NOPALITO~. People, let me tell you, I am counting my blessings that this little gem is a mere four blocks from tablehopper HQ. This second project from the Nopa crew is…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Lush

February 3, 2009

So, I have some exciting news about the ~FORMER PINK SPACE~ in the Mission. Hakobo of fresco is going to be partnering with owner Peter Glickstern, and they are opening an entirely new club together. The idea is to make this a mainstay Mission bar, open at 5pm daily. It…
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The Starlet

february 3, 2009

Jon Hamm (AKA Don Draper of Mad Men) and Andy Richter had lunch at The Slanted Door on Saturday. The tablehopper eyewitness shares, “The dreamy Mad Man obliged a woman celebrating her baby shower with photos all around.” Another tablehopper reader writes in, “I ran into 6'9"…
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