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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 3, 2009
What’s Cookin’

February 3, 2009

Happy belated Groundhog Day. No idea how to really celebrate that one. Anyway. Thanks to everyone who entered to win tickets at the wine tasting on Valentine’s Day at Golden Gate Wine Cellars—I guess you all like to drink or something. I hope the winners enjoy the vinos,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Bottlenotes
The Socialite

Bottlenotes

Bottlenotes, the online wine boutique shop and social network, has partnered with more than 80 wineries and talented Bay Area chefs to bring the first Bottlenotes wine tasting event to the Bay Area: ~AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 SIPS~. On Thursday February 19th, wine enthusiasts will take a trip to…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Eat Your Vegetables
The Socialite

Eat Your Vegetables

There are ~TWO VEGETARIAN EVENTS~ coming up. First, on Saturday February 7th, there is a multi-course dinner by Leif Hedendal. He’ll be preparing wintery vegetarian delicacies using “produce freshly plucked from local farms, urban gardens, and foraging conspiracies.” The night will also feature live klezmer by Isabel Douglas…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Retro San Francisco
The Jetsetter

Retro San Francisco

I'm a vintage girl at heart--I've always felt like a displaced spirit, pulled out of 1928 and plunked into modern times. Even while I was in high school and working at my grandmother's store in San Mateo, one of the cute older ladies,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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…
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,…
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…
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
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