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The Wino

Adrian Reynolds on Lambrusco

Oakland-based travel photographer Adrian Reynolds muses about travel, food, wine and the wonderful world of cured pork products on his blogs Piccolo Gastronomo and Culatello. Adrian also has a Masters of Science in Gastronomy from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Parma, Italy, aka "Slow Food U.," and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 11, 2008

The Chatterbox

August 5, 2008

Rumblings over at Mint Plaza: looks like ~PETER GREERTY’S GASTRO-STEAKHOUSE PROJECT~ will not be happening in the 418 Jessie space. This was going to be the hefty project, with 120 seats total. No confirmed word on whether Il Buco is moving out here into the 54 Mint space either.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 05, 2008

The Lush

August 5, 2008

8 is a lucky number in Chinese culture, and the folks at ~BAR 888~ at the InterContinental Hotel are pretty dialed in for this upcoming Friday’s date of 08/08/08. You can take your pick from eight grappa drinks for $8.88 each, including two new ones that…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 05, 2008

The Starlet

August 5, 2008

Her Perkiness, Rachael Ray, was at Spruce on Sunday. She was in town filming an upcoming episode of Rachael Ray’s Tasty Travels/Rachael’s Vacation. She dined with her hubby, and they enjoyed the branzino. A tablehopper reader said they saw Tiffani Faison from Top Chef entering Shanghai 1930…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 05, 2008

What’s Cookin’

August 5, 2008

You didn’t think I was going to slow down this week, did you? Of course not, darlings. This past week’s highlight was definitely the tablehopper supper last Tuesday at Rubicon with Pillow Rd. and Ladera Vineyards—39 fabulous folks turned up for one heck of a meal from…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 04, 2008

The Socialite

Family Winemakers of California- 18th Annual Tasting

~FAMILY WINEMAKERS OF CALIFORNIA~ returns for its eighteenth year, the largest tasting of California wines in the world, and a showcase for our state's small, family-owned wineries. Click here for a list of participating wineries. No one under 21 admitted, including infants, so leave the little whippersnapper at…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 04, 2008

The Socialite

GLAAD: Long, Hot Summer

©2008 frankenyimages.com One hell of a swell and celebratory event is coming up: ~LONG, HOT SUMMER~, when the San Francisco Leadership Council of GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) is raising a glass in honor of Mayor Gavin Newsom and his pioneering efforts to advance marriage for gay…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 04, 2008

The Regular

Pizzeria Delfina

Can it really be that PIZZERIA DELFINA is already three years old? While I like to imagine every San Franciscan has tried the scrumptious pizza margherita here at least once, one of the city's better deals for $11.50, I know that's not the case. Let&…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 04, 2008

The Chatterbox

July 29, 2008

Drama over at ~CAFE MAJESTIC~: GM Ryan Maxey is uh, suddenly no longer working there, and now executive chef Ian Begg and the bar manager have given their notice. Begg’s last day will be August 6th (hello restaurant folks, here are some quality folks to snap up!). The restaurant…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 29, 2008

The Lush

July 29, 2008

Myles O’Reilly and manager Chris Shelgren have opened ~MCTEAGUE’S SALOON~ in the former Johnny Wok location on Polk Street, just next door to O’Reilly’s Holy Grail. To recap my mention back in May, the saloon is named after the book by Frank Norris, McTeague, (Frank Norris…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 29, 2008