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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

July 29, 2008

Darling Bernadette Peters dined at Presidio Social Club, sharing the goat cheese and beet salad and the butter lettuce salad with her friend, and she then had the special of California white sea bass. Since the PSC is a big fan of playing The Jerk on their television screens, they…
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tablehopper Suppers

Rubicon, July 29, 2008

tablehopper and Pillow Rd/Ladera Vineyards Dinner Hors d' Oeuvres Pancetta Wrapped Peaches Watermelon-Goat Cheese Padron Peppers, Anchovy, Coriander Crema Menu Chilled Golden Beet Soup Pickled Cubanelle Peppers, Squid, Mussels, Avocado Ladera Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Napa Valley Roasted Wild Striped Bass Lightly Smoked Purple Cherokee Tomatoes Pillow Road Vineyard…
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July 29, 2008
What’s Cookin’

July 29, 2008

I’m the first to admit it: my social calendar has been out of control this past week. And my dance card. Full-tilt boogie.Last Tuesday, I got to check out the Prada store opening party (uh, hello, catering by Thomas Keller, who I spotted roaming around for a split…
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Top Chefs Tell All
The Socialite

Top Chefs Tell All

The Bay Gourmet Forum of the Commonwealth Club has planned a month-long series of programs called How We Eat, including cooking classes, farm tours, dining experiences, tastings, and more. In the INFORUM ~TOP CHEFS TELL ALL PANEL~, San Francisco-based contestants from the most recent season of Bravo's Top…
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Dave McLean on English Ales
The Wino

Dave McLean on English Ales

Dave McLean fell in love with craft beer 20 years ago in Boston. He still remembers his first, eye-opening pint of cask-conditioned beer at the now-defunct Commonwealth Brewing Co. The resulting home-brewing hobby mushroomed into an obsession and he completed the Master Brewers Program at UC Davis, under the tutelage…
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The Chatterbox

July 22, 2008

Before diving in here, have you heard of ~TALK SHOW LIVE~? It’s a monthly variety show that just moved to 330 Ritch, and yours truly is going to be a guest on Monday, August 11th. The doors open for live Django-gypsy jazz music by Café Americain and mingling at…
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The Lush

July 22, 2008

Yo winos, Pietro di Mastro Berardino is in the house! Well, kind of. ~MASTROBERARDINO~ is Campania's most renowned winery, established in the 1750s by winemaker Pietro di Mastro Berardino. Pietro was awarded the professional title of 'Mastro' as testament to his skills in quality winemaking, a…
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July 22, 2008
The Health Nut

July 22, 2008

I know, you thought I stopped working out, huh! Well, unfortunately Titan Fitness cancelled the weekly Kezar Stadium workouts, but we have been meeting up each week for individual training sessions at Diakadi Body instead. It’s a facility that is only for trainers and their clients, so it’s…
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The Starlet

July 22, 2008

Jackpot on star sightings this week. First, Sting was all over town. He was spotted having lunch at Balboa Café, where he ordered the crab cakes, and a Cobb salad. And a tablehopper reader saw him having lunch at Seasons at the Four Seasons Hotel with his entourage. He also…
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