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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.

GLAAD: Long, Hot Summer
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
Marcia Gagliardi •
Pizzeria Delfina
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
Marcia Gagliardi •
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
Marcia Gagliardi •
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
Marcia Gagliardi •
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…
Marcia Gagliardi
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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…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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'…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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…
Marcia Gagliardi
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