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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.

EPIC Roasthouse
The Regular

EPIC Roasthouse

Let's get this straight right off the bat: EPIC ROASTHOUSE is not a steakhouse. That's selling it way too short. It's a modern roasthouse, which means you'll be able to get a lot more than steak. In fact, I (almost) wouldn'…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Chatterbox

July 8, 2008

Downtown just keeps getting interesting, I tell ya. To that end, here's on update on ~GITANE~ in Claude Lane, slated to open at the end of July. Looks like we'll have yet another spiffy place to score our citywide bad habit: yes, pizza. Executive chef Lisa…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Lush

July 8, 2008

Here's on update on ~CLOCK BAR~ by Michael Mina, opening next Tuesday July 15th in the Westin St. Francis hotel in Union Square. The team includes GM Matthew Meidinger, bartender Marco Dionysos (formerly of Tres Agaves), and seasoned bar team Ray Cortez Brown, Estanislado Orona, and Maren West.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

July 8, 2008

Here's a blast from the past: Chris Isaak was spotted on Sunday at Pho Phu Quoc (AKA PPQ Restaurant) at 19th Avenue and Irving with his wife. I remember he was my very first concert in a club, the Stone on Broadway!…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
July 8, 2008
What’s Cookin’

July 8, 2008

How are all you hands-free drivin' people doing? (It seems to be quite the topic of the populus this week.) So of course we had a foggy Fourth, but this week is shaping up for full-tilt weather gorgeousness… Meow. I am thrilled to be heading to wine country for…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Slow Food Nation
The Socialite

Slow Food Nation

On Tuesday July 1st, the lawn in front of San Francisco's City Hall began its transformation from grass carpet to edible garden, with volunteers preparing the land for Slow Food Nation's Victory Garden. On Saturday July 12th, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Slow Food Nation founder Alice Waters…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Are You What You Cook?
The Socialite

Are You What You Cook?

Coming up is ~ARE YOU WHAT YOU COOK?~, a celebrity chef panel discussion hosted by the Asian Culinary Forum (ACF), a new non-profit focused on educating the public on Asian food and culture (this is their launch event). The panel discussion will feature San Francisco area food experts, including Charles…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
CHEFS dinner at Bambuddha Lounge
The Regular

CHEFS dinner at Bambuddha Lounge

This write-up is a special recap of the tablehopper CHEFS (Conquering Homelessness Through Employment in Food Service) dinner, with class/session number 33. This event was generously hosted by BAMBUDDHA LOUNGE GM Michael Shaulis and executive chef Jessica Gorin--thank you so much for making this night possible, and cheers to…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Chatterbox

July 1, 2008

Have you noticed some key chefs have not been around lately, or are mysteriously heading off to New York for quick jaunts? Yup, I've heard from various sources that we have quite the local lineup of chefs who have been flying to New York to compete on upcoming…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Lush

July 1, 2008

Another thing I noticed while gallivanting (read: barhopping) around Union Square last week: the bar formerly known as the ~RED ROOM~ in the Hotel Commodore (now a dormitory in the Academy of Art empire) has changed hands and has reopened. New look, new owners, and new name that I was…
Marcia Gagliardi
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