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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…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 22, 2008

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…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 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…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 22, 2008

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…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 22, 2008

What’s Cookin’

July 22, 2008

Am I actually tired? Jeez, I am, quite, and it’s all because of this year’s Taste3 event, which was simultaneously exhilarating, sobering, inspiring, and exhausting. For two full days, speakers from around the world each had 18 minutes each to share their thoughts and perspectives on topics like…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 21, 2008

The Socialite

Class, Luncheon, Conversation and Book Signing

Coming up is another class, luncheon, conversation, and book signing with Jennifer Newens, executive editor of the series ~WILLIAMS-SONOMA TOOLS & TECHNIQUES~; this class will focus on Pasta & Risotto. Italy exports many fine pasta products, but learning how to make pasta and gnocchi from scratch will give you…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 21, 2008

The Socialite

Slow Food on Film

“~SLOW FOOD ON FILM~ highlights international documentaries dedicated to food memory and to the controversies surrounding agriculture and food industry. Slow Food San Francisco invites you to the US film premiere of Strawberry Fields, Special Mention of Honour for Best Documentary at the Slow Food on Film Festival 2008 in…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 21, 2008

The Regular

Anchor & Hope

It's funny, for a town that has been missing some new options for seafood, within a few months of each other, we got Waterbar and ANCHOR & HOPE. Not only is this the third local restaurant with a mermaid logo (see Weird Fish and Bar Crudo), but it&…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 21, 2008

The Chatterbox

July 15, 2008

Thank you all for the nice notes after last week's CHEFS dinner recap. I wanted to post this letter below from Russell Rummer, the executive chef of Roots and Daffodil, who hires a lot of graduates from the ~CHEFS PROGRAM~ in his kitchens. I'm hoping some…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 15, 2008

The Lush

July 15, 2008

So a few weeks back I mentioned the bar formerly known as the ~RED ROOM~ in the Hotel Commodore has new owners and a new name. I can now announce the bar is called ~MINX~, and you might recognize some of the bartenders from Amber and the Riptide. The décor…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 15, 2008