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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 15, 2008

This week's starlet is exactly why this city cracks me up. First, there was a little 90s grunge/alterna rock get-together at Bambuddha: the guys from the band Live were at the bar (Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor, and Chad Gracey). A bartender mentioned that the bass player…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
What’s Cookin’

July 15, 2008

I'm not sure how the weekend weather was here in SF, but there's nothing quite like summer in wine country (I adore the sun—how I have ended up living in San Francisco for 13 years and counting is beyond me). Some wine country weekend highlights:…
Marcia Gagliardi
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tablehopper supper at Rubicon
The Socialite

tablehopper supper at Rubicon

Okay my friends, as promised, coming up is a very special ~TABLEHOPPER SUPPER AT RUBICON~. Not only has it been a while since I hosted the last one, but we are also experiencing a dinner prepared by one of my top five favorite local chefs (Stuart Brioza) and pastry chefs…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Evan Goldstein on Perfect Pairings
The Wino

Evan Goldstein on Perfect Pairings

Evan Goldstein, MS, and President and Chief Education Officer of Full Circle Wine Solutions Inc., is one of the nation's most prolific food and wine industry veterans. His food and wine career started at age 19 in Paris, and in 1984 he joined his mother, chef and author…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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
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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…
Marcia Gagliardi
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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
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