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What’s Cookin’

June 10, 2008

Wow. Wow. Wow. Um, readers? You BLOW MY FREAKING MIND. I can't begin to thank you all so much for your remarkable generosity in helping to provide funds for the tablehopper/CHEFS (Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Service) dinner out. So far we have raised over $600!…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 09, 2008

The Jetsetter

Healdsburg, California

PLEASE NOTE SOME OF THESE PLACES HAVE CLOSED SINCE THE ARTICLE WAS FIRST POSTED IN 2008. I fell in love with ~HEALDSBURG~ my first time there--give me a town square, some killer wineries, delish restaurants, a mellow small town atmosphere, stunning scenery, and, well, where's my ring? The…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 09, 2008

The Chatterbox

June 3, 2008

And now yet another reason why my Western Addition/Nopa neighborhood rocks: one of my favorite pastry chefs ever, Boris Portnoy, formerly doing his magic at Campton Place, is now taking over the kitchen at ~CANDYBAR~. Portnoy will be launching his new (and tighter) menu tomorrow, on Wednesday. There will…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 03, 2008

The Lush

June 3, 2008

A new venue called ~50 MASON SOCIAL HOUSE~ is opening in the former SF Comedy Club space, from the folks behind Civic Restaurant. This new concept will be a music venue where guests can view a wide variety of local musicians for an affordable (to sometimes nonexistent, read: free) cover,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 03, 2008

The Starlet

June 3, 2008

Some tablehopper readers spotted Robin Williams waiting for his to-go order at the Mill Valley In-N-Out with a pretty brunette on Sunday June 1st. He was reportedly “looking fit and happy and was gracious and friendly (although most of the customers let him be).” Okay, I am so not enthralled…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 03, 2008

What’s Cookin’

June 3, 2008

The weekend weather was completely bipolar, no? Fortunately it didn’t mess up one of my favorite days of the year, the Wine Country Classic Historic Car Races at the Infineon Raceway—can you imagine 350 historic racecars, some dating as far back as 1915, all racing on the track?…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 02, 2008

The Socialite

SummerTini

I know, there are a bunch of fundraisers every week in this town, but this is one I really want to highlight. For the fourth year in a row, members of San Francisco's food community have joined forces to organize ~SUMMERTINI~, a benefit for the CHEFS (Conquering Homelessness…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 02, 2008

The Socialite

2008 Golden Glass Winemaker Dinners

Plenty of folks are fired up for Sunday’s 2008 Golden Glass event (me included). I also wanted to draw attention to some spiffy ~GOLDEN GLASS WINEMAKER DINNERS~ happening around town this week: Thursday June 5, 2008 at Fifth Floor: Enjoy a chance to meet the masters of tempranillo and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 02, 2008

The Wino

Helen Roy on Grappa

For sommelier Helen Roy, food and wine has played an integral part of her life since childhood. Upon graduating high school at the age of fifteen, Roy furthered her education by first earning her Associate's Degree in Hospitality Management at CCA before spending several years in Europe managing…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 02, 2008

The Chatterbox

May 27, 2008

The historic (try over one hundred years old and counting) ~FLY TRAP RESTAURANT~ in SoMa is about to undergo some changes—Hoss Zaré will be the new chef-owner, and will be renaming it "Zaré at Fly Trap." It's funny how things come full circle, because Zaré…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 27, 2008