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Best of the Bay Area Party
The Socialite

Best of the Bay Area Party

It's time for the annual San Francisco magazine hootenanny: this will be the eighth annual ~BEST OF THE BAY AREA PARTY~. Join San Francisco magazine as they toast the best people, places, and things that make the Bay Area the best place to live, work, and play. Enjoy…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Waterbar
The Regular

Waterbar

Photos by Val Atkinson I get asked this question quite a lot on my tip please service: "Where can I go for a nice view and seafood?" Personally, I've given up on the "dining with a view thing" being worth it, unless I'…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Chatterbox

May 13, 2008

The next project officially moving into the Mint Plaza zone, just to the left of Chez Papa Resto, will be a ~GASTRO-STEAKHOUSE PROJECT~ from Peter Greerty, most recently the GM of Bong Su. The name, and chef, are currently undecided, but look for more details in the coming months since…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Lush

May 13, 2008

I know a lot of you are fired up for the opening of ~PRESS CLUB~ in Yerba Buena Lane, but there are still some issues with their ABC license, so the official opening date is on hold. The space is booking private events, but they can't open to…
Marcia Gagliardi
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What’s Cookin’

May 13, 2008

Did you have a good time saluting the mothers in your life on Sunday? I know I am one lucky girl to have my mother AND grandmother live so close by (San Mateo), and had fun planning and cooking a celebratory dinner for them. I owe a big merci to…
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Breakfast by the Bay
The Socialite

Breakfast by the Bay

One of the most gorg breakfast buffets is coming up: ~CUESA'S ANNUAL SPRING BREAKFAST~ fundraiser, when you can indulge in all that lovely spring produce you see at the market. The buffet-style menu will include: farm-fresh scrambled eggs with fava beans, green garlic, and peas or wild mushrooms;…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Dine About Town
The Socialite

Dine About Town

Coming up soon, The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) will offer a second run this year of its popular ~DINE ABOUT TOWN SAN FRANCISCO~ program. More than 100 of San Francisco's restaurants, plus a few beyond the Bay, will offer three-course prix-fixe lunches for $21.95…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Duggan McDonnell of Cantina on Stardom
The Wino

Duggan McDonnell of Cantina on Stardom

Duggan McDonnell is a partner in the Latin cocktail lounge Cantina, educator, consultant, as well as a candidate for an MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â   A few weeks ago I taught a cocktail class at…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Orson
The Regular

Orson

[Be sure to read the update at the end of this review--the menu has changed significantly.] Are you naughty or nice? Are you chocolate experienced, or just fairy experienced? Do you like to be teased? Wanna explore, or explore deeper? If you're eating at ORSON, you better be…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Chatterbox

May 6, 2008

Plenty of local folks were upset when ~COCO500’s~ Jen Biesty got cut from Top Chef a few weeks back (I hoped to see her in the final three). More departures are in her future: she is also leaving Loretta Keller’s Coco500 at the end of May, just shy…
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