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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…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 27, 2008

The Lush

may 27, 2008

Those who like to trainspot their bartenders will be pleased to learn ~JAMIE BOUDREAU~, most recently of Vessel in Seattle, is in town for a weeklong guest bartending gig at Bourbon & Branch. Here's more from the B&B blog: "Starting Monday, May 26, Jamie Boudreau…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 27, 2008

The Starlet

May 27, 2008

Another T.R. Knight (aka Dr. George O'Malley from Grey's Anatomy) sighting at NOPA, and he was with his cute boyfriend again—they must be fans. (They are not alone in their affinity for the restaurant.) The tablehopper reader said Knight sat right behind them and…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 27, 2008

What’s Cookin’

May 27, 2008

Hola. No comment on the lame holiday weather yesterday, although it helped make it somewhat tolerable to be home writing this thing while the rest of the City had the day off but was probably freezing some heinie at an outdoor cookout. In honor of the shorter week, this issue…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 26, 2008

The Socialite

Dine About Town Launch Party

Round two of Dine About Town is coming up, and I'm going to be emceeing a cooking demo with Scott Sasaki of Garibaldi's at the upcoming ~DINE ABOUT TOWN LAUNCH PARTY~. The event is from the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau and The Cellar at…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 26, 2008

The Socialite

Pinot Days

Coming up is the ~FOURTH ANNUAL PINOT DAYS FESTIVAL~. More than 180 of the world's top pinot noir producers will participate this year in the finest comprehensive tasting of the hottest grape around, pinot noir! Every region of California and Oregon will be represented over the course of…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 26, 2008

The Chatterbox

May 20, 2008

I've been tracking this one down for a while, and while details are still forthcoming, I know some culinary globetrotters will be happy to hear chef ~NORIYUKI SUGIE~, most recently of New York's Asiate at the Mandarin Oriental, is involved in a project in the Upper…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 20, 2008