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The Socialite

Napa Valley with Altitude

Don Davis over at Uncorked Events has put together this groovy consumer wine event, ~NAPA VALLEY WITH ALTITUDE~, featuring many boutique and high-wineries from Mount Veeder, Spring Mountain, and Diamond Mountain. Also, most are never seen in the big tastings like Family Winemakers of California or ZAP as they don&…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 07, 2008

The Socialite

Wok on the Wild Side

This year is the ~10TH ANNUAL WOK ON THE WILD SIDE BENEFIT~ for CCSF’s Culinary & Hospitality Studies Program. I’ll actually be the MC at the event—come check it out! The evening is prepared and presented by the students, chefs, and guests of City College of San…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 07, 2008

The Wino

Jerry Cooper on Some New (Winning) Spirits

Photo by Stefanie Michejda Jerry Cooper is a nationally recognized wine consultant, wine and spirits judge, lecturer, educator, and can be found wandering aimlessly around San Francisco with his various sommelier friends. He has recently established his own company, Swirl on Castro, a wine/spirits retail store and wine bar…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 07, 2008

The Regular

La Ciccia

Man, did I lag on going to LA CICCIA. Sometimes I kick myself for not going to places sooner, especially when your friends are telling you it's good. Damned good, in fact. I even had a gift certificate, a thoughtful present from a friend, gathering dust on my…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 07, 2008

The Chatterbox

April 1, 2008

Some big news out on Church Street—I've been hearing rumblings that Joseph Manzare's and Eddie Maiello's ~PESCHERIA~ was closing, and it looks like it's actually happening this weekend, on Saturday, April 5th (the building was sold). Instead, the restaurant concept will…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 01, 2008

The Lush

April 1, 2008 news

~PALIO D' ASTI~ already has a killer happy hour that has been running for eleven years and counting (free pizza MonÂ–Fri from 4pm–7pm), and for the lousy tax-ridden month of April, they will be serving $1 martinis (Stoli or Beefeater) for those who are ordering lunch, which…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 01, 2008

The Starlet

April 1, 2008

Brian Boitano dined at Waterbar with his manager/coach and a guest. And now for another BB: it's been a while since I've had a Barry Bonds sighting—he was spotted having dinner at Mamacita. Pierce Brosnan, AKA Mister Bond, has been on the town; he…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 01, 2008

What’s Cookin’

April 1, 2008

Hello dear readers. This is a hard thing to write, especially after two years of dedication to this venture, but sadly this will be the last tablehopper issue to show up in your inbox. Not sure if I'll be able to start it up again at a later…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 31, 2008

The Socialite

Taste of Asia

For the second year, the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco will host ~TASTE OF ASIA~, a weekend event celebrating Asian art, entertainment, and cuisine. The first event is the Grand Tasting Gala on Friday night, where guests will mingle throughout the museum sampling dishes from Anzu, Asia de Cuba,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 31, 2008

The Socialite

Yoshi's/Masumi Sake Event

©2006frankenyimages.com On April 23rd, Yoshi's San Francisco will host a ~SAKE RECEPTION AND DINNER WITH MASUMI SAKE~, collaboratively brought to you by the Masumi brewer himself, Naotaka Miyasaki from Japan. From 6pm–7:30pm, a sake reception featuring Masumi sakes and Yoshi's appetizers will take…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 31, 2008