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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 Chatterbox

April 8, 2008

The word on the street is ~PALMETTO~, the restaurant that was in the former Home location on Union Street, is closing this Sunday (please note: the exact details remain unconfirmed—no one from Palmetto was calling me back). I’ve heard a seasoned and longtime industry pro (20 years in…
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The Lush

April 8, 2008 news

Next Monday, April 14th, Conduit is hosting the ~USBG NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL COMPETITION~, from 12pm–5pm. Up to 20 of the area’s best bartenders will be competing, making cocktails with spirits from Future Brands, but otherwise there are no restraints with the type of cocktail the bartenders can make,…
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The Starlet

April 8, 2008

Over the weekend, T.R. Knight (AKA Dr. George O’Malley from Grey's Anatomy) and “his super cute boyfriend” came in to NOPA for dinner. Chris Rock was spotted at The Ambassador for about an hour and a half after his show. While at Sunday’s sold-out…
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What’s Cookin’

April 8, 2008

Well, is the joke on you, or is the joke on me? Last week, in my April 1st issue, I said it was my last tablehopper, but revealed it was an April Fool’s Day joke in the end of the first paragraph. So no, I’m not going anywhere…
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Napa Valley with Altitude
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…
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Wok on the Wild Side
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…
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Jerry Cooper on Some New (Winning) Spirits
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…
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La Ciccia
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…
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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…
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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 Mon­–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,…
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