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What’s Cookin’

March 18, 2008

Thanks to all of you who got current on your tip please feedback. Meow. I get a lot of requests for suggestions on where to eat each week, a few from friends, most from total strangers, some quite confounding, but there’s nothing quite like when you need to come…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 17, 2008

The Socialite

Taste of the Nation

~SHARE OUR STRENGTH'S TASTE OF THE NATION SAN FRANCISCO~ is returning to Acme Chophouse this April. It’s the 20th anniversary of Share Our Strength, one of the nation's premiere anti-hunger charities. It’s quite the line-up, goodness. I went last year and couldn’t believe…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 17, 2008

The Socialite

Southern Style at La Cocina

Check out this event announcement from the fab folks at La Cocina. I took a tamale-making class with them a few months ago, loved it, and can only imagine how good this one will be! This class is ~SOUTHERN STYLE: GUMBO, PECAN PIE AND A HEALTHY LOOK AT OLD HABITS~…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 17, 2008

The Wino

Tony Poer on Vacqueyras

Tony Poer has been in and around the wine business since college. He got his start working as a garçon at Willi's Wine Bar in Paris, France in the early 90s. He then moved to San Francisco to pursue a retail and restaurant wine career. He has held…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 17, 2008

The Chatterbox

March 11, 2008

I followed up with ~DENNIS LEARY OF CANTEEN~ on my little teaser from a couple months back about the new project he has brewing. Brewing is about right: let's just say mornings and baked goods and take-out are involved. And it will be another tiny location, this time…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 11, 2008

The Health Nut

March 11, 2008

Eat too much over the weekend? Clothes feelin' a little tight, or tushy a little too too? Let's work it OUT. Just a little reminder that starting Sunday, Titan Fitness is offering a chance for interested folks to drop in on one of their outdoor classes for…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 11, 2008

The Starlet

March 11, 2008

This is a good one: Josh Brolin was spotted dining at A16. Good actor, with good taste, what more do you need? Tracy Chapman was hanging out on the patio at Bar Bambino patio on Thursday night, reportedly rocking a cute little velvet blazer.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 11, 2008

What’s Cookin’

March 11, 2008

Well, buon giorno. Last night I actually left my laptop for a few hours so I could be a judge with GraceAnn Walden and Jessica Battilana of 7x7 at the Battle of the Chefs at Macy's Cellar. It's a fun event, but as a judge, you&…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 10, 2008

The Socialite

Hip Tastes Salty & Sweet Tasting

Courtney Cochran of Hip Tastes is starting a new series of her popular evening event tastings. First up is ~THE SALTY & SWEET TASTING~, featuring salty-sweet creations from Elizabeth Faulkner, decadent rocky road-inspired nuggets from San Francisco's own Droga (love love love), single-origin chocolates from hot new European…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 10, 2008

The Socialite

Jai Yun Chinese Banquet

This sounds lovely: ~JAI YUN AND THE AIWF~ (American Institute of Wine and Food) will be hosting a Chinese banquet, featuring Jennifer 8 Lee, the author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles. Although the menu at Jai Yun never seems to rotate very much, I sure as hell enjoy the food…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 10, 2008