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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.

Upcoming Closures (and Temporary Ones Too)
The Chatterbox

Upcoming Closures (and Temporary Ones Too)

I am so so sorry to learn YUZUKI JAPANESE EATERY is closing on March 31st, after seven years in business. Owner Yuko Hayashi wrote a heartfelt note in her email today, hopefully she will post it on Facebook. I appreciated the quality ingredients and purity of flavor they always presented…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Swoon: Dame Helen Mirren Spotted

Quick intake of breath: Dame Helen Mirren was spotted dining at KOKKARI Sunday evening with her husband (Taylor Hackford) and another couple. My spotter says there were a lot of lookie-loos trying to walk by their table for a glimpse of her majesty. I mean, yeah. I’m still…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Helen Mirren

Swoon: Dame Helen Mirren Spotted March  5, 2019 Quick intake of breath: Dame Helen Mirren was spotted dining at KOKKARI Sunday evening with her husband (Taylor Hackford) and another couple. My spotter says there were a lot of lookie-loos trying to walk by their table for a glimpse of…
Marcia Gagliardi
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WINeFare Tasting (Women in Natural Wine) and Nommo
The Lush

WINeFare Tasting (Women in Natural Wine) and Nommo

On Saturday March 23rd, don’t miss WINeFare (an acronym for Women in Natural Wine) presented by Pamela Busch of The Vinguard—it’s the first and only wine tasting exclusively featuring women who work with natural wine. Winemakers and importers are coming from France, Italy, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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March 5, 2019 - This week's tablehopper: yamas!
Newsletter

March 5, 2019 - This week's tablehopper: yamas!

This week's tablehopper: yamas!                     The theme for the Academy of Friends Gala was Neptune’s Fantasy, and my stylist friend @heatherhair ran with it! She took a special trip to the pet store to create my amazing headpiece. Neptune winked at me. Photo: Heather Caruso. Hi gang! Happy…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
This week's tablehopper: yamas!
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: yamas!

Hi gang! Happy International Women’s Day this Friday, and welcome to Women’s History Month. Cheers and respect to all the womxn! And Happy Mardi Gras! I hope you have some gumbo in your near future. I have a whole bunch of PDO feta in mine: it ends up…
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