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Wine Events at bacar
The Socialite

Wine Events at bacar

bacar has a couple groovy wine events on the calendar. First, renowned German winemaker ~DR. ERNST LOOSEN~ will be pouring and discussing his wines for a five-course dinner this Wednesday, March 5. Guests will have the opportunity to meet with Dr. Loosen and taste 11 of his beloved wines,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Hard Knox Café
The Regular

Hard Knox Café

Since this week is like my Dogpatch roundup, I want to mention one more spot that cracks me up: HARD KNOX CAFE. The irony is this little soul food joint is run by a Vietnamese family who lived in Texas; they've been running this cozy and down-home…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The New Spot
The Regular

The New Spot

Since I managed to get some folks to visit Dogpatch for the tablehopper supper at Piccino, what the heck, let's give y'all another great reason to come to the 'hood: the best darned pupusas in the City. Buckle up, because the pupusas at THE NEW…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Thick & Thin Pizza
The Regular

Thick & Thin Pizza

Anyone who knows me knows I am crazee nutz about pizza. This is what happens when your family owns a pizzeria when you're a kid. Heck, it was seriously in the family genes--even my dad's brother had a pizzeria (anyone in the East Bay remember…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
tablehopper Suppers

Piccino, March 3, 2008

Reader favorites from the fourth tablehopper supper at Piccino, March 3, 2008 (everyone picked their favorite "high" and "low" restaurants) High-end:            Absinthe Aziza Boulevard Capannina Coi Da Flora Gary Danko Farallon Myth Quince Rubicon (two votes) Serpentine Slow Club Spruce Zuppa Low-end:            Burma Superstar…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Chatterbox

February 26, 2008

First, some news. I know this is going to make some soul food fans happy: ~HARD KNOX CAFÉ~ in Dogpatch is going to be opening a second location in the Richmond by the end of March, possibly early April! They are moving into the former Greco Romana space that sadly…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

February 26, 2008

10 people from the X-Files sequel that's being filmed right now were having dinner at Perbacco on Saturday night. Among the cool people in the group were Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz (writers) and Dave Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
What’s Cookin’

February 26, 2008

Hey gang. It's like my month of anniversaries—last week marked tablehopper's second year, and this is the 100th issue! (I know, there should be 104, but a few interruptions came up over these past two years, like Coachella and Burning Man.) So I got a…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Tales of the Cocktail
The Socialite

Tales of the Cocktail

This annual event is a great excuse to visit New Orleans (like you need one). ~TALES OF THE COCKTAIL~, a culinary and cocktail festival features award-winning mixologists, authors, bartenders, chefs and designers in the New Orleans French Quarter at five days of cocktail events such as dinner-pairings, cocktail…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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