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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 Bore

No More in 2008

1. I love pork as much as the next guy, but all this pork belly nonsense is getting out of hand (and getting us fat). 2. I am so stanca (tired/fatiguée) of panna cotta and its rainbow of flavors. It’s like last year’s crème brûlée, and the…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
January 1, 2008
What’s Cookin’

January 1, 2008

Howdy gang, Happy New Year! In an ironic twist of fate, I am writing this mini-hopper for New Year’s Day a few days in advance, and guess who has a raging hangover? Damn, I am hurting. It’s been a few years since I’ve been felled like this.…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Inside the Kitchen
The Socialite

Inside the Kitchen

I know, this in Half Moon Bay, but the ~INSIDE THE KITCHEN~ series of cooking classes are fab, and feature a lot of SF chefs! This year’s line up includes Jennifer Biesty, chef, and Scott Baird, bar manager, Coco500; Traci Des Jardins, executive chef, and Eugenio Jardim, sommelier, Jardinière;…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Is It Safe to Eat?
The Socialite

Is It Safe to Eat?

E. coli, GMOs, pesticides… every week, it seems, news arrives of the latest potential danger in our food supply. When the very thing that is meant to nourish us may also do us harm, how can consumers be conscious without becoming paranoid? A panel of food safety experts will discuss…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Jerry Cooper on Spanish Cava
The Wino

Jerry Cooper on Spanish Cava

Photo by Stefanie Michejda Jerry Cooper has worked the last 20 years in San Francisco as a restaurant wine director, retail sales manager, and wine consultant. He has recently established his own company, Swirl on Castro, a wine/spirits retail store and wine bar in the Castro district, and has…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
December 18, 2007
The Chatterbox

December 18, 2007

As many of you may have already heard, Craig and Anne Stoll are opening a second location of ~PIZZERIA DELFINA~, this time in the Fillmore District. I couldn’t release the location info last week, but here it is: the pizzeria is moving into the Zao Noodle Bar space on…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

December 18, 2007

Michelle Pfeiffer ate at ACME Chophouse last week. A reader reports, “She’s as pretty in person as on the big screen.” Reese and Jake Watch continues: found out that Reese, Jake, and Reese's two kids were also spotted at Boudin at the Wharf last weekend. They had…
Marcia Gagliardi
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What’s Cookin’

December 18, 2007

Hey there. So attention Comcast readers: it looks like your issue of tablehopper got blocked last week, so if you want to catch up, you can read it in the archive here. Speaking of last week’s issue, where I wrote up Modern Tea, the kind folks who work there…
Marcia Gagliardi
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New Year's Eve
The Socialite

New Year's Eve

Ahhhhh, ‘tis the season for everyone to vie for your reservation for ~NEW YEAR’S EVE~. Basically every restaurant in town serves that night, so if you’re wondering where to go, call your faves and see what they’re offering. Last year my friends and I actually got together…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Dessert as Art
The Socialite

Dessert as Art

In case you’re looking for something a little sweet tomorrow, Elizabeth Falkner will be speaking at the ~COMMONWEALTH CLUB~ (the topic is “Dessert as Art”) as part of their Bay Gourmet program. There will be some treats, natch, and you can listen to Falkner discuss the many dessert plates…
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