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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.

Farina
The Regular

Farina

Some locals have said it took a lot of chutzpah (or as the Italians would say it, "palle") to move into the Mission and open a big sprawling Italian restaurant mere blocks away from the long-standing beloved, Delfina. The unique look of FARINA (nope, this was definitely…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Chatterbox

January 1, 2008

Because I am feeling a little punchy, I decided to do some quick haikus for this week’s news. Please don’t forget these are hung over haikus, so if I got some syllable counts wrong, I don’t want to hear about it. The Excedrin hasn’t kicked in…
Marcia Gagliardi
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January 1, 2008
The Health Nut

January 1, 2008

Yup, it’s the infamous month of resolutions, when everyone signs up for a gym membership, embarks on a new diet, or tries to give up delicious things like pasta and booze. Jeremy Manning of Titan Fitness wanted to share ten suggestions for how to stay resolved this year. Best…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

January 1, 2008

Jean Tripplehorn was spotted at Yank Sing. She was dining with her family (her husband and a small child). Apparently Vincent Gallo is a regular at Dosa. On his last visit he ordered organic greens and mango, lentil chicken, Tamil lamb, and spiced tomato soup. And with my own eyes…
Marcia Gagliardi
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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
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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…
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
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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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