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Destination: Sydney, Australia
The Jetsetter

Destination: Sydney, Australia

It's funny, everyone usually says Sydney is the can't-miss city in Australia, and while I found it beautiful, fun, charming, and unique, I didn't feel like I'd want to live there. It reminded me of a gourmet and slightly more scenic San…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Chatterbox

April 24, 2007

Okay, I have been too excited about this project for a couple months now, and I am finally able to talk about it. Excuse me while I unload a flurry of pixels about it! Joining the ranks of new wine bars around town will be a completely fresh concept for…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

April 24, 2007

Okay, this is some real star power. Luke Wilson was spotted waiting for his table outside Delfina last Wednesday (see, even Luke has to wait!). He was also at the Ambassador later that night with Johnny Knoxville. Like, swoon. How’s that for a man sandwich? Now, I’m not…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
What’s Cookin’

April 24, 2007

Well shoot, somewhere in my tablehopping around town last week I picked up a bug and got sick. Aw heck. Since I totally popped a flat, I flipped my hazards on and stayed home this weekend. Pffft. Chinese hot and sour soup in full effecty wecty, with a chaser of…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Silks Winemaker Dinners
The Socialite

Silks Winemaker Dinners

~SILKS~ is kicking in their second round of winemaker dinners—I’d say Wine Director and Master Sommelier Richard Dean has been busy. And you know how I feel about Chef de Cuisine Joel Huff’s wonderful food. That Henriot dinner is calling. What’s unique about these dinners is…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Wok On The Wild Side
The Socialite

Wok On The Wild Side

The Ninth Annual ~WOK ON THE WILD SIDE~ is coming up. It's an event that is prepared and presented by the students and chefs of City College of San Francisco’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies Department. The Culinary (CAHS) program at CCSF is the oldest public two-year…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Russell Balch on Italian Wines
The Wino

Russell Balch on Italian Wines

Russell Balch: “I started my career in the wine industry as a distributor merchandiser in chain retail to get my foot in the door. Eleven years later, I now work for a national supplier/producer here in the Bay Area representing some of the world’s finest domestic and imported…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Salt House
The Regular

Salt House

Is it fair to write a review when you have a head cold? This one might not be the sassiest. At least I'm not eating at the restaurant with a head cold, but even so, I have a feeling the punchy flavors of the food at SALT HOUSE…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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