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Mardi Gras Party at Town Hall
The Socialite

Mardi Gras Party at Town Hall

Town Hall announces its ~FOURTH ANNUAL FAT TUESDAY PARTY~. Guests are encouraged to don masquerade masks for the New Orleans-style party. A percentage of proceeds from the evening will go to a fund for Town Hall’s own Hector Sahagun, a bartender who was in a tragic head-on taxicab collision…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Food from the Heart at the Ferry Building
The Socialite

Food from the Heart at the Ferry Building

~FOOD FROM THE HEART~ at the Ferry Building Marketplace kicks off on Friday, February 9th with a benefit for Slow Food. Serenade your senses with a stroll down the Nave and take in local flavors, wines, tango and music. The public is invited to stroll the candlelit Nave where the…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Pizzetta 211
The Regular

Pizzetta 211

If you're a true card-carrying San Franciscan gourmand, there is an unofficial list of destinations you have to visit, ticking them off the list one beignet, Irish coffee, and tamale at a time. Otherwise "they" might revoke your gourmand resident card quicker than "they"…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Chatterbox

January 23, 2007

First off, I just wanted to let you know last week's benefit for ~LANCE BELL~ raised a little over $10k for him, so that's great news—cheers to everyone who helped out. So I spent all day Sunday checking out the ~NASFT FANCY FOOD SHOW~ at…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Vessel
The Lush

Vessel

Okay, I have known about this joint for so long it was getting ridiculous. And then they didn't want me to write about it. For months. But now that it's getting close to the opening date, the Iron Curtain has dropped. Since some of you are…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

January 23, 2007

Over at Scala's Bistro, Charles Spencer, the brother of the late Princess Diana, was spotted having lunch. DB Woodside, who plays President Wayne Palmer on 24, had dinner at Moki's in Bernal Heights on Sunday.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Wine and Wishes 2007
The Socialite

Wine and Wishes 2007

~WINE AND WISHES~, the annual food and wine event to benefit the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation is coming up, and tablehopper readers get a special discount. Tickets are normally $150 each, but enter the discount code "treasure" for a ticket at $135 per person. Good people, good…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Alembic
The Regular

The Alembic

Hey fellas, want to make your date feel super hot? Of course you do. And it's just one $9 cocktail away. The Gilded Lily, a seductive cocktail of Plymouth gin, yellow chartreuse, orange flower water, and a hint of demi-sec bubbles, awaits at THE ALEMBIC. After a few…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Alembic
The Regular

The Alembic

Hey fellas, want to make your date feel super hot? Of course you do. And it's just one $9 cocktail away. The Gilded Lily, a seductive cocktail of Plymouth gin, yellow chartreuse, orange flower water, and a hint of demi-sec bubbles, awaits at THE ALEMBIC. After a few…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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