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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 Chatterbox

January 16, 2007

Yay, at long last, ~MISSION BEACH CAFÉ~ will be opening January 24, from style-maker extraordinaire Bill Clarke and baker badass Alan Carter, formerly of Chow. The bakery component will be up and running (can you say pie, popovers, and pastry?), plus Blue Bottle coffee will be offered, and gourmet sandwiches…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Mercury Appetizer Bar
The Lush

Mercury Appetizer Bar

The divey Luau Bar & Grill in Cow Hollow is almost done transforming into the intimate ~MERCURY APPETIZER BAR~ that is one part restaurant, one part lounge, and one part bar. The space features distressed hardwood floors, a brick wall, treated metal art pieces, and a polished stainless bar with…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

January 16, 2007

Jeremy Piven was spotted outside the recently relocated Fior d'Italia. According to a tablehopper reader, it looked like he was just wrapping up lunch, and had the black chauffeured SUV ready and waiting. So, if you were Gary Danko and were gonna throw a party for your big…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Navarra Gastronomic Week
The Socialite

Navarra Gastronomic Week

No, you don't need me to tell you Spain is hot. And lucky us, ~NAVARRA GASTRONOMIC WEEK~ kicks off January 27 in San Francisco, which means thirteen restaurants will be offering menus highlighting Navarra's unique traditional dishes and local wines. So prepare your palate for Piquillo…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Coturri Winemaker and Mushroom Dinner at Millennium
The Socialite

Coturri Winemaker and Mushroom Dinner at Millennium

Millennium is hosting their third annual ~COTURRI WINEMAKER DINNER~, featuring naturally made wines from Coturri Vineyards and a serious night o' shrooming. Come in and meet the folks behind Coturri Family Wines and experience wine and mushrooms like never before—like five courses of 'em! Coturri Winemaker and…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Benefit for Lance Bell
The Socialite

Benefit for Lance Bell

I received the notice about this benefit from a friend in the industry—he tells me ~LANCE BELL~ was previously living and working in New Orleans as a bartender for a Kimpton property when Hurricane Katrina devastated his home and work. My friend was managing at Scala's Bistro,…
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Paul Einbund on Madeira
The Wino

Paul Einbund on Madeira

Poor Madeira….or should I say pour Madeira? by Paul Einbund It's been three years since Paul Einbund moved from Los Angeles to San Francisco--he has no plans of changing locales since he is now partners with chef Daniel Patterson at COI restaurant. He had previously been at…
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Goood Frikin' Chicken
The Regular

Goood Frikin' Chicken

Like, you talkin' to me? Oh, so you got a hankering for some chicken? You want some frickin' chicken? FINE, you can have your frickin' chicken! All you have to do is get a membership at Costco for their obscenely tasty but so NOT organic, sodium-boosted rotisserie…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Chatterbox

January 9, 2007

Lovebirds take note: after almost five years of business (Valentine's Day would have been the five-year anniversary), ~L'AMOUR DANS LE FOUR~ is now closed: the building the restaurant was located in was sold and is becoming a real estate office. Partners Laurent Bornier, Adrienne Fair, and…
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The Starlet

January 9, 2007

Chris Isaak was spotted last week at Foreign Cinema. And this is in the "why not" category: Andy Garcia was spotted at Destino a couple MONTHS ago. Yeah, that's seriously old news. But it's how we roll here in SF.…
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