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The Socialite

New Year's Dinner

So yes, ~NEW YEAR'S EVE~ is coming, and while I am fortunate to be hosted at a friend's place for dinner this year, I have to say I totally relished my dinner out with friends at Winterland last year (obviously not a possibility this year). I…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 18, 2006

The Wino

H. Joseph Ehrmann on Irish Coffee

H. Joseph Ehrmann, better known as H., started his career at fifteen years old as a cook on the beaches of New Jersey. Many positions, restaurants, and bars later, he renovated one of the oldest saloons in San Francisco and reopened it as Elixir. The bar has won numerous accolades…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 18, 2006

The Regular

Sebo

Ahhhh, hello, young grasshopper. What is that you have been eating? Spicy tuna hand rolls? Farmed salmon in April? Seattle Seahawk rolls? Maki with cream cheese? Ankimo that has been frozen for lord knows how long and then served to you like it's made fresh? The sushi travesties…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 18, 2006

The Chatterbox

December 12, 2006

I wanted to clarify a couple things about the 2007 ~COZMO CARDS~ offer I mentioned last week—you actually get a deck of 50 cards (not 52, my bad), and two of those cards are joker cards that can each be redeemed for three restaurant cards of your choice. (You…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 12, 2006

The Starlet

December 12, 2006

Boulevard has been hit with the high-profile chefs lately: Jacques Pepin was recently spotted dining in the restaurant. (No mention if poor Claudine was there for him to give a hard time.)…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 12, 2006

The Socialite

Dine About Town

Here's your annual way to rack up some charges on your VISA card (don't blame me). Starting on December 18, you can start making online restaurant reservations for San Francisco's sixth annual ~DINE ABOUT TOWN~, coming in January. More than one hundred San Francisco…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 11, 2006

The Wino

Scott Beattie on Winter Citrus Drinks

Scott Beattie, a third generation San Franciscan, began tending bar while studying toward his English degree at U.C. Berkeley. He's worked at such popular establishments as Perry's on Union Street, the Blue Light, and Postrio. From 2001-2005, Beattie manned the celebrated "Cellar Bar"…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 11, 2006

The Regular

Regalito Rosticeria

REGALITO ROSICERIA is trying to win the sweetest branding award: the design of the site is totally puppy-style "awwww, so cute!," the menu is clean and pleasing to read, and even the exterior of the building is chipper. It all jives with the nice people working here too.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 11, 2006

The Regular

Weird Fish

Weird Fish is a little space, and I've only done a little visit, so expect a little update to this little write-up in the near future. Walking into this tiny restaurant made me feel like I stumbled onto a set for an Urban Outfitters catalog shoot. Cute stylee…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 11, 2006

The Chatterbox

December 5, 2006

Okay, this is a tough one. Folks all over the city have been saddened and shocked by the violent and very unfortunate car accident that involved three members of the ~BAR CRUDO~ team last week. Graciela "Gracie" Sholl was tragically killed when the driver of a minivan ran…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 05, 2006