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The Starlet

July 11, 2006

It's rocker week! Vince Neal (Motley Crew) and wifey and pals were in Le Colonial. There was reportedly a fair amount of plastic surgery represented at the table. Also, Dean Winters from TV's "Rescue Me" and HBO's Oz was spotted. And then,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 11, 2006

The Socialite

"A Night in Tuscany" Wine Dinner

The co-executive chef chaps at ~CORTEZ~, Louis Maldonado and Seth Bowden, will be hosting a five-course tasting menu paired with wines from Tuscany through Sienna Imports/Romano Chietti. Dishes include a warmed medley of heirloom tomatoes with shaved and marinated artichokes, toasted ciabatta, Parmesan and crescenza cheese; a nest of…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 10, 2006

The Socialite

A Sustainable Seafood Salon & Feast

Fish friends: Slow Food Russian River has a ~SLOW FOOD SEAFOOD SALON~ coming up: "Making–and Savoring–Smarter Seafood Choices/Everyday Practices to Support Good, Clean and Fair Fishing," designed to draw public attention to the increasingly urgent issues facing seafood resources and addressing how consumers can make…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 10, 2006

The Regular

Outstanding in the Field

So in honor of Italy's world domination, it only seems fitting to write about (the aptly-named) event OUTSTANDING IN THE FIELD, a wonderful series of dinners prepared by local chefs (using locally produced ingredients) that are hosted at farms and other outdoorsy settings in Northern California. The meal…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 10, 2006

The Chatterbox

July 4, 2006

Folks are fired up that ~ROOSEVELT'S TAMALE PARLOR~ has finally reopened (as of Saturday, June 24) after a massive remodel. Investors Isaac Mejia and Ray Klein (Don Pico's, Tartine Bakery, Pizzaiolo, Rib Shack, Café Cacao) partnered up again to save this San Francisco icon. One of…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 04, 2006

The Lush

Slide

Psssst. Opening this August in a former speakeasy will be ~SLIDE~. During the Prohibition era, the space (in a basement under Ruby Skye, formerly the Cable Car Theater) was called Dan's Cafe: you would push a secret wall and then scoot down a slide to land into the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 04, 2006

The Lush

dada

A pal told me about ~DADA~, a new gallery/bar/lounge that opened up on Second Street a little over a week ago. I can't seem to track down a number for them, so my info is a little thin at the moment. However, I was informed they…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 04, 2006

The Starlet

July 4, 2006

George Lucas was dining in Myth about a week ago. Susan Powter seems to be all over the 18th Street "Gourmet Ghetto" lately. I just hope they don't stop the insanity over there.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 04, 2006

The Socialite

Globe Sunday Farm Dinner

I had a nice chat with Jason Tallent at ~GLOBE~, who gave me more details about his weekly Sunday Farm Dinner—for a miniscule $29, each Sunday you can come in for a four-course meal crafted spontaneously from his organic finds at the market that weekend. He has a great…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 03, 2006

The Regular

Levende Lounge

Is it a lounge? Or is it a restaurant? Most places would suffer from an identity crisis on par with Nicole Richie trying to balance the two concepts (it's hard enough to even do one thing well) but LEVENDE LOUNGE manages to pull off the combo. It'…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 03, 2006