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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

June 27, 2006

A new spot will be opening soon in the old Long Island Chinese Restaurant in Noe Valley—taking its place will be ~BISTRO 1689~ by July 8 or so, which is looking good because they just passed all their inspections. The 45-seat restaurant is being done up with shades of…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

June 27, 2006

2223 Restaurant had its fair share of characters this week, from Charles Busch from "Die, Mommie, Die!" to Chi Chi La Rue with a group of porn stars (what did you expect, teachers?). Radiohead, in town for their show, were spotted having lunch at Asia de Cuba. Thelma…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Outstanding in the Field
The Socialite

Outstanding in the Field

Okay, I have wanted to go to one of these for sooooo long—have you heard about the ~OUTSTANDING IN THE FIELD~ events? They celebrate local farmers with white-linen dinners set between the soil and the sky surrounded by the fields that produced the bounty for the table. This Sunday…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Dine Out With VISA
The Socialite

Dine Out With VISA

For the entire month of July, forty-nine restaurants in San Francisco, including Sausalito, are offering four-course prix-fixe dinner menus at $54.95 (plus tax and gratuity), available exclusively to Visa cardholders paying with a Visa card for the ~DINE OUT WITH VISA~ promotion. A la carte menus are available as…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Hip Tastes
The Socialite

Hip Tastes

Another non-traditional wino event is coming up from the charming Courtney Cochran of ~HIP TASTES~—this time she's getting all fiesta on us, and pairing wines with bites from Pancho Villa. Considering my pal and I polished off a bottle of Veuve with a couple burritos from Papalote…
Marcia Gagliardi
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COCO500
The Regular

COCO500

I have to hand it to chef/owner Loretta Keller, it's one of the most successful restaurant reinventions in the city—like a tranny who went from being known for a continual Liza shtick to suddenly rocking it as Beyoncé. It does make me wonder if a few…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Chatterbox

June 20, 2006

So check out what's going on in the Presidio, and it's not just a Yoda fountain—hopefully this December the ~PRESIDIO SOCIAL CLUB~ will be opening its doors, courtesy of Ray and Shawn Tang, formerly of the popular Mariposa in Windsor. The menu is going to…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Cooking Classes with Rosetta Costantino
The Socialite

Cooking Classes with Rosetta Costantino

Okay fellow Italophiles, ~ROSETTA COSTANTINO~ is back with her fab Southern Italian cooking classes from July through October 2006. You can check the latest schedule on her website to the left. Class size is limited and these puppies fill up quick, so if you want to learn how to make…
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Food in the City
The Socialite

Food in the City

Yours truly will be moderating a panel discussing our world-class restaurant scene at a Young Urbanists event through SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association) called ~FOOD IN THE CITY~ with the following fab panelists: Laurie Thomas, CEO & Owner, Nice Ventures restaurant group, Rose Pistola, Rose's…
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