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The Regular

Myth Café

*THIS RESTAURANT HAS CLOSED* Anyone who knows me knows I am crazy about sandwiches. As much, if not more, than pizza. (This is what happens when your father owns a deli and pizzeria when you're a kid.) I am determined to have my own panino shop one of…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 15, 2006

The Chatterbox

May 9, 2006

So you already know what a fan I am of ~DESTINO~. And now James Schenk is going to start Sunday brunch, because he's smart like that. The whole thing kicks in on Mother's Day, which is Sunday, May 14th (you didn't forget, did you?…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 09, 2006

The Starlet

May 9, 2006

Looks like Miss Husky Voice, aka Kathy Griffin, was at Asia de Cuba last week. And the aptly named Martin Short was also seen there. Not at the same time, however. That would be just waaaaaaaay too much star comedian power for SF to handle. Har.…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 09, 2006

The Socialite

Harry Denton's Starlight Room

Since I'm no longer throwing my oh-so-wrong Sunday brunch party, +Rehab+ with my pal Ryan, it's high time we see a new option for Sunday shenanigans. Ends up Harry Denton and Donna Sachet (the former "Miss Gay San Francisco" and "Empress of the…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 08, 2006

The Socialite

Fog City News

And then did you know about the chocolate tastings at ~FOG CITY NEWS~? They'll be hosting some in-store visits by Bay Area chocolatiers Richard Donnelly of Donnelly Chocolates of Santa Cruz, Michael Mischer of Michael Mischer Chocolates of Oakland (Michael will be sampling his newest item chocolate-covered jalapeño…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 08, 2006

The Socialite

Charles Chocolates

Yo, chocoholics. Every Saturday from 10am-7pm you can taste some chocolates from ~CHARLES CHOCOLATES~, an artisan chocolatier who has opened up a temporary shop in Laurel Heights until May 27. They even have a PMS chocolates selection. All made with premium ingredients and by hand. They're as cute…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 08, 2006

The Chatterbox

April 25, 2006

After what seems like an interminable amount of waiting and construction delays, at last, the ~FALLETTI'S FOODS~ project at Broderick Place (Broderick and Oak Streets) is looking close. How close? If all goes well, they're looking at a September launch. The Fallettis lost their lease in…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 25, 2006

The Socialite

A Taste of Sicily

I took a cooking class a month ago with Rosetta Costantino, and I gotta tell ya, she is one heck of a Calabrese pasta-making powerhouse. She has some great classes coming up, like "A Taste of Sicily," where you'll learn how to make her sublime cannoli…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 24, 2006

The Regular

Balompié

When your wallet is hurting (post-tax time, post-Christmas, post-bookie, post-divorce) and your stomach is being a demanding brat, follow the bouncing ball to BALOMPIÉ. The soccer ball, that is. (You'll see it as the "o" in the restaurant's name.) Wander past the guys in…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 24, 2006

The Regular

Cha-Ya

A couple weeks ago I reported a new vegetarian Japanese place was opening on Valencia Street, CHA-YA. Well, it's open. And it's so brightly lit you literally can't miss it. I think there must some lab rooms at Genentech studying the effects of overhead…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 24, 2006