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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

April 18, 2006

There's so much going on this week, we're going to have to do this neighborhood by neighborhood. First, to Russian Hill we go. It ends up local favorite, ~FRASCATI~, has new owners since April 1: Jon and Rebecca Rader. Jon was the GM of Scala'…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Oliveto
The Socialite

Oliveto

Okay, I am totally going to this wine dinner on Wednesday, and I think there's a little space left so you can too. Here are some highlights from the press release: The esteemed Chianti Classico producer, Emanuela Stucchi-Prinetti of Badia a Coltibuono, will visit the Bay Area for…
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Kokkari
The Regular

Kokkari

So, for those of you who celebrate it, Easter has passed. (Thank you Easter bunny, bwok bwok!) Perhaps you had your lamb, or your ham, or if you're really hardcore, you had some baby goat (that would be my family). But I'm here to tell you:…
Marcia Gagliardi
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California Street Delicatessen and Cafe
The Regular

California Street Delicatessen and Cafe

*THIS RESTAURANT HAS CLOSED* Since the first night of Passover was on the 12th, I figured it was as good a time as any to write about a new place where you can enjoy some matzo, which is especially fantastic when you've spread some chopped chicken liver on…
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The Chatterbox

April 11, 2006

FiDi workers will be fired up on a new lunch destination opening on April 18, ~MIXT GREENS~. The project comes from executive chef Andrew Swallow, a former manager of Restaurant Gary Danko, who also did a stint in the kitchen of Gramercy Tavern in NYC. The restaurant will be offering…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Champagne Flight, Ritz-Carlton Bar
The Lush

Champagne Flight, Ritz-Carlton Bar

Anyone who knows me knows my love affair with bubbly. So when I heard the Ritz-Carlton was hosting a sparkling wine flight on Wednesday evenings in the ~RITZ BAR~ (formerly the Cigar Bar), I was all over it like a straight guy watching two chicks make out. It's…
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The Lush

William Cross Wine Merchant

Another Wednesday boozy higher education option is at the friendly ~WILLIAM CROSS WINE MERCHANT~ on upper Polk Street. Every Wednesday evening, from 6pm-9pm, Steve Sherman enthusiastically leads a group of winos on a tasting through a country, a region, a style, or a single winery. I happily checked it out…
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Meals on Wheels Gala
The Socialite

Meals on Wheels Gala

One of the Bay Area's coolest non-profits, Meals on Wheels, is known for delivering food to homebound seniors, and is holding their 19th annual ~STAR CHEFS AND VINTNERS GALA~ on Sunday, May 21, 2006. (Last year they delivered over 640,000 meals.) The event starts with champers, wine,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Dining Out for Life
The Socialite

Dining Out for Life

A good friend of mine just alerted me that ~DINING OUT FOR LIFE~ is at the end of this month, an annual fundraising event supporting the Stop AIDS Project. Through the generosity of participating restaurants and diners, the Stop AIDS Project receives 25% of total food sales on Thursday, April…
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