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The Socialite

Gourmet Dating

Hello singles with good taste—it's time to potentially meet your next hottie while chopping up some spicy tomatillo salsa. ¡Sabrocito! ~GOURMET DATING~ is the latest from Parties That Cook, and is an upscale culinary event where singles learn cooking techniques, eat together, and meet other (hopefully cute…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 10, 2006

The Regular

DOSA

I think by now all of the local papers have written up DOSA. A pile of hipsters has already eaten there, three times over. Not like DOSA needs any more buzz, but since I keep getting questions about what I think about it, here's my take on this…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 10, 2006

The Chatterbox

April 04, 2006

Indian is what's happening in the Mission, and it's not just DOSA-hubbub—Rasoi is under new ownership and is presently closed for some remodeling and freshening up. In the next week or so it will reopen as ~ASLAM'S RASOI~. The chef/owner is Mohammed…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 04, 2006

The Socialite

Fifth Floor/Lounge on Five

You'd think I was a boozehound with all these wine events. (Well, now you know.) The sommelier at Fifth Floor, Emily Wines (I know, that last name is just ridiculous—like, how does that happen?) is introducing a public version of her popular private wine course, "Sommelier…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 03, 2006

The Socialite

bacar

Calling all oenophiles: on Sunday, April 23, bacar will host internationally renowned wine writer, Hugh Johnson. Bacar will be holding a five-course dinner paired with wines to celebrate Hugh's autobiography, "A Life Uncorked." Books will be on sale that evening and Hugh will be available to…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 03, 2006

The Regular

Mi Lindo Yucatán

This weather just sucks. Everyone's talking about how sucky it is. Since all the complaining in the world won't change it, you just gotta suck it up. A few weeks back I was sick, it was rainy (of course), and it was Monday night. A three-fer…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 03, 2006

The Regular

Ottimista Enoteca-Café

Okay, I have a guilty secret that is about to get outed here: I occasionally eat in the Marina. And now that OTTIMISTA ENOTECA-CAFÉ has opened in the old Rica's space (yes, it's on Union Street for crissakes) I decided I might as well come clean…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 03, 2006

The Chatterbox

March 28, 2006

After five months or so at ~BAR TARTINE~, it ends up executive chef Andy Kitko has left—the classic explanation of "creative differences" was stated. Taking over the helm is Tracy McGillis (YAY, a female chef—can we please see more of these?) who hails from Incanto and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 28, 2006

The Lush

Andalu

This is definitely good news for you (fellow) boozehounds: ~ANDALU~ in the Mission has added a full bar. As if their wine list with something like 40 wines available by the glass wasn't enough. Well, sometimes it isn't. Sometimes you want some Jack Daniels. Especially if…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 28, 2006

The Socialite

MarketBar Restaurant

Save the date and reserve your spot for this one: in honor of the release of The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market Cookbook, there will be a special fundraising breakfast for ~CUESA~ (Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture), sponsored by Chronicle Books. The breakfast will be held…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 27, 2006