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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.

Frisson
The Socialite

Frisson

~FRISSON~ has launched a series of "First Thursdays" events, featuring a new art installation on the first Thursday of every month. Number one brought champagne and cake, and number two in April is "COMICS and COFFEE with a KICK," featuring an art installation by Paul Madonna,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant
The Socialite

Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant

Have you heard of the killer wine classes at the ~FERRY PLAZA WINE MERCHANT~? I totally want to check these out. Each month they offer a couple core classes (Wine Tasting Technique Deconstructed [$45] and Principles of Wine & Food Pairing [$55]) and in May they'll be starting…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Tajine
The Regular

Tajine

*THIS RESTAURANT HAS CLOSED* I try to make my life a study of hi-lo as much as possible. Nothing quite like doing a posh champagne tasting at the Ritz, followed up by a drink down the street at the Tunnel Top and then an emergency quesadilla. Or oysters at Zuni…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Chatterbox

March 21, 2006

I had a chance to chat with ~SANTE SALVONI~, the former chef of ~SLOW CLUB~ who has very recently left the restaurant, but who was very elated to land that gig over seven years ago. He was extremely diplomatic when stating, "the restaurant was going in another direction."…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

March 21, 2006

This  is pretty silly, but I kind of like the show. JESSE JAMES of Monster Garage and a posse of Italian-American builders with a lot of vowels in their last names showed up at the Fior d'Italia, America's oldest Italian restaurant, for a pasta showdown. It…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Hip Tastes
The Socialite

Hip Tastes

For those looking for a different groove to taste wine to, there's  ~HIP TASTES~, described as "wine tastings [that] are stylish events for adventurous enthusiasts looking to broaden their knowledge of the good stuff." The events definitely seem to draw a fun crowd. Hip, if you…
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Meet Fritz Maytag of York Creek Vineyards
The Socialite

Meet Fritz Maytag of York Creek Vineyards

Arlequin Wine Merchant and Absinthe are pairing up for a pretty special evening this Wednesday, March 22: James Beard Foundation  Honoree ~FRITZ MAYTAG~ of York Creek Vineyards (also proprietor of Anchor Steam Brewery and Anchor Distilling Co.) will lead a tasting of his estate offerings (you didn't know…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Winterland
The Socialite

Winterland

One of my favorite restaurants, ~WINTERLAND~, is celebrating their one-year anniversary on Tuesday, March 28. They will be offering a six-course prix-fixe dinner for $90, with complimentary champagne with dinner, from 5:30pm-10pm. You can just swing by for cocktails and snacks in the lounge from 10pm-midnight. Happy birthday, Winterland.…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Tsar Nicoulai
The Regular

Tsar Nicoulai

Okay, newsflash. Last week I canoodled with one of the most dreamboat sandwiches I've had in recent memory, and I'm already plotting to have another date with it. Imagine a sashimi sandwich that went to Paris. The fabulously spendy TSAR NICOULAI CAVIAR CAFE in the Ferry…
Marcia Gagliardi
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(415) Asian Restaurant & Lounge
The Regular

(415) Asian Restaurant & Lounge

*THIS RESTAURANT HAS CLOSED* Well, the monsoon-like rains certainly prepped me for my Asian whirlwind tour at (415) ASIAN RESTAURANT & LOUNGE. It's the latest incarnation in the former space of Sydney's and Sydney's Home in the JCC. The JCC is not the first…
Marcia Gagliardi
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