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The Socialite

Don't Miss the Pencils for Kids Fundraiser on January 31st, Small World Big Flavors

Pencils for Kids, Inc. is hosting their annual fundraiser on Thursday January 31st, in order to raise funds to support their annual mission trips to Thailand, Bali, and Myanmar. You may remember I attended the mission trip last year to Thailand and was incredibly moved by everything this organization does…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 07, 2019

January 3, 2019 - This week's tablehopper: so bored.

This week's tablehopper: so bored. The exquisite special bento box from Hayato Restaurant in Los Angeles. A veritable treasure chest of flavors and textures. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy 2019, friends! A new year is here, and I know many people are so ready for it. May all your…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 02, 2019

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: so bored.

Happy 2019, friends! A new year is here, and I know many people are so ready for it. May all your plans, hopes, and wishes come to fruition. May you be healthy and happy. And let’s have fun! I just returned last night from a week in Los Angeles—…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 02, 2019

The Bore

It’s 2019, Time to Send These Things to the Guillotine

Oh hey, look at that, it’s a new year, and as is tradition over here, it’s time to call out some of the crappy food trends and poor food choices showing up on menus and tables in our fair city that need to take a hike. It’s…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 02, 2019

The Chatterbox

Ayala Opens Downtown, with Seafood and a Coastal Cali Style

Now open in Union Square’s Hotel G in the former 398 Brasserie space is AYALA, a seafood-focused restaurant with chef-partner Bill Montagne, executive chef Melissa Perfit (Bar Crudo, Hard Water), GM Essam Kardosh (Del Popolo), wine director Nick Tilly (who will also be working with Essam), and…