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This week's tablehopper: slow hop.

Hi there. Greetings from my sick crypt—she has risen! And how fitting, right before Easter! I thought I had a horrible cold but no, surprise (!), it was the flu! Seriously, what the hell. I’m on day 11 (or is it 12?) over here, and really over it. No…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 26, 2018

North Beach: Horrific Fire Damages Numerous Businesses, Caffe Roma Closes

The Chatterbox

North Beach: Horrific Fire Damages Numerous Businesses, Caffe Roma Closes

Saturday evening, I was home in bed and watching in horror on Twitter as a four-alarm fire in North Beach tore through the 650 block of Union Street, primarily the building at 659 Union (between Powell and Columbus). Amazingly no one was injured, and it ends up the majority of…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 20, 2018

Reopenings: Hamburger Mary's (Now in the Castro), Little Griddle, Kinjo Update

The Chatterbox

Reopenings: Hamburger Mary's (Now in the Castro), Little Griddle, Kinjo Update

It’s like Tales from the Crypt over in the Castro, but really, truly, The Patio space has reopened after being closed since, uh, 1999. (No word if they found some drag queens hiding under the deck.) The Les Natali-owned space has finally been transformed into a location of HAMBURGER…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 20, 2018

Updates from Aina (Lunch), Barcino (Brunch), and Commonwealth (Baller Tasting Menu)

The Chatterbox

Updates from Aina (Lunch), Barcino (Brunch), and Commonwealth (Baller Tasting Menu)

You have a new lunch option to add to your roster, and it’s a great one: AINA in Dogpatch is launching lunch Wed-Fri 10am-2:30pm, with their housemade Spam musubi and some new lunch-only dishes, including a pork tonkatsu sandwich (kalua pig terrine, fermented cabbage, namasu, kimchi aioli; $14)…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 20, 2018

Upcoming Food Events, from Taste of the Nation to Outstanding in the Field

The Chatterbox

Upcoming Food Events, from Taste of the Nation to Outstanding in the Field

Here’s a quick-fire round of some fantastic food events for your consideration! This Thursday March 22nd, No Kid Hungry presents the 11th annual Taste of the Nation event at Pier 35, with top chefs and restaurants like Octavia and Frances, Lord Stanley, China Live, Rooh, and State Bird Provisions.…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 20, 2018

Howells, a New Wine Bar from Nate Welch, Opens in the Marina

The Lush

Howells, a New Wine Bar from Nate Welch, Opens in the Marina

A couple of weeks ago, I got a sneak peek of HOWELLS wine bar, which just opened in the former Mezes in the Marina. You’ll recognize Nate Welch behind the bar; he managed the California Wine Merchant for a decade and has now partnered with some other folks on…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 20, 2018

(Sponsored): Enter to Win Tickets to Two New Food Docs at the SFFILM Festival!

The Sugar Mama

(Sponsored): Enter to Win Tickets to Two New Food Docs at the SFFILM Festival!

Calling all film and food lovers! Here’s your chance to enter to win tickets to the 2018 SFFILM Festival, which runs April 4th-17th in venues all over SF, Oakland, and Berkeley! You have two chances to win tickets to two amazing documentaries about food and the people who make…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 20, 2018

Rumpus Room Opens on Sixth Street, Lord George's Latest Menu, More

The Lush

Rumpus Room Opens on Sixth Street, Lord George's Latest Menu, More

With so many high-concept bars opening these days, it makes me happy to see a classic, Deco-inspired bar that has the same kind of feels as Dalva open up, and it has a cheeky name to boot. Meet THE RUMPUS ROOM, newly open in SoMa in the former Matador/Showdown…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 20, 2018

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