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The Chatterbox

510 News: A Look at Perle Wine Bar, Donato & Co. Coming, Souvla Delivery, Red Bay Coffee

Over the weekend, I took a field trip to Montclair to check out my chef buddy Rob Lam’s menu at his new spot with Marcus Garcia (previously wine director for Fleur de Lys), PERLE WINE BAR. It’s designed to be a comfortable place, whether you’re dining with…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 22, 2017

The Chatterbox

Chef Ron Siegel Opens Madcap, San Anselmo Lets Out a Cheer

Chef Ron Siegel has been a well-known chef at some of SF’s finer establishments (Michael Mina, The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton, Masa’s, Charles Nob Hill, and Aqua), as well as Yountville’s The French Laundry, and now after two decades of working for others, he has…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 22, 2017

(Sponsored): Don't Miss Out and Save on Eat Drink SF, Happening This Week!

Do you dream of caviar bumps and foie gras laybacks? Does a really good meal bring you a deep level of nearly indescribable satisfaction? Keep tabs on which kitchens have the top Bay Area chefs and bartenders? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it sounds like you,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 22, 2017

The Lush

Upcoming Rum and Whiskey Events

September has a couple boozy events for you, starting with the third annual California Rum Fest on September 8th-9th at SOMArts Cultural Center. There will be more than 40 premium rum brand expressions featured from around the world. The two-day event includes an industry session and consumer grand tasting, and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 22, 2017

August 22, 2017 - This week's tablehopper: let's eat (and drink)!

This week's tablehopper: let's eat (and drink)! The winner of our tiki cocktail garnish competition at Forbidden Island. Obviously. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hey there, hopefully you can read this and your eclipse glasses didn’t turn out to be faulty. Last week, I co-hosted a tiki…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 21, 2017

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: let's eat (and drink)!

Hey there, hopefully you can read this and your eclipse glasses didn’t turn out to be faulty. Last week, I co-hosted a tiki party with Mount Gay Rum on the back patio at Forbidden Island, check out the fun pics from the talented Blair Heagerty. It ends up everyone…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 21, 2017

The Socialite

The San Francisco Luckyrice Asian Food Festival Returns Friday September 8th

Luckyrice, the Asian food festival that tours around the country, is back in SF on Friday September 8th. This year they are doing something a little different, making SF the first-ever, plant-based feast (although there will be a few vendors using fish and/or dairy in their dishes). The city’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 21, 2017

The Chatterbox

Kuma Sushi + Sake Now Softly Open on Polk

Color me impressed. Back in March, I wrote about the upcoming KUMA SUSHI + SAKE, from best friends Ryo Sakai (Pink Zebra, Domo) and Cory Jackson, and they reached out to let me know they are now softly open on Polk. Nice work, guys. The official opening is this Thursday August…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 15, 2017

The Chatterbox

Wagyumafia Is Coming to the U.S. with $180 Sandwiches (Whut) and Omakase Is Hosting a Preview

I know, you actually are reading that correctly. A $180 sandwich is coming to San Francisco from Japan’s Wagyumafia (careful, the video on their site is on blast), known as “Japan’s preeminent Kobe and Wagyu beef ambassadors and purveyors.” They basically buy the spendiest beef imaginable and feature…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 15, 2017

The Chatterbox

Gibson Opening in the Tenderloin with Chef Robin Song at the Helm

While waiting for chef Robin Song to get his Korean-influenced project Junju off the ground after departing from Hog & Rocks, it ends up he has pivoted and is now the chef behind GIBSON, a restaurant opening in the soon-to-be-renovated boutique Hotel Bijou in the Tenderloin. His contemporary American menu…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 15, 2017

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