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The Chatterbox

510 Update: Hawker Fare Closing, New Pizza Spots, and Some Cawfee Tawk

Some unfortunate news out of Oakland: chef-owner James Syhabout is closing HAWKER FARE on Saturday February 18th. (Let’s all pause for a collective groan.) Sadly it’s about the building—which has been sold with the surrounding buildings to investors—so the area is going to be developed (and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 24, 2017

The Lush

Quick Shots: Duggan McDonnell to China Live, SF Beer Week Is Close

Some quick updates for you, starting with the news that barman, Campo de Encanto pisco co-founder, and author Duggan McDonnell has been hired as director of beverage for CHINA LIVE, opening February 23rd. He is working on everything from the cocktails to the wine list (look for some exciting pairings,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 24, 2017

January 24, 2017 - This week's tablehopper: alternative snacks.

This week's tablehopper: alternative snacks. An array of antipasti at the special Capezzana dinner at Boulevard, all ready to have olio nuovo drizzled on them. Photo: © tablehopper.com. So how y’all doing out there? We have just gone through a doozy of a weekend—mine started at…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 23, 2017

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: alternative snacks.

So how y’all doing out there? We have just gone through a doozy of a weekend—mine started at the Bridge Together demonstration on Friday morning, holding hands with a bunch of amazing folks and forming a chain across the Golden Gate Bridge. And then Saturday’s Women’s…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 23, 2017

The Socialite

Celebrate Chinese New Year/the Lunar New Year with These Fun Menus and More

Gung Hay Fat Choy! And cock-a-doodle-doo. San Francisco knows how to really do it up for the Lunar New Year. Check out all these special dinners and more as we get ready to celebrate the Year of the Rooster! On Monday January 30th, Brandon Jew is hosting a blowout eight-course…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 23, 2017

Biz

R.T.B.

There are many pop-ups that circulate through our city on nights when restaurants are closed, and one unexpected location is Dabba in the Financial District, a fast-casual daytime place which plays host to the pop-up ~R.T.B.~, serving 30-35 guests from Friday to Monday evenings. It’s a mightily…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 23, 2017

The Chatterbox

Special Food Events and Nights, From Sunday Roasts to the Good Food Awards

There’s nothing like a good Sunday night roast, which ~MAGNOLIA GASTROPUB & BREWERY~ obviously understands, as they just launched a new weekly dinner, Sunday Joint. (And since it’s in the Haight, the other joint makes sense too.) Each prix-fixe Sunday Joint dinner (always under $40 per guest) will…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 17, 2017

The Chatterbox

Lefty O'Doul's and Café St. Jorge Closing

An unfortunate landlord dispute is bringing down a classic and beloved San Francisco institution: LEFTY O’DOUL’S in Union Square is closing Friday February 3rd. The dispute is between landlord Jon Handlery and Lefty O’Doul’s owner Nick Bovis. If those names ring a bell, it’s because…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 17, 2017

The Chatterbox

San Francisco Businesses Showing Support for Planned Parenthood and Other Organizations on Inauguration Day

This weekend is going to be an intense one, with protests and Women’s Marches and even a performance art piece across the Golden Gate Bridge as the inauguration happens. Some San Francisco businesses are adding their voices to the dissent and offering support to Planned Parenthood and other crucial…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 17, 2017

The Starlet

Power Breakfasting and Lunching

We’re going to take a quick trip to the 650 to MAYFIELD BAKERY & CAFÉ, which had a pretty busy day last week, with both Joseph Gordon-Levitt coming in to enjoy a business breakfast with a guest to talk about an app, and then Mark Zuckerberg came in with…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 17, 2017

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