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This week's tablehopper: red (and orange and yellow) October.

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This week's tablehopper: red (and orange and yellow) October.

Sounds like you guys had quite the downpour over the weekend! Well, at least the sun is back out, so you’ll want to head over to Tartine Manufactory for some soft-serve, more on that in today’s column. It’s 81 degrees in New York (whut), and while I…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 17, 2016

James Beard Foundation's Taste America Comes to SF November 4th

The Socialite

James Beard Foundation's Taste America Comes to SF November 4th

On Friday November 4th, James Beard Foundation’s Taste America returns to San Francisco, with A Night of Culinary Stars, to be held at The InterContinental, on its 10-city tour. The night begins with a walk-around tasting reception, including Tim Archuleta (ICHI Sushi + Ni Bar), Srijith Gopinathan (Campton Place), Brandon…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 17, 2016

Mission Location Revealed of Bar Tartine Team's New Restaurant, Motze

The Chatterbox

Mission Location Revealed of Bar Tartine Team's New Restaurant, Motze

The BAR TARTINE team of Cortney Burns and Nick Balla have been hosting a Monday night series since August called Motze Mondays, where they have been exploring more Japanese-influenced dishes in a family-style format. It has also been a way for them to recipe test their new restaurant concept, MOTZE,…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2016

Rich Table's RT Rotisserie Coming to Hayes Valley in 2017

The Chatterbox

Rich Table's RT Rotisserie Coming to Hayes Valley in 2017

I have been wondering who would move into the closed Mandarin Villa space in Hayes Valley, and it’s Rich Table’s Sarah and Evan Rich—their primary restaurant is conveniently just a block away. They will be opening a casual rotisserie chicken restaurant, RT ROTISSERIE, in early 2017. (We…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2016

The Elite Café Officially Opens, Let the Good Times Roll Once Again

The Chatterbox

The Elite Café Officially Opens, Let the Good Times Roll Once Again

Just before I left town, I had the chance to check out a preview of the updated ELITE CAFÉ, and let’s just say you should be pretty pleased that they are now open! The 78-seat space is all spiffed up, with a fresh gray-blue paint job on the historic…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2016

New Openings: Dakshin, Garajito, Duc Loi Pantry, and More (and Spices Gets an Update)

The Chatterbox

New Openings: Dakshin, Garajito, Duc Loi Pantry, and More (and Spices Gets an Update)

There are some new openings around town, starting with DAKSHIN, a fast-casual South Indian spot in the former Batter Bakery space on Polk in Russian Hill. Take a peek at the menu in this pic, which includes a thali plate, dosas, uttapam, and curries, like a prawn curry, Mangalore chicken,…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2016

Coming Soon: Filipino Elena Una to the Marina, Proposed Projects, and More

The Chatterbox

Coming Soon: Filipino Elena Una to the Marina, Proposed Projects, and More

This column is already getting toooooo looooong, so I’m just going to give you some quick updates, and you can click through to the original sources for more details if you’re interested. Okay? Okay! The short-lived Gipsy Darling in the Marina will be replaced by a casual Filipino…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2016

Bad News: Merigan Sub Shop Closed October 8th, and More

The Chatterbox

Bad News: Merigan Sub Shop Closed October 8th, and More

I originally wrote this last week and posted it on social media since I was dark for the week, but to recap, here’s the unfortunate news (along with some other sad news): I am really unhappy to report on the closure of one of my favorite places in SF:…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2016

The Starlet

The Edge and Hedwig's Darren Criss at The Perennial

We just had a Bono sighting, and now U2’s The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr. were spotted having dinner at The Perennial (they were in town for a U2 performance at Dreamforce). And just after that visit, Darren Criss, the star of SHN’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2016

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