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(Sponsored): Dine Out Beyond the Restaurant with EatWith

Eat a meal with fellow food lovers at the home of a chef. What makes EatWith stand out is the endless variety of unique food experiences that you will never find at a restaurant. EatWith’s ethnic private dinner offerings span from comforting Italian and authentic Moroccan to stylish French…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 09, 2015

The Chatterbox

510 Events: Eat Real Festival and a Pasta Class

Oakland’s seventh annual EAT REAL FESTIVAL returns to Jack London Square from Friday September 18th to Sunday September 20th. The festival, from the Food Craft Institute, is free to attend and features street food from local purveyors and restaurants, all for $8 or less. There are chef demonstrations, including…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 09, 2015

The Lush

Don't Be Late for Wine O'Clock at These Wine Events

Let’s take a break from #roséallday and check out some other wine options happening this month. On Tuesday September 22nd, ~BAR AGRICOLE~ is holding a Portuguese wine dinner. Wine director Jai Wilson and Eugenio Jardim, ambassador from Wines of Portugal, will be hosting a family-style meal with five accompanying…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 09, 2015

September 9, 2015 - This week's tablehopper: it's getting hot in here.

This week's tablehopper: it's getting hot in here. Yay, breakfast at Sam’s Social Club: toad in the hole, with Parmesan-crusted house brioche, mushroom fondue, and arugula. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Man, I am so feeling for everyone who works in a kitchen or near a pizza…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 08, 2015

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: it's getting hot in here.

Man, I am so feeling for everyone who works in a kitchen or near a pizza oven today. Heck, most restaurants in SF don’t have air conditioning, so it’s gotta be rough right now. Thanks for keeping us all fed, industry folks. Meanwhile, most somms must be carefully…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 08, 2015

The Socialite

Enjoy the Early Fall Sun at FallFest on October 10th

San Francisco Magazine’s FallFest 2015 is toasting the autumn sun in Northern California on Saturday October 10th at Justin Herman Plaza from 12pm-4pm. The festival, which benefits Meals on Wheels of San Francisco, brings chefs from 40 different restaurants together, including Gather, E&O Kitchen, Roots and Rye,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 08, 2015

The Socialite

Project by Project Presents Plate by Plate on September 19th

Check out an evening of tastings and mingling on Saturday September 19th with Plate by Plate, a fundraising event from Project by Project. This year, proceeds will be going to the Chinatown Community Development Center. There are lots of local restaurants and chefs participating in the walk-around tasting, including Alexander’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 08, 2015

The Chatterbox

Ooh La La, Bon Marché Now Open in the Twitter Building

A report by Dana Eastland: As previously covered on tablehopper, the latest project moving into Mid-Market is BON MARCHÉ. It’s from Matt Semmelhack and Mark Liberman of Mercer Restaurant Group (AQ, TBD) and is a big and ambitious project, with 7,500 square feet of space and all-day hours.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 01, 2015

The Chatterbox

It's Beer-Thirty: Sessions Now Open in the Presidio

A report by Dana Eastland. The large new project in the Presidio, SESSIONS, which we updated you on in June, officially opened its doors on Monday August 24th. The bar and restaurant comes from partners Michael Bilger (who is executive chef) and Evin Gelleri, the general and business manager. The…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 01, 2015

The Chatterbox

Che Fico! An Italian Restaurant Is Coming to Divis

This morning, both Scoop and Hoodline percolated with the news that there is a taker for 838 Divisadero, formerly an auto body shop. David Nayfeld and Matt Brewer will be opening CHE FICO, a rustic Italian restaurant in spring 2016—the two-level space will also have a full bar. dmarc…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 01, 2015

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