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The Starlet

Florence and the Machine

How Big, How Blue, How Delicious June 16, 2015 Rock stars Florence and the Machine enjoyed a late dinner at Izakaya Rintaro recently according to a tweet. Apparently, a mutual friend of the band and chef-owner Sylvan Mishima Brackett recommended that they check it out,. It was a mellow night,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 16, 2015

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Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 16, 2015

The Chatterbox

Series of Special Dinners with Guest Filipino Chefs at Pampalasa This Week

Recently opened Filipino restaurant PAMPALASA is hosting a weeklong series of dinners called Kamayan to celebrate Filipino Independence Day. Starting Wednesday June 17th, different chefs from around the Bay Area will take a turn in the kitchen, each inspired by a different national hero from the Philippines. On Saturday June…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 16, 2015

The Lush

Mission Bar Shots: Locanda's Awesome Aperitivo Hour, Amnesia Getting New Owners

The next time you’re wondering where to unwind at the end of the workday, or even on the weekend, you’ll want to check out ~LOCANDA~’s aperitivo hour, which is offered daily 5:30pm-7pm (so yeah, that’s actually 90 minutes!). Come by the bar area, and you’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 16, 2015

June 16, 2015 - This week's tablehopper: listen to the music.

This week's tablehopper: listen to the music. You can have quite the indoor picnic at Les Clos. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy friends. I’m relieved this column even went out today: yours truly is in jury duty purgatory this week. I was concerned I’d be waiting for…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 15, 2015

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: listen to the music.

Howdy friends. I’m relieved this column even went out today: yours truly is in jury duty purgatory this week. I was concerned I’d be waiting for my name to be called while watching the clock crawl in a jury assembly room instead of cranking on this column with…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 15, 2015

The Socialite

Here's to Dad: Father's Day Is Sunday June 21st

Hooray for Pops! Father’s Day is coming up this Sunday June 21st, and you want to be sure to show Dad a good time! Here are some ways to have fun that are way cooler than just buying him a necktie. Again. For a grand old British-inspired time, get…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 15, 2015

The Sugar Mama

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Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 12, 2015

707 Scout

Hazel Opening, Red Bird Bakery, Chocolate Dinner, RKTO

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Berkeley chefs Jim and Michele Wimborough of Zut! on Fourth are moving north to open HAZEL, a wood oven-focused restaurant in Occidental. The couple are taking over the longtime Bistro des Copains space, which was for years a destination…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 12, 2015

June 12, 2015 - This week's tablehopper: game recognize game.

This week's tablehopper: game recognize game. Compressed melon salad at Precita Park Café, one of the courses I enjoyed during a burrata-making class there. For the next one, click here. Photo: © tablehopper.com. TGIF, right? I’m already counting down the hours to having a glass of Patz…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 11, 2015

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