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The Lush

Forgery, from the PlumpJack Group, Now Open in Mid-Market

The PlumpJack Group has opened a new bar in Mid-Market, called FORGERY, which we mentioned a month ago. Jacques Bezuidenhout and Ken Luciano are running the show in partnership with the group. The pair previously managed beverages at Kimpton Hotels and are offering a list of fun, approachable cocktails…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 19, 2015

The Lush

Bar Bites: Comstock Saloon Turns Five, Let's Party!

On Wednesday May 20th ~COMSTOCK SALOON~ is celebrating five years of business with a hootenanny party. From 12pm to 2am, Comstock alums will be behind the bar and in the kitchen, preparing some of the saloon’s classic dishes and drinks. Dishes include a pretzel with pimento cheese ($6), an…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 19, 2015

(Sponsored): Visit the New Sonoma House at Patz & Hall

Just minutes from the Sonoma Square, amid an idyllic backdrop of vineyards and mountains, the Sonoma House offers an unforgettable setting for exploring Patz & Hall’s legendary single-vineyard chardonnays and pinot noirs. We’ve opened our vault this summer to offer the Library Experience every Friday at 3pm,…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 19, 2015

The Chatterbox

Food at Film Festivals: Green Film Fest and Documentary Film Fest

Who doesn’t love a good film on food, especially when it’s thought-provoking and part of a festival screening? Here are some great opportunities to catch some good films locally this month. From May 28th through June 3rd, catch films on the environment and food at the San…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 19, 2015

May 19, 2015 - This week's tablehopper: Don patrol.

This week's tablehopper: Don patrol. The lightly cured salmon tartine (with horseradish cream) at West Coast Wine. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Did you have a nice weekend? I happily dodged the Bay to Breakers mayhem that was taking over my neighborhood on Sunday and went way over the hill…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 18, 2015

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: Don patrol.

Did you have a nice weekend? I happily dodged the Bay to Breakers mayhem that was taking over my neighborhood on Sunday and went way over the hill and across town for brunch at West Coast Wine on Union (bubbles and toast, it’s a good thing), and then our…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 18, 2015

The Socialite

Last Sunset Celebration Weekend Coming June 6th and 7th

The very last Sunset Celebration Weekend at the magazine’s Menlo Park headquarters is coming up on Saturday June 6th and Sunday June 7th. The magazine is leaving its headquarters on the Peninsula (so sad!) and will be celebrating its tenure with a big party. There will, of course, be…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 18, 2015

707 Scout

Ramen Flinging, Oysterpalooza, Happier Hours in Napa, Valley of the Moon Pop-Up, Charlie Palmer's Big Year

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. RAMEN GAIJIN chef Matthew Williams isn’t quite sure why his Sebastopol noodlery recently got called “white guy ramen” by the notoriously opinionated Richie Nakano of SF’s late Hapa Ramen. So, okay, Williams and co-owner Moishe Hahn-…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 15, 2015

The Jetsetter

Lisbon, Portugal

I was invited to attend a five-day Portuguese wine tasting and education trip that was going to begin in Lisbon, and you can bet I was sure to fly myself out early. Lisboa, I really had no idea how cool you were going to be, and it’s partly…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 15, 2015

May 15, 2015 - This week's tablehopper: I left my heart in Lisbon.

This week's tablehopper: I left my heart in Lisbon. Pastéis de Belém (because why eat just one?). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Ready for the weekend? I don’t know where this week went, whoosh. If you feel like there should be a killer breakfast sandwich in your near future,…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 14, 2015

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