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Seasonal Sweets and Baked Goods
The Chatterbox

Seasonal Sweets and Baked Goods

One thing that definitely does not suck over here is my mail, especially since it sometimes contains edible things for me to try (um, jackpot—well, unless you are trying to eat light, and then it’s pure fricking torture). A week ago, someone from Gary Rulli’s awesome Emporio…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Sommeliers on the Move
The Lush

Sommeliers on the Move

A couple of updates for you in sommelier land: first up, as you may have noted from the matchmaker ad we ran last week, ~QUINCE~ is looking for a new wine director. Previous director Jai Wilson has departed and is now with Bar Agricole and Trou Normand. We’ll let…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

St. Patrick's Star

Here’s a nice Irish star sighting for St. Patrick’s Day: half-Irish actor Michael Fassbender was spotted at Chubby Noodle on Saturday night. No word on what the hunky fellow was eating, but he’s in town filming the Steve Jobs movie, and was spotted a couple of weeks…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Spike Lee

Do the EPIC Thing March 17, 2015 Academy Award-nominated film director Spike Lee was spotted at EPIC Roasthouse last Wednesday. Spike That Coffee October 12, 2010 Spike Lee was spotted at W San Francisco having a meeting in their “Living Room” while enjoying a latte.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Michael Fassbender

St. Patrick's Star March 17, 2015 Here’s a nice Irish star sighting for St. Patrick’s Day: half-Irish actor Michael Fassbender was spotted at Chubby Noodle on Saturday night. No word on what the hunky fellow was eating, but he’s in town filming the Steve Jobs…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Closures: Cafe Claude Marina
The Chatterbox

Closures: Cafe Claude Marina

It appears that CAFE CLAUDE MARINA is closing permanently, after what was supposed to be a temporary closure and refresh in January. Scoop reports that owner Franck LeClerc says that while they intended to reopen with some new décor and an updated menu, he received some very generous offers on…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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