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The Starlet

Jason Segel

How I Met Your Taco November 18, 2014 Wonderfully goofy funnyman Jason Segel was spotted at Tacolicious Valencia last Saturday. No word on what he ate, but we’re hoping his vampire puppet was in tow and enjoyed himself too. Double Duty at Bottega July 12, 2011 Busy night at…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
510 News: Farm Burger
The Chatterbox

510 News: Farm Burger

Georgia-based chain FARM BURGER has opened their first West Coast location in Berkeley. As previously reported, the chain currently has three locations in Georgia, as well as one in North Carolina. They serve relatively inexpensive burgers (starting at $7.50) using quality meats and salads and sides using local…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Old Devil Moon Bringing Beer Geekery to Bernal
The Lush

Old Devil Moon Bringing Beer Geekery to Bernal

Three self-identified “beer geeks” are getting ready to open a bar in Bernal, called OLD DEVIL MOON. The project comes from Chris Cohen, cicerone and board member of the San Francisco Homebrewers Guild, Andrew Kelley, also a cicerone and former manager of Los Angeles beer spot Little Bear, and…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

The Taco Redemption

It was a busy weekend at Tacolicious Valencia, where Tim Robbins also had lunch on Saturday. That’s fine with us, because inserting “taco” into movie titles is actually pretty funny. Anyway, he reportedly enjoyed the 10-taco platter (he’s a man with an appetite, awesome), Brussels sprouts, and…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Tim Robbins

The Taco Redemption November 18, 2014 It was a busy weekend at Tacolicious Valencia, where Tim Robbins also had lunch on Saturday. That’s fine with us, because inserting “taco” into movie titles is actually pretty funny. Anyway, he reportedly enjoyed the 10-taco platter (he’s a man with…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
650 Updates: ManresaBread, Rasa
The Chatterbox

650 Updates: ManresaBread, Rasa

Manresa’s chef-owner David Kinch, head baker Avery Ruzicka, and partner Andrew Burnham have found a brick-and-mortar location for their MANRESABREAD. The bread project, which has appeared at the Palo Alto and Campbell farmers’ markets as well as weekly pop-ups, will be opening in December in…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Beaujolais for Days at Arlequin This Thursday
The Lush

Beaujolais for Days at Arlequin This Thursday

What a wonderful time of year this is! Commercial crab season just opened, white truffle season continues, and now the Beaujolais is arriving from France! This Thursday November 20th, catch the seventh annual Beaujolais Bash at ~ARLEQUIN WINE MERCHANT~ from 6pm-8pm. In addition to the Beaujolais Nouveau, they’ll…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
November 18, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: fly girl.
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November 18, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: fly girl.

This week's tablehopper: fly girl.                     The stunning grounds at José Maria de Fonseca, which date back to 1834. Instagram photo © tablehopper.com. Bom dia! Yours truly is back from an inspiring, action-packed trip to Portugal, learning all about Portuguese wine (with a bunch of somms and wine…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
This week's tablehopper: fly girl.
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: fly girl.

Bom dia! Yours truly is back from an inspiring, action-packed trip to Portugal, learning all about Portuguese wine (with a bunch of somms and wine buyers!), cuisine, history, architecture, and more the past 10 days. I had outstanding seafood practically every day (so glad I finally got to check…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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