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(Sponsored): Grand Wine Tasting and Fall Price Crush at The Natural Grocery Company Annex (El Cerrito)

The Natural Grocery Company’s new Prepared Food Annex (note address below) is now a destination for a sizable selection of organic and biodynamic wines and craft beers. In celebration of the Annex’s inaugural holiday season, wine and beer director Sarah Valor is hosting a Grand Wine Tasting and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 21, 2014

The Chatterbox

510 News: Kushido, Cat Town, Octopus Literary Salon, The Lodge, JJ Burger

KUSHIDO, a new yakitori-style Japanese restaurant, is now open in Temescal. Owner Jonathan Moon’s project is inspired by the izakayas of Japan, where yakitori skewers are served alongside beer and other beverages. Think of it as a drinking place with good food, not the other way around. They’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 21, 2014

The Lush

Aperitivo Hour Takes Off

After our tablehopper aperitivo event at 54 Mint in July, we are so happy to see the Italian tradition of aperitivo hour taking off, at 54 Mint (with specials from 4pm-6pm), at Plin on weekends, and now at ~LOCANDA~ on Sunday through Thursday from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Drink…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 21, 2014

October 21, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: #OrangeOctober.

This week's tablehopper: #OrangeOctober. Gloriously messy late-night al pastor and chile verde tacos at El Farolito. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Excitement! Today is Game One of the World Series, and I love seeing the town all lit up and full of orange. And it’s not because it’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 20, 2014

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: #OrangeOctober.

Excitement! Today is Game One of the World Series, and I love seeing the town all lit up and full of orange. And it’s not because it’s Halloween, holla! Coit Tower, you look amazing. Meanwhile, excitement is seriously percolating in the restaurant world, since the 2015 Michelin Guide…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 20, 2014

The Starlet

Party Like a Giant

After their dramatic win against the Cardinals, the World Series-bound San Francisco Giants reportedly partied down and celebrated at The Tipsy Pig. A member of the Tipsy crew shared this quote from one of the team members (but they wouldn’t tell me whom): “It’s tradition we come…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 17, 2014

The Starlet

San Francisco Giants

Party Like a Giant October 17, 2014 After their dramatic win against the Cardinals, the World Series-bound San Francisco Giants reportedly partied down and celebrated at The Tipsy Pig. A member of the Tipsy crew shared this quote from one of the team members (but they wouldn’t tell…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 17, 2014

707 Scout

Upcycled Tomatoes, Bistro Ralph, Michelin Stars, Bottega Event

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Upcycling Tomatoes: What do you do when life gives you 1,500 pounds of ripe, slightly bruised tomatoes? Make a whole lot of tomato sauce, Bloody Mary mix, and tomato jam. That’s the idea behind WIND & RYE…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 17, 2014

October 17, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: we will we will rock you.

This week's tablehopper: we will we will rock you. A rockin’ off-the-menu pizza at La Nebbia, with ‘nduja, stracciatella, garlic confit, and tomato sauce. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Gigantes!!! What a team. After frowning and steaming and getting downright sad over the ignominious closure of the San…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 16, 2014

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: we will we will rock you.

Gigantes!!! What a team. After frowning and steaming and getting downright sad over the ignominious closure of the San Francisco Bay Guardian all week, last night’s pennant win was the kind of SF good news I needed. And here’s one more (small but important) piece of good news:…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 16, 2014

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