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October 7, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: this is how we do it.

This week's tablehopper: this is how we do it. Mini lobstah rolls at the Hamel Family Wines Badger Grab party. Photo: © tablehopper.com. I hope you have been taking full advantage of this gorgeous weather, and even if you haven’t, I have been doing it for both…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 06, 2014

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: this is how we do it.

I hope you have been taking full advantage of this gorgeous weather, and even if you haven’t, I have been doing it for both of us, because I love you hard like that. Thursday night included margaritas and the awesome empanadas they make (and chicharrones de carne!) on the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 06, 2014

The Bookworm

Fall Cookbooks, Bay Area Edition by Pete Mulvihill

Here’s another Bay Area edition of the Bookworm with two fresh books from local chefs and authors. Don’t forget: the books mentioned below are available at 20 percent off for tablehopper readers for two weeks following this mention at Green Apple Books—simply use the code “tablehopper” at…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 03, 2014

707 Scout

Barrel-Aged Gin, a Roving Bartender, and a New Williams-Sonoma in Sonoma

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. On a recent tour of SPIRIT WORKS DISTILLERY, BiteClub fell a little bit in love. Partly with owners Timo and Ashby Marshall’s Boston terrier, Bandit, but mostly with their newly released barrel-aged gin. Made from red winter…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 03, 2014

707 Scout

Wine and Dine: Cairdean Estate and The Farmer & the Fox

A Wine Country visit and review by Marcia Gagliardi. The next time you’re heading to St. Helena or Calistoga, you should think about stopping off at the newly opened Cairdean Estate on the St. Helena Highway, just at the base of Spring Mountain. The owners, winemaker Stacia and Edwin…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 03, 2014

October 3, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: rocktober.

This week's tablehopper: rocktober. An array of breads and treats from Butterscots at Cairdean Estate. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hey there, how you doing with this stunning weather? I know, right? I am loving these warm nights. SF Indian summer, you never disappoint! I am actually going from the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 02, 2014

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: rocktober.

Hey there, how you doing with this stunning weather? I know, right? I am loving these warm nights. SF Indian summer, you never disappoint! I am actually going from the frying pan into the fire: I’m heading up to Sonoma this afternoon to check out the new Williams-Sonoma…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 02, 2014

The Chatterbox

Lazy Bear Now Open in the Mission (But You Have to Snag a Reservation First)

While State Bird Provisions is certainly one of the city’s more challenging restaurants to get a table at, the newly opened LAZY BEAR was so flooded with reservation requests for its first two weeks of seatings that the reservation ticketing system they’re using (from Chicago’s Alinea and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 30, 2014

The Chatterbox

Now Open: Union Larder, The Hall, Twisted Donuts, Swich, Calibur, Boba Guys

As reported earlier this month, UNION LARDER was opening in Russian Hill from the team behind Little Vine. Well, they officially opened their doors on September 16th, and now you can get their house charcuterie, glasses of wine, and cheeses. The retail side is also open, offering pantry items, Straus…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 30, 2014

The Chatterbox

Coming Soon: Fat Noodle, Buttermilk Southern Kitchen

Adam Fleischman (Umami Burger) and Joshua Skenes (Saison) are getting ready to open a new fast-casual Chinese restaurant, FAT NOODLE, this winter. It will be on Second Street at Mission in SoMa, and will offer hand-pulled noodles inspired by Szechuan and Shaanxi cuisine, along with other classic Chinese…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 30, 2014

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