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This week's tablehopper: meow mix.
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: meow mix.

You saving room for tomorrow’s Street Food Festival, the last one on Folsom Street (sniff sniff)? The lineup of eats and treats is pretty mega. I’m currently looking over the map and targeting vendors selling soft foods, like noodles and New York cheesecake. Hope to see you there!…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Great China
The Regular

Great China

When I was researching places to include in my guidebook some years ago, my fab publicist pal Birdie—a longtime Berkeley resident—introduced me to GREAT CHINA. She was surprised I hadn’t been yet, especially considering what a knockout yet crazy-affordable wine list they had (she’s my Champagne…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Coming This Winter: Foghorn Bayview
The Chatterbox

Coming This Winter: Foghorn Bayview

Bayview continues to percolate with new projects, and come this winter, FOGHORN BAYVIEW will be sounding its horn. The project is from Eric Nyeste (Proof Grainworks), who some may recognize from the Bayview Underground Food Scene, and his friend and architect, Josh Wallace (Mock/Wallace Architects). The duo envision a…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
You Can Kiss Kiss This Week at Beso in the Castro
The Chatterbox

You Can Kiss Kiss This Week at Beso in the Castro

The Castro is getting a new Spanish-inspired hangout, BESO, from the folks behind nearby Bisou (no word if Bacio is next). The restaurant opens on Thursday August 14th. Executive chef and co-owner Nicolas Ronan worked with consulting chef and partner Anthony Lemortellec (Boqueria, New York) on the menu of tapas…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

On the Town Tour

Everyone’s favorite celebrity-couple-to-love (and spread rumors about), Beyoncé and Jay-Z, were in town playing a concert at AT&T Park (perhaps you heard it?). While here, they dined at Tosca Cafe both nights, in the private dining room. You know, the one behind the partition. This makes sense,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Beyoncé

On the Town Tour August 12, 2014 Everyone’s favorite celebrity-couple-to-love (and spread rumors about), Beyoncé and Jay-Z, were in town playing a concert at AT&T Park (perhaps you heard it?). While here, they dined at Tosca Cafe both nights, in the private dining room. You know, the…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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