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Let Handybook Do Your Dirty Work

Let Handybook Do Your Dirty Work Let’s face it: no one loves cleaning up. You’d much rather go to a pool party, or a concert, or heck, do anything other than cleaning. Enter Handybook: the easiest, most convenient way to get rid of your dust bunnies. Book online…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 01, 2014

July 1, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: skyrockets in flight.

This week's tablehopper: skyrockets in flight. Your weekend brunch agenda: the soft-shell crab BLT at Fable—and put an egg on it. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Oh, USA. Sorry today’s column is a wee bit late, but there’s no way I could stop watching today’s…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 30, 2014

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: skyrockets in flight.

Oh, USA. Sorry today’s column is a wee bit late, but there’s no way I could stop watching today’s nail-biting game to send this puppy at its usual post time. All I can say is Tim Howard is THE MAN, what a staggering job today. Julian…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 30, 2014

707 Scout

Pullman Kitchen Opens, Foie Returns, Chalkboard Alfresco, St. Helena Pop-Up

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Santa Rosa’s new Pullman Kitchen, Destination Delicious: I never order chicken at restaurants. Ever. Because inevitably it’s the compromise entrée, the bland and uninspired dish for cautious eaters. But when a perfect roast chicken is the specialty…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 27, 2014

June 27, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: stride of pride.

This week's tablehopper: stride of pride. Some of the marvelous nigiri at Pabu, including my favorite bite: the kohada (top of the picture). Photo: © tablehopper.com. You ready to get your PRIDE on, SF? Sure seems that way with the amazing lists of weekend events I keep seeing,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 26, 2014

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: stride of pride.

You ready to get your PRIDE on, SF? Sure seems that way with the amazing lists of weekend events I keep seeing, like this excellent one in the Bay Guardian. Just remember to hydrate, people! Speaking of hydrating, I know some folks are getting ready to head to Tales of…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 26, 2014

The Jetsetter

New Orleans (and Jazz Fest)

Ahhh, Jazz Fest. It was something that was on my sister’s bucket list for a while, and since my sister and I are cut from the same cloth, it was on my list for too long as well. She has a posse of friends who like to go to…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 26, 2014

The Chatterbox

Changes at SFJAZZ: Charles Phan's South Closed, Relaunching with a Mexican Menu

Some changes to Charles Phan’s SOUTH AT SFJAZZ: the space is closed for renovations as of Sunday June 22nd, and when it reopens on Saturday July 12th, the Southern menu will be scrapped for a Mexican one. (No one can accuse Phan of being a one-trick pony, that’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 24, 2014

The Chatterbox

Red Hill Station Open and Shucking Oysters in Bernal

We’ve been tracking the opening of RED HILL STATION in Bernal Heights, and we’re happy to report this 36-seat neighborhood restaurant is now open for dinner. Owners Amy Reticker and Taylor Pedersen are both longtime Bernal residents, and both worked at Anchor Oyster Bar. The seafood-focused…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 24, 2014

The Chatterbox

Big Chef Tom's Belly Burgers Now Open in SoMa

We were sorry to miss the pre-opening party of BIG CHEF TOM’S BELLY BURGERS last week, but we’ll be coming by for a belly burger soon enough! Tom Pizzica’s brand-new brick-and-mortar spot is now open in the former Taqueria Reina’s in SoMa.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 24, 2014

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