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Tasty 510 News: Perdition Smokehouse, Shakewell
The Chatterbox

Tasty 510 News: Perdition Smokehouse, Shakewell

PERDITION SMOKEHOUSE is getting ready to open on Friday June 20th in Berkeley. As previously mentioned, the project comes from Chuck Stilphen, of the Trappist and Mikkeller Bar, and chef Michael O’Brien. In addition to 43 rotating domestic craft beers on tap, you’ll find a classic barbecue menu…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Good Hop Bottle Shop Now Open in Oakland
The Lush

The Good Hop Bottle Shop Now Open in Oakland

Of course the hopper loves a little good hop! Oakland has a new place for all things beer-related, with the brand-spankin’-new THE GOOD HOP. It comes from owner Melissa Myers, who started working as a brewer 16 years ago. The concept is more taproom than bar, with 16 local…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
June 17, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: June boom.
Newsletter

June 17, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: June boom.

This week's tablehopper: June boom.                     A tasting of the creative low-proof cocktails at Nico. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy! You fired up for another week of World Cup? On Saturday I had a blast watching Italy play with the sea of Italians and Italian-Americans at Il Casaro in North…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
This week's tablehopper: June boom.
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: June boom.

Howdy! You fired up for another week of World Cup? On Saturday I had a blast watching Italy play with the sea of Italians and Italian-Americans at Il Casaro in North Beach—they’ll be open this Friday for the morning game, serving bomboloni, cornetti, and cappuccinos at 9am. See…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
June 13, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: boa tarde!
Newsletter

June 13, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: boa tarde!

This week's tablehopper: boa tarde!                     The gorgeous Parque Lage in Rio. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy Friday to you! It’s sunny, World Cup is on (yay, Brazil, yay, Mexico for their wins, and whoa there, Spain), and I am definitely in a Brazilian state of mind at the…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Jetsetter

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Okay, so we covered the churrasco experience in my last Rio installment, but we still have quite a bit more Rio dining to cover. To be honest, Rio made me really lonely when it was time for dinner; in all my years of traveling solo, I have never felt so…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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