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Closures Include Goood Frikin' Chicken (Bwok Bwooook) and Massawa

Oh man, I was so sorry to see a tweet from Burrito Justice that our inimitable ~GOOOD FRIKIN’ CHICKEN~ has closed. What a bummer, that place has been a neighborhood standard for bomb-ass rotisserie chicken for almost 20 years. RIP, beloved mosakhan. Sending sumac kisses. 10 29th St. at Mission.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 21, 2022

The Lush

A Quick Roundup of a Couple Bar Openings

Now open in the former Saratoga (sniff sniff) is MEMBERS ONLY (with Finders Keepers, the moody downstairs lounge). Serving cocktails and food, it’s aiming for a supperclub-meets-cocktail bar vibe. Owner Phil Chen (Alchemist, Woodbury) has assembled an all-star, all-female management team: beverage director Candice Jae (Evil Eye, Hideout, Lolinda)…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 21, 2022

June 21, 2022 - This week's tablehopper: Grecian formula.

This week's tablehopper: Grecian formula. Drinking a mastiha mojito at sunset at Karnagio Beach Bar on Thassos. Yamas! Yassou! Yours truly is back from two glorious weeks in Greece, and friends are blaming/thanking me for bringing this hot weather back. (I could barely fit it in my…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 20, 2022

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: Grecian formula.

Yassou! Yours truly is back from two glorious weeks in Greece, and friends are blaming/thanking me for bringing this hot weather back. (I could barely fit it in my bag full of caftans, tunics, mastiha, spices, and Apivita skincare products.) If you follow me on Instagram, then you’ve…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 20, 2022

The Chatterbox

Covid Tips from the Hopper: What to Eat (and Watch), and How to Be a Good Friend

With so many folks getting sick right now, I figured I may as well share some of my favorite things I ate and drank to feel better while I was home with Ms. Rona for three weeks. Luckily, I didn’t lose my smell (or taste), nor did my appetite…