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Subscribe to tablehopper and discover why it’s a must-read, insider newsletter for anyone who lives to eat in San Francisco, for 19 years and counting. Every Tuesday, columnist and curator Marcia Gagliardi serves up the latest SF Bay Area restaurant and bar news, events, culture tips, travel guides, and more.

The Starlet

The Other Posey, at 1601 Kitchen

Star of the indie screen Parker Posey was spotted at 1601 Bar & Kitchen on Friday May 2nd. According to our spy, she was in town for the San Francisco International Film Festival, and had participated in a Q&A earlier that day.…
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Closures: theLab
The Chatterbox

Closures: theLab

We received word last week that Recchiuti’s Dogpatch cafe, recently renamed ~THELAB~, has sadly closed. It ends up business has been good—in fact, dinner service was really picking up. But unfortunately the closure is due to some restrictions on their permit that they were not made aware of…
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The Starlet

Another Indie Sighting

San Francisco native and noted actor Sam Rockwell enjoyed coffee at Royal Ground Coffee on Polk Street Friday morning with writing/acting colleagues Michael Godere and Ivan Martin. The group was in town for the San Francisco International Film Festival, and was very friendly. Our spotter says Mr. Rockwell was…
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The Starlet

Bono Was in Palo Alto (With or Without You)

Bono was spotted in Palo Alto at Evvia yesterday. He reportedly had lunch with Jimmy Iovine, the owner of Interscope Records (whose partnership with Dr. Dre, Beats Headphones, has created a lot of news this week over rumors about a $3.2 billion sale to Apple—yikes). Our spy reports…
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Burger News on the Horizon
The Chatterbox

Burger News on the Horizon

Burgers make the world go round, and here’s some news for your burger radar. First up, Georgia burger chain FARM BURGER is getting ready to open a location in Berkeley. It’ll be their first outside of the South (right now they have three locations in Georgia and one…
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The Starlet

Funny Man, Funny Hair, Funny Sighting

Local television host Vicki Liviakis posted a photo on Facebook of herself with comedy writer Bruce Vilanch at Kokkari. He’s most well known for being the head writer for the Academy Awards, as well as his appearances on Hollywood Squares. He also writes for the Emmy, Tony, and Grammy…
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The Starlet

Bruce Vilanch

Funny Man, Funny Hair, Funny Sighting May 13, 2014 Local television host Vicki Liviakis posted a photo on Facebook of herself with comedy writer Bruce Vilanch at Kokkari. He’s most well known for being the head writer for the Academy Awards, as well as his appearances on Hollywood Squares.…
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