Al Franken
A Fair and Balanced Look at Happy Hour
March 25, 2014
Funnyman-turned-serious-politician Al Franken was spotted at Scala’s Bistro. He was enjoying happy hour with some friends.…
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Welcome Spring with McEvoy Ranch's New Wine + Bud Break Lunch
On Saturday March 29th, get outside and welcome spring with the Wine + Bud Break Lunch at the picturesque MCEVOY RANCH. Lunch will take place in the greenhouse at the ranch, featuring lots of fresh produce that’s crafted to pair with their new wine releases, as well as a focused…
510 Alert: Smitten Opening April 1st, 44 Restaurant into Next Door Space, Perdition Smokehouse
As previously mentioned in tablehopper, nitrogen ice cream purveyor SMITTEN ICE CREAM is opening a new location in Rockridge. Opening on Tuesday April 1st, the space is three times larger than their Hayes Valley spot and has a 2,000-liter liquid nitrogen tank (dude!) for their churned-and-frozen-to-order ice cream scoops.…
Dirty Water Moving to Twitter Building
As reported on tablehopper back in September, Kristian Cosentino, a former GM at Press Club, was getting ready to open his bar, DIRTY WATER, at Market and Van Ness. (I imagine there will be some impending mix-ups: “Oh, whoops, I thought we were meeting at Dirty Habit!”) Well, anyway, Eater…
From Langos Bread to Pupusas
A tablehopper reader was excited to spot Momofuku’s David Chang with Momofuku Milk Bar owner and badass pastry chef Christina Tosi at Bar Tartine. Chef Nick Balla says Danny Bowien brought them in. The Bar Tartine team was excited to cook for Chang since they have been using a…
David Chang
From Langos Bread to Pupusas
March 25, 2014
A tablehopper reader was excited to spot Momofuku’s David Chang with Momofuku Milk Bar owner and badass pastry chef Christina Tosi at Bar Tartine. Chef Nick Balla says Danny Bowien brought them in. The Bar Tartine team was excited to cook…
(Sponsored): The Right Policy To Save Your Bacon
What do Gary Danko, Benu, State Bird Provisions, Wise Sons, Monk’s Kettle, Bun Mee, and Trattoria Contadina all have in common besides exceptional food? They work with Panos Insurance Agency, one of only 150 “Elite” Farmers Insurance agents nationally offering preferred rates no one can compete with.
Whether your…
New Happy Hours (1760, Third Rail, Alta CA), and Weekend Cocktails at Greens
There are all kinds of new happy hours for you to check out, starting with “The Stirring Hour” at ~1760~, which runs daily from 5pm-6pm. You can get three spiritous cocktails (that aren’t on the usual cocktail menu) for $7, like gin with Strega, dry vermouth, Cocchi Americano, and…
March 25, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: with sprinkles on top.
This week's tablehopper: with sprinkles on top.
The cochon de lait po’boy at High Cotton Kitchen (at Second Act Marketplace). Photo: © tablehopper.com.
Hey there, so, whatcha have on tap this week? Are you coming to the Taste of the Nation event on Thursday? I sure hope…
This week's tablehopper: with sprinkles on top.
Hey there, so, whatcha have on tap this week? Are you coming to the Taste of the Nation event on Thursday? I sure hope so. It’s going to be a great night (the lineup of chefs is pretty rad), and I am excited to be emceeing the event! See…