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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.

March 18, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: beast mode.
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March 18, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: beast mode.

This week's tablehopper: beast mode.                     A pre-Prince (at the Fox!) feast at Hawker Fare. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Whoa, busy day on the Twitter, blowing up with congrats to all the final nominees for the upcoming James Beard Foundation Awards in May. Big congratulations to all the writers, chefs,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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This week's tablehopper: beast mode.
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: beast mode.

Whoa, busy day on the Twitter, blowing up with congrats to all the final nominees for the upcoming James Beard Foundation Awards in May. Big congratulations to all the writers, chefs, blogs, restaurateurs, sommeliers, bar managers, and more on your nominations, and am happy to see such a strong Bay…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
March 14, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: das boot.
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March 14, 2014 - This week's tablehopper: das boot.

This week's tablehopper: das boot.                     The Windshield (mezcal, rye, amaro, lemon) at Loló. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy Pi Day, happy Purim tomorrow, happy St. Paddy’s Day weekend, and congratulations to all of us who live in the Bay Area, because this weekend is gonna be a beaut.…
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Breaking Out the Crystal by Chris Baggetta
The Wino

Breaking Out the Crystal by Chris Baggetta

San Francisco sommelier Chris Baggetta has more than a decade of wine service experience in some of the country’s most acclaimed dining rooms, including Eleven Madison Park in New York City and Quince in San Francisco. She has a strong passion for education and enjoys representing small producers from…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Merigan Sub Shop
The Regular

Merigan Sub Shop

Sandwiches. I live for them. And when they’re bonkers good, if I get one in my mind, I will literally drive or ride my bike across town to get it. The sandwiches at MERIGAN SUB SHOP are like that—they haunt me like the ghost of Christmas past. Any…
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Incanto Closing and Reopening as Porcellino
The Chatterbox

Incanto Closing and Reopening as Porcellino

According to a piece in Scoop and an announcement on their website, Mark Pastore and Chris Cosentino of ~INCANTO~ are closing their 12-year-old Noe Valley restaurant on Monday March 24th. They plan to reopen later this spring, possibly as early as April, as PORCELLINO, which will have a new, more…
Marcia Gagliardi
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New Chef-Partner at Bar Agricole: Melissa Reitz
The Chatterbox

New Chef-Partner at Bar Agricole: Melissa Reitz

Some big news over at ~BAR AGRICOLE~: a press release announces owner Thad Vogler has brought on Melissa Reitz as chef-partner. She was previously at Camino (where Vogler met her), as well as Quince, Zuni Café, Pizzaiolo, and most recently at Bantam in Santa Cruz. Like the bar, sourcing will…
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