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(Sponsored): Don't Miss Giada de Laurentiis at Dominican University on Saturday November 16th

The top question Giada hears from fans? “How do you stay so trim?” The star of the Food Network’s sensational Giada at Home seeks to answer that question with her new book, Giada’s Feel Good Food. She shares 120 recipes ranging from breakfast to dessert—each with a…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 08, 2013

707 Scout

12 Days of Chefmas, Charcuterie Class, Sake Dinner, Red's Apple Roadhouse

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Each December, luxe resort MEADOWOOD NAPA VALLEY and its Michelin-three-star chef, Christopher Kostow, put together a lineup of international chefs and winemakers that have culinary sorts clapping their hands with the kind of glee reserved for five-year-olds on Christmas…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 08, 2013

707 Scout

Catch the Third Annual Flavor! Napa Valley Festival November 20-24

For a taste of all things Napa, including lots of wine and food, check out the FLAVOR! NAPA VALLEY festival. From Wednesday November 20th through Sunday November 24th, catch a lineup of chefs and winemakers in classes, workshops, demonstrations, tastings, and meals. You’ll find a wide array of events,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 08, 2013

The Bookworm

Arts & Eats, a Great Book to Benefit Creativity Explored and Creative Rescue

Arts & Eats: A Collaboration Between Mission District Restaurants and Creativity Explored Artists Compiled by Susan Kay and Teri Hauswirth Earlier this year, I was asked to write the introduction for this awesome new book, Arts & Eats. It was conceived and assembled by Susan Kay and Teri Hauswirth, and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 08, 2013

November 8, 2013 - This week's newsletter: tantanmen meow meow.

This week's tablehopper: tantanmen meow meow. Spicy tantanmen ramen at Ramen Shop in Oakland. You want this. Photo: © tablehopper.com. I haven’t been this excited to see the end of a week in awhile—Friday, so glad you showed up! Damn, you look great! I felt like…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 07, 2013

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: tantanmen meow meow.

I haven’t been this excited to see the end of a week in awhile—Friday, so glad you showed up! Damn, you look great! I felt like this past week had a chain saw and was out to get me, but I was like, back OFF, Halloween was last…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 07, 2013

The Wino

Checking Lists: A Critical Look at Restaurant Wine by Alan Goldfarb (Bouche)

Alan Goldfarb was the wine editor at the St. Helena Star, where it is said that assignment must be akin to covering Catholicism in Vatican City. He was also the senior editor for AppellationAmerica.com. His work has appeared in the San Jose Mercury News, Wine Enthusiast, and Decanter. He’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 07, 2013

The Chatterbox

Stones Throw Opens in Russian Hill

Opening tonight (November 5th) in the former Luella on Russian Hill is STONES THROW. This welcoming neighborhood restaurant will feature Cal-American cuisine from chef Jason Halverson (previously Michael Mina)—some photos from test dinners looked marvy. As previously mentioned on tablehopper, he is partnering with general manager Ryan Cole, also…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 05, 2013

The Chatterbox

TBD Restaurant (from the AQ Team) Now Open in Mid-Market

After a short delay, the latest Mid-Market/SoMa project from the AQ duo (Matt Semmelhack and chef Mark Liberman) is now open as of this evening. Introducing TBD RESTAURANT, a 50-seat restaurant with a menu focused on open-fire grilling, smoking, rotisserie, and hearth-baking methods for both meats and vegetables. Unlike…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 05, 2013

The Chatterbox

Chef Nori (Formerly of Sushi Ran) Is Opening a Place in San Francisco

I was following up with SUSHI RAN’s owner Yoshi Tome about some ABC license activity I spotted: It looks like his executive sushi chef, Mitsunori “Nori” Kusakabe, is planning to open a place with a current DBA of KUSAKABE in San Francisco (the license points to the Machka location…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 05, 2013

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