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The Chatterbox

North Bay News: Equator into LaCoppa, Beer Dinner at HopMonk

Mill Valley coffee institution LACOPPA closed on September 30th, and longtime owner Arnold Spinelli has handed it over to Helen Russell and Brooke McDonnell at Equator. The new owners plan to keep the spot a hub and gathering place in the neighborhood, while serving the same responsibly sourced coffee found…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 22, 2013

The Lush

Fun Wine Tasting Events and a Hungarian Wine Dinner

San Francisco Travel, Visit Napa Valley, and Great Wine Capitals have partnered to bring an INTERNATIONAL WINE TASTING to the City View at Metreon on Monday November 4th from 6pm-8pm. The tasting includes wines from nine different international regions (Bordeaux, Rioja, Mendoza, and Chianti, to name a few), plus a…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 22, 2013

October 22, 2013 - This week's newsletter: hopper hot list.

This week's tablehopper: hopper hot list. So good: tender beans and fall vegetables at this weekend’s Wild Soul event (with chef Charlie Hallowell). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Today is a big day for many of the top restaurants in SF, as they breathlessly await their phone calls from…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 21, 2013

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: hopper hot list.

Today is a big day for many of the top restaurants in SF, as they breathlessly await their phone calls from the Michelin Guide to hear how many stars they received for 2014. So far, congrats to The French Laundry and The Restaurant at Meadowood for keeping their three macarons;…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 21, 2013

The Socialite

Daniel Boulud and Lidia Bastianich at This Year's Kidney Foundation Luncheon

The National Kidney Foundation is hosting its 25TH ANNUAL AUTHORS LUNCHEON on Saturday October 26th at the Hilton Union Square. This year, Daniel Boulud and Lidia Bastianich will both be in attendance, discussing their new cookbooks, Daniel: My French Cuisine from Boulud and Lidia’s Commonsense Italian Cooking from Bastianich.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 21, 2013

The Lush

Sneak Peek at Odd Job

Yesterday I cruised over to check out ODD JOB, the new bar in SoMa that’s opening in the former Shine. As previously mentioned on tablehopper, the partners in the project are Peter Glikshtern (Jones), Jordan Langer (the former Big), and Jeff Whitmore (Public Works). The place feels like an…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 18, 2013

The Sugar Mama

(Sponsored): All That and a Bag of (Seaweed) Chips!

Top local chefs have been taking seaweed to new heights with a crispy texture that has us craving more. Enter Ocean’s Halo Seaweed Chips, a brand-new, totally delicious, crunchy seaweed chip crafted by three Burlingame dads. Ocean’s Halo bakes sustainably harvested seaweed to the perfect crunch, dusts it…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 18, 2013

The Chatterbox

Chef Change at Comstock Saloon

Last month we mentioned the upcoming changes to ~COMSTOCK SALOON~’s dining room, and now a second change has just occurred: opening chef Carlo Espinas and Comstock have parted ways. Starting next week at the restaurant is chef Ronnie New, most recently at Magnolia. He will begin retooling the menu,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 18, 2013

707 Scout

Michelin Bibs, Spooky Balls, Mondavi's Mandarin Wine Tour, Wine Country Supper Clubs

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. ROBERT MONDAVI WINERY: The Mandarin edition? The iconic Napa winery is now offering its signature tour in Mandarin Chinese each Friday and Saturday at 10:30am. Visitors see the famed To Kalon Vineyard, tour the winemaking cellars, and enjoy…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 18, 2013

October 18, 2013 - This week's tablehopper: pimped out.

This week's tablehopper: pimped out. Flying books and soaring notes in North Beach. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy people. Am so sorry for those of you who have to deal with the BART shituation today, what a mess. Perhaps you need some entertainment? I’d say hop on over…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 17, 2013

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