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707 Scout

First Look at Graton Casino Restaurants

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. More deets on the upcoming GRATON RESORT AND CASINO restaurants: Hard hats aren’t exactly my thing (I mean really, the hair, people) but it was worth suffering a little hat head for a tour of the 12 restaurants…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2013

The Bookworm

Pete Mulvihill with a Holiday Cookbook Preview

Don’t forget: the books mentioned below are available at 20 percent off for tablehopper readers for two weeks following this mention at Green Apple Books—simply use the code “tablehopper” at checkout (either at the store or online) for your discount. Oh man, the shelves are heaving under the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 11, 2013

October 11, 2013 - This week's newsletter: from Calabria to Chianti.

This week's tablehopper: from Calabria to Chianti. Cosenza Vecchia at dusk (and the Crati river). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Buon giorno! Yes, I am finally back from my two-week trip to Italia with my father, jet-lagged, a bit fatter (Italy tends to do that to you), and really, really…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 10, 2013

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: from Calabria to Chianti.

Buon giorno! Yes, I am finally back from my two-week trip to Italia with my father, jet-lagged, a bit fatter (Italy tends to do that to you), and really, really glad my suitcase didn’t have any run-ins with that dang beagle after my flight home (wink wink). It was…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 10, 2013

The Wino

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

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 • Oct 10, 2013

The Chocolate Adventure Contest wants you.

The Chocolate Adventure Contest wants you. You. Chocolate. And a special ingredient. Are you up for the Chocolate Adventure Contest? Scharffen Berger and TuttiFoodie invite you to test your culinary creativity. Combine Scharffen Berger chocolate with one or more of 12 adventure ingredients to create an original Bar recipe. Bars—…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 01, 2013

The Chatterbox

Meet the New Project Coming to 330 Ritch: Victory Hall & Parlor

Back in June, there was some liquor license activity that pointed to the Little Skillet folks taking over their neighboring space, 330 Ritch. I have been keeping in touch with Deanna Sison Foster (co-owner of Little Skillet and farmerbrown) over the past few months, and now it’s time to…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 24, 2013

The Chatterbox

The Second Salumeria Now Open in the Mission

A report by Dana Massey-Todd. As previously mentioned on tablehopper, the folks at Ne Timeas Restaurant Group (Flour + Water, Central Kitchen, Salumeria) are launching a second location of SALUMERIA. It’s now open, softly, in the Hamm building in the Mission. The new location is housed in the ground floor…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 24, 2013

The Chatterbox

Tidbits: Cafe Barley Opens, Dandelion Chocolate Finds a Pastry Chef, More

There’s a new coffee stop in the Inner Richmond: CAFE BARLEY is now open in the former Java House location on Clement. Richmond Blog reports that they are just serving coffee and pastries for now, but in the coming months they plan to start serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 24, 2013

The Chatterbox

Update: Second Act Marketplace Looking at November

As previously reported on tablehopper, the former Red Vic space in the Haight is getting a new life as SECOND ACT MARKETPLACE. To recap, the new space will serve as a home for five new businesses, and the hope is to serve as an incubator for businesses that will step…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 24, 2013

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