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What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: the girl to Ipanema.

So, are you ready for the megapacked tablehopper issue before I leave for Brazil this Friday? Oof, here it is. FYI, tablehopper will be going dark until July 9th, but I will be posting pics and updates on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram while I am away! And with the current…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 17, 2013

The Socialite

New Taste Marketplace in Potrero Saturday June 22nd

The next NEW TASTE MARKETPLACE is hitting Potrero this Saturday June 22nd from 12pm-5pm. The market is held at St. Gregory’s, and this time around, check out 30 different local vendors, including Brilliant Elixirs, Hella Lumpia, and Wooden Spoons. Almanac Brewing will be at the outdoor beer and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 17, 2013

The Sugar Mama

(Sponsored): Win Tickets to CUESA's Summer Celebration on Sunday July 14th

For one night only the Ferry Building is transformed for a fabulous summer soirée: CUESA’s Summer Celebration. This year the focus is on the various “families” that have made the market a success over the years. Star chefs (like Lolinda, Central Kitchen, barbacco) and bartenders (Rye, Bourbon and Branch)…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 14, 2013

707 Scout

Woodfour Brewing, Taylor Maid's New Coffee Bar, Redd Wood Goes Mobile, and the Tequila Whisperer

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Chef Jamil Peden, who’s done stints at Campo Fina (Healdsburg) and at the former Petite Syrah (Santa Rosa), will head up the kitchen of the soon-to-open WOODFOUR BREWING COMPANY located in Sebastopol’s expanding food- and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 14, 2013

June 14, 2013 - This week's tablehopper: in good graces.

This week's tablehopper: in good graces. Stunning: royal osetra caviar and brioche with flowers and hollandaise, paired with 2008 Louis Roederer brut rosé Champagne (at Quince). Photo: © tablehopper.com. Sometimes things have to be really hard or annoying or stressful or downright impossible before some grace can appear.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 13, 2013

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: in good graces.

Sometimes things have to be really hard or annoying or stressful or downright impossible before some grace can appear. Or in my case today, Grace. As many of you know, I am getting ready to head to Brazil next Friday. But if it were up to the Brazilian consulate, I…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 13, 2013

The Chatterbox

The Ultimate in Pop-Up Restaurants: Waiheke Island Yacht Club Coming to Pier 29

During my trip to New Zealand, I had the pleasure of making my way through all the appetizers at Clooney in Auckland, a very chic and contemporary restaurant from restaurateur Tony Stewart (he is also behind The Hamptons in Auckland). At the time, he told me he had a pop-…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 11, 2013

The Chatterbox

A First Look at Heartbaker, Opening Verrrrrry Soon

A report by Dana Massey-Todd. As mentioned back in February, pastry chef Sybil Johnson of Aqua and Kokkari is opening her own place in the former Chapeau! location in the Richmond. Her new spot, called HEARTBAKER, is cozy and comfortable, but not too twee; it’s got a darker…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 11, 2013

The Chatterbox

Revealed: The Crème Brûlée Cart's Brick-and-Mortar Location in the Mission

A few weeks ago, Eater and Uptown Almanac were discussing the upcoming brick-and-mortar Mission location for the CRÈME BRÛLÉE CART, but didn’t have a lock on the exact address. Crème Brûlée honcho Curtis Kimball has landed a space at 3338 24th Street (between Mission and Valencia), previously…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 11, 2013

The Chatterbox

Moving into the Former Bar Bambino: A Project from Sushi Chef Masaki Sasaki

Just last week, I was parked in front of the former Bar Bambino in the Mission, wondering who the next taker was going to be for that chic space. And then boom, a new ABC license hit the wires, announcing MARUYA from Masaki Sasaki and Raymond Feliciano. Sushi hounds will…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 11, 2013

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