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(Sponsored): Restaurant Industry Folks, Join Me for This Discussion on 10/28--Reusables Win in San Francisco!

The Golden Gate Restaurant Association, in partnership with Upstream and the San Francisco Department of the Environment, is hosting a free, interactive livestream event on Thursday October 28th at 2:30pm to demonstrate why Reusables Win in San Francisco! Joining host Marcia Gagliardi (yours truly!), restaurant owners Rocco Scordella of…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 19, 2021

(Sponsored Event): Get Your Tickets to The Tastes of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Events

Grazie mille to everyone who entered the giveaway for tickets to The Tastes of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, a four-day celebration October 21st, 27th, 28th, and 29th at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club. The giveaway has ended, but you can still get tickets to learn and taste more about Friuli, a…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 19, 2021

The Chatterbox

East Bay Updates: June's Pizza Closed, Daytrip Opens, and More

Wanted to share some quick East Bay stories and links with you: Sadly, the epically delicious JUNE’S PIZZA in West Oakland’s O2 Artisans Aggregate (alongside Soba Ichi) has closed (originally announced in this Instagram post)—ends up they were operating renegade-style and didn’t have any permits. But,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 19, 2021

The Lush

La Paloma Opens, Plus Updates on Whitechapel's and Comstock Saloon's Reopenings!

Last Friday October 15th, LA PALOMA just opened, the new bar at the La Cocina Municipal Marketplace. Claire Sprouse (Hunky Dory, Buddy) is behind the bar program, with a cocktail menu that heavily showcases women-owned and -made beverage brands like Yola Mezcal, Future Gin, Pueblo Viejo, and Xila. The cocktails…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 19, 2021

October 19, 2021 - This week's tablehopper: slurpy.

This week's tablehopper: slurpy. Pozole verde I ordered from El Pípila on Club Feast. (There’s bacon in there, jus’ sayin’.) Photo: © tablehopper.com. Ahhhh, how delicious was the sound of rain on Sunday night? And we’re going to be getting it again this evening, and all…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 18, 2021

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: slurpy.

Ahhhh, how delicious was the sound of rain on Sunday night? And we’re going to be getting it again this evening, and all week, according to my weather app. Ready for it! Do you have your soup plan all lined up? I was thrilled to see my favorite bright…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 18, 2021

The Chatterbox

New Openings, Reopenings, Reconcepts, Chef Announcements

Some quick updates I wanted to get on your radar, starting with congrats to the BOULEVARD team on their big refresh and reopening! After holding it down for 28 years (since 1993!) as our quintessential SF restaurant, it was time for an update to the interior and menu. Chef (and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 05, 2021

The Chatterbox

Casual New Openings Include Family Name, The Korner Store, Chome, Eggcellent Waffles

Some new openings around town include FAMILY NAME, which just opened inside City Beer Store in SoMa. It’s a California bistro with Asian ingredients and touches, serving bites and dinner inside or on the patio (it’s separate from the City Beer Store menu). Dishes include smoky deviled eggs…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 05, 2021

The Chatterbox

Coming Soon: La Lucha to Noe Valley, Elephant Sushi to Hayes Valley, Early to Rise Going Full Service

Moving into the former Douglas market in Noe Valley is LA LUCHA COFFEE BAR, a second location of the daytime café that runs out of Thee Parkside in Potrero Hill. Owner Malia Spanyol is excited to be opening in Noe Valley, the neighborhood she used to live in when she…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 05, 2021

The Lush

At Long Last, Ora Wine Bar Opens on Polk

There’s a new, woman-owned wine bar that just opened on Polk Street: ORA WINE BAR. Owner Sabrina Thillard is an SF native (she grew up in the Sunset and still lives by the beach), and owns Bask in North Beach with her husband Patrick. She is beyond thrilled to…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 05, 2021

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