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The Socialite

Get Killed By Dessert (and Kindness) May 11th-12th

Get your tickets now to KILLED BY DESSERT, a weekend-long event at the San Francisco Cooking School May 11th-12th. The event is a benefit for Share Our Strength and starts with a bake sale on Saturday May 11th from 11am-2pm. Local pastry chefs—including Belinda Leong (b.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 25, 2013

The Socialite

Celebrate Soul Food at the 33rd Annual Black Cuisine Festival March 2nd

On Saturday March 2nd, catch the 33rd Annual Black Cuisine Festival. The event is a fundraiser for Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Services, and will include lots of soul food, like barbecued chicken and ribs, smothered chicken, and sides like potato salad, corn bread, yams, and greens. There will also…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 25, 2013

707 Scout

A Stark Reality, Yountville's Block Party, Wine Country's Cheesiest, and Canneti Opening

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. With a recent nomination from the James Beard Awards for Outstanding Restaurateur of the Year, Mark and Terri Stark of Sonoma’s Stark Reality Restaurant Group have had a busy few weeks. In addition to managing their recently opened…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 22, 2013

February 22, 2013 - This week's tablehopper: lucky seven.

This week's tablehopper: lucky seven. My “by request” crab roll at Waterbar. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello, my fellow fans of Friday. Do you have your Oscars plans all lined up? The bubbles are chilling, and I’m still figuring out which recipes I want to make from Jerusalem…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 21, 2013

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: lucky seven.

Hello, my fellow fans of Friday. Do you have your Oscars plans all lined up? The bubbles are chilling, and I’m still figuring out which recipes I want to make from Jerusalem (scroll down to read a bookworm blurb here) for my guest who’s coming over to watch…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 21, 2013

The Wino

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

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 • Feb 21, 2013

The Chatterbox

Update on Pete Mrabe's Projects: Central Station, and Chubby Noodle Expands to the Marina

Pete Mrabe (Don Pisto’s, Chubby Noodle) continues to be one of the busier restaurateurs I know. A while back I mentioned that he’s going to be opening a deli and grocery in North Beach at 728 Vallejo. He has finally decided on the name, which will be CENTRAL…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 19, 2013

The Chatterbox

Marlowe/Park Tavern Team Has a Third Project in the Works

Business partners Anna Weinberg and chef Jennifer Puccio of Marlowe and Park Tavern will be opening THE CAVALIER and S+R LOUNGE in the Viceroy Hotel Group’s new downtown property, Hotel Zetta (formerly the Milano). Inside Scoop mentions The Cavalier is moving into the space that has been a…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 19, 2013

The Chatterbox

More Indian Food in the Mission: Curry Up Now Opening on Valencia, Namaste India Market

A report by Dana Massey-Todd. As we’ve mentioned earlier, local food truck purveyors of Indian street food (with a twist) CURRY UP NOW is opening a new brick-and-mortar location on Wednesday February 20th. The latest outpost is on the increasingly Indian food-centric Valencia corridor. It’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 19, 2013

The Chatterbox

Explore: Top Bar at Sightglass

Want to geek out on coffee? (Don’t make me revoke your San Franciscan card.) The latest addition at SIGHTGLASS COFFEE, called Top Bar, will be your new caffeinated playground. Head to the mezzanine upstairs and you’ll find a microbar in the back, where you can grab a seat…

Marcia Gagliardi • Feb 19, 2013

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