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Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 23, 2012

October 23, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: bat breaking.

This week's tablehopper: bat breaking. This is what a burger at Sam’s at 3am looks like. Photo: © tablehopper.com. San Francisco was so on fire last night, even in that incredible downpour! Let’s go, Giants! It’s going to be an exciting week. Thanks to everyone…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 22, 2012

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: bat breaking.

San Francisco was so on fire last night, even in that incredible downpour! Let’s go, Giants! It’s going to be an exciting week. Thanks to everyone who came by my table at the Wine & Spirits Magazine Top 100 Tasting Event last Wednesday—that was quite the event…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 22, 2012

The Socialite

Taste and Tribute Event on November 16th

For a truly outstanding lineup of chefs, get tickets now for the Taste and Tribute event on Friday November 16th at the Four Seasons. The dinner event is a benefit for the Tibetan Aid Project, which aims to preserve and strengthen Tibetan culture. More than 20 Bay Area chefs will…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 22, 2012

The Socialite

Creepy and Cool Places Where You Can Have Fun on Halloween

Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s one of my favorite holidays. Here in San Francisco we get the added bonus of Día de los Muertos too. There is a bunch of fun, scary, and delicious stuff to do this year. On Sunday October 28th, over in Oakland,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 22, 2012

The Regular

The Company Bar & Kitchen

This place has not been formally reviewed by the tablehopper, but it has been mentioned in related articles... Related Articles * New Project: The Company Bar & Kitchen from Rajat Parr and the Mina Group 133 Steuart St. San Francisco (at Mission St.) Cuisine * Indian Features * Good for Groups * Bar…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 21, 2012

The Chatterbox

Mourad Lahlou (Aziza) Finds a Second Location

After ~AZIZA~ chef-owner Mourad Lahlou’s plans to open a Jackson Square restaurant fell through, it was just a matter of time before a new location would present itself. Scoop shares that Lahlou is going to open a project in the fabulous Art Deco Pacific Telephone Building in SoMa.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 16, 2012

The Chatterbox

A Couple of Food Trucks/Pop-Ups Hit the Brick-and-Mortar Big Time

There’s a new izakaya in town: ROKU, the brick-and-mortar location from the folks behind the JapaCurry food truck. Eater reports that they opened softly over the weekend, with a grand opening scheduled for tonight, October 16th. Their new location is in the former Hunan Garden space on…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 16, 2012

The Chatterbox

New Projects: Crafthouse in the Former Joe's 24th Street Cafe, Dolce Amore on Van Ness

Details have emerged about what’s opening in the old-school JOE’S 24TH STREET CAFÉ in Noe Valley. New co-owners John Dampeer and Brendan Rees will be reopening the place as CRAFTHOUSE pretty soon, targeting November. Eater has the details, including a sample menu of tavern-inspired fare…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 16, 2012

The Chatterbox

Spice Ace Now Open in Lower Pacific Heights

This place would be awesome, even if the holidays weren’t just around the corner. But what could make better host gifts than beautiful spice jars? The SPICE ACE is now open on Steiner Street in Lower Pacific Heights, hawking a serious array of spices in truly adorable little jars.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 16, 2012

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