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July 27, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: food for thought.
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July 27, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: food for thought.

This week's tablehopper: food for thought.                     This is what mad flavor looks like. The “Malaysian chilaquiles” from Azalina’s. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Oh, hello Friday afternoon. I never thought you’d get here. Damn, what took you so long? What’s on your docket this weekend? Here’s…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Local's Corner
The Regular

Local's Corner

Corner businesses are an American tradition: corner stores, corner restaurants, corner cafés. A bit off the beaten path in the Mission is LOCAL’S CORNER, which looks like it’s been there for years, but it was actually a corner deli before. Owners Yaron Milgrom and chef-owner Jake Des Voignes…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Amber Dhara Now Open on Valencia
The Chatterbox

Amber Dhara Now Open on Valencia

A report from Dana Massey-Todd: As previously mentioned on tablehopper, the large vacant space at 680 Valencia has become ~AMBER DHARA~, from Vijay Bist of Amber India. They are now open for dinner, and brunch on weekends is coming soon. I had the chance to stop by and chat with…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Chez Nico Coming to Laurel Heights
The Chatterbox

Chez Nico Coming to Laurel Heights

There are some exciting details about a new restaurant in an executive summary from a conditional use permit hearing to convert a retail space in Laurel Heights to a restaurant. It looks like CHEZ NICO (the name is subject to change) will be opening on Sacramento Street where the Blu…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Presidio Social Club Ends Its Foie Fiesta
The Chatterbox

Presidio Social Club Ends Its Foie Fiesta

After all the hullabaloo that ~PRESIDIO SOCIAL CLUB~ found a loophole to keep serving foie gras (the restaurant is on federal land, so they were exempt from following state law) … but not so fast. It ends up PSC’s landlords, the Presidio Trust, weren’t happy with the foie-serving fracas,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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