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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…
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Local's Corner
The Regular

Local's Corner

Corner businesses are an American tradition: corner stores, corner restaurants, corner cafĂ©s. 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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