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North Bay Action
The Chatterbox

North Bay Action

A few new projects on the way: first, SALTWATER OYSTER DEPOT AND WINE BAR is opening soon in Inverness. Luc Chamberland, formerly at Hog Island Oyster Company, is the key person behind the crowd-funded venture. The website mentions an oyster bar (they have a special relationship with Pickleweed Point Community…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Dita Von Teese

Where the Lovely Dita (Avec Posse) Hit the Town May 29, 2012 Happy to score a few Dita Von Teese sightings after losing my mind over her show at The Fillmore last Tuesday. I stopped in at Dosa on Fillmore for a post-show bite (hello vada pav), and learned she…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Bay Area Appearances with Some Fantastic Authors
The Chatterbox

Bay Area Appearances with Some Fantastic Authors

Wow, with so many fantastic authors gracing our fair Bay Area bookstores, it’s hard to know which book events to attend. Why dontcha use this handy list to cross-reference with your reading-and-eating calendar? Anne Willan, founder of LaVarenne Cooking School, will be in town June 2nd-4th for her new…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Details on the Rio Grande from the Bon Vivants
The Lush

Details on the Rio Grande from the Bon Vivants

As promised, here are details on RIO GRANDE, the new bar opening as part of the A Temporary Offering project I wrote about last week starting up in the Renoir Hotel. The Bon Vivants (Scott Baird, Josh Harris) and partner Jason Henton (who is also partnering with Baird and Harris…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

John Waters: Mission Man

A reader writes in: “Just walked in Commonwealth and there is John Waters having dinner at the counter.” Related: did you know John Waters hitchhiked across the U.S., and lucky us, he’s writing a book about it! Here’s a link with more about his fun and funky…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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