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Top of the Mark's Classic Summer Film Series Kicks Off May 29th

The Chatterbox

Top of the Mark's Classic Summer Film Series Kicks Off May 29th

A guest post by Dana Massey-Todd. If you’ve ever secretly longed for a simpler time, when women were women, men were men, we all smoked cigarettes, and everyone wore a hat, hike on up to Nob Hill’s TOP OF THE MARK for Tuesday pairings of classic films and…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 22, 2012

Berkeley Report: Café Fanny Becoming Bartavelle Coffee & Wine Bar; Addie's Closes

The Chatterbox

Berkeley Report: Café Fanny Becoming Bartavelle Coffee & Wine Bar; Addie's Closes

After hearing rumors about the new tenant for the vacant CAFÉ FANNY space, Berkeleyside announces the new tenant is BARTAVELLE COFFEE & WINE BAR. The owner is Suzanne Drexhage of Kermit Lynch (and a former Chez Panisse server)—the Inside Scoop learns that she is going to be serving coffee,…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 22, 2012

New Oakland Projects: Portal and Rosamunde at Swan's

The Chatterbox

New Oakland Projects: Portal and Rosamunde at Swan's

Opening in about six weeks on Lake Merritt in the former Wasabi space is PORTAL, a project from Jennifer Tucci (Rosamunde) and Warren Rector. They are giving the location a massive overhaul, with 40 seats inside and about 75 outside on a giant outdoor patio that has a fantastic view…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 22, 2012

Events: Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market, a Sake Tasting, and More

The Lush

Events: Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market, a Sake Tasting, and More

You ready to get your drink on? Good. This Wednesday May 23rd is the Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market event, the latest installment of the Farmers Market Cocktail Happy Hour series. There will be 12 bartenders serving two full-sized cocktails from Herradura Tequila and 10 smaller sample-sized drinks, along…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 22, 2012

The Starlet

Her Meowness, Michelle Pfeiffer, Spotted in St. Helena

The ever-gorgeous Michelle Pfeiffer, starring in Tim Burton’s new film, Dark Shadows, was spotted having lunch with a couple of friends at Farmstead restaurant in St. Helena. Dining on the outdoor patio, Pfeiffer ordered the chopped salad with Granny Smith apple, English peas, Rancho Gordo beans, aged goat’s…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 22, 2012

Wine Events: TAPAS Grand Wine Tasting and Pinot Days

The Lush

Wine Events: TAPAS Grand Wine Tasting and Pinot Days

Fans of Iberian wines, here’s your chance to attend the most extensive annual tasting of domestically produced Spanish and Portuguese varietal wines in North America at the TAPAS GRAND WINE TASTING, which takes place in the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason Saturday June 9th, 2pm-5pm. Hosted by the Tempranillo…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 22, 2012

This week's tablehopper: time to werque it out!

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: time to werque it out!

I am going to be such a clock-watcher today, because tonight I’m going to see the gorgeous and glamorous Dita Von Teese perform at the Fillmore. Strip Strip Hooray! (I heard last night’s show was just beyond.) Another thing that is just beyond is the Jean Paul Gaultier…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 21, 2012

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