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Subscribe to tablehopper and discover why it’s a must-read, insider newsletter for anyone who lives to eat in San Francisco, for 19 years and counting. Every Tuesday, columnist and curator Marcia Gagliardi serves up the latest SF Bay Area restaurant and bar news, events, culture tips, travel guides, and more.

The Hancock Room Opens in Chinatown
The Lush

The Hancock Room Opens in Chinatown

Opening this Thursday May 17th is THE HANCOCK ROOM, a reservations-only sidebar adjacent to Sip Bar & Lounge in Chinatown. The private room has been converted into a bar with four seating areas outfitted with antique sofas, armchairs, and coffee tables, along with satirical artwork on the walls (owner John…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Sunday Parties
The Chatterbox

Sunday Parties

On Sunday May 20th is Sunday Tea with Juanita & Fe (GM Felix Torricer) at ~WO HING GENERAL STORE~. Personality Juanita More will be spinning music while guests enjoy rum punch and other cocktails by Brooke Arthur, plus a special dim sum selection by chef de cuisine Michelle Mah and…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Playland Now Open on Polk
The Lush

Playland Now Open on Polk

A couple weeks ago, I mentioned PLAYLAND was opening in the former Kimo’s on Polk. According to a detailed post on Yelp, the two-level cocktail bar is now open. Urban Daddy mentions the décor has an amusement park theme, with “a smoke-breathing bull’s head from Guadalajara mounted on…
Marcia Gagliardi
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(Sponsored): Food of the Gods ~ Fruit of the Vine
The Sponsor

(Sponsored): Food of the Gods ~ Fruit of the Vine

Food of the Gods ~ Fruit of the Vine is a unique Greek dining and California wine tasting experience over Memorial Day weekend. The food: Unparalleled! Delectable, Old World family recipes skillfully prepared by our Yiayias (beloved grandmothers) especially for this event. The most authentic food outside of Greece! The wineries:…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Tré Cool

Molto Cool? May 15, 2012 Over the weekend, drummer Tré Cool of Green Day came in to dine at Ristobar. Green Day and Night December 29, 2009 Ozumo Oakland reports that Tré Cool, the drummer for the band Green Day, dined at the bar on Monday night. He sipped martinis…
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