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The Starlet

Vince Vaughn, Also Spotted in the 707

Thanks to a couple tablehopper readers, who sent in Vince Vaughn sightings from over the weekend to me. One said he was “having lunch with three others a few tables over from me at Redd today. Seemed like a pretty laid back lunch….until after they finished. They had to…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 17, 2012

The Lush

Booze News: Big Opens and Two Benefit Nights

A very charming-looking bar called BIG is now open, according to Grub Street and SFoodie. Ironically, the bar is very small, holding up to 25 guests. But it also means barman Brian Felley is going to take very customized care of you, based on your beverage likes and proclivities.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 17, 2012

(Sponsored): Annual Three-Day Super Sale at TriMark Economy (April 19th-21st)

Attention Restaurateurs! Don’t miss the Annual Three-Day Super Sale at TriMark Economy Restaurant Fixtures, featuring our lowest prices of the year on restaurant equipment and supplies. Live cooking demonstrations, giveaways, free valet parking, and thousands of items on sale at ridiculously low prices. Save big on commercial refrigeration…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 17, 2012

The Lush

Did You Know...?

I’ve got some specials and info for ya, which should come in handy considering tax time has taken away a lot of surplus funds for folks this week. Let’s start with CREDO in the Financial District, which is offering happy hour specials throughout the week (2:30pm-6:…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 17, 2012

April 17, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: pebbles and bamm-bamm.

This week's tablehopper: pebbles and bamm-bamm. The glowing bar at Restaurant 1833. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Why hello there. It’s a minor miracle that the tablehopper newsletter is even in your inbox today. Between being away at Pebble Beach Food & Wine for four days, taxes, a…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2012

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: pebbles and bamm-bamm.

Why hello there. It’s a minor miracle that the tablehopper newsletter is even in your inbox today. Between being away at Pebble Beach Food & Wine for four days, taxes, a mountain of writing deadlines, and just as many emails to answer, I am churning pretty hard right now.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2012

The Socialite

Dining Out for Life Is Thursday April 26th

If you know you’re gonna eat out anyway, or you just need a little extra excuse to eat out, consider patronizing any one of the 100+ restaurants participating in this year’s DINING OUT FOR LIFE fundraising event on Thursday April 26th, when each restaurant donates 25% of gross…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2012

The Socialite

April 21st Is All About Getting Back to Nature

Given that it’s the day before Earth Day, Saturday April 21st is a perfect day for some family-friendly back-to-nature events, and there’s quite a few to choose from. Check ‘em out. Meet some adorable baby goats at the fourth annual GOAT FESTIVAL on Saturday April…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 16, 2012

The Chatterbox

Charlie Palmer's Burritt Tavern Now Open in Union Square

Now open in Union Square in the Mystic Hotel is BURRITT TAVERN from chef-owner Charlie Palmer, his first restaurant in San Francisco. To recap a previous report on tablehopper, the Tavern is building on the film noir/speakeasy-ish vibe of the flanking historic Burritt Room bar—sure to…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 10, 2012

The Chatterbox

The WestWood Popup: A New Project by (Most) of the Criolla Kitchen Team

The crumbled Criolla Kitchen saga continues: it ends up some of the crew have banded together and are launching a weekly pop-up in the Mission called THE WESTWOOD POPUP in the former B3/Winemakers’ Speakeasy space. GM Hans Purohit, chef Jonny Becklund (previously Randy Lewis’ sous chef), and Rob…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 10, 2012

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