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The Starlet

Thespian Sighting

A tablehopper reader writes: “I was having dinner at Grand Café before catching Scorched at ACT.  We were seated next to a cute older couple who was going to the show as well. David Strathairn walked in and sat at their table—the woman was his step-mother. As he…
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The Starlet

David Strathairn

Thespian Sighting March 20, 2012 A tablehopper reader writes: “I was having dinner at Grand Café before catching Scorched at ACT.  We were seated next to a cute older couple who was going to the show as well. David Strathairn walked in and sat at their table—the woman was…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
New Owners for Ottimista Enoteca-Café
The Lush

New Owners for Ottimista Enoteca-Café

Some changes over at ~OTTIMISTA ENOTECA-CAFÉ~ in Cow Hollow: after six-plus years, owner Melissa Gisler Modanlou has sold her interest in Ottimista, and new owners will be taking over and running it as is, starting in June. (Ottimista is NOT closing.) The main owner is Sam Landrum, who…
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Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Bachelor Ben Hits Bistro Aix

tablehopper follower @franoero tweeted to me: “Guess who was spotted at Bistro Aix last night? Bachelor Ben Flajnik and Courtney.” Another one of her tweets mentions “matching beanies,” oh my.…
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Marcia Gagliardi
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