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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.

Openings and Reopenings
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Openings and Reopenings

By 707 correspondent, Deirdre Bourdet. NAPA VALLEY BISCUITS opened Saturday March 3rd to an overwhelming wave of customers that forced them to shut down operations by mid-afternoon. According to co-owner Tara Lindley, the predicted 100-check day had seen more than a hundred people within the first two hours, and supplies…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
March 13, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: getaway car.
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March 13, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: getaway car.

This week's tablehopper: getaway car.                     The peaceful patio at the Kenwood Inn and Spa. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello, my fellow soggy friends. Yeah, it’s definitely soup weather out there. Fortunately the weather was still beautiful when I drove up to Glen Ellen on Saturday in my new…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Exploratorium After Dark: Gastronomy
The Socialite

The Exploratorium After Dark: Gastronomy

This sounds like one for the food geek in you: on Thursday April 5th, 6pm-10pm, the EXPLORATORIUM’s After Dark program is holding Gastronomy night, inspired by Modernist Cuisine, the six-volume compendium on the art and science of cooking. Expect food-themed activities and high-tech demos, like liquid nitrogen ice cream,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
A (Glen Ellen) Star Is Born
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A (Glen Ellen) Star Is Born

By 707 correspondent, Deirdre Bourdet. Last weekend I met the brave young folks behind GLEN ELLEN STAR, a new restaurant concept taking over the old Saffron space in Glen Ellen. Husband and wife team Ari Weiswasser and Erinn Benziger-Weiswasser hosted a preview dinner at Erinn’s parents’ house, where their…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
St. Helena Steps It Up
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St. Helena Steps It Up

By 707 correspondent, Deirdre Bourdet. Two new openings this spring will be breathing some new life into St. Helena’s historic downtown strip. The opening chef de cuisine from Martini House, Kelly McCown, returns to his old stoves this April with GOOSE & GANDER (the name references the old expression…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
March 9, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: torque.
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March 9, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: torque.

This week's tablehopper: torque.                     Raw and blanched asparagus salad with carrot soubise and lemon-goat cheese vinaigrette at Grand Café. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Well, happy gorgeous Friday to you! Spring fever in effect, just as we spring forward on Sunday. And I definitely have a spring in my step…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
This week's tablehopper: torque.
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: torque.

Well, happy gorgeous Friday to you! Spring fever in effect, just as we spring forward on Sunday. And I definitely have a spring in my step (and soon in my shocks), because I am off to San Jose to pick up my brand-new, red, shiny, Fiat 500 Sport. I was…
Marcia Gagliardi
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