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The Starlet

Mark Zuckerberg: Fan of Soft Serve

A couple readers wrote in to tell me they spotted Mark Zuckerberg in the soft-serve line at Bi-Rite Creamery over the weekend. One spotter says, “He was chatting with a neighbor and had to introduce himself: ‘I’m Mark, by the way.’” Indeed. Another reader writes: “I saw Mark Zuckerberg…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Parklet Watch
The Chatterbox

Parklet Watch

There is all kinds of parklet activity happening around town, here’s the latest: guests waiting for a table at PIZZERIA DELFINA Pac Heights on California will soon have a place to sit, according to The New Fillmore. When it is completed in late March or early April, it will…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
A Gold Star for You, and Meet Big, a Very Little Bar
The Lush

A Gold Star for You, and Meet Big, a Very Little Bar

A couple new bars have opened near each other: UrbanDaddy brings word of GOLD STAR BAR, a bar with some school-themed décor like student desks near the pool table and globes. Open 2pm-2am daily. 1548 California St. at Polk, 415-292-5004. And Grub Street notes the upcoming opening of the ironically…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Sporty Sighting

A tablehopper reader writes in to say, “Last Sunday (2/26) I sat next to Takeo Spikes (NFL linebacker for the Chargers and former SF 49er) at Mamacita.”…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Takeo Spikes

Sporty Sighting March  6, 2012 A tablehopper reader writes in to say, “Last Sunday (2/26) I sat next to Takeo Spikes (NFL linebacker for the Chargers and former SF 49er) at Mamacita.” Hard Hits and Guitar Licks December  7, 2010 Newcomer TWENTY FIVE LUSK had some special guests over…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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