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Pop-Ups and Parties
The Chatterbox

Pop-Ups and Parties

Just in case you missed the new LihoLiho Yacht Club pop-up by chef Ravi Kapur (formerly at Prospect and Boulevard), you will have a few more Mondays to catch him at ~CITIZEN’S BAND~ (until March 12th) and possibly beyond that. Courses are served family/dinner-party style, with five dishes…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Lady Gaga Hits Wine Country
The Starlet

Lady Gaga Hits Wine Country

Love it! Lady Gaga dined at Nick’s Cove Restaurant this past Saturday for lunch with her boyfriend, Taylor Kinney (The Vampire Diaries). My spy says she had the baked oysters Mornay (good choice) and a roast beef and asparagus sandwich. They arrived in an Audi R8 with two bodyguards.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Special Dinners in March, Including Festa della Donna
The Chatterbox

Special Dinners in March, Including Festa della Donna

On Monday March 5th, ~BAR TARTINE~ will be hosting Pot-au-Feu, an event to support CECSF summer kids-camp. $50, four-courses including wine pairing, desserts from Tartine Bakery. Call for reservations, or reserve online. Save the date (and make your reservation!): on Thursday March 8th, ~A16~ will be hosting their annual Festa…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Party Time Continues at Park Tavern
The Starlet

Party Time Continues at Park Tavern

On Thursday night, Goldie Hawn and MC Hammer were in the house at Park Tavern. Looks like a good time was had by all. Park Tavern’s Anna Weinberg, super investor Ron Conway, chef Jenn Puccio, Goldie Hawn, and MC Hammer. Photo courtesy of Anna Weinberg.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Cool Cooking Classes for Your Radar
The Chatterbox

Cool Cooking Classes for Your Radar

Interested in Italian cuisine and cooking? Right, who isn’t? Have you ever taken a cooking class with Rosetta Costantino? You can learn Southern Italian recipes and techniques, like how to make ricotta cheese or pasta. Her classes sell out super fast, so hop over right now. ~LA COCINA~ has…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Top Chef Lunch
The Starlet

Top Chef Lunch

In town for her reading tonight for her new book, Gail Simmons paid a visit to Top Chef alum chef Jen Biesty at Scala’s Bistro for lunch with the “Cheeze Lady,” Laura Werlin. The ladies had Laughing Bird shrimp bruschetta with fennel purée and squid ink aioli; Dungeness crab…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Gail Simmons

Top Chef Lunch February 28, 2012 In town for her reading tonight for her new book, Gail Simmons paid a visit to Top Chef alum chef Jen Biesty at Scala’s Bistro for lunch with the “Cheeze Lady,” Laura Werlin. The ladies had Laughing Bird shrimp bruschetta with fennel purée…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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