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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.

Two Food Events with Big Side Benefits
The Chatterbox

Two Food Events with Big Side Benefits

Everyone loves a good cause—here’s a couple food-related ones for ya. Local startup ZeroCater invites you to FOOD-FOR-ALL on Wednesday February 22nd, 6:30pm-8:30pm, their official pre-party for Taste of the Nation San Francisco, with 100% of proceeds going to Share Our Strength. You’ll get tastes…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Update on the Cocktail Program at Hog & Rocks
The Lush

Update on the Cocktail Program at Hog & Rocks

Over at ~HOG & ROCKS~, the cocktail program has advanced nicely under the direction of Scott Beattie (he was brought on board back in October) and Michael Lazar, who joined the team as bar manager in December after things didn’t work out at Plum Bar in Oakland. The spirits…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Chef Ménage à Trois at Café de la Presse
The Starlet

Chef Ménage à Trois at Café de la Presse

According to a tweet, chef Eric Ripert and Anthony Bourdain came in to Café de la Presse for a surprise lunch late on Friday. (Ripert was also spotted at nojo having lunch that day—did he double down?) Chefs Eric Ripert and Laurent Manrique, and Anthony Bourdain. Photo from Twitter.…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Ubuntu Loses Its Chef to SF
707 Scout

Ubuntu Loses Its Chef to SF

By 707 correspondent, Deirdre Bourdet. Rising star chef Aaron London of UBUNTU announced last week that he is leaving the wine country’s temple of vegetarian gastronomy to open his own restaurant in San Francisco. Ubuntu’s surprising five-month winter hiatus this year provided an easy transition out of Napa,…
Marcia Gagliardi
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February 14, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: XO sauce.
Newsletter

February 14, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: XO sauce.

This week's tablehopper: XO sauce.                     Negroni at aperitivo hour at Hog & Rocks. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy Valentine’s Day, darlings. Was crushed when Tony Bennett failed to drown out the weekly emergency broadcast at noon today, on the 50th anniversary of when he first sang “I Left…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
This week's tablehopper: XO sauce.
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: XO sauce.

Happy Valentine’s Day, darlings. Was crushed when Tony Bennett failed to drown out the weekly emergency broadcast at noon today, on the 50th anniversary of when he first sang “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” at the Venetian Room in the Fairmont Hotel. Our local radio stations also…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Where to Live It Up on Fat Tuesday
The Socialite

Where to Live It Up on Fat Tuesday

New Year’s resolutions already a distant memory? Good, ‘cause there’s plenty of places to live it up next Tuesday February 21st for Mardi Gras. ~TOWN HALL~ is holding their annual Mardi Gras party with Crescent City cuisine and drinks, plus dancing with live music, Samba dancers, and face…
Marcia Gagliardi
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