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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.

The Social Study Opening Tuesday January 3rd
The Chatterbox

The Social Study Opening Tuesday January 3rd

Opening right around the corner from State Bird Provisions is THE SOCIAL STUDY (site not live) from Harmony Fraga. It was originally going to be The Library from Jay Foster and Deanna Sison (Farmerbrown and Little Skillet), but Foster put me in touch with Fraga, who was a manager at…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Maven Opens Wednesday in the Lower Haight
The Chatterbox

Maven Opens Wednesday in the Lower Haight

Opening tomorrow evening in the former RNM location is ~MAVEN~, a project from David Kurtz (Saison, COI, Michael Mina, Gary Danko, Bacar) and Jay Bordeleau (Beretta, Bacar, Mecca, Laïola). The team envisions Maven as a neighborhood hangout, whether you’re coming by for a drink and some snacks, a casual…
Marcia Gagliardi
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(Sponsored): New Products. New Trends. New Connections.
The Sponsor

(Sponsored): New Products. New Trends. New Connections.

The Winter Fancy Food Show is January 15th-17th, 2012 at Moscone Center, San Francisco. What makes the Winter Fancy Food Show worth discovering? * 80,000 specialty food and beverage products, 1,500 exhibitors, 35+ countries * 17,000 industry peers * 20+ seminars, workshops, and special events * The most innovative products…
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More Closures (and a Chef Departure)
The Chatterbox

More Closures (and a Chef Departure)

In the unsuccessful comebacks department: a tablehopper reader informed me LETICIA’S in the Castro has a sign on the door stating that it’s closing December 31st. 2200 Market St. at Sanchez, 415-864-5384. Eater notes that MORPH has closed in the Richmond. 5344 Geary Blvd. at 17th…
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SoMa Openings: Sofa and The Grand
The Lush

SoMa Openings: Sofa and The Grand

Down in SoMa, I heard word about SOFA, a new underground bar with a speakeasy style from Franky Boissy and John Michaud that opened in the downstairs space of Bossa Nova. Funnily enough, the space used to be a speakeasy, and the bar dates back to the 1920s. You can…
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