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December 20, 2011 - This week's tablehopper: naughty and nice.

This week's tablehopper: naughty and nice. Not sure if Santa was totally buying that I was a nice girl this year. (I might have been a little naughty, too.) Photo: © tablehopper.com. Whoa, how is Christmas in five days? Commence holiday shopping freakout right now. (Well, at least…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 19, 2011

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: naughty and nice.

Whoa, how is Christmas in five days? Commence holiday shopping freakout right now. (Well, at least for me.) For those of you who were curious, yes, I survived the weekend (well, barely), and managed to hit seven of the eight holiday parties I had on my hitlist. Hopper holiday tip:…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 19, 2011

The Socialite

New Year's Day Brunch

Since New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, many places are opening for brunch—a great way to help with a January 1st hangover. Will we ever learn? Let the healing begin! ~FOREIGN CINEMA~ is doing it classic-style for their first-ever New Year’s Day…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 19, 2011

The Socialite

New Year's Eve Dining

Send off 2011 right—with a bangin’ meal. Plenty of hot places to eat, drink, and toast to the end of the year, so make a reso and raise a glass of bubbly on New Year’s Eve (that’s Saturday December 31st, yo). SF’s newest hotspot ~AQ~ is…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 19, 2011

(Sponsored): Jordan's Kitchen Cooking Classes. The Perfect Gift.

This holiday season, give the gift that keeps on giving with gift certificates to hands-on cooking classes, courtesy of Jordan’s Kitchen. Cooks of all levels will enjoy cooking distinctive dishes in a professional kitchen in San Francisco, while sipping on wine and using the freshest seasonal and organic…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 16, 2011

(Sponsored): Lost Art's Only Sale of the Year

Lost Art Salon features a collection of over 5,000 modernist, vintage, and antique art and objects from the 20th Century. We only have a sale once a year, and this is it. From now through Friday December 23rd, we are offering our entire collection with free shipping or 10%…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 16, 2011

December 16, 2011 - This week's tablehopper: take two.

This week's tablehopper: take two. Saturday means Primavera chilaquiles! Photo: © tablehopper.com. Happy Friday, yo. You ready for tomorrow night, which is most likely the biggest holiday party night of the month? I seriously think I have five parties to attend tomorrow night. December 17th, thy name is…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 15, 2011

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: take two.

Happy Friday, yo. You ready for tomorrow night, which is most likely the biggest holiday party night of the month? I seriously think I have five parties to attend tomorrow night. December 17th, thy name is insanity. I need a magic carpet to get around. I think my bike, Peche…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 15, 2011

The Regular

Homeroom

Mac and cheese. It’s oddly and often done poorly in restaurants, featuring mushy pasta, curdled béchamel, too much cheese, not enough cheese, too dry, not golden brown…. The list of crimes against mac and cheese is endless. So when a restaurant dedicates itself wholly to a menu of 10…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 15, 2011

The Regular

Cosecha Cafe

Tucked in the historic Swan’s Market in Old Oakland is COSECHA CAFE, the kind of place I would just love to have in my ZIP code. But it’s not (I am lighting a candle), so I had to scoot over to the East Bay rather early in order…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 15, 2011

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