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The Starlet

Ron Jaworski

And Here We Have Ron "Jaws" Jaworski, Dining at the Bar, First He Ate This.... December 20, 2011 A tipster tells me football commentator Ron Jaworski was dining alone at the Puccini & Pinetti bar on Friday night. Apparently he drank a Stella, enjoyed some spaghetti and meatballs,…
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New Year's Day Brunch
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…
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New Year's Eve Dining
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…
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(Sponsored): Lost Art's Only Sale of the Year
The Sponsor

(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%…
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December 16, 2011 - This week's tablehopper: take two.
Newsletter

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…
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Homeroom
The Regular

Homeroom

Mac and cheese. It’s oddly and often done poorly in restaurants, featuring mushy pasta, curdled bĂ©chamel, 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…
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