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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.

(Sponsored): Another Chance to Win Tickets to the Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival
The Sugar Mama

(Sponsored): Another Chance to Win Tickets to the Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival

Ghirardelli Square is pleased to host the 16th Annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival, benefiting Project Open Hand, on Saturday and Sunday September 10th-11th, 2011. The historic Bay Area landmark destination invites guests for a weekend of chocolate indulgence with local and regional chocolatiers. To celebrate its “Sweet Sixteen,” the Ghirardelli…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Lake Tahoe
The Jetsetter

Lake Tahoe

Anyone who has been reading tablehopper for a while knows how much I adore ~LAKE TAHOE~. I have been going to the same family cabin in Tahoma (on the West Shore) every summer since I was two, and I am definitely more of a summer girl than a winter warrior…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Beachside Opens This Thursday in the Outer Sunset
The Chatterbox

Beachside Opens This Thursday in the Outer Sunset

The Ocean Beach Bulletin has an extensive writeup about BEACHSIDE COFFEE BAR AND KITCHEN, a new restaurant opening Thursday August 25th in the Outer Sunset. Eater originally revealed the project is from the team behind Java Beach, Pat and Buffy Maguire. There will be espresso off a gleaming La Marzocco…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Dumplings & Buns Opening Monday August 29th
The Chatterbox

Dumplings & Buns Opening Monday August 29th

Opening in the Upper Fillmore this coming Monday August 29th is DUMPLINGS & BUNS from owner May Lee Iorfido. On the menu: savory pork or chicken bao, a variety of dumplings (pork, chicken, pea shoot, or shrimp), wonton soup, and a soba noodle salad with baked tofu and cabbage (it’…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Return of Charles Chocolates!
The Chatterbox

The Return of Charles Chocolates!

Yup, it’s true: you’ll be able to get your favorite peanut butterflies and chocolate-covered nuts again, and hopefully soon! After following up on a tip (thanks readers!), I got in touch with CHARLES CHOCOLATES founder Chuck Siegel, who told me he was able to buy his business back!…
Marcia Gagliardi
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