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July 8, 2011 - This week's tablehopper: poetic license.
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July 8, 2011 - This week's tablehopper: poetic license.

This week's tablehopper: poetic license.                     The Sentinel Building by night. And…it’s Friday afternoon. The week has whizzed by, launching into a weekend that has me fired up and already a little worn out. Tonight I was kindly invited to experience the Ruinart tasting I wrote about…
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Atelier Crenn
The Regular

Atelier Crenn

A friend and I were recently talking about Patti Smith, and poetry, and how fewer people seem to groove on poetry these days. Sometimes you stumble across a piece that will really resonate with you and give you pause, from a glimpse of beauty from Rumi to some riffs from…
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Bottle Cap Opens on Washington Square
The Chatterbox

Bottle Cap Opens on Washington Square

After making it through some inspections and the usual pre-opening delays in this town, ~BOTTLE CAP~ will be holding their soft opening this week, from Thursday July 7th-Saturday July 9th. To refresh your memory, Bottle Cap is the newest opening in North Beach, in the former Washington Square Bar &…
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The Chatterbox

Melody Now Open in Bernal Heights

Currently in its soft-opening phase is MELODY, a restaurant that opened in the former Coco’s Bakery Cafe. First-time owner Esam Jaber has two chefs working with him on an all-day menu of Lebanese, Middle Eastern, and French dishes; Jaber is particularly excited with the breakfast offerings, which are American…
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New Korean Restaurant Opens on Irving: Manna
The Chatterbox

New Korean Restaurant Opens on Irving: Manna

After a tip-off from ABC permits and some brand-spanking-new reviews on Yelp, it looks like MANNA has opened in the former Little Bangkok space in the Inner Sunset. But instead of being another Thai or Indian place, it’s a tiny Korean spot. Early Yelpers mention dol-sot bibimbap, kimchi jaeyuk…
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