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Feeding the First Lady
The Starlet

Feeding the First Lady

First Lady Michelle Obama was making the rounds in the Bay Area on Tuesday June 14th, first dining on a brunch prepared by Alice Waters while at The Claremont Hotel Club & Spa in Berkeley. She then attended a luncheon prepared by chef Gustavo Romero Veytia of Credo in San…
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Tea and Crumpets and More at Kettle Whistle
The Chatterbox

Tea and Crumpets and More at Kettle Whistle

by Daisy Chow, tablehopper editorial assistant. Tell Tale Preserve Company and tea-purveyor Naivetea have teamed up to create KETTLE WHISTLE, a new spin on the afternoon tea service: it’s like William Werner’s dashing culinary creations are having elegant rendezvous with a well-curated collection of oolong teas…
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Three New Happy Hours (with Booze and Bites)
The Lush

Three New Happy Hours (with Booze and Bites)

A couple new happy hours for your booze radar: ~TOWN HALL~ has launched their Smoke N’ Barrel Happy Hour every Mon-Fri 4pm-6pm. There will be drink specials for $5, $3 Trumer Pils, a couple $5 wine selections, and food under $10, like a duo of house-smoked Reuben…
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The Starlet

Dining Like a Rock Star. (Sorta.)

Stone Temple Pilots drummer Eric Kretz was at Puccini & Pinetti restaurant with his wife and two kids, while Chris Daughtry and his band (named, what else, Daughtry) were spotted dining at the new oyster bar at Grand CafĂ© on Friday night.…
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The Starlet

Eric Kretz

Dining Like a Rock Star. (Sorta.) June 21, 2011 Stone Temple Pilots drummer Eric Kretz was at Puccini & Pinetti restaurant with his wife and two kids, while Chris Daughtry and his band (named, what else, Daughtry) were spotted dining at the new oyster bar at Grand CafĂ© on Friday…
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The Starlet

Chris Daughtry

Dining Like a Rock Star. (Sorta.) June 21, 2011 Stone Temple Pilots drummer Eric Kretz was at Puccini & Pinetti restaurant with his wife and two kids, while Chris Daughtry and his band (named, what else, Daughtry) were spotted dining at the new oyster bar at Grand CafĂ© on Friday…
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New Butcher Shops--Wow, Two!
The Chatterbox

New Butcher Shops--Wow, Two!

I heard about a butcher shop opening in the Dogpatch months ago, but the [fill in the blank] building owner wasn’t very forthcoming with contact info for me. Sure enough, a good friend ends up passing along info to me about OLIVIER’S BUTCHERY, a traditional French butcher who…
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You Wanna Make Some Shrubs?
The Lush

You Wanna Make Some Shrubs?

No, I’m not talking bonsai. URBAN KITCHEN SF is hosting a berry shrubs class this Thursday June 23rd in the CUESA Dacor Teaching Kitchen. Your guides will be Jennifer Colliau of Small Hand Foods and Aaron Gregory Smith of 15 Romolo, who will teach you how to make vinegar-…
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The Starlet

Joe Satriani

El Paseo: A New Clubhouse for Famous Dudes June 21, 2011 It’s not a big surprise to see El Paseo partner Sammy Hagar on premise at the Mill Valley restaurant, but he was recently spotted dining with Joe Satriani (and their respective wives). Another sighting: Peter Coyote.…
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