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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.

New Owner at Place Pigalle; Churchill Opens
The Lush

New Owner at Place Pigalle; Churchill Opens

According to posts in UrbanDaddy and the Inside Scoop, PLACE PIGALLE in Hayes Valley has reopened with new owners (but don’t worry, the pool table and couches remain). The new owners are Michael O’Connor and Jason Perkins, who recently opened Brick & Mortar Music Hall in the former…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

No Mopin' Here

Local treasure Armistead Maupin was spotted dining at the Grand Café with a group of gentlemen (his musical, Tales of the City, is currently running at the nearby ACT). He had the escargots and duck entrée with a glass of the Mumm “red label,” and observers said it looked like…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
More Food Truck Gatherings: Larkspur and Berkeley
The Chatterbox

More Food Truck Gatherings: Larkspur and Berkeley

The mobile food movement is not showing any signs of stopping; quite the opposite. Up in Larkspur, new gathering FOOD TRUCK CRUSH is happening every Friday (through September) from 4pm-8pm at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal. Ferry travelers or just plain hungry people will have tasty choices like the Indian street…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Hidden Vine Becoming The Barrel Room
The Lush

The Hidden Vine Becoming The Barrel Room

A tablehopper reader wrote in to tell me THE HIDDEN VINE, the tucked-away wine bar in the Fitzgerald Hotel across from Le Colonial, is going to have new owners: Sarah Trubnick (an ex-manager there) and Nikki Goddard (the current manager). They are going to be renaming the business THE BARREL…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
A Receipt You'll Want to Save
The Starlet

A Receipt You'll Want to Save

Tim Lincecum came in to Tacolicious last week, and according to a tweet, “Apparently the man tips as well as he pitches (which is pretty f**king great).” Lincecum also seems to be one of those people who tips so his receipt is a round number. Freaky.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Tim Lincecum

A Receipt You'll Want to Save May 31, 2011 Tim Lincecum came in to Tacolicious last week, and according to a tweet, “Apparently the man tips as well as he pitches (which is pretty f**king great).” Lincecum also seems to be one of those people who tips…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Check Out a Pilot Episode of Food Forward
The Chatterbox

Check Out a Pilot Episode of Food Forward

If you read tablehopper, you’re sure to have noticed the growing movement toward urban agriculture in our fair city (beehives on restaurant roofs, herb gardens in bars) and across the country. On Thursday June 2nd, you can attend a screening of the pilot episode of the new public television…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
St. Mary's Pub Gets a New Look (and Owners)
The Lush

St. Mary's Pub Gets a New Look (and Owners)

A tablehopper reader connected me with the new owners of ST. MARY’S PUB in Bernal Heights, Boston transplants Maria Davis and Jimmy Driscoll. They gave the dive quite the remodel and officially reopened last month with cherry red-tufted booths, and there’s also a pool table, pinball, a jukebox,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Yankee Panky

On Sunday night, 11 Yankees players came in for dinner at Ame, all dressed up and dapper in suits. Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and CC Sabathia dined at a separate table from the group and drank some old Bordeaux. The rest of the team was reportedly very upbeat while enjoying…
Marcia Gagliardi
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