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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.

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…
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…
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
Marcia Gagliardi •
Get Classy! Upcoming Events at The Boothby Center
The Lush

Get Classy! Upcoming Events at The Boothby Center

This month, The Barbary Coast Conservancy of the American Cocktail is hosting three upcoming classes well worth considering (for those 21 and up, ahem). All classes take place at the Conservancy’s home, ~THE BOOTHBY CENTER FOR THE BEVERAGE ARTS~ located at 1161 Mission Street between 7th and 8th Streets.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Hot Roddin'

Meanwhile, Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod from the NY Yankees) was in for dinner at Twenty Five Lusk with five guests last night (Monday May 30th). Alex ate the NY strip steak (seems appropriate) with steamed vegetables, and they all shared salmon pastrami, tuna sashimi, and beef tartare. As for beverages,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
(Sponsored): Fresh. Hot. Meatpaper.
The Sponsor

(Sponsored): Fresh. Hot. Meatpaper.

The latest issue of your quarterly journal of meat culture is available now. As usual, Meatpaper 15 presents a wide-ranging feast of topics. You are cordially invited to join us as we learn about meat glue, animals that eat people, Cree hunting traditions, beef in India, the challenges of…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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