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What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: taking care.

Oh boy, I can’t believe I’m going to have a glass of Champagne in my hand tomorrow that I’m actually going to be able to DRINK. Hey, if you’re going to wrap up a cleanse, you gotta do it right. Now, I’m not rushing out…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 23, 2011

The Socialite

Here, Pig: COCHON 555 Returns to SF on June 5th

And they’re back! The 5 chefs, 5 pigs, and 5 winemakers of COCHON 555 are returning to San Francisco for the third time in a culinary competition and tasting event of porcine proportions. On Sunday June 5th, five chefs will compete for the title of “Prince of Porc” and…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 23, 2011

The Regular

Outerlands

This place has not been formally reviewed by the tablehopper, but it has been mentioned in related articles... Related Articles * Boozin' at Outerlands 4001 Judah St. San Francisco (at 45th Ave.) 415-661-6140 outerlandssf.com $$ Cuisine * Bakery * Café * Californian * Vegetarian-Friendly Features * Brunch (Weekend) * Kid Friendly * Lunch * Outdoor Dining * Bar…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 23, 2011

707 Scout

Haute Japanese for the People

By 707 correspondent, Deirdre Bourdet. Last week MORIMOTO NAPA opened its long-awaited Market in the restaurant’s front room. In addition to the premium Wagyu beef and pristine sashimi-grade fish we expected to see, the retail case is stocked with duck and quail eggs; premium soy sauces; marinated, ready-to-cook “angry…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 20, 2011

May 20, 2011 - This week's tablehopper: busy, busy.

This week's tablehopper: busy, busy. Lupini beans at Serpentine. Oh, excuse me, let me turn this down. Was blaring Blondie’s Rapture a little too loud. Figured it was a good pre-weekend soundtrack, considering Judgment Day is nigh. “Don’t stop, sure shot/Go out to the parking…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 19, 2011

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: busy, busy.

Oh, excuse me, let me turn this down. Was blaring Blondie’s Rapture a little too loud. Figured it was a good pre-weekend soundtrack, considering Judgment Day is nigh. “Don’t stop, sure shot/Go out to the parking lot/And you get in your car and you drive real…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 19, 2011

The Regular

Cotogna

Oh yes, let’s just throw another log on ye olde hype fire, shall we? There has been citywide dismay at how hard it is to secure a reservation at the at-capacity COTOGNA, and I could practically write the starlet section based on the star sightings there alone. And then…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 19, 2011

The Regular

Jackson Square

Oh yes, let’s just throw another log on ye olde hype fire, shall we? There has been citywide dismay at how hard it is to secure a reservation at the at-capacity Cotogna, and I could practically write the starlet section...…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 19, 2011

The Chatterbox

Charles Phan Brings on Michelle Mah to His Team

While at the Meals On Wheels Star Chefs event on Sunday, I had a chance to intercept chef Charles Phan, fresh off his James Beard induction into the lineup of Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America. I asked him about his plans for chef Grace Nguyen’s…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 17, 2011

The Chatterbox

Chambers Eat + Drink (Softly) Opening Tonight

The transformation from Bambuddha Lounge into the spiffy ~CHAMBERS EAT + DRINK~ is now complete: Sean and Isabel Manchester’s groovy new bar and restaurant opens tonight for business. Chef Trevor Ogden (Mission Beach Cafe) has crafted a menu that’s a bit gastro-pubby, with some California seasonality, and a bit…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 17, 2011

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