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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.

Update on Dosa on Valencia
The Chatterbox

Update on Dosa on Valencia

Last week’s hearing went well for ~DOSA ON VALENCIA~, and after the 30-day appeals process is complete, they should have their liquor license to start serving some of their delicious cocktails. But first, they’re going to do a little facelift for the restaurant, closing the third week…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Tajine Returns (Again) to Polk Street
The Chatterbox

Tajine Returns (Again) to Polk Street

And he’s back! Chef Mohamed Ghaleb gave me a call last week to tell me he will be moving back to Polk Street with his much-loved ~TAJINE~. He moved into the Indian Aroma space on Polk, and opened over the weekend. (This will be the fourth location for…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Eleven O One Opens on Polk
The Chatterbox

Eleven O One Opens on Polk

On a tip-off from Grub Street, tablehopper intern Daniel Azarkman reports that Ike Aboubzou, owner of Bite on Sutter, is bringing a new late-night option to the Polk Street bar crowds: ELEVEN O ONE, in the former space of Hank’s Eats. The menu includes many of the…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Boozin' at Outerlands
The Lush

Boozin' at Outerlands

After applying for a liquor license many moons ago, ~OUTERLANDS~ is launching its petite cocktail program this evening. Co-owner David Muller bartended for five years prior to opening Outerlands, working at Slanted Door (with Erik Adkins and Jennifer Collieau) and Slow Club. The concise list (we’re talking two-…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Easy Creole Pops Up This Week
The Chatterbox

Easy Creole Pops Up This Week

Grant Gooding and Jess McCarter could never find home-style Creole food in the Bay Area quite like it is in the Big Easy, that is, damn good and damn cheap. So they made their own: EASY CREOLE is starting a pop-up restaurant on Wednesday May 25th at The…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Taste 12 New Zealand Wines on May 31st
The Lush

Taste 12 New Zealand Wines on May 31st

The Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco is hosting 12 New Zealand winemakers on Tuesday May 31st for a wine tasting at MO Bar and a four-course winemaker dinner at ~SILKS~. The wine tasting is nicely affordable at $30, and includes pairings with small bites from MO Bar from 5:30pm-…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Chelsea Without a Handler

Ozumo Oakland had a surprise guest last Sunday: in the middle of a huge dinner rush before the Chelsea Handler show on Sunday the 15th, the headliner herself came in for a quick pre-show bite. There were reportedly some “shrieks of delight from the many lovely women dining and…
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