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What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: the new normal.

Hello, friends. Thanks to all of you who wrote back after last week’s newsletter, I appreciate you. It’s such an emotional time, I’m thinking of all of you. I’m currently doing some exploration with folks to speak with for the next On the Fly podcast episode—…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 16, 2020

The Chatterbox

Outdoor Dining Coming Early to SF, Opening Up This Friday

Starting Friday June 12th, a big change is coming to our local dining landscape: after three months of takeout only/no on-premise dining service, SF restaurants are allowed to reopen for outdoor dining only. It was originally going to be Monday June 15th, but Mayor Breed decided to give us…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 11, 2020

The Starlet

Governor Gavin Newsom Pays a Visit to Miss Ollie's

I was so happy to see a pic of Governor Gavin Newsom with chef-owner Sarah Kirnon of Miss Ollie’s, who visited her Old Oakland restaurant this week to connect. According to his Instagram post: “Addressing systemic injustice and racism starts with listening and learning. Yesterday, I met with small…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 11, 2020

The Starlet

Gavin Newsom

Governor Gavin Newsom Pays a Visit to Miss Ollie's June 11, 2020 I was so happy to see a pic of Governor Gavin Newsom with chef-owner Sarah Kirnon of Miss Ollie’s, who visited her Old Oakland restaurant this week to connect. According to his Instagram post: “Addressing…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 11, 2020

The Chatterbox

Some Unfortunate Closures: It's Tops, Angkor Borei, and Destino (For Now)

As many of you know, I’ve been posting in my Instagram stories when restaurants have been reopening or expanding their hours or deliveries, and the flip side of all this are the restaurants that have sadly decided to close permanently. I was reading a newsletter last night from SF…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 11, 2020

June 11, 2020 - This week's tablehopper: movement.

This week's tablehopper: movement. The Mission High/San Francisco Solidarity Protest for George Floyd. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello, friends. I’m sending you much love and support right now. The past two weeks have been so intense—it has been a time to listen, and learn, and witness,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 10, 2020

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: movement.

Hello, friends. I’m sending you much love and support right now. The past two weeks have been so intense—it has been a time to listen, and learn, and witness, and grieve, and feel tremendous compassion. And change. There are many important voices and perspectives and stories we need…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 10, 2020

What’s Cookin’

A Movement on the Streets, and in Our Hearts

This pandemic has already laid bare so much about our humanity and the things we hold dear: our family and friends, our health, our safety, our livelihood, our freedom. And these are the very things that provide stark, heartbreaking proof of the massive iniquity that plagues our country. It took…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 09, 2020

The Lush

A Sad Farewell to The Stud (for Now), Come Home Soon

A moment has arrived that many of us have been dreading for years: THE STUD is ending its 33 years of residence at 399 9th Street and Harrison, a victim of COVID-19’s harsh sentence for all bars and clubs in our city right now, a pandemic-related closure that has…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 28, 2020

May 28, 2020 - This week's tablehopper: is that all there is?

This week's tablehopper: is that all there is? The beef chow fun from Chubby Noodle Chinese Takeout will put some fun into your day, I guarantee it. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hey gang. Did you all enjoy that three-day weekend and gorgeous sun? It was pretty epic as far…

Marcia Gagliardi • May 27, 2020

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