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Ways to Help Support Restaurants, and Feed Healthcare Workers and the Community

I’ve been blown away with the outpouring of support from the restaurant community, with many individual businesses rallying and raising funds to feed healthcare workers right now, like: -Escape from New York Pizza -Le Marais -Square Pie Guys -Esposto’s -Andytown (you can buy coffee, pastries, wellness shots from…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 26, 2020

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A Checklist for Restaurants/Small Businesses: Free Ways to Help Boost Your Signal

Dear restaurants and food businesses and bars that serve food and wine shops and cafés and vendors and anyone else who is desperately trying to pivot and stay open right now: Thank you for all your efforts. We’re so sorry for all the struggle and loss and overwhelming fear…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 25, 2020

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Thoughts About Safe Delivery (and Takeout)

I know we’re all mulling about the safety of ordering takeout versus having food delivered, people are getting upset if their delivery person isn’t wearing gloves, we’re washing our hands like maniacs (good!)…we’re all trying to control our exposure, but imagine how these delivery folks…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 25, 2020

March 25, 2020 - This week's tablehopper: the struggle is too real.

This week's tablehopper: the struggle is too real. The extraordinarily delicious miso ramen I had delivered from Kirimachi. Read more about their ramen kits in my post on Instagram. Four servings for $40! #supportsmallbusiness Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello, friends. How are you doing? I’m sure each of…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 24, 2020

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: the struggle is too real.

Hello, friends. How are you doing? I’m sure each of you has a different answer. Sending love and best wishes and I hope you’re getting support from your community. Now is the time to ask for any help—there are a lot of people offering time, support, services,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 24, 2020

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The Current Delivery and Takeout Situation for SF Bay Area Restaurants During COVID-19

On March 19th, Governor Newsom issued a statewide, stay-at-home order in California to “flatten the curve” of the spread of COVID-19. San Francisco was already ordered to stay at home on March 17th, making it literally impossible for food-loving San Franciscans to dine in restaurants. (As if things weren’t…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 20, 2020

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A Letter from the Golden Gate Restaurant Association (GGRA)

Fellow restaurant owners/chefs and family, We want everyone to know that during this crisis we at the Golden Gate Restaurant Association (GGRA) are making all our resources and information available to our whole restaurant community, regardless of if you are a member or not. We have been working with…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 20, 2020

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Ways to Find and Give Help During the Coronavirus

We are watching our communities struggle, suffer, and try to survive during this international crisis, and we’re all wondering how to help, or receive help. Here are some resources, articles, petitions, and more. Thanks for helping in any way you can, and if there is something you think I…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 20, 2020

The Lush

You Can Now Order Cocktails for Delivery in CA (and Other Big News from the ABC)

Call it a booze miracle: California’s Alcoholic Beverage Control just lightened up on some regulations during this stay-at-home order, and I can assure you a number of SF Bay Area bartenders are about to launch some very clever beverage service, coming to a takeout window or delivery service ASAP.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 20, 2020

March 20, 2020 - This week's newsletter: where to begin?

This week's tablehopper: where to begin? I didn’t know it at the time, but my last meal out was an extra-special one at the counter of The Bump Bar by California Caviar. I so look forward to being able to see a server’s smiling face like…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 19, 2020

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