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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.

Whiskies of the World Returns This Saturday
The Lush

Whiskies of the World Returns This Saturday

This Saturday March 26th is the 12th annual WHISKIES OF THE WORLD EXPO & ARTISANAL SPIRITS FEST. From the biggest brand names to whiskies that are not even available for sale, there will be whiskies from the U.S., Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Japan, Australia, and more. There will also be…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Two Teds, Wine Pairing, and the Future
707 Scout

Two Teds, Wine Pairing, and the Future

Get your taxes done early this year, kids, because you need to be in wine country the weekend of April 16th and 17th. The sixth annual Robert Mondavi Discover Wine Tour kicks off Saturday April 16th at the ROBERT MONDAVI WINERY itself, hosted by the incomparable Margrit Mondavi and Food…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Gail Simmons on the NorCal Cuisine Circuit

Cotogna continues to draw a high-profile crowd: a reader spotted Top Chef/Food & Wine’s Gail Simmons “getting the tasting menu treatment.” (Gail even tweeted a picture of an amazing-looking raviolo). She was also up in wine country, visiting Ad Hoc (“Would’ve taken a dip in this if…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Bar Bocce Now Open in Sausalito
The Chatterbox

Bar Bocce Now Open in Sausalito

Kim Alter’s ~PLATE SHOP~ isn’t the only new thing to open in Sausalito: just around the corner is the new BAR BOCCE from the Real Restaurants Group. As I’ve mentioned earlier, the executive chef (and partner in the venture) is Robert Price (Buckeye Roadhouse, Bungalow 44). You…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Three Upcoming (and Special) Winemaker Dinners
The Lush

Three Upcoming (and Special) Winemaker Dinners

On Wednesday March 30th, ~LOCAL MISSION EATERY~ is launching their monthly series of winemaker dinners, to be held on the last Wednesday of each month. This one will feature Natural Process Alliance’s winemakers Hardy Wallace and Kevin Kelley, pouring their 2010 wines. Details here. On Thursday March 31st, ~FOREIGN…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Springing Forward With New Restaurant Concepts
707 Scout

Springing Forward With New Restaurant Concepts

Sonoma’s EL DORADO HOTEL has re-opened its former pastry and coffee kiosk as the EL DORADO CORNER CAFÉ. The all-day menu, local wines on tap, and hands-off service inspired by the casual cafés of France and Italy make this an ideal spot to while away an afternoon. The EL…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Incanto Hosts the Voltaggio Brothers for Dinner

A tablehopper reader writes in that the “non-smiling Voltaggio brothers” (in town for Charlie Palmer’s Pigs & Pinot event this past weekend in Healdsburg) dined at Incanto last night. Chef Bryan Voltaggio tweeted: “The tuna was sick, check the marrow!” Chef Michael Voltaggio had the same reaction: “tuna marrow,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Michael Voltaggio

Incanto Hosts the Voltaggio Brothers for Dinner March 22, 2011 A tablehopper reader writes in that the “non-smiling Voltaggio brothers” (in town for Charlie Palmer’s Pigs & Pinot event this past weekend in Healdsburg) dined at Incanto last night. Chef Bryan Voltaggio tweeted: “The tuna was sick, check the…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Bryan Voltaggio

Incanto Hosts the Voltaggio Brothers for Dinner March 22, 2011 A tablehopper reader writes in that the “non-smiling Voltaggio brothers” (in town for Charlie Palmer’s Pigs & Pinot event this past weekend in Healdsburg) dined at Incanto last night. Chef Bryan Voltaggio tweeted: “The tuna was sick, check the…
Marcia Gagliardi
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