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(Sponsored): Get Your Ticket to Taste Over 150 Portuguese Wines

Taste a world of difference with Wines of Portugal in San Francisco on Wednesday April 6th, from 5:30pm-8pm. A unique tasting of 150-plus wines—from the dry reds of Bairrada to the delicious whites of the Minho, and from the newly renamed Tejo and Lisbon regions to the progressive…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 22, 2011

The Chatterbox

Locanda Positano Opening in San Carlos

Down in San Carlos, my dad’s Calabrese buddy, Enzo Rosano of San Mateo’s AcquaPazza, is opening LOCANDA POSITANO in early April. The chef is Antonio Verdicchio, an award-winning pizzaiolo from Naples (he was most recently at Gusto in Barcelona). Yup, the Peninsula is getting authentic Neapolitan pizzas, although…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 22, 2011

The Lush

Fourth Annual Passport to the East Bay on Saturday April 2nd

On Saturday April 2nd, 21 urban wineries in the East Bay are coming together for the 4th annual PASSPORT TO THE EAST BAY. Six tasting rooms in Oakland and Alameda will pour the many different wines of the EBVA (East Bay Vintner’s Alliance). Guests will be able to sample…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 22, 2011

707 Scout

Cheese Meets Wine, Sparks Fly

Cheese aficionada Janet Fletcher is starting a monthly series of cheese and wine pairing classes in downtown Napa, hosted by my friend Dan Dawson’s fabulous wine shop, BACK ROOM WINES. Each 90-minute class will feature six lesser-known artisanal cheeses in their prime, and four wines chosen from Back Room’…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 22, 2011

(Sponsored): "Get Your Green On" With Celebrity Chefs at the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show

Who cares about the rain when it’s bloomin’ spring inside at the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show this Wednesday through Sunday, March 23rd-27th. Wine tasting pavilion, beer and jam making in the Edible Garden, top chefs cooking demos, 200 vendors selling everything from plants to cool vintage posters.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 22, 2011

March 22, 2011 - This week's tablehopper: spring for it.

This week's tablehopper: spring for it. Foie gras bonbon at Commonwealth. Holy cow, did I have a lot of catchup after my week out of town: there was a ton of news, star sightings, gossip… I need a nap. But, there’s no rest for the weary, because…