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The Chatterbox

If You Use Grubhub, Please Read--They Defied SF's Delivery Commission Fee Cap

On Friday June 12th, the first day Mayor Breed allowed San Francisco restaurants to offer outdoor dining service, many SF restaurants who use Grubhub as a delivery service may have received an email notice about their delivery, marketing, and pick-up order commission fees increasing. After calling out on Twitter…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 17, 2020

June 17, 2020 - This week's tablehopper: the new normal.

This week's tablehopper: the new normal. The amazing, Big Night-inspired timpano from Prospect I enjoyed immensely a couple weeks ago. What a dream—something special I’d happily stay at home for. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Hello, friends. Thanks to all of you who wrote back after last…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 16, 2020

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…

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…

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:…

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

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