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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.

Two Special Places to Celebrate Black History Month
The Socialite

Two Special Places to Celebrate Black History Month

February is BLACK HISTORY MONTH and a great time to try some special celebratory menus available only this month, with wine pairings that honor African American winemakers. Owner/executive chef David Lawrence and his wife/co-owner Monetta White of ~1300 ON FILLMORE~ in the historic Fillmore Live Music District are…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Pera
The Regular

Pera

I’m a big fan of nice, especially when it comes to restaurants. Nice people make food taste better, starting with the nice person who greets you when you walk in, to the nice chef who is in love with making bread, to the nice server pouring your wine. And…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Jane Opens on Fillmore Street
The Chatterbox

Jane Opens on Fillmore Street

Now open on Fillmore Street is ~JANE~, a café bringing a taste of Mission coffee to the neighborhood. You’ll be able to get a variety of Four Barrel Coffee drinks off the La Marzocco FB/80, along with tea from Five Mountains, and house-baked goods that are made daily.…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Bullitt Boys Are Coming to the Mission
The Chatterbox

The Bullitt Boys Are Coming to the Mission

After a tip-off from a tablehopper reader, I learned that Duncan Ley and Ben Bleiman (Tonic, Bullitt, and the upcoming Rebel) are taking over BISSAP BAOBAB, and will be opening a version of Bullitt for the Mission, namely, affordable comfort food and cocktails. A third partner, Mark DeVito, will also…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! Salsa Showdown!
The Chatterbox

Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! Salsa Showdown!

As part of Good Food Month’s Immigrant Food Week, La Cocina is throwing their first-ever SAN FRANCISCO SALSA SHOWDOWN on Saturday February 12th at Cafe Cocomo from 5pm-9pm. It’s a dual-salsa event with a salsa tasting competition and salsa dancing, plus a grand prize worth $500 for the…
Marcia Gagliardi
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