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The Starlet

Hey, Guy

A tablehopper reader let me know that Guy Fieri came in to Broken Record in the Excelsior last week to film an episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. (I was wondering what was all that yelling I heard from across the city last week… He must have tasted the…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
A Champagne and Oyster Feast at Comstock Saloon
The Chatterbox

A Champagne and Oyster Feast at Comstock Saloon

Um, yeah: two of my favorite things: oysters and Champagne. And since we’re talking about the ~COMSTOCK SALOON~, there’s a whole lot of other goodness that’s also going to be served on Tuesday December 14th. Jacquesson et Fils will be pouring their bubbles and Drake’s Bay…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Two New Wine Bars in Oakland
The Lush

Two New Wine Bars in Oakland

Oakland is gaining not one but two new wine bars. First, in a slightly tough-sounding Oakland fashion, is THE PUNCHDOWN, now open in the former Franklin Square Wine Bar space in Uptown. The project is from co-managers D.C. Looney and Lisa Costa, who both have extensive backgrounds…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
(Sponsored): O Come, All Ye Hungry!
The Sponsor

(Sponsored): O Come, All Ye Hungry!

Whole Foods Market is ready with gorgeous holiday hams. Feeding a crowd? Or just having a few friends over? Either way, NorCal Whole Foods Market invites you to ham it up for the holidays. All of our hams come from pigs who’ve been raised humanely—without antibiotics or added…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Experience a Chocolate-Covered NightLife on December 16th
The Lush

Experience a Chocolate-Covered NightLife on December 16th

There’s an upcoming chocolate-themed NIGHTLIFE event at the California Academy of Sciences (as many of you may know, the museum hosts an adult-only/21 and over NightLife event each Thursday with varying themes). On Thursday December 16th, there will be beverages like Bison Brew’s Chocolate Stout,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
December 7, 2010 - This week's tablehopper: extra sauce, please.
Newsletter

December 7, 2010 - This week's tablehopper: extra sauce, please.

This week's tablehopper: extra sauce, please.                     Dungeness crab cocktail and martinis at Tadich Grill. Hey—how you doin’? Keeping warm and well-fed, with maybe a little sauce thrown on top? I am definitely going to be enjoying some sauce this Thursday at Arlequin’s annual Champagne tasting.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Christmas Eve Dining
The Socialite

Christmas Eve Dining

Looking for a nice location for your Christmas Eve dinner? For the first time ever, ~DELFINA~ will be open, offering a very special “traditional and not so traditional” seafood dinner menu (offered Ă  la carte so their regulars can still get their spaghetti fix). They are also taking larger groups…
Marcia Gagliardi
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