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(Sponsored): Don't Let Holiday Stress Take You From "Oh, Joy!" to "Oh, Boy."

Whole Foods Market is here to help! If it’s your turn to host your family’s holiday feast, NorCal Whole Foods Market has got you deliciously covered. Just log onto our holiday meals website to create your own special holiday menu. The star of our holiday shop this year…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 16, 2010

The Lush

Get Discounted Tickets for the Science of Cocktails

This upcoming event at the Exploratorium, the SCIENCE OF COCKTAILS, isn’t until Wednesday January 26th, but you’ll want to get your tickets now since they’re $95 November 18th through December 1st; the regular price will be $120. The event will be a second in-depth look at…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 16, 2010

(Sponsored): Are You Up for the Chocolate Adventure?

Scharffen Berger and TuttiFoodie invite you to enter the fun and fourth annual Chocolate Adventure Contest. And this year it’s all about inventive cupcakes. So go ahead: create and submit an original cupcake recipe (up to 10), using Scharffen Berger dark chocolate and at least 1 of 14 “adventure…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 16, 2010

The Chatterbox

All Spice Now Open in San Mateo

Next time I’m down visiting the fam in San Mateo, I hope to check this one out: ALL SPICE, a new restaurant from chef Sachin Chopra (previously at San Jose’s Amber India, Palo Alto’s Mantra, and Mountain View’s Sakoon). He’s opened up the seasonal Cal-…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 16, 2010

November 16, 2010 - This week's tablehopper: whoa is me.

This week's tablehopper: whoa is me. Chris Lee stirring his cioppino (yes, in a boat!) at OPENwater. Greetings from the land of tech woes, glitches, and annoyances (which is why you didn’t receive a newsletter on Friday—I was too mired in tech support). Pfffft. Fortunately things…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 15, 2010

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: whoa is me.

Greetings from the land of tech woes, glitches, and annoyances (which is why you didn’t receive a newsletter on Friday—I was too mired in tech support). Pfffft. Fortunately things are all systems go again. Let’s focus on the fun stuff. Fortunately last week was heavy on the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 15, 2010

The Socialite

Get Ready: the Red Tie Gala Is Friday November 19th

Time to get your red shoes, red dress, red cummerbund, and red bow tie pressed and ready for the RED TIE GALA at Neiman Marcus this Friday November 19th. This one-of-a-kind event benefits Little Sisters of the Poor—St. Anne’s Home in San Francisco, with a…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 15, 2010

The Chatterbox

Namu's New "Branch," Namu Gaji, to Open on Dolores Street

There have been all kinds of rumors circulating about the Namu brothers opening a second location—will it be in the Mission, in the Inner Richmond, in the Lower Haight? The Lees were looking all over town at locations (hence the rumors), and the Mission has proven to be the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 09, 2010

The Starlet

Nicole Kidman (Whoa!) and Clive Owen (Swoon) Spotted at Piccino

I love it when some serious star wattage glows in random places, like the Dogpatch! Both Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman were spotted at Piccino on separate days. The tablehopper reader (and Piccino regular) reports Ms. Kidman was “majestically tall” and appeared to be eating a salad and funghi pizza.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 09, 2010

The Chatterbox

Citizen Cake Should Be Opening on Fillmore This Saturday

Elizabeth Falkner, Amy Glaze, and crew are gearing up for the opening of ~CITIZEN CAKE~ on Fillmore, currently aiming toward this Saturday November 13th. Lunch will be served from 11am-2:30pm, with dishes like clam chowder ($10) with white wine, leeks, potatoes, lardon, and cream; frisée-lardon salad ($12)…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 09, 2010

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