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The Starlet

No Carb Left Behind at Outerlands

Granted, this was a month ago, but I thought you’d like to know Julia Roberts had lunch at Outerlands, and even took home a loaf of their bread and some chocolate chip cookies (her character in Eat Pray Love would have approved). [Via Eater.]…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 26, 2019

The Starlet

Julia Roberts

No Carb Left Behind at Outerlands November 26, 2019 Granted, this was a month ago, but I thought you’d like to know Julia Roberts had lunch at Outerlands, and even took home a loaf of their bread and some chocolate chip cookies (her character in Eat Pray Love would…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 26, 2019

The Sugar Mama

(Sponsored): Enter to Win a Gabriel-Glas Decanter and Set of StandArt Glasses!

It’s the season for drinking holiday cheer, so do it in high style. Gabriel-Glas of Austria is the universal wine glass that is revolutionizing the way we drink wine. The “One for All” glass is ideal for every type of wine, and designed to allow the full expression of…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 26, 2019

The Lush

Book a Table and a Cocktail Tasting Menu at the New Over Proof at ABV

Just before I went down the rabbit hole of pure work insanity for a month, I had a farewell to my life night of cocktails at the new incarnation of OVER PROOF, the intimate bar above ABV in the Mission. You may recall the owners kept rebooting the theme and…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 26, 2019

November 26, 2019 - This week's tablehopper: wavy gravy.

This week's tablehopper: wavy gravy. If you’re going to call your party High Ho Silver, you better have a 1977, 24-foot, silver Lincoln Continental stretch limo to put in the middle of it. Photo: Cynthia Glassell Photography. Hey, everyone! Here I am! Sorry for the radio silence…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 25, 2019

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: wavy gravy.

Hey, everyone! Here I am! Sorry for the radio silence the past few weeks, but I warned ya I was going dark for a bit. I’m just emerging from one of the most intense work periods of my life! Mamma mia, someone bit off more than she could chew.…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 25, 2019

The Chatterbox

The Welcome Return of Lavash to the Inner Sunset

I love stories of phoenixes rising from the ashes! After being closed from a fire back on January 24th, 2018, beloved neighborhood restaurant LAVASH is returning this November. This family-run business, with parents Nazila and Saeed Talai and their son Kaivon, has been working hard to reopen, dealing with a…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 22, 2019

The Chatterbox

Empress by Boon Opening in the Former and Iconic Empress of China

Back in 2014, it was a sad day when it was announced the Chinatown icon EMPRESS OF CHINA was closing, and offices were going to take over the space. Seriously, noooo. Things were looking up when news came out that City View Restaurant was planning to open in the ground…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 22, 2019

The Chatterbox

Coming Soon to the Mission: Prubechu and Señor Sisig

Some quick updates for you, I’ll share more details when they open: PRUBECHU is going to reopen in the Mission in the former Commonwealth space. (Not sure how they’re going to manage that jacked-up rent that reportedly squeezed Commonwealth out?) They’re currently renovating and plan to be…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 22, 2019

The Chatterbox

Closures Include Flora in Oakland and SF's Old School Howard's Cafe

Wow, sorry to hear that FLORA in Uptown Oakland is closing on November 9th (along with sister bar Fauna), after 13 years in business. Owner Thomas Schnetz cited personal reasons for closing. Flora was a trailblazer in the cocktail scene, and was always a great place to visit before a…

Marcia Gagliardi • Oct 22, 2019

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