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The Starlet

Bonding Over Steak

Barry Bonds was in for dinner Monday night at EPIC Roasthouse, enjoying some steak the night before his old team, the San Francisco Giants, take on the Philadelphia Phillies down the road at AT&T Park. Barry dined with three unidentified women and the table feasted on two filets,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
This week's tablehopper: it's tops.
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: it's tops.

You see that waffle? Yeah baby, old school—especially with those little pats of butter. What you can’t see is inside that waffle there are strips of bacon. Oh hell yes. Bacon. Waffle. That is exactly the kind of meal you want at 1am after running around the Treasure…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Heart of SoMa 2010 Gala on Tuesday October 26th
The Socialite

Heart of SoMa 2010 Gala on Tuesday October 26th

The SoMa community is throwing a variety gala at Terra Gallery from 7pm-10pm on Tuesday October 26th, all to benefit the Hamilton Family Center: HEART OF SOMA 2010 will be an evening of music, dance, art, and food from popular neighborhood restaurants Boulevard, Prospect, EPIC Roasthouse, Waterbar, Fifth Floor, Town…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Sunset Cookbook: by Pete Mulvihill
The Bookworm

The Sunset Cookbook: by Pete Mulvihill

Don’t forget: the book mentioned below is available at 20% off for tablehopper readers for two weeks following this mention at Green Apple Books—simply use the code “tablehopper” at checkout (either at the store or online) for your discount (if ordering online, just write “tablehopper” in the order…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Local Mission Eatery
The Regular

Local Mission Eatery

I heart lunch. One spot that has me wanting to make up excuses to have a lunch meeting is LOCAL MISSION EATERY over on 24th Street in the Mission. First-time restaurant owner Yaron Milgrom has partnered with chef Jake Des Voignes for this friendly neighborhood venture. I was a fan…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Chef Changes at Farina
The Chatterbox

Chef Changes at Farina

As reported in the Scoop last week, opening chef Paolo Laboa of ~FARINA~ has departed. While he doesn’t have any specific plans at this time (and would be one hell of a chef to acquire, ahem), I’ll be sure to keep you posted on where he lands—hopefully…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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