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The Starlet

Cooking for God (and Chuck)

According to a tweet, Thomas Keller was in the house at RN74. And chef Alexander Ong at Betelnut was honored to cook for the 95th birthday of Chuck Williams. Ong made Williams’s favorite, the beggar’s chicken, along with pig, cumin lamb, and Chuck polished off two scoops of…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Chatterbox

Modern Coffee Celebrates One Year in Oakland

This Friday October 15th, MODERN COFFEE in the historic Tribune Tower in downtown Oakland is throwing their one-year anniversary party. They will be holding special coffee tastings throughout the evening from their selection of local roasters, and featuring food and drink from some of their favorite local purveyors. They’ll…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Sicilian Wine Dinner at Locanda da Eva (on October 27th)
The Lush

Sicilian Wine Dinner at Locanda da Eva (on October 27th)

Passionate about Sicilian wine? Then you’ll want to come to ~LOCANDA DA EVA~ in Berkeley for a Sicilian wine dinner with Robert Camuto, author of Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey on Wednesday October 27th. The four-course dinner includes insalata di mare: calamari, mussels, and shrimp with lemon and pepperoncini;…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Cheese and Beer. Mmmmm, Beer.
The Lush

Cheese and Beer. Mmmmm, Beer.

The Cheese School of San Francisco is hosting the California Cheese & Beer Harvest Fest on Thursday October 28th from 6pm-9pm. Now in its fourth year, attendees at the annual event can mix and mingle with several of California’s most celebrated cheesemakers. There will be ample samplings of a…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Men in Suits

The former Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, dined at Yankee Pier in Lafayette last night. He sat on the patio with several other men in suits discussing politics and enjoyed an heirloom tomato salad and wild Alaskan king salmon. He was reportedly gracious to his servers and shook…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Rudy Giuliani

Men in Suits October 12, 2010 The former Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, dined at Yankee Pier in Lafayette last night. He sat on the patio with several other men in suits discussing politics and enjoyed an heirloom tomato salad and wild Alaskan king salmon. He was reportedly…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
New Prix-Fixe Menu at Ozumo in Oakland
The Chatterbox

New Prix-Fixe Menu at Ozumo in Oakland

This is my kind of deal: OZUMO OAKLAND has introduced a new $35 prix-fixe menu, available nightly from 5:30pm until close. The four-course menu includes multiple choices for each course. Recent entrée selections have included a kushi platter with five skewers from the robata grill; jidori chicken, a chicken…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
October 12, 2010 - This week's tablehopper: hot damn.
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October 12, 2010 - This week's tablehopper: hot damn.

This week's tablehopper: hot damn.                     Tomatoes and melons at Saison. Awwww yeah, we get another blast of Indian summer heat, and I am already happily plotting a week of evening bike rides and outdoor excursions. One place that should absolutely be on the top of your list is…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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