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The Lush

Trade/Media Tasting: Unexpected Grapes from Unexpected Places

Trade and media folks, you may want to check out this unique California tasting, UNEXPECTED GRAPES FROM UNEXPECTED PLACES at the Hotel Vitale. This tasting is going to be very cool and not at all what you’d expect in a typical California wine tasting. Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein will…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 24, 2010

August 24, 2010 - This week's tablehopper: from the playa to paris.

This week's tablehopper: from the playa to paris. Bissap from Chiefo’s Kitchen (at the SF Street Food Festival). And now it’s the time of the year when I throw some gas on the fire, literally. I’m furiously getting ready to head off to the playa…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 23, 2010

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: from the playa to paris.

And now it’s the time of the year when I throw some gas on the fire, literally. I’m furiously getting ready to head off to the playa this Sunday for a week, and things are gettin’ crazy here at the homestead. Burning Man has quite literally exploded all…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 23, 2010

The Socialite

Party on Block 18 Is This Saturday!

It’s time for the second bi-annual PARTY ON BLOCK 18 this Saturday August 28th, when 18th Street gets blocked off between Dolores and Guerrero. There will be all kinds of delicious food from the neighborhood, like Bi-Rite, Regalito Rosticeria, Delfina, Tartine Bakery, Kasa, and many more, along with beer…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 23, 2010

The Regular

Redwood Room

This place has not been formally reviewed by the tablehopper, but it has been mentioned in related articles... Stars Sighted * The Killers * Brandy * Paul Pierce * John Mayer 495 Geary St. San Francisco (at Taylor St.) 415-929-2372 clifthotel.com/default.aspx#/explore/?id=redwoodroom $$$ Cuisine * Bar Features * Entertainment/Music * Good for…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 22, 2010

The Regular

Big 4

This place has not been formally reviewed by the tablehopper, but it has been mentioned in related articles... Related Articles * Big 4 Starting a Series of "Mad Men" Dinner Specials Stars Sighted * Robert Redford 1075 California St. San Francisco (at Taylor St.) 415-771-1140 big4restaurant.com $$$$ Cuisine * American (Contemporary)…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 22, 2010

The Chatterbox

Double Rainbow All the Way Across the Sky! It's in My Front Yard!

No, not that double rainbow, nor this one, but Sunday is all about some serious rainbow power, and ice cream, because Douglas Quint of Manhattan’s Big Gay Ice Cream Truck is comin’ to town! Quint will be serving a special sundae created with Humphry Slocombe’s Jake Godby. (Since…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 20, 2010

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Wanna see Eat, Pray, Love in theaters? Of course you do. Want to see it for FREE? That’s a big 10-4! Weekly Cinema to the rescue! Subscribe to receive one FREE movie ticket and four movie tickets every month to any movie for only $19.99. Refer a friend…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 20, 2010

The Chatterbox

Last Day to Vote for Who's Your Butcher?

It’s down to the wire: the voting on the top 20 videos for PROTEINU’S WHO’S YOUR BUTCHER? ~ contest ends tomorrow, Saturday August 21st, with the contest winner announced on Sunday. Local Bay Area talent includes Dave the Butcher, Mark Pasternak of Devil’s Gulch, Mark Dommen of…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 20, 2010

The Lush

Natural Wine Week at A16: with Cali Wines!

SF NATURAL WINE WEEK kicks off on Monday August 23rd, running through the 29th with all kinds of events around town. But one that really caught my eye is at ~A16~. I was really happy to see them choose to feature seven natural winemaking leaders from California instead of their…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 20, 2010

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