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Subscribe to tablehopper and discover why it’s a must-read, insider newsletter for anyone who lives to eat in San Francisco, for 19 years and counting. Every Tuesday, columnist and curator Marcia Gagliardi serves up the latest SF Bay Area restaurant and bar news, events, culture tips, travel guides, and more.

The Starlet

Joan Chen

Betelnut's Cumin Lamb: Actresses Dig It, Too August 24, 2010 The gorgeous Joan Chen has visited Betelnut twice in a week (and can you blame her?). On one visit she ordered the cumin lamb, heirloom tomato salad, slow-roasted pork wraps with peach chutney (got to try those…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Is There a Doctor in the Hooouuuuse?

Dr. Dre was at EPIC Roasthouse on Saturday night, and enjoyed his porterhouse steak while sitting in a booth with the best view of the bay. (And he reportedly tipped big.) (One more EPIC sighting: Audrina Patridge of MTV’s The Hills was in the restaurant Monday night—she had…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Dr. Dre

Is There a Doctor in the Hooouuuuse? August 24, 2010 Dr. Dre was at EPIC Roasthouse on Saturday night, and enjoyed his porterhouse steak while sitting in a booth with the best view of the bay. (And he reportedly tipped big.) (One more EPIC sighting: Audrina Patridge of MTV’s…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Audrina Patridge

Is There a Doctor in the Hooouuuuse? August 24, 2010 Dr. Dre was at EPIC Roasthouse on Saturday night, and enjoyed his porterhouse steak while sitting in a booth with the best view of the bay. (And he reportedly tipped big.) (One more EPIC sighting: Audrina Patridge of MTV’s…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Rockin' Out at the Redwood Room

On Friday night, The Killers had dinner in the Velvet Room from 9:30pm until midnight, then made a brief appearance at a table in the Redwood Room. They were drinking mojitos with sliced fresh strawberries and bottled water. John Mayer and his entourage hit the Redwood Room from midnight…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

The Killers

Rockin' Out at the Redwood Room August 24, 2010 On Friday night, The Killers had dinner in the Velvet Room from 9:30pm until midnight, then made a brief appearance at a table in the Redwood Room. They were drinking mojitos with sliced fresh strawberries and bottled water. John…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

You Can Call Me Al

Lori Baker and Jeff Banker of Baker & Banker had a surprise dinner guest last Tuesday: Al Gore came in to dine with a friend. He enjoyed the gazpacho, black cod, and for dessert, the duo ordered the plum and nectarine crisp, and the XXX chocolate layer cake. He shook…
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