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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.

Get Shanghaied
The Chatterbox

Get Shanghaied

This Thursday August 19th, MATCHA at the Asian Art Museum is all about one of my favorite cuisines: Shanghaiese! Bring on the black vinegars! The Asian Culinary Forum and the Asian Art Museum are hosting chef Nei Chia Ji of Jai Yun Restaurant and chef Martin Yan of Yan Can…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

The Strokes: Eating Like Locals

A source of a source told me that based on Austin Scaggs’s recommendations, The Strokes ate at Tommaso’s on Friday night, and then La Taqueria on Saturday before their performance at Outside Lands, and then on Sunday at Yank Sing for dim sum. Scaggs (son of Boz, and…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

The Strokes

The Strokes: Eating Like Locals August 17, 2010 A source of a source told me that based on Austin Scaggs’s recommendations, The Strokes ate at Tommaso’s on Friday night, and then La Taqueria on Saturday before their performance at Outside Lands, and then on Sunday at Yank Sing…
Marcia Gagliardi
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So, You Wanna Write About Food...
The Chatterbox

So, You Wanna Write About Food...

When I was first breaking into food writing, Dianne Jacob’s book, Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Blogs, Reviews, Memoir, and More, was an informative intro. The newest edition focuses on food blogging and photography, social media, self-publishing, and freelance writing. Sean Timberlake of Hedonia…
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Hey Honey
The Chatterbox

Hey Honey

Here’s your chance to be an extreme locavore with this Slow Food San Francisco guided tasting of local neighborhood San Francisco honeys on Sunday August 29th. Apiarist Robert MacKimmie of City Bees will guide the group through a tasting of at least six micro-climate honeys from several neighborhoods, such…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Oh Brother

Last Thursday, Eric Anthony Roberts, brother of Julia Roberts, was spotted at E&O Trading Co. San Francisco. He was lunching with two others.…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Eric Anthony Roberts

Oh Brother August 17, 2010 Last Thursday, Eric Anthony Roberts, brother of Julia Roberts, was spotted at E&O Trading Co. San Francisco. He was lunching with two others.…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Make Your Labor Day a Meaty One with 4505 Meats
The Chatterbox

Make Your Labor Day a Meaty One with 4505 Meats

Is there a barbecue in your Labor Day future? If your answer is a “hells yes!,” then you should consider ordering the brand-new 4505 CSA COOLER, ready to go at the 4505 Meats Ferry Plaza Farmers Market stall. The September cooler is geared towards grilling, including a “ready to grill”…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Chefs and Culinary Heavy Hitters in the City

The city was jam-packed with chefs visiting town, including Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park in New York, who was spotted at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and having lunch at Chez Panisse Café. More highlights: Lidia Bastianich and her daughter were filming at A16, and I saw both David…
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