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Curry Village
The Regular

Curry Village

When my sister and I traveled to India, we knew it was going to ruin us on Indian food once we returned to SF. And, well, it kind of did. I can’t even find a replacement for the shockingly good samosas we had at Cream Centre in Mumbai, or…
Marcia Gagliardi
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William Werner as (Frenchie) Willy Wonka
The Chatterbox

William Werner as (Frenchie) Willy Wonka

Pastry chef William Werner (polite/persuasion, Quince, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company) is launching ~TELL TALE PRESERVE COMPANY~ with the Whisk Group on Maiden Lane this November. It’s going to be a modern French pâtisserie and delicatessen, serving a variety of housemade pastries, confections, preserves, sandwiches, salads, and desserts.…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Peach & Plum Dining Month Is Underway
The Chatterbox

Peach & Plum Dining Month Is Underway

San Francisco’s first PEACH & PLUM DINING MONTH is underway, running until September 15th. Recent research findings from a study performed at Texas A&M University indicate peaches and plums may help fight breast cancer. So 18 San Francisco chefs and restaurants will feature savory and sweet peach…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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
Marcia Gagliardi •
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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