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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.

Roam Artisan Burgers
The Regular

Roam Artisan Burgers

I applaud people trying to eat healthy. Although as far as I’m concerned, the applause is usually more of an aggressive hand clap, saying, “Marcia! No fries with that!” Or a police siren, telling me to pull it on over and put my hands where they can see them…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Changes in the Daniel Patterson Enclave
The Chatterbox

Changes in the Daniel Patterson Enclave

I recently met with chefs Daniel Patterson and Jeremy Fox to discuss their upcoming project, ~PLUM~ (and garden!), but the phone call I received yesterday from Fox held news of another trajectory: alas, he will no longer be involved in Patterson’s Plum project(s). So sorry, Oakland. Well, no…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Chatterbox

New Chefs Around Town (Spruce, Circa)

Over at ~SPRUCE~, the Inside Scoop reports executive chef Mark Sullivan is promoting his chef de cuisine, Ben Cohn, to exec. Sullivan will remain busy and involved with Spruce as chef-partner, in addition to continuing to oversee The Village Pub in Woodside and Mayfield Bakery & Cafe in Shallow, ahem,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
1550 Hyde to Become Seven Hills
The Chatterbox

1550 Hyde to Become Seven Hills

Liquor licenses announce the new tenant for 1550 Hyde, SEVEN HILLS, listing Alexander Alioto as a partner. Inside Scoop has further details on what’s going in: the restaurant will be “classic, straightforward Italian with seasonal focus,” and the plan is to open by October (they take possession September 1st)…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Chatterbox

Alas, Restaurant Cassis Is Fermé

Alas, Eater reports the challenging spot where RESTAURANT CASSIS was located has proven to be a curse to yet another business—the restaurant closed on August 1st after three years there. According to the letter on the Cassis website, a new restaurant called Sweet Maple will be moving in, serving…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Guest Chefs at Saison... And Pal's Takeaway!
The Chatterbox

Guest Chefs at Saison... And Pal's Takeaway!

The next couple months will include some guest chef appearances at both $$$$ and $ establishments. Over at ~SAISON~, Joshua Skenes is inviting guest chefs to cook on the outdoor hearth on the Terrace for a Fire Dinner Series. First up: next Wednesday August 18th, Jeremy Fox (Ubuntu, and most recently working…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Chatterbox

Drive-By Sightings

The ever-helpful tablehopper-reader-about-town, Jason B., writes in with these two tidbits: BAI THONG is taking over the Thepin Thai Cuisine spot at 298 Gough St. at Fell, and MIDORI SUSHI took over the Sushi Boom location on Geary in the Richmond (3420 Geary Blvd. at Commonwealth).…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman on the Town August 10, 2010 A tablehopper Twitter follower (shouldn’t you be one too?) let me know that Philip Seymour Hoffman dined at Paragon. (Alas, couldn’t get more details by presstime.)…
Marcia Gagliardi
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