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The Chatterbox

Where Zacher Is Zippin' in the Mission

In the good news department, you’ll now be seeing Katharine Zacher, previously half of the “Gypsy Kitchen” duo at Bruno’s and Broken Record, doing her thing as the pastry chef at ~BAR TARTINE~. She’s only had a few days there so far, so you can expect to…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Getting Pimped
The Chatterbox

Getting Pimped

Yeah, it’s dangerous to know the sugar pimp. While I was home toiling away on my column yesterday, my friend Gabriel Mitchell of MAISON MITCHELL came by, springing his latest tarty treats on me. First, there was Veronique, a wicked combo of strawberries, chocolate, pistachio frangipane, crème légère, and…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

No Country for Old Couscous

A tablehoppin’ reader spotted Josh Brolin at Aziza, who “seemed very chill and laid back. No one approached him and [a few times he checked] out the food that was being delivered to our table since we ordered a lot of food.” Yup, my kind of readers. Brolin also came…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Josh Brolin

No Country for Old Couscous July 13, 2010 A tablehoppin’ reader spotted Josh Brolin at Aziza, who “seemed very chill and laid back. No one approached him and [a few times he checked] out the food that was being delivered to our table since we ordered a lot of food.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Frenchie Options for Bastille Day
The Chatterbox

Frenchie Options for Bastille Day

This Wednesday July 14th is BASTILLE DAY, when there are all kinds of party options around town, in addition to the usual madness that happens on Belden Place. ~RN74~ is hosting a party from 7pm to midnight, with French burlesque dancers, guests in costume (you get a free cocktail, so…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

Derek Jeter on the Town

I got all kinds of updates about New York Yankee Derek Jeter on the town: he reportedly had some chicken parmigiana for lunch at Colosseo in North Beach (414 Columbus), and he also came in to FiDi’s Palio D’Asti late last Tuesday afternoon for some carb-loading pizza and…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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