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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.

Comstock Saloon Opens Thursday May 20th
The Lush

Comstock Saloon Opens Thursday May 20th

The wait is over: Jeff Hollinger and Jonny Raglin of Absinthe Brasserie & Bar open their pet project, ~COMSTOCK SALOON~, this Thursday at the corner of Columbus and Pacific Avenues. The historic space dates back to 1907, and the menus of refined, turn-of-the-century saloon fare and classic…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Amuse Brunch Recap
The Chatterbox

Amuse Brunch Recap

Daisy Chow, tablehopper editorial assistant extraordinaire, has this field report from the latest SF Food Wars event: With a theme like “Amuse Brunch” (think: brunch in a bite), last Sunday’s SF FOOD WARS competition was sure to be a pork and eggs-travaganza. So I arrived at the Thirsty…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Burritt Room Coming to Union Square
The Lush

The Burritt Room Coming to Union Square

Camper at Alcademics.com brings word of a new bar opening in Union Square, the BURRITT ROOM. According to his piece, it’s opening on the second floor of the new Crescent Hotel, just by the Stockton Tunnel at 417 Stockton St. (Burritt is the alley where pranksters are always…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Give the Man a Steak

Hall of Famer and the “Iron Man” Cal Ripken, Jr. was at Bobo’s aka Boboquivari’s on Lombard on Saturday evening. The tablehopper reader writes, “One prepared Little League coach got an autographed baseball out of the appearance.”…
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The Starlet

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Give the Man a Steak May 18, 2010 Hall of Famer and the “Iron Man” Cal Ripken, Jr. was at Bobo’s aka Boboquivari’s on Lombard on Saturday evening. The tablehopper reader writes, “One prepared Little League coach got an autographed baseball out of the appearance.”…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Revival Bar + Kitchen About to Open in Berkeley
The Chatterbox

Revival Bar + Kitchen About to Open in Berkeley

Amy Murray, the chef-owner of Venus in Berkeley, is opening her latest venture, REVIVAL BAR + KITCHEN, in the former Downtown Restaurant location on Shattuck. Michael Brennan designed the spacious 130-seat space, which features lots of reclaimed wood, recycled arches rescued from the Julia Morgan building next door to…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

The Sixth Course

I wonder if M. Night Shyamalan had read my recent review of Greens and was inspired to head over? Maybe he’s already a fan. Either way, a tablehopper reader spotted him dining at a nearby table, and “he seemed to be eating dinner with his family.”…
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