The Starlet

SF native Ali Wong dined at BURMA SUPERSTAR over the holidays, according to this Instagram post.…

Baby Cobra Meets Tea Leaf Salad January  5, 2023 SF native Ali Wong dined at BURMA SUPERSTAR over the holidays, according to this Instagram post.…

After completely losing my mind (in the best way possible) over Maggie Gyllenhaal’s recent and first film she directed, The Lost Daughter, I was super-excited to hear she was in town—she was spotted at Tartine’s Manufactory with her father. UPDATE: this sighting was actually a couple months…

The Magnificent Maggie January 18, 2022 After completely losing my mind (in the best way possible) over Maggie Gyllenhaal’s recent and first film she directed, The Lost Daughter, I was super-excited to hear she was in town—she was spotted at Tartine’s Manufactory with her father. UPDATE: this…

Just a week ago, Clive Owen dined with father-and-son directors Philip and Peter Kaufman at KOKKARI. The party of six had the rotisserie spring lamb, asparagus, petrale sole, lavraki sea bass, and Kokkari potatoes. The group was discreetly seated in the rear dining room. Perhaps the Hemingway & Gellhorn team are…

Opa! A Hollywood Power Table at Kokkari! April  6, 2021 Just a week ago, Clive Owen dined with father-and-son directors Philip and Peter Kaufman at KOKKARI. The party of six had the rotisserie spring lamb, asparagus, petrale sole, lavraki sea bass, and Kokkari potatoes. The group was discreetly seated in…

Opa! A Hollywood Power Table at Kokkari! April  6, 2021 Just a week ago, Clive Owen dined with father-and-son directors Philip and Peter Kaufman at KOKKARI. The party of six had the rotisserie spring lamb, asparagus, petrale sole, lavraki sea bass, and Kokkari potatoes. The group was discreetly seated in…

Would you look at that? Indoor dining returns and we get a starlet sighting. UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov dined at JOHN’S GRILL a week ago during a visit to San Francisco. He dined on prawn dijonnaise and clam chowder.…

Right Hook on Some Surf and Turf March 23, 2021 Would you look at that? Indoor dining returns and we get a starlet sighting. UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov dined at JOHN’S GRILL a week ago during a visit to San Francisco. He dined on prawn dijonnaise and clam…

I was so happy to see a pic of Governor Gavin Newsom with chef-owner Sarah Kirnon of Miss Ollie’s, who visited her Old Oakland restaurant this week to connect. According to his Instagram post: “Addressing systemic injustice and racism starts with listening and learning. Yesterday, I met with small…