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Pho La La La La, at Pot de Pho: December 29, 2009

Pictures of the tablehopper Pho La La La La dinner at Pot de Pho with Pine Ridge Wines menu Reception Cha Gio ~ crispy rolls (with pork and shrimp) ForeFront by Pine Ridge Sauvignon Blanc, 2008 First Course Chao Tom ~ grilled shrimp “lollipop” on sugarcane Pine Ridge encantado Rosé, 2008 Second…

Marcia Gagliardi • Dec 28, 2009

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Tablehopper Tasting: Sherry, November 10, 2009

Photos from the event. Original socialite event listing: And we’re going to have quite the teacher: while in Jerez, I met César Saldaña, the director of the Consejo Regulador de Jerez (translation: the council that regulates sherry in Spain). He is one of the most passionate educators about sherry,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Nov 09, 2009

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Tablehopper Tasting: Sicilian Wines, June 3, 2009

Original socialite event listing: I have been enjoying drinking wine with (and learning from) my friend Alex Fox for too long to keep him to myself; he’s the former wine director of Myth and most recently a somm at Gary Danko. So voila, the FIRST TABLEHOPPER WINE TASTING! Well,…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 02, 2009

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Festa del Pesto at Farina, March 5, 2009

Original socialite event listing: Last month when “The Perfect” video I did with CHOW.com on Farina’s pesto was posted, I had people telling me for weeks afterwards how the video made them crave that pesto something fierce. (I have one friend who went in for it the very…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 04, 2009

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Rubicon, July 29, 2008

tablehopper and Pillow Rd/Ladera Vineyards Dinner Hors d' Oeuvres Pancetta Wrapped Peaches Watermelon-Goat Cheese Padron Peppers, Anchovy, Coriander Crema Menu Chilled Golden Beet Soup Pickled Cubanelle Peppers, Squid, Mussels, Avocado Ladera Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Napa Valley Roasted Wild Striped Bass Lightly Smoked Purple Cherokee Tomatoes Pillow Road Vineyard…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 28, 2008

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Piccino, March 3, 2008

Reader favorites from the fourth tablehopper supper at Piccino, March 3, 2008 (everyone picked their favorite "high" and "low" restaurants) High-end: Absinthe Aziza Boulevard Capannina Coi Da Flora Gary Danko Farallon Myth Quince Rubicon (two votes) Serpentine Slow Club Spruce Zuppa Low-end: Burma Superstar Citrus Club…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 02, 2008

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Aziza, January 30, 2008

Reader favorites from the third tablehopper supper at Aziza, January 30, 2008 (everyone picked two local faves) A16 (3 votes) Aziza (2 votes) Baker Street Bistro Bar Johnny Colibri Delfina (4 votes) Emmy's Spaghetti Shack Front Porch Gary Danko House of Nanking (2 votes) Limon Medicine (before scaling…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jan 29, 2008

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Jack Falstaff, September 25, 2007

The menu: Passed appetizers: Mini burgers, salmon sashimi, soft egg with Dungeness crabmeat, compressed melon skewers, and beef and raisin empanadas Family-Style Dinner First Course: Late-summer heirloom tomato salad, house-made burrata with crescenza and ricotta cheese, torn basil, and brown butter vinaigrette Second Course: Whole-roasted Long and Bailey Farms young…

Marcia Gagliardi • Sep 24, 2007

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The First tablehopper Supper at Cortez, August 7, 2007

Reader favorites from the first tablehopper supper at Cortez, August 7, 2007 (everyone picked two local faves) 1550 Hyde (3 votes) A16 (2 votes) Acquerello Amasia Hide's Sushi Bar Balboa Café (chicken paillard on Wed., caramel sundae) Bar Bambino Belden Taverna Bushi-Tei Café Divino (Sausalito) Café Gratitude Chapeau!…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 06, 2007

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