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· Mar 9
Marcia Gagliardi (@tablehopper)
Thank you, FOUND SF, for the opportunity to talk about the places and people I love, and to fill folks in on my latest news!
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Thank you, FOUND SF, for the opportunity to talk about the places and people I love, and to fill folks in on my latest news!
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This week’s tablehopper: cheers to 20 years! 🥂 I kicked off the first in a series of tablehopper 20th anniversary events with a preview party 🎉 at the soon-to-reopen 15 Romolo—take a first look inside, read all about the party, and get excited for more. 🍸 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: Vent’Anni! (free)
Cheers to 20 years! 🥂 I kicked off the first in a series of tablehopper 20th anniversary events with a preview party 🎉 at the soon-to-reopen 15 Romolo—take a first look inside, read all about the upda...
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September 23, 2026 at 4:47 AM
This week’s tablehopper: cheers to 20 years! 🥂 I kicked off the first in a series of tablehopper 20th anniversary events with a preview party 🎉 at the soon-to-reopen 15 Romolo—take a first look inside, read all about the party, and get excited for more. 🍸 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s newsletter: deets on Pasta Supply Co’s 🍝 new Cole Valley location, cool upcoming projects (Frede, Passages), the Mess Hall 🦪 opens Friday, Nightbird is throwing a bunch of fun 10th anniversary events 🍔🥩🥪🥂, and more! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
August 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This week’s newsletter: deets on Pasta Supply Co’s 🍝 new Cole Valley location, cool upcoming projects (Frede, Passages), the Mess Hall 🦪 opens Friday, Nightbird is throwing a bunch of fun 10th anniversary events 🍔🥩🥪🥂, and more! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
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Anthony Bourdain's Editor on the Making of "Kitchen Confidential"
Twenty-six years after publication, the editor who commissioned the book on a blind offer remembers Bourdain ahead of the A24 biopic "Tony."
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August 10, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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This week’s tablehopper: so many new openings and upcoming projects (including the scoop on Maison Nico’s 🥮 next location!), enter to win a year of SF dining 🎉, three restaurants that need our support 💪, and what to eat and drink at Outside Lands! ☁️ www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: stacked. (free)
So many new openings and upcoming projects (including the scoop on Maison Nico’s 🥮 next location!), enter to win a year of SF dining 🎉, three restaurants that need our support 💪, and what to eat and d...
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August 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
This week’s tablehopper: so many new openings and upcoming projects (including the scoop on Maison Nico’s 🥮 next location!), enter to win a year of SF dining 🎉, three restaurants that need our support 💪, and what to eat and drink at Outside Lands! ☁️ www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: first look at SAAM’s 🇹🇭 menu (opening tonight!), help save Tommaso’s 🍕 from eviction, weekend salt 🧂 and wine 🍷 tastings, and a deep dive on Goman’s Gay 90’s 👠 and the Barbary Coast in the archivist. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: summer shorts. (free)
First look at SAAM’s 🇹🇭 menu (opening tonight!), help save Tommaso’s 🍕 from eviction, weekend salt 🧂 and wine 🍷 tastings, and a deep dive on Goman’s Gay 90’s 👠 and the Barbary Coast in the archivist.
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July 24, 2026 at 8:42 PM
This week’s tablehopper: first look at SAAM’s 🇹🇭 menu (opening tonight!), help save Tommaso’s 🍕 from eviction, weekend salt 🧂 and wine 🍷 tastings, and a deep dive on Goman’s Gay 90’s 👠 and the Barbary Coast in the archivist. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: news from Leo’s Oyster Bar and Pasta Supply Co 🍝; special tomato 🍅 dishes are here; win passes to this summer’s coolest indie wine 🍷 event; the SF Pizza 🍕, Bagel, & Beer Festival returns; and more North Beach updates. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: pomodoro time. (free)
News from Leo’s Oyster Bar and Pasta Supply Co 🍝; special tomato 🍅 dishes are here; win passes to this summer’s coolest indie wine 🍷 event; the SF Pizza 🍕, Bagel, & Beer Festival returns; and more Nor...
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July 20, 2026 at 6:09 AM
This week’s tablehopper: news from Leo’s Oyster Bar and Pasta Supply Co 🍝; special tomato 🍅 dishes are here; win passes to this summer’s coolest indie wine 🍷 event; the SF Pizza 🍕, Bagel, & Beer Festival returns; and more North Beach updates. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
🎉GIVEAWAY!🎉 Enter to win 1️⃣ pair of weekend passes to the @unfilteredwinefestival 🍷 at @donkeyandgoat winery in Berkeley July 25–26. 2 days of 60+ of California’s most compelling indie winemakers, cool panels, delish food, music, and great people! How to enter: www.instagram.com/p/Da52aFJD_p...
Marcia Gagliardi on Instagram: "🎉 GIVEAWAY BELOW! 🎉 If you subscribe to tablehopper, you’ve seen my posts about the upcoming @unfilteredwinefestival 🍷 at @donkeyandgoat winery in Berkeley the weekend ...
tablehopper on July 17, 2026: "🎉 GIVEAWAY BELOW! 🎉 If you subscribe to tablehopper, you’ve seen my posts about the upcoming @unfilteredwinefestival 🍷 at @donkeyandgoat winery in Berkeley the weekend o...
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July 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM
🎉GIVEAWAY!🎉 Enter to win 1️⃣ pair of weekend passes to the @unfilteredwinefestival 🍷 at @donkeyandgoat winery in Berkeley July 25–26. 2 days of 60+ of California’s most compelling indie winemakers, cool panels, delish food, music, and great people! How to enter: www.instagram.com/p/Da52aFJD_p...
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Hola! This Sunday, I’ll be moderating 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝘼 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝, a panel discussion about music and mental health, with legendary Bay Area saxophonists Eddie M. (Prince), Dave Ellis (RatDog), Jessica Jones (Don Cherry), and Howard Wiley (E-40).
This event is also FREE! Reserve your space here: bit.ly/4yhfsfn
This event is also FREE! Reserve your space here: bit.ly/4yhfsfn
July 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Hola! This Sunday, I’ll be moderating 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝘼 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝, a panel discussion about music and mental health, with legendary Bay Area saxophonists Eddie M. (Prince), Dave Ellis (RatDog), Jessica Jones (Don Cherry), and Howard Wiley (E-40).
This event is also FREE! Reserve your space here: bit.ly/4yhfsfn
This event is also FREE! Reserve your space here: bit.ly/4yhfsfn
This week’s tablehopper: summer dishes 🍑 and special menus, a Cal-Italian wine 🍷 event, cheers to two new brewery/taproom projects 🍻, some casual openings, and SF’s first Aussie-style handroll shop is coming! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
July 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM
This week’s tablehopper: summer dishes 🍑 and special menus, a Cal-Italian wine 🍷 event, cheers to two new brewery/taproom projects 🍻, some casual openings, and SF’s first Aussie-style handroll shop is coming! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: a first look at Bruno’s Italian Taste, bringing authentic Southern Italian 🌶️ flavor to SF, plus a bunch of news bites around the Bay, and an equipment sale from Recchiuti Confections. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
July 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This week’s tablehopper: a first look at Bruno’s Italian Taste, bringing authentic Southern Italian 🌶️ flavor to SF, plus a bunch of news bites around the Bay, and an equipment sale from Recchiuti Confections. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
Awwww, Frog and Toad! www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
“Frog and Toad”: An Amphibious Celebration of Same-Sex Love
The illustrated children’s-book series endures as a classic. Was it also the author’s attempt to come out?
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July 3, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Awwww, Frog and Toad! www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
This week’s tablehopper: raising a glass to Jeannette Etheredge, Bar Brucato is sadly closing, The DeLuxe 🍸🎶 is open, changes at Golden Focaccia (and other news bites), Father’s Day meals, a starlet, and more! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: cash only. (free)
Raising a glass to Jeannette Etheredge, Bar Brucato is sadly closing, The DeLuxe 🍸🎶 is open, changes at Golden Focaccia (and other news bites), Father’s Day meals, a starlet, and more!
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June 19, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This week’s tablehopper: raising a glass to Jeannette Etheredge, Bar Brucato is sadly closing, The DeLuxe 🍸🎶 is open, changes at Golden Focaccia (and other news bites), Father’s Day meals, a starlet, and more! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
A reminder for my fellow self-employed friends: tax quarterlies are due! 😑💸
June 15, 2026 at 4:30 AM
A reminder for my fellow self-employed friends: tax quarterlies are due! 😑💸
This week’s tablehopper: Tasty bites: a new focaccia shop 🇮🇹, Esme is softly opening on Divis, bánh mì from an SF favorite, World Cup ⚽️, and score a discount on special events (UNFILTERED 🥂 and SF Mag’s Best of the Bay). www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: sun’s out, buns out. (free)
Tasty bites: a new focaccia shop 🇮🇹, Esme is softly opening on Divis, bánh mì from an SF favorite, World Cup ⚽️, and score a discount on special events (UNFILTERED 🥂 and SF Mag’s Best of the Bay).
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June 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
This week’s tablehopper: Tasty bites: a new focaccia shop 🇮🇹, Esme is softly opening on Divis, bánh mì from an SF favorite, World Cup ⚽️, and score a discount on special events (UNFILTERED 🥂 and SF Mag’s Best of the Bay). www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
Did you catch this past weekend's tablehopper? Supporting subscriber exclusive: a first look at Bar Malone’s 🍸, big news from Noodle in a Haystack 🍜, new openings (and sad longtime closures), Juneteenth on the Waterfront, and so many ways to celebrate Pride. 🌈 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: no shrinking violets. (free)
Supporting subscriber exclusive: a first look at Bar Malone’s 🍸, big news from Noodle in a Haystack 🍜, new openings (and sad longtime closures), Juneteenth on the Waterfront, and so many ways to celeb...
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June 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Did you catch this past weekend's tablehopper? Supporting subscriber exclusive: a first look at Bar Malone’s 🍸, big news from Noodle in a Haystack 🍜, new openings (and sad longtime closures), Juneteenth on the Waterfront, and so many ways to celebrate Pride. 🌈 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: another slice of New York. The second half of my New York recap (including Le Veau d’Or and Raoul’s 🍸), and my daytrip to BottleRock! 🎶 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
May 31, 2026 at 7:12 PM
This week’s tablehopper: another slice of New York. The second half of my New York recap (including Le Veau d’Or and Raoul’s 🍸), and my daytrip to BottleRock! 🎶 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
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May 23, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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This week's newsletter! New openings (bakeries 🥐 and breakfast spots and Vietnamese projects), coffee news (plus another ☕️ competition presentation at The Wild Fox), deals on Wine Fare 🥂 tickets, SF AAPI Cocktail Week 🍹, and more! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
May 21, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This week's newsletter! New openings (bakeries 🥐 and breakfast spots and Vietnamese projects), coffee news (plus another ☕️ competition presentation at The Wild Fox), deals on Wine Fare 🥂 tickets, SF AAPI Cocktail Week 🍹, and more! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
FYI for high fliers 😎: TSA quietly updates policy on bringing marijuana through security www.sfgate.com/cannabis/art... via @leddder.bsky.social @sfgate.com
TSA quietly updates policy on bringing marijuana through security
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May 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM
FYI for high fliers 😎: TSA quietly updates policy on bringing marijuana through security www.sfgate.com/cannabis/art... via @leddder.bsky.social @sfgate.com
This week’s tablehopper: Arabella’s cocktail salon 🍸 and Hardware Coffee Co. ☕️ are open, Ristobar is closing, part one of my jetsetter piece about New York 🗽, a subscriber giveaway to see Underworld 🪩, and a pretty woman star sighting. 🤩 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
May 15, 2026 at 7:13 AM
This week’s tablehopper: Arabella’s cocktail salon 🍸 and Hardware Coffee Co. ☕️ are open, Ristobar is closing, part one of my jetsetter piece about New York 🗽, a subscriber giveaway to see Underworld 🪩, and a pretty woman star sighting. 🤩 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
Brad Kilgore’s trio of restaurants (including ama) at the Transamerica Pyramid Center suddenly close, subscribers get a first look at a new trattoria, the Inner Richmond scores Kitchen Commons 🍳 and Rose Pizzeria 🍕, Mother’s Day 💐 inspo, and DJ Harvey! 🪩 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
May 7, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Brad Kilgore’s trio of restaurants (including ama) at the Transamerica Pyramid Center suddenly close, subscribers get a first look at a new trattoria, the Inner Richmond scores Kitchen Commons 🍳 and Rose Pizzeria 🍕, Mother’s Day 💐 inspo, and DJ Harvey! 🪩 www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
New openings—from Maillards 🍔 to Indian curries to matcha 🍵 clouds—plus Lamb Jam, Fior d’Italia turns 140 🎂, Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience 🍷, special-priced menus, and more! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: any way you slice it. (free)
New openings—from Maillards 🍔 to Indian curries to matcha 🍵 clouds—plus Lamb Jam, Fior d’Italia turns 140 🎂, Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience 🍷, special-priced menus, and more!
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April 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM
New openings—from Maillards 🍔 to Indian curries to matcha 🍵 clouds—plus Lamb Jam, Fior d’Italia turns 140 🎂, Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience 🍷, special-priced menus, and more! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
🍽️ Giveaway Alert! 🍽️ Throughout April, SF chefs (Reem’s California, Abacá, Canela, The Vault Steakhouse, Bosco) are serving American lamb dishes for Lamb Jam. Taste + vote for your fave thru 4/30!
Enter to win a $100 gift card to a participating restaurant here: www.instagram.com/p/DXaSNBJj1r...
Enter to win a $100 gift card to a participating restaurant here: www.instagram.com/p/DXaSNBJj1r...
April 22, 2026 at 12:14 AM
🍽️ Giveaway Alert! 🍽️ Throughout April, SF chefs (Reem’s California, Abacá, Canela, The Vault Steakhouse, Bosco) are serving American lamb dishes for Lamb Jam. Taste + vote for your fave thru 4/30!
Enter to win a $100 gift card to a participating restaurant here: www.instagram.com/p/DXaSNBJj1r...
Enter to win a $100 gift card to a participating restaurant here: www.instagram.com/p/DXaSNBJj1r...
SF stories: El Faro 🌯, a new Vietnamese specialty coffee ☕️ shop, a kitchen table book from Faith Wheeler, Brucato’s spring release, and highlights of the upcoming Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience🍷. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...
This week’s tablehopper: puffy clouds. (free)
SF stories: El Faro 🌯, a new Vietnamese specialty coffee ☕️ shop, a kitchen table book from Faith Wheeler, Brucato’s spring release, and highlights of the upcoming Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience🍷.
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April 18, 2026 at 6:53 PM
SF stories: El Faro 🌯, a new Vietnamese specialty coffee ☕️ shop, a kitchen table book from Faith Wheeler, Brucato’s spring release, and highlights of the upcoming Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience🍷. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...