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Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi is an SF-based restaurant columnist and culinary personality, well-known for her groundbreaking 18-year-old tablehopper newsletter, offering an insider's take on restaurant news.
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In Memoriam: Carlo Middione public
The Chatterbox

In Memoriam: Carlo Middione

I have a sad piece of news to share: chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, TV personality, and longtime champion of Southern Italian food, Carlo Middione, passed away on September 26, 2022, at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. He was 86. He was an early and proud ambassador of authentic…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
This week's tablehopper: fall force. public
What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: fall force.

Welcome to Fogtober, it’s Karl’s city now. (At least this weather keeps me productive, and considering how much I have going on right now, that’s a good thing.) I almost can’t believe I was swimming and soaking up some rays poolside at the fab Four Seasons…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
October 11, 2022 - This week's tablehopper: fall force. public
Newsletter

October 11, 2022 - This week's tablehopper: fall force.

This week's tablehopper: fall force.                     A stunning dessert at TRUSS: Manjari chocolate mousse with rice crisps, chocolate crumble, and gold marigold leaves. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Welcome to Fogtober, it’s Karl’s city now. (At least this weather keeps me productive, and considering how much I have going…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Kuma Sushi + Sake Opening a Second Location public
The Chatterbox

Kuma Sushi + Sake Opening a Second Location

I’m so happy to have some positive news to report: owners Ryo Sakai and Cory Jackson of neighborhood favorite KUMA SUSHI + SAKE in Lower Polk are opening a second location, Kuma Valencia, in spring-summer of 2023. After opening their first location in August 2017, they have steadily built up…
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Marcia Gagliardi •
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