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What’s Cookin’

Weekly Intro & Updates (Coming in hot...) 2007–2023
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What’s Cookin’

January 22, 2008

My past week was quite rich with little jaunts out of town. Go tablehopper go! I was on a non-tablehopper assignment and needed to check out Nick’s Cove and Cottages in Marshall (I know, this is such horrid work—when will these tedious duties ever end?). I just have…
Marcia Gagliardi
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What’s Cookin’

January 15, 2008

Well, I am back from NYC, and I think I have finally caught up on my sleep. Catching up on my work is another matter entirely. And I have caught a cold. Blergh. Since I missed you, and the holiday restaurant madness is over, I decided it’s time to…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
What’s Cookin’

January 8, 2008

A Manhattan-sized hello and MEOW from NYC—it was a miracle I even made it here considering STORM 2008 was going full-tilt when I was flying out of SF on Friday. And miracle number two: it's something like 68 degrees today. I know, huh?! Highlights thus far: the…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
January 1, 2008
What’s Cookin’

January 1, 2008

Howdy gang, Happy New Year! In an ironic twist of fate, I am writing this mini-hopper for New Year’s Day a few days in advance, and guess who has a raging hangover? Damn, I am hurting. It’s been a few years since I’ve been felled like this.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
What’s Cookin’

December 18, 2007

Hey there. So attention Comcast readers: it looks like your issue of tablehopper got blocked last week, so if you want to catch up, you can read it in the archive here. Speaking of last week’s issue, where I wrote up Modern Tea, the kind folks who work there…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
What’s Cookin’

December 11, 2007

Ok, these are the final final entries in the Hi Helens category, thank you readers! Bubbie’s (Yiddish for grandma) Arms, Frumpster or Frumpy Flaps, let’s not forget the Bingo Wave, and my friend and I have always called them "Ciao Elenas" (the Italian version of Hi…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
What’s Cookin’

December 4, 2007

Hey. For the record, some chef pal had to go and have a birthday on a Monday night, so I lost a couple precious hours of writing/sleep. I’m a little tired. So if I happen to get chefs both named Bruce mixed up, that’s my excuse. At…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
November 27, 2007
What’s Cookin’

November 27, 2007

Got your reindeer ears on? Or perhaps a full bottle of something brown and potent at your side? Hey, whatever will get you through the holidays. One thing that should be helpful is this week’s holiday edition of the bookworm from Green Apple Books’ Pete Mulvihill, who mentions a…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
November 20, 2007
What’s Cookin’

November 20, 2007

Whoa, Vegas. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many cranes in my life—it was like a cross between Berlin and Dubai. I'll be doing a jetsetter recap soon, but one highlight was attending the Michelin launch party and meeting the charming (and three star…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
What’s Cookin’

November 13, 2007

I’m so fired up! Getting ready to leave for a four-day trip to Vegas this Wednesday (yes, of course I’ll do a jetsetter recap—not everything will “stay in Vegas,” ha ha). As a warm-up, I’ve got a unique jetsetter this week, courtesy of the two former…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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