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Subscribe to tablehopper and discover why it’s a must-read, insider newsletter for anyone who lives to eat in San Francisco, for 18 years and counting. Every Tuesday, columnist and curator Marcia Gagliardi serves up the latest SF Bay Area restaurant and bar news, events, culture tips, travel guides, and more.

The Outside Lands Culinary Lineup Is Gonna Rock (Per Usual)

The Chatterbox

The Outside Lands Culinary Lineup Is Gonna Rock (Per Usual)

Can you believe Outside Lands returns August 5th-7th? After taking last year off, my first ever (Miss Rona was headlining in the Heineken tent, kidding), I’m really looking forward to heading back into the foggy fray (my personal lineup includes Washed Out, SZA, Disclosure, Kim Petras, Franc Moody, Purple…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 21, 2022

Culinary Events Include Foodwise Summer Bash, Guest Chefs at Greens and Turntable, Marlena Pops Up for the Summer

The Chatterbox

Culinary Events Include Foodwise Summer Bash, Guest Chefs at Greens and Turntable, Marlena Pops Up for the Summer

It’s great to see events continue to return, and a big one is the Foodwise Summer Bash (formerly CUESA) on Sunday July 10th. Among their 30 food participants (including Causwells, Delfina, Mi Comedor, Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement, Prubechu, Reem’s California, Shuggie’s, and Sister), they just added…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 21, 2022

Closures Include Goood Frikin' Chicken (Bwok Bwooook) and Massawa

The Chatterbox

Closures Include Goood Frikin' Chicken (Bwok Bwooook) and Massawa

Oh man, I was so sorry to see a tweet from Burrito Justice that our inimitable ~GOOOD FRIKIN’ CHICKEN~ has closed. What a bummer, that place has been a neighborhood standard for bomb-ass rotisserie chicken for almost 20 years. RIP, beloved mosakhan. Sending sumac kisses. 10 29th St. at Mission.…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 21, 2022

A Quick Roundup of a Couple Bar Openings

The Lush

A Quick Roundup of a Couple Bar Openings

Now open in the former Saratoga (sniff sniff) is MEMBERS ONLY (with Finders Keepers, the moody downstairs lounge). Serving cocktails and food, it’s aiming for a supperclub-meets-cocktail bar vibe. Owner Phil Chen (Alchemist, Woodbury) has assembled an all-star, all-female management team: beverage director Candice Jae (Evil Eye, Hideout, Lolinda)…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 21, 2022

This week's tablehopper: Grecian formula.

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: Grecian formula.

Yassou! Yours truly is back from two glorious weeks in Greece, and friends are blaming/thanking me for bringing this hot weather back. (I could barely fit it in my bag full of caftans, tunics, mastiha, spices, and Apivita skincare products.) If you follow me on Instagram, then you’ve…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 20, 2022

Covid Tips from the Hopper: What to Eat (and Watch), and How to Be a Good Friend

The Chatterbox

Covid Tips from the Hopper: What to Eat (and Watch), and How to Be a Good Friend

With so many folks getting sick right now, I figured I may as well share some of my favorite things I ate and drank to feel better while I was home with Ms. Rona for three weeks. Luckily, I didn’t lose my smell (or taste), nor did my appetite…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 17, 2022

Meet Fiorella Sunset's New Clandestine Cocktail Bar: Bar Nonnina

The Lush

Meet Fiorella Sunset's New Clandestine Cocktail Bar: Bar Nonnina

Fiorella owners Boris Nemchenok and Brandon Gillis just keep on pushing—opening Wednesday May 18th is BAR NONNINA, a hidden-away rooftop bar inside Fiorella’s new Inner Sunset location. The standing room-only bar (with room for 14) has its own cocktail list and bar snacks, including the Slushy di Modena…

Marcia Gagliardi

Marcia Gagliardi • May 17, 2022

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