The Starlet

A tablehopper reader tweeted me with this little tidbit last night: the San Antonio Spurs pulled up late night in their big coach at Globe, and reportedly a lot of steaks were ordered.…

Van Dao, the man behind Biscuit Bender (and the pastry chef at Brenda’s), was serving his biscuits with molten cheddar gravy and wild mushrooms at the Far West Fungi counter, and guess who his first customer was? Yup, Joe Montana and his wife. (And if that order made you…

The Daily Show's Resident Expert Knows Where to Get Brunch January 18, 2011 A tablehopper reader writes: “Saw John Hodgman from The Daily Show with his family at Canteen Saturday morning at breakfast. Cool SF people left them alone to eat in peace.”…

A tablehopper reader writes: “Saw John Hodgman from The Daily Show with his family at Canteen Saturday morning at breakfast. Cool SF people left them alone to eat in peace.”…

Chamillionaire and Teeth Malloy at Orson January 18, 2011 According to a Foursquare check-in and tweet, both Chamillionaire and Teeth Malloy dined at Orson on Saturday night.…

According to a Foursquare check-in and tweet, both Chamillionaire and Teeth Malloy dined at Orson on Saturday night.…

The Ace of Cakes (and Steaks) January 18, 2011 Duff Goldman from Food Network’s Ace of Cakes was in town promoting his cake-making items at the Fancy Food Show (he owns Charm City Cakes in Baltimore), and was spotted having dinner at 5A5 Steak Lounge.…

Duff Goldman from Food Network’s Ace of Cakes was in town promoting his cake-making items at the Fancy Food Show (he owns Charm City Cakes in Baltimore), and was spotted having dinner at 5A5 Steak Lounge.…

According to a tweet from Acquerello, Brian Boitano was in the house, and “loving Greg Linn’s Grangerville.”…

A tablehopper reader writes in: “Wanted to let you know I was dining at Kokkari Saturday night and not only was Gavie Newsom there with his gorgeous wife and friends, but seated in the back room with what looked like a meeting of the minds at the big round table…