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The Starlet

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The Starlet

Speed Dining at Benu with Zuck

A tablehopper reader writes in to tell me he was enjoying his first visit to Benu, and Mark Zuckerberg and his girlfriend Priscilla Chan came in for a quick dinner. Yes, quick. Ends up Zuck and his lady were really nice but also exhausted, so they requested the kitchen to…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Chef Ménage à Trois at Café de la Presse
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Chef Ménage à Trois at Café de la Presse

According to a tweet, chef Eric Ripert and Anthony Bourdain came in to Café de la Presse for a surprise lunch late on Friday. (Ripert was also spotted at nojo having lunch that day—did he double down?) Chefs Eric Ripert and Laurent Manrique, and Anthony Bourdain. Photo from Twitter.…
Marcia Gagliardi
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Sean Penn at Tosca Cafe

Another Sean Penn sighting from last week: according to Leah Garchik’s column, he was at Tosca Cafe in North Beach, and “met up with the three American hikers released after being incarcerated in Iran.” (According to Reuters, Penn had a hand in helping with their release.)…
Marcia Gagliardi
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It Was Hammertime at Bluestem
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It Was Hammertime at Bluestem

According to a tweet, MC Hammer was in Bluestem Brasserie last night. He was holding court with a friend for four hours, and was seen eating one of pastry chef James Ormsby’s “cookie jars” for dessert with hot tea. MC Hammer with Kimberly O’Dowd. Photo courtesy of Bluestem.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Pretty Woman Spotted in St. Helena

A tablehopper tweeter let me know she spotted Julia Roberts at Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch in St. Helena this past Saturday having lunch. A cryptic tweet from @bluebottleroast also alludes to a potential sighting here in the city.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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Eddie Izzard

Two Funny Guys Walk Into a Restaurant.... January 31, 2012 On Wednesday, a tablehopper reader went to see the Eddie Izzard and Greg Proops conversation at the Palace of Fine Arts as part of SketchFest. Afterward, the reader went to dinner at nopa and who should come in but Eddie…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Starlet

Greg Proops

Two Funny Guys Walk Into a Restaurant.... January 31, 2012 On Wednesday, a tablehopper reader went to see the Eddie Izzard and Greg Proops conversation at the Palace of Fine Arts as part of SketchFest. Afterward, the reader went to dinner at nopa and who should come in but Eddie…
Marcia Gagliardi
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