No, I Won't Reenact the Cheese Shop Skit. I Just Want Breakfast!
John Cleese came in to TRACE for breakfast; the gluten-free actor/writer tucked into the market omelet, with maitake mushroom, melted leeks, and Gruyère.…
The Starlet
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Put a Bird on It
A tablehopper reader spotted Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live) and his Portlandia costar Carrie Brownstein (she was also in the band Sleater-Kinney and now Wild Flag) dining at BAR TARTINE last Thursday evening. A check-in with the restaurant confirms the sighting, and fortunately the insanely delicious langos potato bread was…
Red Heat, Part Two at DOSA
James Belushi came in to DOSA on Fillmore with a friend. He sat in the lounge and seemed to especially like their new version of the lamb chops (which are spice-crusted with a cranberry-chutney glaze). He thanked the restaurant on the way out.…
Michael Dukakis
Power Greeks
January 3, 2012
Michael Dukakis and his wife Kitty were spotted having dinner at Kokkari the day after Christmas.…
Power Greeks
Michael Dukakis and his wife Kitty were spotted having dinner at Kokkari the day after Christmas.…
Duuuuude! Check Out That White Truffle! Yeah, Man! Sweet.
Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives came to La Toque at The Westin Verasa Napa on Christmas Eve to source a special ingredient for the holiday (no, it wasn’t more hair bleach). Ends up Guy was in need of fresh white truffles for his family’s Christmas Eve…
Debi Mazar
Debi Does SF
December 20, 2011
Too cute: sassy Debi Mazar came in to Omnivore Books in Noe Valley on Saturday, buying the 1939 New York World’s Fair Cook Book (a spendy one!), among other cookbooks. Ever-entertaining owner Celia Sack tweeted: “Embarrassing moment when Debi Mazar came in and…
Debi Does SF
Too cute: sassy Debi Mazar came in to Omnivore Books in Noe Valley on Saturday, buying the 1939 New York World’s Fair Cook Book (a spendy one!), among other cookbooks. Ever-entertaining owner Celia Sack tweeted: “Embarrassing moment when Debi Mazar came in and I kept insisting I recognized her…
Ron Jaworski
And Here We Have Ron "Jaws" Jaworski, Dining at the Bar, First He Ate This....
December 20, 2011
A tipster tells me football commentator Ron Jaworski was dining alone at the Puccini & Pinetti bar on Friday night. Apparently he drank a Stella, enjoyed some spaghetti and meatballs,…
And Here We Have Ron "Jaws" Jaworski, Dining at the Bar, First He Ate This....
A tipster tells me football commentator Ron Jaworski was dining alone at the Puccini & Pinetti bar on Friday night. Apparently he drank a Stella, enjoyed some spaghetti and meatballs, and chatted with the bartender. Perhaps he was in town for last night’s 49ers game? I wouldn’t know,…