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letter from the tablehopper: June 23, 2009

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

(Here’s hoping they all land in good places—chef Seis Kamimura is very talented, and the restaurant that snaps up the ever-gracious GM James Minch is one lucky business.) I have to hand it to Willie Brown, who was beaming like a proud …

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tablehopper: the socialite: Mother's Day

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Executive chef Anne Gingrass-Paik of Brix in Napa is hosting a special buffet-style Mother’s Day brunch, with items like sourdough pancakes with pecans, soft scrambled eggs with fromage blanc, carved beef filet, along with a seafood bar …

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April 7, 2009 | The Chatterbox | Tablehopper

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

For those staying in San Francisco, on Saturday April 18th, chef Gerald Hirigoyen of ~PIPERADE~ and co-author Lisa Weiss will be hosting a special Cooks With Books lunch at Piperade. The event is in honor of their newest cookbook, …

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Fifth Floor | The Regular | Tablehopper

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

I dined at Fifth Floor during the Laurent Gras days, and when George Morrone was there, too, and Melissa Perello, and Charlie Kleinman and Jake Des Voignes. Suffice to say, the kitchen has had numerous masters of the house, but this new era with Aqua’s …. Aqua’s executive pastry chef, Lionel Walter, is the consulting pastry chef, working closely with pastry chef Ricardo Gamalong, who is the bomb. The desserts were all about a light hand–nothing was heavy or cloying. …

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letter from the tablehopper: june 23, 2009

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

(here’s hoping they all land in good places—chef seis kamimura is very talented, and the restaurant that snaps up the ever-gracious gm james minch is one lucky business.) i have to hand it to willie brown, who was beaming like a proud …

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Destination: Lake Tahoe | The Jetsetter | Tablehopper

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Normally, I’d read all that on a menu and go WHOA, but it really came together—chef/owner Billy McCullough likes to play with sweet and salty. (He was formerly a sous under Douglas Dale at Wolfdale’s.) The presentations are also a …

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New Chef at Piccolo Teatro | The Chatterbox | Tablehopper

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

~PICCOLO TEATRO~ in Sausalito has had a chef change: chef Travis Flood has departed, and taking his place is Amey Shaw. Her extensive background includes her start at the Fourth Street Grill in Berkeley under Mark Miller and Paul …

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Ame Gets a New Executive Chef | The Chatterbox | Tablehopper

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Since covering for Greg Dunmore after his departure in October, Lissa Doumani and Hiro Sone have brought on Orlando Pagan as the new executive chef at ~AME~. Pagan was most recently the chef de cuisine at Silks Restaurant, …

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