Jennifer Pardini

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Managing Editor @NobHillGazette. Bylines: @VanityFair @wpmagazine @sfchronicle @red_tricycle @LiteraryMama @ModernLoss... opinions my own

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Articles

Catch Isabel Allende, Shelby Van Pelt and Roxane Gay Around the Bay in May

2 weeks ago | nobhillgazette.com | Jennifer Pardini

10: Dominican University of California welcomes Isabel Allende, whose new historical novel, My Name Is Emilia del Valle, publishes May 6. Love, war and self-discovery coalesce in this tale set in 1866 San Francisco, where Emilia, a young journalist, follows a story to Chile and her long-lost roots. At Angelico Hall; 7 p.m.; $40 (ticket includes a copy of the book).
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Raise a Record-Breaking Sum for Exhibitions and Education

4 weeks ago | nobhillgazette.com | Jennifer Pardini

For the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Annual Gala on April 10, Director and CEO Thomas P. Campbell took to the podium under eucalyptus trees visible through the tented roof over the de Young’s gardens. With sincere appreciation, Campbell announced that the elegant evening had raised $1.7 million, the largest sum ever for a single FAMSF event and all to benefit exhibition and educational programming for the de Young, Legion of Honor and their Bay Area audiences.
Jessica Silverman on New Art Fairs, CCA Pride and Talking to the Birds

1 month ago | nobhillgazette.com | Jennifer Pardini

When Jessica Silverman came to San Francisco in 2005 for graduate school in curatorial practice at California College of the Arts, she assumed she would move back to Los Angeles once she graduated. By then, however, Silverman — who credits CCA as an institution where she felt “safe and heard and supported and able to be different” — had opened a project space in Dogpatch for shows and events.
Artwork and Design Dance in Unison in This Bernal Heights Home

1 month ago | nobhillgazette.com | Jennifer Pardini

When applying that proverbial chicken-versus-egg question to the integration of interior design and an art collection, Jeni Gamble, founder and creative director of Gamble + Design, would agree there isn’t always an easy answer — at least once she has selected the furniture.
Waymo's Annabel Chang is Optimistic About Technology, Family Time and Lobster Rolls

1 month ago | nobhillgazette.com | Jennifer Pardini

When Annabel R. Chang joined Waymo in 2020, she, like most of us, had yet to ride in an autonomous vehicle. She had, however, taken a Lyft — the company where she worked to open ride-hailing markets across the country as director of public policy — in as far a corner as Fairbanks, Alaska.
A San Francisco Home with One Strong Backbone

2 months ago | nobhillgazette.com | Jennifer Pardini

Talk is often made of good bones and the foundation they lay for a home’s longevity or enhancements. For a circa 1895 San Francisco house built in the Georgian Revival style, much hinged on one in particular: the backbone provided by a grand staircase. The moment interior designer Susie Hoffmann laid eyes on that central “spine,” as she calls it, a creative path forward illuminated — literally and figuratively.
Simone Biles, Jane Fonda, Brittney Griner and Padma Lakshmi Speak at 5th Annual California Conference for Women in San Jose

2 months ago | nobhillgazette.com | Jennifer Pardini

A certain spirit takes over a room filled with — and for — women. That uplifting energy was palpable when 5,600 attendees gathered at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center for the 5th annual California Conference for Women on February 12. Themed Power in Unity, the event drew attendees across industries for an inspiring day of keynote speeches, breakout sessions and networking opportunities.
Samantha DuVall Bechtel

2 months ago | nobhillgazette.com | Jennifer Pardini

Last month, Samantha DuVall Bechtel reopened the doors to Izzy’s Steaks & Chops in celebration of the restoration and renovation of the Steiner Street steakhouse her late father, Sam DuVall, opened in 1987. It’s a family business and legacy she is primed to thoughtfully preserve. “My father opened 30 of his 45 restaurants in my lifetime,” reflects the mom of two young children with husband, Darren Bechtel. By age 13, she was even running the door at Izzy’s each Sunday.
Six California Couples Tie the Knot in Serious Style

Feb 1, 2025 | nobhillgazette.com | Jennifer Pardini

For six San Francisco Bay Area couples, a year of nuptials offered opportunities near and far to join in friendship and celebration, heritage and tradition — and shared passions. From Nob Hill to the Marina, Healdsburg to Santa Barbara, and Costa Rica to Mexico, these weddings captured sentiments of the past, the promise of the future and very good times in the here and now.
Amy Soper & Armand Hernandez

Feb 1, 2025 | nobhillgazette.com | Jennifer Pardini

Some forces of nature are too strong to ignore. When Armand Hernandez spotted Amy Soper in his Barry’s Bootcamp pop-up at Marin Country Mart back in 2021, he was compelled to strike up a conversation after class. That chat kicked off a courtship that brought them to Costa Rica a year later, where it was also love at first sight for the architecture, design and tranquility of Hacienda AltaGracia, a luxury Auberge resort.