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2002 Stories by Greg Hugunin

• A-List

  published December 11, 2002

  About a month ago, I walked to Brooklyn, which didn't take long (I was staying at a friend's place in Manhattan). Still, my dogs were barking by... More >>

• The Zest of Times

  published November 27, 2002

  The quarters were tight at Limón, the Mission's coziest new hot spot, which afforded Rachel and me a discreet view of the stylish young man... More >>

• Phodown

  published November 13, 2002

  Any number of things could bring a person to the Tenderloin's Larkin Street corridor, a gritty enclave where young bohemians and Civic Center... More >>

• Basque to the Future

  published October 30, 2002

  I first dined at Pastis, which has now become Piperade, late last year. Judging by my superb braised veal cheeks with winter root vegetables,... More >>

• Mission Too

  published October 23, 2002

  Trek south of Cesar Chavez Street and you'll enter what could be called the Other Mission, an area that doesn't run as deep, barwise, as the... More >>

• So-So Chic

  published October 16, 2002

  It's been a while since a restaurant made as dazzling a first impression on me as RNM. My friend Rachel and I were seated in the mezzanine, a... More >>

• Mixed Breed

  published October 9, 2002

  A motley crew of barhoppers rules the night in Dogpatch, a diverse and rapidly changing hodgepodge of quaint Victorians, heavy industry, and... More >>

• Spanish Fly

  published October 2, 2002

  Earlier this year, a friend was kind enough to buy me dinner at a downtown seafood joint. Maybe "joint" isn't the right word: We dined at Aqua, a... More >>

• The Sporting Life

  published September 25, 2002

  If there's a problem with watching sports on Sundays during early autumn it's that the average fan lacks the equipment to do the job right. Hence,... More >>

• A Perfect 10

  published September 18, 2002

  Consider yourself lucky if you have a 10-spot in your pocket: It's all you need to enjoy the splendors of Osha, a late-night Thai noodle joint... More >>

• Angling

  published September 11, 2002

  As is the case with family members, cilantro, and the recordings of Britney Spears, people tend either to love or to hate the Marina Triangle (aka... More >>

• Spellbound

  published September 4, 2002

  By my reckoning, nothing less than an act of God could prevent Incanto from succeeding in Noe Valley. Granted, it's not hard to make such... More >>

• Say Da to Love

  published August 28, 2002

  We had our reasons for attending the recent Singles Expo at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Burlingame. Billed as "the Bay Area's largest annual event... More >>

• Checking In

  published August 28, 2002

  It's hard to beat a fancy hotel bar when you want to drink from the fountain of swank, and if you'd like a chaser of sleek, sensuous, dare we say... More >>

• New Life

  published August 21, 2002

  I cursed whoever firebombed Tong Palace back in January 2001. I'd just discovered the place a week earlier and decided it would make a fabulous... More >>

• End of the Road

  published August 14, 2002

  McKenzie's, near 17th Avenue, marks the beginning of the end of Geary's miles-long stretch of drinking establishments. You could spend a... More >>

• Fit for a Prince

  published August 7, 2002

  It's difficult -- OK, impossible -- to say anything about Raja Cuisine of India without mentioning that the place is 68 steps away from Indian... More >>

• Local Motion

  published July 31, 2002

  To roll down Mission into the heart of the Excelsior is to discover a self-contained -- and, to many people, unfamiliar -- village of taquerias,... More >>

• Mack Daddy

  published July 24, 2002

  Chez Papa is doing good business. No, let me correct that: Chez Papa is doing amazing, stupendous, crowded-out-the-door-every-night good business.... More >>

• Drink and a Dinner

  published July 10, 2002

  Having visited some 200 bars during the past year and a half, for both professional and recreational reasons, I sometimes think there's nothing... More >>

• Trendspotting

  published July 3, 2002

  Blame the soft, forgiving lighting or an ever-present house soundtrack that can make the shortest stroll feel like a sashay down the catwalk, but... More >>

• The McClaskey Touch

  published June 26, 2002

  If I had to pick one local chef who knows how to feed people well (as opposed to lavishing them with delicacies, or dazzling them with technique,... More >>

• Born Again

  published June 19, 2002

  Bars in San Francisco rarely seem to die; instead, they change owners and become new bars that are often the best places to spot the latest... More >>

• Tofu vs. Tofu

  published June 12, 2002

  I did some thinking before I reviewed two new restaurants -- the Richmond's My Tofu House and Tofu Land in North Beach -- that specialize in... More >>

• Noe Way

  published June 5, 2002

  Don't let the quaint dog walkers and chichi toddler-wear shops fool you: By night, Noe Valley morphs into an authentic San Francisco bar... More >>