Email Author Katy St. Clair

2010 Stories by Katy St. Clair

• Blind Date Blues

  published June 16, 2010

  You can always tell how your friends really feel about you when they set you up on a blind date. Apparently my friends view me as a female... More >>

• Bouncer acts like a classy masseuse at the Mandarin Oriental

  published June 9, 2010

  I absolutely love hotel bars — they are my very favorite. I love how in San Francisco you can walk into any fancy hotel and sit in its... More >>

• At Blackthorn, dog's best friend is a dick

  published May 26, 2010

  It's easy to feel like a stranger in any of San Francisco's neighborhoods. Actually, that's usually part of the fun. But no place makes me feel... More >>

• Carpenters Nerds Unite

  published May 19, 2010

  It's hard to measure the esteem I hold for Karen Carpenter. She played the drums and sang at the same time, which is awesome — but,... More >>

• Hostesses Have the Best Butts

  published May 12, 2010

  Sometimes, only a samurai revenge tale will do. Last week, I clocked 115 hours on my time card. While I was toiling away, the only thing I... More >>

• Bouncer: Made Men at Bob's Bar

  published May 5, 2010

  When I peered through the window of Bob's Bar in the Financial District, which is attached to Bob's Steak and Chop House, I was both aghast and... More >>

• Bouncer: A Heart to Heart

  published April 21, 2010

  I don't know why Sixth Street gets such a bad rap. It is indeed Skid Row (one of many), but I never feel nervous or scared walking the stretch... More >>

• Bouncer: Falling for Fog City

  published April 14, 2010

  I couldn't tell if Fog City Pub and Cafe, located directly across from the Powell Street BART station, was old or new, because when I peered in... More >>

• Bouncer: The Dude vs. the Gent in North Beach

  published April 7, 2010

  Sometimes I have the urge to pretend I'm in Europe, where you can sit in front of a restaurant with a drink and watch people walk by. On those... More >>

• Bouncer: Live and let smoke at the Tempest

  published March 31, 2010

  Face it: Democracy is overrated. Anyone who has ever been on the losing side of a 49-51 vote knows that. Still, almost everyone in America, on... More >>

• Living in the moment at Cityhouse

  published March 24, 2010

  It was inevitable that in a world where most hotel lobbies are stuck in the 1980s — with mauves and light grays and retro Art Deco... More >>

• The joke's on the Ha-Ra haters

  published March 17, 2010

  When people say that the old dive bars in the city are disappearing, they're half-right. It's not so much that they are going away (they drop... More >>

• Christopher Columbus Was a Real Jerk

  published March 10, 2010

  I was sitting at Specs' Cafe in North Beach, waiting for my blind date to arrive, and thinking about Christopher Columbus. One thing I've... More >>

• Tickle Me, Lil Thuggie

  published February 24, 2010

  When you're a kid, you keep hearing the refrain, "Just be yourself!" But this can be puzzling, especially if you have no idea who you are. And... More >>

• The Bachelorette and the Big City

  published February 10, 2010

  There's a fine documentary series, The Bachelor, currently airing on television. A single American male with a garden-variety yet manly... More >>

• The Loneliest Wine Bar

  published February 3, 2010

  I'm gleeful now I can easily access all the TV I want online, and I don't have to give any money to Comcast, which has taken my checks long... More >>

• Dirty Thieves put a spell on you

  published January 27, 2010

  There are some bars you walk into hoping for a glass of wine and tapas. There are other bars you walk into hoping for a beer and a blow job.... More >>

• Authentic amigos at Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant

  published January 20, 2010

  Lately, to my delight, there's been a spate of incredibly crappy busking goin' round various BART and Muni stations. Don't get me wrong: I like... More >>

• The Inner Gaydar

  published January 13, 2010

  Unfortunately, there are plenty of men who are always perceived as gay, even though they're straight. I say "unfortunately" because these are... More >>

• Li Po Lounge: Chinatown Poem

  published January 6, 2010

  Though Las Vegas is not exactly my first choice in vacation spots (or even my 139th), I do love to read about the casinos that were planned but... More >>