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2013 Stories by Lou Bustamante

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  Drink of the Week: Dog and Lion Show at Trick Dog

  published Mar 15, 2013

  You can't help but steal admire the Pantone color swatch book menu at Trick Dog, with the cocktails named after various color names. Each one either refers to the color, like with the Polar Bear ($11,... More >>

• Food Truck Bite of the Week: Hoofing Burgers at Fins on the Hoof

  published Mar 12, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Fins on the Hoof The Cuisine: Cal-Med comfort food Specialty Items: Lamb... More >>

• Drink of the Week: Sipping Like Our Forefathers at the Hancock Room

  published Mar 08, 2013

  The rabid nature of modern politics, with its zealous "with us or against us" rhetoric, and increasing complexity that requires studious investments simply to decipher any true agendas, has sadly made... More >>

• OneUp: The Cosmo Comes Back with a Moroccan Twist

  published March 6, 2013

  "What the hell are we doing?" we muttered to ourselves as we sat in the lounge of OneUP, the new restaurant that replaced the Grandviews at the... More >>

• Drink 2013: Barrel-Aged Cocktails Sing in the City

  published March 6, 2013

  As trends develop in the culinary world, you sometimes feel like the more you know the less you know. The rule used to be the fresher the... More >>

• Food Truck Bite of the Week: Bowling for Lunch at Bao & Bowl

  published Mar 05, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Bao & Bowl Food Truck The Cuisine: California-Chinese style dim-sum and ... More >>

• Drink of the Week: The Viceroy at Cantina

  published Mar 01, 2013

  Few spirits that have the potential to incite the kind of heated debate that pisco, the South American unaged grape based brandy, is capable of. Should you ever have the misfortune of asking a Chilean... More >>

• Food Truck Bite of the Week: The Ball Tip Sandwich at Kinder's

  published Feb 26, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Kinder's Truck The Cuisine: BBQ meats on deli style sandwiches Specialty... More >>

• Tango & Stache: Boozy Tacos Inspired by the Bar

  published February 27, 2013

  Some weeks are so demanding that by week's end, you don't just want to drink a cocktail, you want to eat it too. In a taco. Thanks to... More >>

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  Drink of the Week: Seduced by the Moroccan Cosmopolitan at OneUp

  published Feb 22, 2013

  "What the hell am I doingr" I muttered to myself sitting in the lounge of OneUp, the new restaurant that replaced the Grandviews at the San Francisco Grand Hyatt. If you've never heard of OneUp it's ... More >>

• Speed Rack: Cocktail Challenge for Breast Cancer Charity

  published Feb 21, 2013

  This Sunday the Oscars aren't the only show worth watching. Go cheer your favorite nominees for leading female bartender in a bar drama at the second annual breast cancer fundraiser Speed Rack. The... More >>

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  Food Truck Bite of the Week: Rum Pork Tacos at Tango & Stache

  published Feb 19, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Tango & Stache The Cuisine: Cocktail-influenced Mexican comfort food Spe... More >>

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  Drink of the Week: Fire in the Sky at Dosa

  published Feb 15, 2013

  The world may either be coming to an end, Kal-El may have finally arrived from Krypton (keep an eye out for a Fortress of Solitude to show up in Siberia), or perhaps humanity just dodged a 10-ton bull... More >>

• Brass Knuckle: Meet the Heavy Metal Tribute Food Truck

  published February 13, 2013

  The heavy metal lifestyle has never been about restraint. Brass Knuckle, the heavy metal tribute food truck, unapologetically lives the same... More >>

• Food Truck Bite of the Week: BBQ Tri-Tip Sandwich at Mayo & Mustard

  published Feb 12, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Mayo & Mustard The Cuisine: Hot deli-style sandwiches Specialty Items: A... More >>

• Your Boozy Valentine's: Guide to the Best Drinking Events

  published Feb 11, 2013

  Escape the conventional with our list of some untraditional ways to celebrate Valentine's Day, like a dinner that lets you drink an entire bottle of sparkling wine by yourself (you were gonna do that ... More >>

• Drink(s) of the Week: Three Cocktails to Charm the Year of the Snake

  published Feb 08, 2013

  The first night of Chinese New Year begins on Saturday, and while lucky foods like mandarins (to symbolize wealth) and noodles (for longevity and a full life) are traditional, we found three different... More >>

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  SF Beer Week 2013 Guide to Cocktails

  published Feb 07, 2013

  This coming week will be all about the sudsy, fermented-grain goodness of beer. Beer will be paired with everything, and will find its way into your food, your candy, and your cocktails. Even better, ... More >>

• Lark Creek Steak: Where Cowboys Meet Rastafarians

  published February 6, 2013

  We were enjoying lunch at Lark Creek Steak recently with a cowboy and a Rastafarian, and while you wouldn't think that these two would get... More >>

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  Food Truck Bite of the Week: Headbanging to Fryin' Maiden at Brass Knuckle

  published Feb 05, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Brass Knuckle The Cuisine: Rock n' Roll themed sandwiches and snacks Spe... More >>

• Drink of the Week: Getting Poached Like a Pear at Blackbird

  published Feb 01, 2013

  Neutral territory is not something you find very often in bars. But what if the bar sits in an intersection where the Castro, Mission, and Lower Haight all meetr Far enough away to be in none of them ... More >>

• Food Truck Bite of the Week: Carne Asada Tacos at El Tonayense

  published Jan 29, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: El Tonayense The Cuisine: Jalisco style Mexican food Specialty Items: Th... More >>

• Roli Roti: Revisiting S.F.'s Most Famous Pork Sandwich

  published January 30, 2013

  Saying the porchetta sandwich from Roli Roti is good is like saying puppies are cute or soda has bubbles. The sandwich, made since 2006, is... More >>

• Drink of the Week: The Rastafari at Lark Creek Steak

  published Jan 25, 2013

  I was enjoying lunch at Lark Creek Steak recently with a cowboy and a rastafari, and while you never would think that these two would get along so swell, there we were, having the best time. Did I men... More >>

• Food Truck Bite of the Week: Porchetta Sandwich at Roli Roti

  published Jan 22, 2013

  Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks. The Truck: Roli Roti The Cuisine: Rotisserie cooked meats Specialty Items: Porchett... More >>