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2011 Stories by Tamara Palmer

• Ecosensuality: Annie Sprinkle & Co. Show How to Merge With Nature in Marin

  published Oct 07, 2011

  Annie Sprinkle, the renowned artist and sexologist that we think of as the Bay Area's staunchly original Dr. Feelgood, and wife Beth Stephens continue their educational pursuits of love and nature thi... More >>

• Pacific Puffs Expands From Union Street Storefront to Puff Truck

  published Oct 06, 2011

  San Francisco's premiere cream puffery Pacific Puffs entered the food truck fray this summer, almost two years to the month after launching its Union Street storefront in 2009. Thankfully, one of Cow ... More >>

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  Street Art Sequel Bomb It 2 Is Part of Thursday's Can Film Festival

  published Oct 05, 2011

  The cheekily named Can Film Festival which screens Thursday (Oct. 6) at the Roxie won't feature red carpets with petulant celebrities tumbling through press-baiting antics, but it will showcase the s... More >>

• Memorable Bits and Bites at SF Weekly's DISH

  published Oct 04, 2011

  We arrived early and hungry to SF Weekly's fourth annual DISH event on Sunday. Having braved the crowds over the past three years (twice at the Metreon and once at the Westfield Center), we knew that ... More >>

• Saturday: MC Hammer, En Vogue, and Other East Bay Artists Reminisce at KBLX Stone Soul II

  published Oct 03, 2011

  KBLX Stone Soul II Oct. 1, 2011 Sleep Train Pavilion Better than: Listening to KBLX for nine hours MC Hammer, the Oakland bred '90s pop star and early Twitter adopter, took to tweeting on Saturday ... More >>

• Who Makes This Mealr

  published Oct 03, 2011

  Climb up to the counter here and watch this dish being prepared. But what is it, and where is it servedr Try to name this dish as well as the SF-based spot where SFoodie froze this frame in the commen... More >>

• Gilded Lily, a Flossy Tipple at The Alembic Bar

  published Sep 30, 2011

  This week's sunny skies called for a little splash of flash without spending too much cash. Luckily, the soon-to-expand Alembic Bar is equipped to provide such a service to the thirsty in search of sp... More >>

• Who Serves This Appetizerr

  published Sep 26, 2011

  This arrives at the beginning of the meal for a little bit of a healthy kick. Can you name this dish (in its native language) and the San Francisco-based restaurant where SFoodie snapped this picturer... More >>

• Jonah Hill Discusses Moneyball and Feeling Like an Honorary Member of the Oakland A's

  published Sep 22, 2011

  We recently sat down with Jonah Hill at the Ritz-Carton San Francisco to talk about his quiet but pivotal role as a statistician in the feature film Moneyball, which stars Brad Pitt and opens tomorrow... More >>

• Two Former Kids in the Hall Bring Personal, Endearing Stand-Up to Cobb's

  published Sep 20, 2011

  Throughout their opening-night set at Cobb's, Scott Thompson and Kevin McDonald worried that they were rusty because they had been off stage for two weeks. The reunited members of Canadian sketch come... More >>

• Who Makes This Dishr

  published Sep 19, 2011

  Here's something that's offered specifically as a brunch item, but we think would be suitable to eat at any time of day. Can you name this dish and the San Francisco-based restaurant where this frame ... More >>

• War Pig, a Meaty Cocktail at Brunch Drunk Love

  published Sep 16, 2011

  Brunch Drunk Love, a weekend pop-up from Top Chef alum Ryan Scott at Bruno's bar in the Mission, takes the pomposity out of brunch with approachable yet unusual comfort food fare. Whether it conjures ... More >>

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  Nick Swardson Talks About his new (Naked) Movie Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

  published Sep 14, 2011

  In Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, Nick Swardson portrays the world's most innocent naked actor. And that's no easy feat, recounts Swardson and Allen Covert, who wrote the comedy with Adam Sandler f... More >>

• Who Makes This Meatballr

  published Sep 12, 2011

  We invite you to have a ball today by trying to guess who serves up this rather hefty bowl. Name the San Francisco restaurant in the comments below if you haven't already fallen asleep at your desk at... More >>

• Good Foods' All-Bacon Dinner Returns

  published Sep 12, 2011

  All Bacon Dinner No. 5 When: Sept. 17 Where: Same as it ever was Cost: $55-$75 Six courses of bacon: does this sound like hog heavenr If so, you'll want to reserve for Dontaye Ball's fifth edition o... More >>

• Fighting Fire with Laughter

  published August 31, 2011

  Wyatt Cenac regularly skewers the inherent absurdities in politics and race relations as a correspondent for The Daily Show. (See:... More >>

• Stevie Nicks Will Play the Fillmore in October

  published Sep 06, 2011

  Earlier this year, Menlo-Atherton High School graduate and former San Jose State University student Stevie Nicks released In Your Dreams, her first album in a decade -- timed with the 30th anniversary... More >>

• Meet OCD Sweets' Caramel 'Not' Corn, Official Oscars Selection

  published Sep 06, 2011

  Napa's Melodi Donahue put a positive spin on a condition that's affected her for her whole life, naming her vegan confection company OCD Sweets (Obsessive Confection Disorder). We discovered her wonde... More >>

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  Friday: Lil Wayne Apologizes for the Swearing at Shoreline

  published Sep 06, 2011

  Lil WayneFriday, Sept. 2, 2011@Shoreline Amphitheatre Better than: Rap shows without fireworks and fake gunshots "I apologize to the parents who brought their kids, because of the cussing," said Dwa... More >>

• Petals, a Floral Farewell by The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton

  published Sep 02, 2011

  After 20 years, The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton will close for an extended beauty sleep and extreme makeover, from which it will emerge impossibly fresh and new, a more casual experience and conce... More >>

• Yelawolf's 'No Hands' Video Drives the Streets of San Francisco

  published Sep 02, 2011

  Calling Karl Malden: the streets of San Francisco have been taken over by a rapper! Yelawolf, the Alabama-bred emcee signed to Eminem's Shady label, has released a video in support of Driver San Fran... More >>

• Breakfast for Dinner at Off the Grid McCoppin

  published Sep 02, 2011

  Off The Grid has honed on our favorite, secret cravings that are socially regulated to the morning but are truly perfect for any time of day. Saturday night (Sept. 3) from 5-9 p.m., Off The Grid McC... More >>

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  Eight Local Mixers Who You Should Help Storm the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs List

  published Aug 30, 2011

  DJ Mag's annual Top 100 DJs list is known to skew heavily British and European (owing to its U.K. home base), but this year the publication is especially keen to spread the word outside those territor... More >>

• Who Serves This Slicer

  published Aug 29, 2011

  This is one of the most unusual pies in all of San Francisco and it's well worth tracking down. Can you identify what kind it is and the establishment that serves itr Hint: a second location just open... More >>

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  Saturday: Lauryn Hill Delivers the Encore of the Summer at Rock The Bells

  published Aug 29, 2011

  Rock The Bells August 27, 2011 @Shoreline Ampitheatre Better than: Not getting to wander among four stages of music. Live hip-hop festival Rock the Bells returned to the Bay Area for the fourth tim... More >>