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Bi-Rite Creamery's Secrets Revealed In New Book

What: Author book signing Where: Omnivore Books On Food When: Sat., May 12, 3-4 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Sick of those long lines at Bi-Rite's Creamery for that delicious ice cream cone? Authors Kris Hoogerhyde, Anne Walker and Dabney Gough's new book "Sweet Cream and 90 Recipes For Making ... More >>

Dictatorial Fiction

What: Author book signing Where: Omnivore Books On Food When: Sat., May 12, 3-4 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Sick of those long lines at Bi-Rite's Creamery for that delicious ice cream cone? Authors Kris Hoogerhyde, Anne Walker and Dabney Gough's new book "Sweet Cream and 90 Recipes For Making ... More >>

Don't Worry About the Future of the Cookbook

Is this the future of cookbooks? (Cross your fingers.)​Yesterday, the New York edition of Grub Street published a great essay by Hugh Merwin on the bright future of cookbooks, even as more and more readers are switching to e-readers and bookstores are flailing. Cookbook sales are still strong, an ... More >>

A Single Duality

Is this the future of cookbooks? (Cross your fingers.)​Yesterday, the New York edition of Grub Street published a great essay by Hugh Merwin on the bright future of cookbooks, even as more and more readers are switching to e-readers and bookstores are flailing. Cookbook sales are still strong, an ... More >>

You Say 'Tomato,' Barry Estabrook Says 'Labor Abuse,' at the Ferry Building Tonight

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

Big Three

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

Angel Islanders

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

This Is a Preview

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

Fresh Eats: How to Read a $625 Cookbook, for Free

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

Old's Cool

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

Mommie Dearest?

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

Sam Spade in a Chariot

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

Bookworms

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

Bird Is the Word

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

Serious Writer

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

Anger Management

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

Lit events: Doug Dorst, Mary Roach, Bookswap, and more

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

I, Hotel

​Ever wondered where all those ripe red tomatoes come from? Barry Estabrook, former contributing editor of Gourmet magazine, has some of the answers -- but they may not sit so well with you. Estabrook published Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit last month. ... More >>

Ruth Reichl's Coming to the JCC to Gab About Mom

​At a Gourmet-sponsored event at Copia years ago, some guests were a little surprised at how soft spoken Ruth Reichl can be onstage. Find out for yourself later this month, when Reichl will be on stage at the S.F. Jewish Community Center, talking about her latest book, For You Mom, Finally (Pe ... More >>

They Come to Stab Caesar

​At a Gourmet-sponsored event at Copia years ago, some guests were a little surprised at how soft spoken Ruth Reichl can be onstage. Find out for yourself later this month, when Reichl will be on stage at the S.F. Jewish Community Center, talking about her latest book, For You Mom, Finally (Pe ... More >>

Fuzz Munchers

​At a Gourmet-sponsored event at Copia years ago, some guests were a little surprised at how soft spoken Ruth Reichl can be onstage. Find out for yourself later this month, when Reichl will be on stage at the S.F. Jewish Community Center, talking about her latest book, For You Mom, Finally (Pe ... More >>

Two Plots Diverged

​At a Gourmet-sponsored event at Copia years ago, some guests were a little surprised at how soft spoken Ruth Reichl can be onstage. Find out for yourself later this month, when Reichl will be on stage at the S.F. Jewish Community Center, talking about her latest book, For You Mom, Finally (Pe ... More >>

Kev and Ky: A Literary Life

​At a Gourmet-sponsored event at Copia years ago, some guests were a little surprised at how soft spoken Ruth Reichl can be onstage. Find out for yourself later this month, when Reichl will be on stage at the S.F. Jewish Community Center, talking about her latest book, For You Mom, Finally (Pe ... More >>

Give This Man a Trophy

​At a Gourmet-sponsored event at Copia years ago, some guests were a little surprised at how soft spoken Ruth Reichl can be onstage. Find out for yourself later this month, when Reichl will be on stage at the S.F. Jewish Community Center, talking about her latest book, For You Mom, Finally (Pe ... More >>

You Get Around

​At a Gourmet-sponsored event at Copia years ago, some guests were a little surprised at how soft spoken Ruth Reichl can be onstage. Find out for yourself later this month, when Reichl will be on stage at the S.F. Jewish Community Center, talking about her latest book, For You Mom, Finally (Pe ... More >>

Cirque du Freak tries to get in on the vampire trend and fails

​At a Gourmet-sponsored event at Copia years ago, some guests were a little surprised at how soft spoken Ruth Reichl can be onstage. Find out for yourself later this month, when Reichl will be on stage at the S.F. Jewish Community Center, talking about her latest book, For You Mom, Finally (Pe ... More >>

Bibliomania by the Bay

​At a Gourmet-sponsored event at Copia years ago, some guests were a little surprised at how soft spoken Ruth Reichl can be onstage. Find out for yourself later this month, when Reichl will be on stage at the S.F. Jewish Community Center, talking about her latest book, For You Mom, Finally (Pe ... More >>

Does the San Francisco Public Library Ban Books? It Did Once -- The Author Was Worried the U.S. Government Would Invade His Thoughts.

Sadly, you won't find this title at the San Francisco Public Library. But you will find the album Mind Control by Stephen Marley.​The San Francisco Public Library's planned celebration of "Banned Books Week" -- and online links to the sorts of literature that librarians elsewhere have been com ... More >>

S.F. Library Offers 'Wee' Nostalgic Blast For Longtime Bay Area Residents

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

Zak Smith

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

Lovely Lena

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

Fill in the Blank

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

Graphic Spandex

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

Barry Good

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

The Long Then

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

Still Smokin’

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

Homegrown Tomatoes v. Injustice

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

Smells Like Teen Spirit

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

Cock, Roach

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

Never Say Done

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

More Than Kitsch

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

Based on a Totally True Story

​If you grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s, there are a number of cultural elements that suddenly take you back to your overall-, Keds-, and bowl cut-wearing days. There's Bits & Pieces, James Gabbert repeatedly turning his back to the camera while hosting KOFY TV 20 D ... More >>

Kiss My Bass

Book by a former boy band heartthrob states the obvious

Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life

Book by a former boy band heartthrob states the obvious

Pages and Pages

Book by a former boy band heartthrob states the obvious

Back on Track

Book by a former boy band heartthrob states the obvious

Tough Love

Book by a former boy band heartthrob states the obvious

Say-It-Ain't-So Joe

Why does Joe Morgan -- the best second baseman in history and a prominent TV broadcaster -- hate Moneyball? And Billy Beane and his Oakland A's? And you, too, if you think the statistical revolution that's overwhelmed Major League Baseball has any

Love Junkie

Pedro Almodovar's The Flower of My Secret pits romance against reality