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December 7, 2012With the rain last week, the cold snap this one, and the holiday visitors streaming in, chances are, you're going to need some liquid cheer at sooner or later. This week, I'm rounding up a few of the best drinks to enjoy this winter around town, whether you need a post-shopping nerve-soother, or war ... More >>
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June 15, 2012Solstice arrives next week, marking the celestial start to summer and bringing with it the arrival of tourist season. Yes, that means that soon we'll be shepherding out-of-towners around the various tourist traps sites. While certain activities confirm why we avoid particular parts of San Francisco, ... More >>
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March 13, 2012What: Tacolicious School Project Spring Session 2012
Where: Tacolicious in the Mission and Marina (2031 Chestnut St.) locations
When: Every Monday through May
Cost: See menu
The rundown: Tacolicious owners Joe Hargrave and Sara Deseran are donating 15 percent of the total money earned every ... More >>
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January 31, 2012Given how Silicon Valley moguls flee from the term "media company," you'd almost think it was as bad as "child-porn merchant." But whether they like it or not, companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter are media companies. They don't have precisely the same business models as News Corp., Disne ... More >>
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September 23, 2011 Lou BustamanteJoel Teitelbaum at the Starlight RoomThe final two days of cocktail week are jam-packed, with awards, seminars, and parties. Once it's done, we're doing a cleanse, eating some vegetables, and getting our livers back in shape for in time for WhiskyFest on October 7th.
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September 8, 2011devonapple/FlickrScoma's is the concierges' number-one choice for Wharf dining.SF Weekly aims to be more of an insider's newspaper than a national guide to all things San Francisco, so I don't get to Fisherman's Wharf often. Locals don't dine there as often as they did in the 1960s and 1970 ... More >>
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May 6, 2011Cooking ChannelEmeril Lagasse chats with Buena Vista Cafe's Robert Freeman.The original bam!-tastic O.G. Food Network veteran, Emeril, just debuted a new show, The Originals with Emeril, on its sister Cooking Channel network. Last night's show may have been a premiere, but there was nothing n ... More >>
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April 20, 2011Lou BustamanteWhisk(e)y 101 at CUESAWhere: CUESA Kitchen at the Ferry Building (in front near Gott's formerly Taylor's Refresher)When: Sat., Apr. 23, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.Cost: $50, tickets available onlineThe rundown: To the uninitiated (aka sober), whisk(e)y can feel like a daunting spirits category. B ... More >>
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December 3, 2010Chrissy PiperTim Kerr plays Needles Pens this FridayCan you feel it? The holidays are coming. Well, the oily latke meals of Chanukah are already in full swing, and Christmas decorations began to sparkle throughout the city last week. Want a fine way to celebrate this chilly first weekend of Decem ... More >>
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May 19, 2009jimz68 via FlickrThe Buena Vista's Ramos Fizz: Frothy morning goodnessThe Ramos fizz has been the cognoscenti's brunching tipple of choice ever since that fateful day in 1888 when Henry Ramos invented the thing in New Orleans. This sweet, creamy nectar of the gods is not only the perfect infarctiona ... More >>
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