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April 13, 2012
Why You Should Go See Tamar Adler Read at Omnivore
It's rare for a cookbook to be devoted to making and using leftovers, and eating meals as simple as a bowl of chicken broth or a plate of cold roasted vegetables. But Tamar Adler's An Everlasting Meal: Cooking With Economy and Grace is not quite a cookbook -- it's a story about how to shop and eat s ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2011
Free Concert Alert: Phono del Sol Festival This Saturday
Free music. Food. Parks. Hipsters. If you like at least two of those things, you should head over to Potrero del Sol Park by Cesar Chavez and 101 on Saturday, July 16, for the Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival. Put on by The Bay Bridged and Tiny Telephone, the event will feature veteran ... More >>
Blogs
May 16, 2011
Tracking Down Jewish Food in France
Joan Nathan and Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous Where: Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: Wed., May 18, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Sure, you had falafel in Paris junior year in college, at that little Jewish place in the Marais that seemed so utterly co ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2011
Sandor Katz: Gettin' Tangy at Omnivore Books
infomad/FlickrCulture guru Katz at Eat Real.Sandor Katz and Wild Fermentation Where: Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: Fri., May 13, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: If you're a fermentation fetishist like Sandor Ellix Katz, no doubt you long ago cale ... More >>
Blogs
March 31, 2011
What to Do This Weekend, April 1-3
Scott Beale/Laughing SquidWhattya have to do to get a drink in this place? See Fri., April 1.Craving more? Scroll through additional listings here. Fri., April 1 BarBot 2011 pariSoma, 69 11th St. (at Natoma), 9 p.m.-2 a.m. (also Saturday, same times) As a boozy prelude to the eighth annual R ... More >>
Blogs
February 25, 2011
Niloufer Ichaporia King at Omnivore
ucpress.eduNiloufer Ichaporia King and My Bombay Kitchen When: Sat., Feb. 26, 3-4 p.m. Where: Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 Cost: Free The rundown: Never heard of her? Pity. Niloufer Ichaporia King is the behind-the-scenes bubbe of Bay Area Parsi cooking ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2011
Tonight: Paris on the Tongue
Gil Riego Jr./SFoodieElizabeth Bard and Lunch in Paris: A Love Story Where: Omnivore Books, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: SFoodie overheard some flashy types at Sunday's Stag Dining event, boo-hooing about not getting to visit France this ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2011
Food Events for the Weekend of Jan. 28-30
John BirdsallCookies! See Sat., Jan. 29.Friday through Sunday, the area's tastiest happenings. Sat., Jan. 29: Cookie Jar Throwdown Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 3-4 p.m. For their first cooking contest of 2011, Omnivore Books is keeping it simple with a cookie bake ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2011
Police Collar Man Robbing Official Police Clothier
Police notice when you steal from their clothierA burglar was caught in the act Sunday perpetrating an alleged crime every bit as ill-conceived as robbing a doughnut store. Police nabbed an as-yet unidentified man as he was purportedly robbing Galls on Cesar Chavez -- the official clothier of the ... More >>
Blogs
December 2, 2010
Outside India: Recurring Street-Food Party Returns This Weekend
djrajah/FlickrSoul Cocina's Roger FeelyThe ninth installment of the Outside In street-food and music parties has been dubbed Outside India: not only Indian-inspired cooking, but beats from DJs Amar, Jimmy Love, and Suresh from popular monthly club Non-Stop Bhangra. Body movements courtesy of ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
Tonga Room Execution Stayed. Does Anyone Care?
Like smoking at work, camel hair coats and a budget surplus, tiki bars are relics of a bygone era, of when Cesar Chavez Street was called Army, when nobody in San Francisco knew what a bike lane was, and organ meat was nothing more than fodder for the cows that we turned into delicious 15-cent ha ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2010
Frank Bruni Encore at Omnivore
One of the most common queries about restaurant critics is how they handle taking in so much food. Former New York Times critic Frank Bruni addresses how that particular challenge collides with a lifelong history of eating disorders and weight battles in his memoir Born Round: A Story of Fami ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2010
Power Trio at Omnivore: Novella Carpenter, Elizabeth Falkner & Barbara Lynch
We're coming up on the birthday weekend of Omnivore Books owner Celia Sack, and she's going to celebrate by hosting a double- ― wait, make that triple-header of literary happenings on Saturday and Sunday. First up on Saturday, Oakland's Novella Carpenter will be back in the house supportin ... More >>
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May 26, 2010
Figures of Action
We're coming up on the birthday weekend of Omnivore Books owner Celia Sack, and she's going to celebrate by hosting a double- ― wait, make that triple-header of literary happenings on Saturday and Sunday. First up on Saturday, Oakland's Novella Carpenter will be back in the house supportin ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
Cook's Journey to Japan Author Reading at Omnivore
Sarah Marx FeldnerPublishers Weekly describes Sarah Marx Feldner, author of A Cook's Journey to Japan: Fish Tales and Rice Paddies (Tuttle Publishing, $27.95), as a "Japanophile." While the label was probably applied without any intended negative connotations, we read that and immediately th ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2010
NYC's Bromberg Bros Talk Up Blue Ribbon Cookbook at Omnivore
Clarkson PotterBruce and Eric Bromberg run the 18-year-old Blue Ribbon, once a sneaky wee-hour eats-and-drinks brasserie for New York City chefs, now a ridiculously eclectic nine-restaurant chain hopping culinary traditions faster than a Sixth Avenue Express. You can scarf marrow and shrimp c ... More >>
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April 13, 2010
Omnivore Hosting Food Bloggers' Bake Sale Benefit
Local versions of the first annual National Food Bloggers' Bake Sale will take place across the country this weekend, with proceeds to benefit childhood hunger-ending org Share Our Strength. Tablehopper directs readers to additional information on San Francisco's contribution to the cause via ... More >>
Blogs
March 30, 2010
Omnivore's Edible Art Contest a Tribute to Brillat-Savarin
alphaprepMake your fave food book lickable.Inspired by the birthday of famous French epicure and barrister Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, on Thursday night, Omnivore Books is hosting an edible art contest featuring dishes referencing works of art or literature. With designs on the prize (half ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2010
Saturday at Omnivore: Non-Green Kermit Conducts Free Wine Tasting
SFGateRibit.Around these parts, Kermit is not green, nor does he play the banjo ― though he has been known to pluck a guitar on occasion. The Kermit of whom we speak is not a world-renowned frog (or, for that matter, an infamously heavy-fisted professional basketball player from the '70s), ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2010
What a Difference a Flood Makes -- City's Sandbag Giveaway Going Gangbusters
Turns out San Franciscans just love sand! Money found is sweeter than money earned. True that -- people love to be given things. And yet, last month, when the city offered to give away up to 300 pounds worth of sandbags to any San Franciscan worried about flooding, hardly anyone responded. Only 1 ... More >>
Blogs
January 5, 2010
Bacon Guru Has New Plans to Spread His Pork Gospel by the Bay
Zingerman'sCall it delayed gratification.A medical emergency put the skids on Ari Weinzweig's last lard-flecked lap through the Bay Area. Next weekend at Omnivore Books (3885a Cesar Chavez at Church), the high priest of pork makes his triumphant return for a signing of Zingerman's Guide to Be ... More >>
Blogs
November 12, 2009
Oops. Bacon Guru Cancels Tonight's Appearance in Oakland
Zingerman'sConsole yourself with bacon. Lots and lots of bacon.Bad news, bacon fans, or at least a mixed bag. Due to a medical emergency, writer-gourmand-shop owner Ari Weinzweig cannot travel. Meaning he won't be at The Pasta Shop in Oakland (5655 College at Shafter) tonight to sign copies o ... More >>
Blogs
November 6, 2009
Monday at Cantina, Sample Tongue-Searing Adult Beverages. Maybe Even Concoct Your Own
Heat lovers, wrap your lips around this if you dare. Though the name sounds like a Brian Boitano figure skating event, Monday's Spice & Ice Cocktail party at Cantina (580 Sutter at Mason) is really all about drinks that pack heat. Author Kara Newman will be on hand to pimp her latest book, Sp ... More >>
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October 8, 2009
Why You Should Hear Andrew Coe Talk About Bad Chinese Food Tonight at Omnivore Books
Ankou/FlickrChop suey, America's gateway dish.Apparently, we have some New York City bohos to thank (or curse) for the birth of chop suey, the slippery Americanized dish that still shows up at many of the approximately 40,000 Chinese restaurants around the country. Chop suey, a "mixed pieces" ... More >>
Blogs
August 27, 2009
Omnivore Books to Host Pie Baking Contest
chandoo.orgAfter last month's mighty fried chicken battle, eating enthusiast Celia Sack has announced a new cooking competition. Bring your best personally-baked pies (cut into bite-sized portions) to Sack's shop Omnivore Books (3885A Cesar Chavez at Church) on Thursday, September 10, at 6 ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2009
DVR Alert: Ex-Times Critic Frank Bruni Reveals More Than We Want to Know
Eater NY/FlickrFrank gets frank.Tomorrow night (that's August 19) ex-New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni will come out of several closets in his first network interview, airing on ABC's Nightline (channel 7, locally) at 11:35 p.m. He's flacking his new memoir, Born Round: The Secret ... More >>
Blogs
August 7, 2009
Urban Farmer (and Dumpster Diver) Novella Carpenter to Read at Omnivore Books
Farm CityNot as idyllic as you might think.Oakland farmer and Ghost Town Farm blogger Novella Carpenter has a book detailing what it's like to nurture a farm plot -- in an "affordable" part of downtown Oakland. Carpenter is reading from her book, Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, a ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2009
Have Boris-and-Natasha Lottery Ticket Scammers Struck Again?
Have they bilked another San Francisco woman?Earlier on this page, we wrote about a very short man and taller woman who allegedly bilked an old woman out of $10,000 in a bogus lottery ticket scam. It seems last week was a good one for male-female teams to con too-trusting San Francisco ladies ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2009
Don't Fall Prey to Scams: Keep Your $10,000 In Your Pocket Where It Belongs
Keep your hand on your wallet when approached by this duo on Church Street...Even in 2009, you don't have to be Bernie Madoff to scam people. On the other end of sophistication was the ploy we fell victim to on the BART last night, when a scraggly woman got in our face and demanded a ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2009
BRWN BFLO Album Out Today
EKAphotographyBuffaloes in Sepia: BRWN BFLO In case you forgot, or didn't remember in the first place, today is Cinco de Mayo. And what better way to celebrate Mexico's victory over the French army on May 5, 1862, than by copping the new album from Oakland's BRWN BFLO, which hit stores this morning ... More >>
News
December 24, 2008
B Zero
Cops say nonprofits and their landlord were gaming the bingo laws.
Blogs
December 3, 2008
The Best Little Cookbook Store in San Francisco: Or, A Room With a View
By Meredith Brody This may seem like a quixotic time to open an independent book store, but we can thank our lucky stars that Celia Sack didn't let a little thing like the economy get in the way of her dream. Which is also ours: a cookbook store that honors the past along with the present. At Om ... More >>
Dining
August 6, 2008
Palace of Fine Price
In this city, 12 bucks for a steak dinner seems too good to be true. It isn't.
Calendar
September 12, 2007
Women Call the Shots
In this city, 12 bucks for a steak dinner seems too good to be true. It isn't.
Calendar
August 31, 2005
Get Down
A play about Mommie dearest
Calendar
August 3, 2005
Island Living
Get a plate lunch in the Presidio
Film
June 15, 2005
Reps Etc.
Get a plate lunch in the Presidio
Best of San Francisco
May 11, 2005
Best Salsa Dancing
Get a plate lunch in the Presidio
Calendar
December 29, 2004
Planet Party
One-stop New Year's Eve shopping
Calendar
September 8, 2004
Coming, Honey
Huckabay McAllister turns 10
Calendar
September 8, 2004
Lady Film Fest
Watch out! It's a MadCat!
Calendar
July 7, 2004
Stow It
The lay of the lake
News
June 23, 2004
Vroom-Vroom
At the 100th anniversary of the San Francisco Motorcycle Club, we find two familiar joys: speed and camaraderie
Calendar
October 22, 2003
R-o-c-k in the USA
Bar hosts bee
Summer Guide
June 25, 2003
Summer Events a Go Go!
What to do, all summer long
Calendar
December 24, 2002
Countdown to 2003
What to do, all summer long
Dining
October 23, 2002
Mission Too
Avoid the Mission's pee stink when you venture south of Cesar Chavez
Dining
August 8, 2001
That Voodoo
Le Krewe
Dining
July 4, 2001
The Big 4
Robber Barons
News
April 2, 1997
Bus to Nowhere
Why San Francisco's Byzantine school desegregation program systematically fails the children it was designed to help
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