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Chester

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    November 21, 2008

    My 12-Year-Old Nephew Could Write a Better Restaurant Review Than That

    By Meredith Brody I love eating out with the kiddies. I have six godchildren, aged between early 20s and three, and I must admit I have a weakness for the one who is the best eater. At the age of 9, Chester was so appreciative of a multi-course tasting menu we were enjoying at Redwood Park, George ... More >>

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    February 20, 2008

    Wikipedia Idiots Respond en Masse in SF Weekly Letters

    By Meredith Brody I love eating out with the kiddies. I have six godchildren, aged between early 20s and three, and I must admit I have a weakness for the one who is the best eater. At the age of 9, Chester was so appreciative of a multi-course tasting menu we were enjoying at Redwood Park, George ... More >>

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    January 30, 2008

    Four Steps to Success for Gavin Newsom

    By Meredith Brody I love eating out with the kiddies. I have six godchildren, aged between early 20s and three, and I must admit I have a weakness for the one who is the best eater. At the age of 9, Chester was so appreciative of a multi-course tasting menu we were enjoying at Redwood Park, George ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 11, 2007

    Cowboy vs. Samurai

    By Meredith Brody I love eating out with the kiddies. I have six godchildren, aged between early 20s and three, and I must admit I have a weakness for the one who is the best eater. At the age of 9, Chester was so appreciative of a multi-course tasting menu we were enjoying at Redwood Park, George ... More >>

  • News

    May 2, 2007

    Flip That Housing Authority

    Local officials are resisting a federal takeover of the Housing Authority. They should stop.

  • Culture

    January 17, 2007

    Also Playing

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Culture

    January 10, 2007

    43 Plays for 43 Presidents

    A collection of short plays about every single leader of the U.S., some sharp, some not

  • Music

    August 3, 2005

    Owl In

    Getting to the bottom of the Owl Tree and its grumpy old owner

  • Dining

    October 27, 2004

    The Raw and the Cooked

    Curious George, of Aqua and Fifth Floor, opens his quirky new jewel box

  • Film

    May 19, 2004

    The Weirdest Movie in the World

    Nobody does nostalgic melodrama like Guy Maddin

  • Dining

    July 23, 2003

    Take Me to the Casbah

    Dreamily enveloped in a fragrant cloud of cumin and orange-flower water at Baraka

  • Dining

    July 2, 2003

    Double Play

    Dinner at Acme Chophouse followed by a swell game in the world's most beautiful baseball stadium -- score!

  • Dining

    June 11, 2003

    Unterman on Food

    Our critic falls in love with a local guidebook

  • Dining

    May 7, 2003

    Habana Good Time

    Is it the real Cuban soup or merely the Nuevo Latino? Who cares, if it's good!

  • Dining

    April 30, 2003

    Surreal Meals

    Dinners we wish we'd eaten, and some we wish we hadn't

  • Dining

    March 5, 2003

    The Same River Twice

    Experiences unparalleled: feasting on grilled meat at Restaurant LuLu

  • News

    February 26, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of February 26, 2003

  • Dining

    February 19, 2003

    Berlin by the Bay

    Fine German fare sandwiched between two viewings of the fine German photographs of August Sander

  • Dining

    January 22, 2003

    Hail and Farewell

    Mourning the passing of Gordon's, but encouraged by its sister restaurant, Verbena

  • Dining

    January 1, 2003

    Half-Baked

    Unexpectedly underwhelmed at Roxanne's

  • News

    August 13, 1997

    The Fall of Love

    Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

  • Calendar

    May 3, 1995

    Slap Shots

    Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

  • Music

    December 8, 2010

    Bouncer: Larry Flynt's Hustler Club For Boys Only

    Chet Helms and his Avalon Ballroom were the heart and soul of the Summer of Love. Thirty years of stupid business moves later, love is all that's left.

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Bouncer Gets Ignored at Larry Flynt's Hustler Club

    ​We settled into a table near the main pole-dance area and continued to be ignored by the entire establishment, which was just fine by me, because I couldn't help but stare. I suppose I should describe the joint, but you can probably conjure up an exact replica of the place: Las Vegas-style gaudy ... More >>

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