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May 2, 2012
Cupcake Wars: The Problem With a Cupcake Show Is That It's a Cupcake Show
Each week, we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with food TV. This week, Cupcake Wars, an hour-long show about one thing, over and over, until death comes, Sundays at 8 p.m. on the Food Network. Cupcake Wars has been on the air just two years, but they're already finishing up their fif ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
Marijuana Day: San Francisco's Guide to Music, Comedy, and Protest on 4/20
If you're reading this, it's arrived: The marijuana holiday, the tokiest of tokies, the Christmas/Chinese New Year/Yom Kippur of cannabis use. The 20th day of April, the beloved 420.Woot.Today, every medical cannabis dispensary in town will be offering specials and discounts, and many will be offeri ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
Willie's World Redux: The Former Mayor Tells It Like It Is
If you're reading this, it's arrived: The marijuana holiday, the tokiest of tokies, the Christmas/Chinese New Year/Yom Kippur of cannabis use. The 20th day of April, the beloved 420.Woot.Today, every medical cannabis dispensary in town will be offering specials and discounts, and many will be offeri ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
Shit Rose Pak Says
The fiery Rose Pak resurfaced in the news over the weekend when she used the San Francisco's Chinese New Year celebration as a chance to bag on all our local pols. Way to ring in the new year, Rose! During the parade on Saturday, the supervisors one by one got a verbal beat-down as they ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2012
Rose Pak's Vulgar Display of Power
The video of power broker Rose Pak's triumphalist tongue-lashings of the city's elected officials as they rolled beneath her feet at the Chinese New Year's parade is enjoying its 15 minutes of Internet fame.Online commentators relish heaping scorn upon San Francisco when our attempts at progressive ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Fire-Breathing New Year
The video of power broker Rose Pak's triumphalist tongue-lashings of the city's elected officials as they rolled beneath her feet at the Chinese New Year's parade is enjoying its 15 minutes of Internet fame.Online commentators relish heaping scorn upon San Francisco when our attempts at progressive ... More >>
Dining
March 2, 2011
Shark's Fin — Understanding the Political Soup
The video of power broker Rose Pak's triumphalist tongue-lashings of the city's elected officials as they rolled beneath her feet at the Chinese New Year's parade is enjoying its 15 minutes of Internet fame.Online commentators relish heaping scorn upon San Francisco when our attempts at progressive ... More >>
Music
February 23, 2011
FreQ Nasty: Show Preview
The video of power broker Rose Pak's triumphalist tongue-lashings of the city's elected officials as they rolled beneath her feet at the Chinese New Year's parade is enjoying its 15 minutes of Internet fame.Online commentators relish heaping scorn upon San Francisco when our attempts at progressive ... More >>
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February 16, 2011
Hunt for Fun, Hunt for Pun
The video of power broker Rose Pak's triumphalist tongue-lashings of the city's elected officials as they rolled beneath her feet at the Chinese New Year's parade is enjoying its 15 minutes of Internet fame.Online commentators relish heaping scorn upon San Francisco when our attempts at progressive ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2011
Translating Chinese New Year Menus, Part 6: Imperial Palace
Click to enlarge.Last in our series of Chinese New Year's menus from Chinatown restaurants is this one, from Imperial Palace on Washington Street.
News
February 9, 2011
S.F's Chinese New Year Parade Has Become a Hotbed of Controversy
Click to enlarge.Last in our series of Chinese New Year's menus from Chinatown restaurants is this one, from Imperial Palace on Washington Street.
Music
February 9, 2011
Bouncer: Probing the Origins of Mao Worship and MacBooks at Red's Place
Click to enlarge.Last in our series of Chinese New Year's menus from Chinatown restaurants is this one, from Imperial Palace on Washington Street.
Blogs
February 9, 2011
Bouncer Ponders Mao and MacBooks at Red's Place
One thing that has always puzzled me about Chinatown is the preponderance of Chairman Mao-related things that are for sale: busts, paintings, photos, tea towels -- he is second only to Hello Kitty in ubiquity. Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn't most Chinese people who made it to the U.S. hat ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2011
Translating Chinese New Year Menus, Part 3: Chung King Restaurant
Click to enlarge.A particularly American breed of rabbit.With technical glitches resolved, SFoodie is finally able to present a few more Chinese New Year banquet menus we collected in Chinatown before the Year of the Rabbit began. Many thanks to Adobo Hobo's Ed Chui and his parents for doing t ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2011
Translating Chinese New Year Menus, Part 4: Bund Shanghai
Click to enlarge.HAPPY NEW YEAR.SFoodie continues our series of translations for Chinese New Year's menus with one from Bund Shanghai Restaurant. Its Year of the Rabbit set dinners include a number of eastern Chinese New Year's dishes that you won't find in Cantonese restaurants. (Incidenta ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2011
Translating Chinese New Year's Menus, Part 1: Lichee Garden
Oh, yes, it's that year.Last year, SFoodie drove around the Sunset and Richmond, picking up New Year's banquet menus to post online. This year, we canvassed San Francisco's Chinatown, and once again asked the intrepid Ed Chui (Adobo Hobo) and his parents to help us translate. A series of technic ... More >>
Dining
February 2, 2011
Fresh Eats
Our weekly roundup of SFoodie news
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January 18, 2011
America's Cup: Chinese New Year Floats Must Float Away
Joe EskenaziThe bunny's sign reads, 'Welcome America's Cup.' You can't accuse this float of not being a civic boosterJonathan Stern's official position with the Port of San Francisco is listed as "Assistant Deputy Director, Waterfront Development Projects." But you can just call him the human Pow ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
Six Lucky Foods for the New Year and Where to Find Them
nep/FlickrBlack-eyed peas are said to resemble coins, a symbol of prosperity for the New Year.Among numerous New Year's traditions (kissing at midnight, binge drinking, swearing at occupied cabs around 4 a.m.) are those of the culinary persuasion. Here are six foods that, if consumed in celeb ... More >>
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November 24, 2010
Don't Want to Wake Up
nep/FlickrBlack-eyed peas are said to resemble coins, a symbol of prosperity for the New Year.Among numerous New Year's traditions (kissing at midnight, binge drinking, swearing at occupied cabs around 4 a.m.) are those of the culinary persuasion. Here are six foods that, if consumed in celeb ... More >>
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September 17, 2010
This Weekend: Autumn Moon Festival Rolls Through Chinatown
Hanna QuevedoLion dancers, street food ― and plenty of yin.Tomorrow promises to kick off a very entertaining weekend in Chinatown ― it's the 20th Annual Autumn Moon Festival, with nonstop entertainment from lion dancers, acrobats, Polynesian dancers, performances by local dance-school gro ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2010
Watch TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek Get Chased By A Dragon
After releasing a few highly touted albums with his band TV on the Radio, and producing a couple more for the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scarlett Johansen, and Foals, Dave Sitek must find it difficult to distance himself from his particular sonic stylings and usual bag of trademark production tricks. ... More >>
Dining
March 31, 2010
Hakka Restaurant: Inexpensive Chinese done right
After releasing a few highly touted albums with his band TV on the Radio, and producing a couple more for the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scarlett Johansen, and Foals, Dave Sitek must find it difficult to distance himself from his particular sonic stylings and usual bag of trademark production tricks. ... More >>
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December 30, 2009
Chinese Spectacular
After releasing a few highly touted albums with his band TV on the Radio, and producing a couple more for the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scarlett Johansen, and Foals, Dave Sitek must find it difficult to distance himself from his particular sonic stylings and usual bag of trademark production tricks. ... More >>
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January 28, 2009
We Are All Draft Animals
After releasing a few highly touted albums with his band TV on the Radio, and producing a couple more for the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scarlett Johansen, and Foals, Dave Sitek must find it difficult to distance himself from his particular sonic stylings and usual bag of trademark production tricks. ... More >>
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December 31, 2008
Life's Rich Pageant
After releasing a few highly touted albums with his band TV on the Radio, and producing a couple more for the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scarlett Johansen, and Foals, Dave Sitek must find it difficult to distance himself from his particular sonic stylings and usual bag of trademark production tricks. ... More >>
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February 20, 2008
Parade Grounds
After releasing a few highly touted albums with his band TV on the Radio, and producing a couple more for the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scarlett Johansen, and Foals, Dave Sitek must find it difficult to distance himself from his particular sonic stylings and usual bag of trademark production tricks. ... More >>
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January 16, 2008
You Rat
After releasing a few highly touted albums with his band TV on the Radio, and producing a couple more for the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scarlett Johansen, and Foals, Dave Sitek must find it difficult to distance himself from his particular sonic stylings and usual bag of trademark production tricks. ... More >>
Music
February 15, 2006
Very Bad Things
Bouncer contemplates the worst thing she's ever done at the Eagle Tavern
Dining
March 10, 2004
Viva Las Vegas
Finding a good meal in the desert outpost is no longer a long shot, but S.F. still wins the bet
Dining
June 11, 2003
Unterman on Food
Our critic falls in love with a local guidebook
Dining
January 31, 2001
Sum Kind of Wonderful
Dim Sum venues in Chinatown

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