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CD Review: Ty Segall's "Melted"

​Last year, Ty Segall had his name on at least seven releases--on nearly the same number of record labels. And that's not counting his side-projects. He's prolific, due in part to the fact that he has a relatively simple, tried, and true method to his music. His latest album, Melted, doesn't stray ... More >>

American Cupcake Brings Together Cupcakes and Wine ― at Last

Tamara PalmerThe Fun House: Bubblegum, cotton candy, and Pixie Stix mini cupcakes with Pinot Gris, Syrah Rosé, and Brut Rosé.​Despite the name, Cow Hollow's American Cupcake, an over-the-top white and pink confection which opened May 1, also offers a menu of savory snacks in addition to cupc ... More >>

Jonathan Kauffman: Crossover Dreams at Patio Filipino

evadedave/FlickrPatio Filipino's ginataang.​How can Filipino food in the Bay Area ― a metro track with one of the biggest Fil-Am populations in the U.S. ― still be so little known? That's something we've pondered with friends for years, across tables cluttered with rice-cooker inserts an ... More >>

What to Have for Lunch Today: Spicy Calabrese from Calabria Bros.

It's-a spicy sand-a-wich! (Okay, that pop-culture reference probably dates us.)​ Tues., April 20, 2010Located in the part of San Francisco that reminds us this town wasn't always boffo for sustainably raised, fennel-marinated porchetta, Calabria Bros. ― Steve Maraccini and Mike Tufo, brothers on ... More >>

AT&T Park Coke Bottle Gets a New Twist

The pause that refreshes...​Mission Bay has an anticipatory buzz going on; you can't help but recall that waiting to be picked up for prom/going to McDonald's in a tux or lavender gown/going bowling afterward feeling. Hey, Friday is opening day at home. And the last thing you'd want on opening day ... More >>

2009 Alt Foodie Trend No. 6: Beer Lost Its Stigma

Now till Dec. 31, SFoodie is counting down the city's top alternative food and restaurant trends of 2009 -- the ones you won't be reading about in the Chron. See also: No. 7: Twitter Ruled; No. 8: Sportin' Wood; No. 9: Street-Food Busts; No. 10: Porn Star Chefs Jesse Friedman/Beer & NoshWe swirled ... More >>

The 1996 Version of Giants' Ballpark Doesn't Quite Resemble the Real Thing

Click on the ballpark for a massive version​ This 1996 giveaway T-shirt picturing the future home of the San Francisco Giants, which a colleague wore to the office the other day, is certainly a head-turner. I snapped the above high-resolution photo because it's unseemly to stare for prolonged peri ... More >>

Mexican Coke: Is There a Diff?

joel8x/FlickrSometimes, a Coke is just a Coke.​The New York Times isn't always on the ball. Lately we've read some seriously Onion-esque doozies, like last month's recession-friendly human interest story about a young, high-earning Brooklynite redecorating her new downtown loft -- "on the chea ... More >>

I Heart Street Art: Moroccan Sports Fans

This week, an exclusive dispatch from San Francisco artists Telephone and Soup (most notable for having unleashed Shitty Kitty on the world), who are currently doing time in Morocco:We're in the city of Rabat for the next four months, finishing up our upcoming graphic novel ("To Timbuktu") and resea ... More >>

Drink of the Week: Taylor's Tonics' Chai Cola

​Taylor's Tonics of Santa Cruz offers a simple yet unique idea with its Redwood forest-brewed Chai Cola. A bubbly concoction featuring main ingredients of yerba mate, ginger, and black chai tea, this cola is sweetened with evaporated cane juice and tastes like a supercharged hybrid of ginger ale a ... More >>

Sweet Beat: Our Food Critic's Sugar Crawl Through the Streets of S.F.

Janine Kahn Little Skillet's Red Velvet cupcake: First on the list. We wanted to take our friend Dieter on a tour of the best bakeries and ice cream stores in town. He's a well-traveled Berliner who loves to eat. But when we learned he was sleeping off his jet lag, we decided to put an ice- ... More >>

Knowledge Is Power: Cop's Tutorial at Head Shop Results in Big Drug Bust

Wait, that's not the Uncola!A talkative head shop owner and his eager pupil on the San Francisco Police Department can take credit for a sizable narcotics seizure over in Ingleside.During a recent routine traffic stop, a pair of officers noticed a soda bottle in a plastic bag in the driver's glove c ... More >>

Fancy a Rhubarbella? Tonight's Jardiniere Gala Marks the End of Cocktail Week

Kenn Wilson via FlickrSan Francisco's third annual mixology fest wraps up tonightStarting last Monday, the third annual SF Cocktail Week stirred, shook, and muddled its way through the city. It closes tonight with a gala at Jardiniere, 6-9 p.m. Forty-five bucks gets you all-you-can-eat Traci Des Jar ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Champagne Champagne

What if you got really really stoned while watching back to back Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club, and Sixteen Candles (while wearing headphones blasting Dirt Nasty and Atmosphere)? If you were Seattle's Champagne Champagne, the answer is "Molly Ringwald," a tripped out, buzzing electro/hip-hop homag ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Grampall Jookabox

Doc Block

Nonfiction continues its ascent onscreen

Minty Fresh II

The Reverse Chic Effect: Mexican Coke Added To Food Snob's Dictionary

The Reverse Chic Effect: Mexican Coke Added To Food Snob's Dictionary

Soup to Nuts

A new photography exhibition at MOAD peeks into grocery bags from around the world

Stud recovery

New Coke

Clipse reinforces the power of powder

Dream On

Jack White bros down for an intimate in-store

Cock Party?

Question for Jordan Knight: Was the Block those New Kids were on located in the Castro?

Straight to Video

Dog Bites turns into a film critic to help us understand the Bayview police video scandal

Best Magic Shop

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Bouncer

What's the best way to corrupt your sheltered friends? Take them to Arrow Bar, of course.

Surprise!

If you think S.F. is ready for a terrorist attack – even two years-plus after 9/11 – think again

Running Around San Francisco for an Education

Visiting the low-profile (and captivatingly curious) National Film Preservation Foundation

Best Baseball Field

Jackson Playground

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Sold American

It's the reel thing: Coke and other brands in a funny montage of product placements

Toy Boy

Attaboy of the Yumfactory is one seriously off-center toy designer

Reel World

Caveh Zahedi, who is making a video diary of his life, thinks even driving to the bank can be art

Crushed

A successful, prolific inventor reveals how not to create a new product

Pop Philosophy

Pac Bell Park; "Rooms for Listening"; Political song contest deadline

The Makers

Rock Star God (Sub Pop)

The Man Who Came to Dinner

A Kid in the Hall

Magic and Loss

From Texas to San Francisco and back again, Alejandro Escovedo has weathered the push and pull of family and music

Night + Day

Night Crawler

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Night+Day

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

The Flying Nun

Former punker Alejandro Escovedo returns to the roots of rock

Dish

Bonjour, Vietnam

Saigon Saigon respects its Indochinese heritage while maintaining a French elegance