Elvis Presley

Elvis: Where to Eat Like Him on His Birthday

Need an excuse to go crazy on the carbs today? It's Elvis Presley's 78th birthday and at least one Bay Area restaurant is breaking out the extra calories to celebrate. Get ready for the holy trinity of his favorite flavors -- peanut butter, bacon, and banana -- re-imagined in often obscenely good an ... More >>

Elvis Honored in the Bacon-y King Cookie

The two locations of chef Ryan Scott's eatery Market & Rye are known for having creative desserts such as endless remixes of Twinkies and fully loaded cookies like the Kitchen Sink, which carries an arsenal of pretzels, potato chips, butterscotch chips, and chocolate chips. A new cookie variety is a ... More >>

Elvis Presley Identified as Sleeping Man Run Over by Car

The homeless man who was run over while sleeping in front of a driveway last week has been identified as 55-year-old Elvis Presley, according to the San Francisco Medical Examiner. Presley, a San Francisco resident, was snoozing away when a 28-year-old woman backed out of her driveway on the 500 blo ... More >>

Elvis Presley and Otis Blackwell's "All Shook Up": The Story Behind the Song

Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, 35 years ago today. A lot of incredible things have happened since then: political stuff and science stuff, mostly. But the post-Elvis development that wows us every time we're reminded of it is the launch of a little S.F. music blog called All Shook ... More >>

Fresh Eats: Burger Urge: An Imperfect Burger That Fits In Perfectly

Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, 35 years ago today. A lot of incredible things have happened since then: political stuff and science stuff, mostly. But the post-Elvis development that wows us every time we're reminded of it is the launch of a little S.F. music blog called All Shook ... More >>

Burger Urge Does Serve a Filling Burger

Jonathan KauffmanBurger Urge's steakhouse burger: Prepare to be filled.​A few weeks ago, the wooden chrysalis surrounding a former tattoo parlor on Haight and Clayton came down, and Jack Mogannam and Sam Sirhed's Burger Urge erupted, all neon and windows The owners spent months refitting the ... More >>

Doughnuts, Skimpy Shorts on Cafe Menu

Stuffed with jelly?​Pairing a doughnut with most any food item other than coffee can lead to meals even Elvis couldn't countenance. But San Francisco's Alcatraz Landing Cafe has broken ground by creating a pairing even Elvis would not wear. It's the doughnuts and tight, short shorts one-stop shopp ... More >>

The Amazing Stories of Mayoral Candidate Tony Hall

Stuffed with jelly?​Pairing a doughnut with most any food item other than coffee can lead to meals even Elvis couldn't countenance. But San Francisco's Alcatraz Landing Cafe has broken ground by creating a pairing even Elvis would not wear. It's the doughnuts and tight, short shorts one-stop shopp ... More >>

Lafitte's Sandwich Built for a King

Carina OstLafitte's PBJBF, aka Elvis Lives: peanut butter, jam, foie gras, and bacon, $21.​Monday, January 10, 2011 Sometimes the calendar gods shine down on you. Take 2011, which has already brought us New Year's Day on one Saturday and Elvis's birthday the next. Both qualified as alcoholida ... More >>

Naughty Nautical Nutcracker

Carina OstLafitte's PBJBF, aka Elvis Lives: peanut butter, jam, foie gras, and bacon, $21.​Monday, January 10, 2011 Sometimes the calendar gods shine down on you. Take 2011, which has already brought us New Year's Day on one Saturday and Elvis's birthday the next. Both qualified as alcoholida ... More >>

High School Confidential

Carina OstLafitte's PBJBF, aka Elvis Lives: peanut butter, jam, foie gras, and bacon, $21.​Monday, January 10, 2011 Sometimes the calendar gods shine down on you. Take 2011, which has already brought us New Year's Day on one Saturday and Elvis's birthday the next. Both qualified as alcoholida ... More >>

A National Tour of 10 Strange Musical Sandwiches

​Music celebrities continue to be a fertile source of inspiration for sandwich makers across the nation. Behold some incredibly strange examples of a growing art form; call it an iTunes eatlist. The star: Lady Gaga The sandwich: Fried cod sticks, avocado, roll The location: Hapa Ramen, San F ... More >>

Elvis is Alive ― in Cheetohs Dust

Portraits of Elvis ― you know, the poorly painted specimens you see lining the plywood walls of ironic dive bars ― are cheesier than a block of Velveeta. Fittingly, Colorado Springs artist Jason Baalman has elected to fashion a lickable likeness of the King using a large pile of neon-orange ch ... More >>

Bizarre Craigslist Barter of the Week: Elvis Love Triangle

Most of us wander the Earth lost and forlorn, adrift in an uncaring sea without love to buoy us. It's a strange and wondrous thing, then, when a quick perusal of the Craigslist barter section reveals three seemingly unrelated individuals with the capacity to fulfill one another's desires. Poster No. ... More >>

Nobunny to Love

Most of us wander the Earth lost and forlorn, adrift in an uncaring sea without love to buoy us. It's a strange and wondrous thing, then, when a quick perusal of the Craigslist barter section reveals three seemingly unrelated individuals with the capacity to fulfill one another's desires. Poster No. ... More >>

Dancing of a White Christmas

Most of us wander the Earth lost and forlorn, adrift in an uncaring sea without love to buoy us. It's a strange and wondrous thing, then, when a quick perusal of the Craigslist barter section reveals three seemingly unrelated individuals with the capacity to fulfill one another's desires. Poster No. ... More >>

El Vez Is King

Most of us wander the Earth lost and forlorn, adrift in an uncaring sea without love to buoy us. It's a strange and wondrous thing, then, when a quick perusal of the Craigslist barter section reveals three seemingly unrelated individuals with the capacity to fulfill one another's desires. Poster No. ... More >>

Deep Fried Pizza, The Fool's Gold Loaf And Other Tales Of Terrible, Beautiful Food

Most of us wander the Earth lost and forlorn, adrift in an uncaring sea without love to buoy us. It's a strange and wondrous thing, then, when a quick perusal of the Craigslist barter section reveals three seemingly unrelated individuals with the capacity to fulfill one another's desires. Poster No. ... More >>

Elvis Is Everywhere

Most of us wander the Earth lost and forlorn, adrift in an uncaring sea without love to buoy us. It's a strange and wondrous thing, then, when a quick perusal of the Craigslist barter section reveals three seemingly unrelated individuals with the capacity to fulfill one another's desires. Poster No. ... More >>

The Thrilling Adventures of Elvis in Space - 2

Most of us wander the Earth lost and forlorn, adrift in an uncaring sea without love to buoy us. It's a strange and wondrous thing, then, when a quick perusal of the Craigslist barter section reveals three seemingly unrelated individuals with the capacity to fulfill one another's desires. Poster No. ... More >>

Royal Flush

The King serves up a clumsy portrait of James Marsh's America

Unusual Operators

Local rockers No Doctors eschew the formulaic

Film, Theory

The ivory tower of power

Love Stinks

A warm, fuzzy roundup of depressing anti-Valentine's Day anthems

Ouch, My Third Eye Hurts!

Infiltrator visits a New Age convention. Open-mindedly. In a man-dress.

'Tis the Season ...

... to mangle a couple of holiday tunes and drop a few local band names

Elvis Costello & the Imposters|Elvis Costello, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas

The Delivery Man|Il Sogno

Talking Turkey

When you want a burger without the mad-cow guilt

Shops and Gifts

When you want a burger without the mad-cow guilt

Of Love and Natalise

She dreams of being the next Janet Jackson, but she's just a Stanford grad who sings syrupy pop, looks absolutely fab, and makes local teens swoon.

Which, come to think of it, may be enough, for everyone involved.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

She dreams of being the next Janet Jackson, but she's just a Stanford grad who sings syrupy pop, looks absolutely fab, and makes local teens swoon.

Which, come to think of it, may be enough, for everyone involved.

House of Tudor

Amazonian space babes, satanic holiday celebrants, and an extremely Elvis Xmas

Trendspotting

Where the fashionistas drink

Reel World

Will Viharo is on a mission to preserve the memory of B movies and midcentury Americana

Letters to the Editor

Cleaning Up the Countryside; Beyond the Fringe; Elvis, Healing From the Grave; Close Encounters

Suspicious Behind

Could a fat, naked, and belligerent Elvis impersonator be the Bay Area's most entertaining performance artist?

Outside the Game

Greil Marcus struggles to link a president and a king

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Greil Marcus struggles to link a president and a king

Hip Pocket

In Austin, Texas, it's a neck-and-neck race between art and commerce at South by Southwest

The Man Who Came to Dinner

In Austin, Texas, it's a neck-and-neck race between art and commerce at South by Southwest

The House of Tudor

In Austin, Texas, it's a neck-and-neck race between art and commerce at South by Southwest

House of Tudor

In Austin, Texas, it's a neck-and-neck race between art and commerce at South by Southwest

Good-Time Gals

In Austin, Texas, it's a neck-and-neck race between art and commerce at South by Southwest

Reviews

In Austin, Texas, it's a neck-and-neck race between art and commerce at South by Southwest

riff raff

Take a Really Deep Breath

The Wanderer

Take a Really Deep Breath

Suspicious Minds

Take a Really Deep Breath

Suspicious Minds

Take a Really Deep Breath

Slap Shots

Take a Really Deep Breath

Drag Kings

From San Francisco to London, women are donning men's clothes, assuming males personas, and challenging the very concept of gender. Just what is male and female, anyway?