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B. Patisserie: New French Bakery in Pacific Heights Traffics in Everything Nice

Urban Redesign

San Francisco Sure Does Love Its Waffles

Handheld waffles are big business in Belgium, and they're reaching critical mass in San Francisco. This morning brought news via Inside Scoop that Anthony Myint of Mission Chinese, Commonwealth, and Mission Bowling Club, is teaming up with coffee roaster Andrew Barnett (formerly of Ecco, which is no ... More >>

Sunday Night Fever

SF Beer Week: Wednesday Event Roundup

It's SF Beer Week humpday! We understand if you're feeling a bit run down. A steady diet of beer can do that. Take it easy today with three events that offer unique, rare beers and don't require a BART ride away from the city. See also: Strong Beer Month -- Your Beer Week Training Regimen SF Beer ... More >>

Thomas Gold: Show Preview

Top Five New Years Eve Parties in San Francisco

As usual, New Year's Eve in San Francisco looks to be a pretty eventful evening. There's a lot to choose from -- so much that it can be hard to figure out what's good and what's cheesy. To put you on the path away from amateur hour, we've assembled this list for your perusal. Read on -- 2013 awaits.

Paddle Up, Y'all

Man Found Gagged and Bound in Bayview Dies

A man died last night after police found him and an unidentified woman lying in the middle of the street, bound and gagged. According to Officer Albie Esparza, at about 8:30 p.m., police were called to the 900 block of Brussels where the two victims were discovered unconscious.

Sleigh Bells Sing

L.A. Producer Urulu on His Favorite Soft Rock Jams and Moving to Europe

When one listens to the soulful house sounds of producer Urulu, they might feel as if they've been transported back to the early '90s and the beginnings of the rave era. It's hard to believe then, that Urulu was born just when this new wave of electronic dance music was beginning. His 2011 introduct ... More >>

"How to Survive a Plague": Here's Who Saved the World

David France: ACT UP in the Plague Years

Dizzee Rascal's "Scream" Shows the World How to Soundtrack the Olympic Games

See also: * Muse's Official Olympic Song "Survival" Is Decidedly Not a Victory for the World * Five Olympics Theme Songs That Are Especially Terrible (Because Most Are Fairly Terrible) * Olympics 2012: Underworld and the Chemical Brothers Raise Hopes for Good Music at London Games On Monday, yo ... More >>

Delta Airlines Serves Turkey Sandwiches With Needles

Delta Airlines hasn't come up with any reason as to why or how some needles got into the turkey sandwiches served on some of its weekend flights. And no, the pre-packaged sandwiches weren't bought in the Tenderloin.  The airlines confirmed that sewing needles were found in five sandwiches on fl ... More >>

Euro 2012: Why Lunatics Will Be Waking You Up Early in the Coming Weeks

Perhaps it's happened to you. In the comfort of your own home, you switch on the television to watch a high-level soccer match being played on the other side of the world and being broadcast, live, at an ungodly local hour. Due to the darkness and your early morning stupor, it's only at halftime tha ... More >>

DJ Kaos

Chef Battle with an Italian Spin

Battle of the Chefs When: March 19, 6:30 p.m. Where: The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (1630 Stockton at Union) Cost: $60 The Rundown: Three chefs will take to the kitchen to chop, stir, and cook their way towards victory. The twist to this chef battle hinges on geographic regions of Italy ... More >>

Cafe Prague Pre-Valentine Block Party

What: Pre-Valentine Block Party Where: Cafe Prague When: Fri., February 10, 4-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Cafe Prague loves throwing a beer and wieners holiday block party, and this time, it's got a St. Valentine's spin. Because what goes better with romantic love than discounted sausages? S ... More >>

Graveyard: Show Preview

Maayan Nidam: Show Preview

Rocky's Frybread in the Mission on Friday. Plus, Ping Pong!

​What: Berlin-style ping pong Christmas Eve party! Where: Project One When: Friday, Dec. 23, 9 p.m to 2 a.m. Cost: $5 The rundown: According to Mission Mission, this is the last American Tripps party this year, and you'd be an idiot to miss it. An idiot! Plus, see that part on the flyer about ... More >>

Norway's Butter Crisis Is Actually Hilarious, Thanks to This Video

Apparently American comedians are getting lots of material out of Norway's butter products crisis, because a lack of butter is something Americans find hilarious. You can't turn on Comedy Central and not see Dane Cook cutting Norway a new one about their lack of pussycat cakes. Well, Norway's not g ... More >>

The Trappist Brings Belgian Holidays to Oakland

​Did you know that in Belgium, people leave mugs of rich holiday ale for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve? Actually, we made that up. But it surely sounds plausible. Enjoying "Kerstbier" seems to be an annual national pastime, culminating in a world-renowned festival that boasts upwards of 150 w ... More >>

This Friday: Liège Waffles, Made to Order

​What: Liège Waffle Party! Where: Duboce Park Cafe When: Fri., December 16, 2-6 p.m. Cost: $5.50 The rundown: Liège waffles, named after the place of origination, a town in Eastern Belgium, are a richer, denser, and sweeter than the average waffle. Invented by the chef of an 18th centur ... More >>

Cafe Prague's Holiday Block Party is the Wurst

Yelp/Nice L.The party block.​What: Cafe Prague's Wurst Holiday Block Party Where: Cafe Prague When: Fri., December 16, 4-8 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: All the party people who are willing to head into the Financial District at 4 p.m. on a Friday afternoon will be rewarded with discounte ... More >>

Plaid on Its New Album, the Persistent Influence of Detroit Techno, and How to Not Repeat Yourself Musically After 20 Years

Plaid: Never a duo to get caught in a box.​ British electronic duo Plaid, made up of Ed Handley and Andy Turner, has been navigating the digital obliques of melodically askew, syncopated beats since 1991. This Friday, it will bring the music of its new album, Scintilli -- Plaid's first non-sou ... More >>

Architecture In Helsinki Moves Deep into Electro-Pop at the Fillmore

Architecture in Helsinki played the Fillmore last night. ​ Architecture In Helsinki Dom The Sandwitches Nov. 3, 2011 The Fillmore Better than: George Michael's stylist in the '80s. When the members of Architecture in Helsinki situated themselves behind three keyboards and only one acoustic d ... More >>

Deconstructing Adele's Sanity-Preserving Video for "Someone Like You"

It's humiliating to be imparted a thuddingly obvious life lesson by an individual 14 years your junior. They've circumvented the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. In the new video for her massive hit "Someone Like You" (at 7.9 million YouTube views and counting), English soul singer Adele t ... More >>

Take It All Back

Morrissey Defends Oslo-KFC Comparison, World Gives Him the Finger

via Flickr​List of things you don't want to say onstage: "Hello, New York!" when you're in Boston; "How about them Dodgers?" when you're in San Francisco; and "The tragedy is Norway was way less serious than the way fast food chains operate every day" when you're pretty much anywhere. Alas, ... More >>

Scotch and Cheese? Try It at Quince

​We've had a lot of cheese and a lot of Scotch, but we've never thought to try them together. That's because we lack the imagination of Quince general manager Katrina Parlato, who is running a bar special this week: a Scotch and cheese pairing flight.It's not cheap, at $36. But these are not cheap ... More >>

Beauty Turned Inside Out

Enjoy Belgian Waffles Two Ways at Bloem 'n Sugar

Luis ChongBloem's Very Berry Belgian waffle ​The WaffleMania truck popularized the dense and chewy Liege waffles, which are great. But sometimes SFoodie craves the other Belgian waffles, the light and crispy rectangles from Brussels -- they've got deep pockets that no Eggo can match. So we wer ... More >>

Bouncer: Hearing the End of the World at O'Neill's Irish Pub

Glen Park Mother Duped, Wires $2,800 to Spain to Help 'Son'

So much love under one roof​A woman's motherhood was truly tested this week when she was duped into sending cash across the globe, thinking her son was in trouble.  A San Francisco woman living in Glen Park received a call from a man who said he was in Spain. The man told the woman that autho ... More >>

Seemen's Kal Spelletich Takes Fire-Shooting Robot Art to Prague

Spelletich with one of his terrifying, fascinating artworks.​America may not have an equivalent to Vaclav Havel, the world-renowned literary artist who led a nation to freedom. But we do have Kal Spelletich, director of the art group The Seemen. He's a leading figure in the global machine art move ... More >>

Saturday Report: Where to Go on Day 2 of Beer Week

bittermelon/FlickrSo many beers, so few hours.​Saturday, Feb. 12 ​It's Day Two. The gloves are off, and the beer beckons. If you're not venturing to Hayward for the 11th Annual Double IPA Festival, local options abound. Ease into your weekend Saturday with an afternoon happy hour of exc ... More >>

Eat More Hearts for Valentine's Day at Avedano's

​I wasn't the only person who consumed hearts in honor of/protest over Valentine's Day. Avedano's Meats, the sustainability-minded butcher shop in Bernal Heights, is making hearts the focus of its first event open to the public. The Lonely Hearts dinners take place in the butcher shop's private di ... More >>

In the Good Old Days

Film director Sofia Coppola's journey to "Somewhere"

Audiovisual Hallucination

Tricky the Wanderer

Tricky won't stay put — musically or physically

A Reminder: You Will Not Be Seeing Einstürzende Neubauten in S.F. This Weekend

Perhaps you would be wary of issuing visas to these youngsters as well​Bad news for fans of the sound of collapsing new buildings: West Berlin experimental noise stalwart Einstürzende Neubauten (which is German for "collapsing new buildings") has had to cancel its 30th anniversary tour of th ... More >>

San Francycle: How SF's Impending Bikeshare Will Work

​Bikesharing: crazy, right? The expense, the hills, the repairs, the theft -- it seems like it would never, in a million years, work. Except it does, in plenty of cities from Montreal to Budapest to Washington, D.C. And it's getting a little embarrassing that San Francisco isn't one of them. ... More >>

Tour de Fat: Beer-Soaked Bikefest Rolls Saturday

Brian Yaeger"Remember, this is a bicycle festival with beer, not the other way around." Sure.​What do a 6-foot-tall carrot, Sasquatch, and a gang of nuns on bicycles have in common? Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing's annual lovefest for all things bicycle (and yeah, some beer). The Tour pedals ... More >>

The xx takes a victory-lap tour of the U.S.

S.F. Rising: Three Challot for a Friday

Jonathan KauffmanMoscow and Tbilisi's challah (non-Kosher).​A weekly survey of bread in San Francisco ― the baked and the fried, the artisan and the novelty.Challah #1 Source: Moscow and Tbilisi Bakery, 5540 Geary (at 20th Ave.) 668-6959.Price: $4 for a large, $0.85 for a smallKosher? No Toast- ... More >>

Jug Shop Lines Up Two Sweet Little Sour Beer Tastings

Brett L./FlickrThe sour beer sessions run Aug. 20 and 27.​Unless you've been living in a lagering cave in the Czech Republic (or the Midwest), or just traveled here from the turn of this century, sour beers are all the rage. Just ask the Paper of Record. In case you couldn't make Stone Brewery ... More >>

Week in Gay: Carrie Prejean to Wed 'Jesus in Cleats'

Her prince has come!​On Thursday, members of the LGBT media were invited to participate in some kind of weird press conference at the White House. Was it a show of good faith (this is a first for queer journalists) or just another attempt to appear attentive? An administration official named Melod ... More >>