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  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    A Talk About the Bay Area's Food Scene

    {Guerrilla Futures | Jason Testers}​What: The Bay Citizen & The Booksmith Culture Talks: The Bay Area's Food Scene Where: Madrone Studios, 1317 15th St. (at Folsom). When: Tonight! Nov. 17, 7 p.m. Cost: $15 door, $10 before, and free for Bay Citizen members The rundown: The foodie realm ex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Deviants 2011 Will Keep the Spirit of Folsom Street Fair Going All Night

    ​ It all started in 1984 as a prideful response to an AIDS-shocked San Francisco. The Folsom Street Fair's beginnings were as a neighborhood response to rapid redevelopment plans and new city ordinances regulating SOMA leather bars and bathhouses. Rather than roll over, residents and members o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Dynamic Chef Couple Hosts Pop-Up Dinner

    Radius​Pop-Up Dinner by Sarah and Evan Rich Where: Radius, 1123 Folsom (at Langton), 525-3676 When: Monday, July 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $60 (additional wine pairings available); e-mail chefsnightoff@gmail.com with time and party size to reserve. The rundown:Former Michael Mina sous chef ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Valentine's Out: Epic Roasthouse

    foodnut.com/Flickr​Animal Style Where: Epic Roasthouse, 369 Embarcadero (at Folsom), 369-9955 When: Mon., Feb. 14 Cost: $85 for four courses; $55 extra for optional wine pairings Why it's likely to be special: Nothing's more carnal than meat, and executive chef Jan Birnbaum has worked out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Bar Agricole's Traditional Sour, a Frothy Tequila Delight

    Missy Buchanan​We never thought we'd find anything classy to sip in the belly of the 11th Street club corridor, but luckily Bar Agricole has corrected that notion. It's got one of the more frequently changing cocktail menus in town, but we're told the popular Traditional Sour tends to stick ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Tonight: Loco Street Cream Hits Folsom

    ​"Street cream" doesn't sound like anything we'd ordinarily want to pick up on Folsom, but our interest is piqued by new frozen dessert vendor Loco Street Cream, who's selling pints of hand-cranked ice cream in chocolate and maple walnut flavors tonight at Bloodhound (1145 Folsom at Seventh St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Charming Driver Nearly Runs Down Pedestrian, Then Gropes Her

    The nerve! ​As a driver, one takes the lives of San Francisco pedestrians into his hands every day. An accused lecherous motorist on Friday found a novel way of doing just that. The man purportedly came within a hair of running down a woman at the corner of Folsom and Bernal Heights at 8:15 p.m. H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Friday Night: Kid Koala, Amon Tobin, DJ Food, and the Ninja Tune Crew Take Over 1015 Folsom

    Kid Koala in the audience: "I'm feeling quite silly tonight!"​ Kid Koala Amon Tobin October 29, 2010Ninja Tune XX Party@ 1015 Folsom (Definitely not) Better than: Ninjas with guitars Between Halloween on Sunday and the Giants nearly sweeping the World Series, San Francisco felt like the home of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    Paradise Lounge Evicted, New Owner Eyeing Space

    ​We've heard from several sources now that the Paradise Lounge nightclub at 1501 Folsom has been evicted and won't be coming back. The club's sudden departure stems from internal business issues -- not problems with the city or the state alcohol regulators, says to a source at City Hall. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Food Trucks Rolling Up to Bloodhound for Monday Night Snackdowns

    BloodhoundStreet-food vendors will rotate at Bloodhound's weekly Snackdowns.​Starting next week, Bar Basic won't be the only SOMA tavern with a food-truck rotation. When the Ravens lock face masks with the Jets on Sept. 13, Bloodhound suits up for a new season of Monday Night Snackdown, this y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Fish and Chips at Citizen's Band

    John BirdsallBeer-battered California rock cod, house-cut fries, and malt vinegar aioli, $9.​Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Revising the diner canon is tricky business. Cut and paste the original with too many pristine ingredients using too polished a hand, and it yields something fatally remov ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 25, 2010

    Recent Openers

    The newest dining and drinking spots around town

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Zero Zero's Panouzzo

    John BirdsallPanouzzo with mortadella, prosciutto cotto, soppressata, and provolone ($11.95).​Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Its origins in Gragnano, a city just outside Naples, shouldn't fool you. The panouzzo at Bruce Hill's Zero Zero ― which began serving lunch this week ― is, at heart, a ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 28, 2010

    Recent Openers

    The newest dining and drinking spots around town

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    July 21, 2010

    Recent Openers

    The newest dining and drinking spots around town

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Cafe des Amis Decorates, Moya Finally Opens

    ​The last 72 hours in rumor, innuendo, and straight-out facts about restaurant openings and closings in San Francisco.Marcia G. of Tablehopper takes a look at Cafe des Amis (2000 Union), the 7,000-square-foot brasserie in Cow Hollow opened by the Bacchus Group, the owners of Spruce and Village Pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    S.F. Rising: Pinkie's Rustic Levain

    J. KauffmanNot as rustic as its name suggests.​ A weekly survey of bread in San Francisco ― the baked and the fried, the artisan and the novelty.Rustic Levain Source: Pinkie's Bakery, 1196 Folsom (at 8th St.), 400-5985. Price: $4 Toast-appropriateness: 8/10

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Ricky Ricardo, a Feisty Tequila Number from Bloodhound

    Tamara Palmer​Bloodhound's Ricky Ricardo cocktail is made with Herradura Silver tequila, lime, orange bitters, curaçao, and soda water, a grown-up take on orangeade. Hopefully, it won't compel you to attempt a bad Desi Arnaz impression. We heard a certain theme song in our head while drinking ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 7, 2010

    Fresh Eats for the week of April 7-13, 2010

    Tamara Palmer​Bloodhound's Ricky Ricardo cocktail is made with Herradura Silver tequila, lime, orange bitters, curaçao, and soda water, a grown-up take on orangeade. Hopefully, it won't compel you to attempt a bad Desi Arnaz impression. We heard a certain theme song in our head while drinking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    A Small Salad's Big Taste of Here: Your SFoodie Lunch Planner

    J. BirdsallRadius' duck confit salad with blue cheese and walnuts.​Mon., March 29, 2010 As Radius readies its sit-down restaurant, the casual café is open and buzzing. The shtick: Ingredients (well, most of them) sourced within a 100-mile radius. That's not as hard in San Francisco as it wou ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 24, 2010

    New Restaurants

    J. BirdsallRadius' duck confit salad with blue cheese and walnuts.​Mon., March 29, 2010 As Radius readies its sit-down restaurant, the casual café is open and buzzing. The shtick: Ingredients (well, most of them) sourced within a 100-mile radius. That's not as hard in San Francisco as it wou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Happy Endings at Mercury Lounge: Late-Night Filipino Street Food Minus the Cart

    Mercury's take on Filipino street food drops on weekend nights.​Earlier this month, Mercury Lounge launched Happy Endings Kitchen, a late-night sidewalk window serving Filipino street food Fridays and Saturdays, minus the cart, and with a bit of extra attitude. "Are you sure you [sic] late ni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Pretend You're all Frosting and Sprinkles and Win Tix to Sunday's Mini Cupcake Clash

    bdjsb7/FlickrUm, not like that.​This just in from the Tweetdeck: This Sunday's Mini Cupcake Clash -- SFoodie's own Tamara Palmer is one of the judges -- at Stable Café (2128 Folsom at 17th St.) may be sold out, but today, SF Food Wars announced it was offering the chance to win two tickets. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Friday Street-Food Market Reportedly Set for Folsom and Second

    J. BirdsallNamu's ssam (aka Korean tacos): Coming to the absurdly named SF Blu.​Eater SF reports that, starting next week, lovers of the Thursday Ferry Plaza street food market will be able to get sloppy seconds, as it were, on Fridays. Beginning September 25, a trio of Plaza stalwarts (Tacoli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Pie, Booze -- You Can Wallow in Both Together at the Rite Spot

    exuberance/FlickrA slice of pie and a serious buzz make it even prettier.​Pie-loving drunks will again be able to find pie and booze in the same location. The Mission Mission blog is reporting that the popular Pie Fridays at the Rite Spot Café (2099 Folsom at 17th St.) with "amazing pie" has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Snacktion: 479° Chipotle Caramel Almonds Popcorn

    479popcorn.com​Name: Chipotle Caramel AlmondsBrand: 479° PopcornOrigin: San FranciscoFound at: Rainbow Grocery (1745 Folsom at 13th St.)Cost: $5.99Ingredients: Organic cane sugar, organic popcorn, organic almonds, organic agave syrup, organic butter, organic molasses, organic sunflower oil, org ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Morning Buzz: A Foodie Day Planner

    Friday, June 5, 2009 Let's do lunch: It's carb-wallow Friday! You've been good all week, picking at salads. Now take SF Weekly critic Meredith Brody's advice and load up on the spaghetti and meatballs and ginger cake at Park Chow (1240 Ninth Ave. at Lincoln, 665-9912). Drink therapy: The Giants a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2009

    Hot Meal: Schmidt's Deli

    There can't be too many German restaurants in San Francisco to suit us -- we're BIG schnitzel fans! -- so learning that Christiana Schmidt and Isabell Mysyk (owners of the gemütlich East German Walzwerk on South Van Ness) were opening a deli on Folsom brought a tear of joy to our eye. So did ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Weird-Ass Beer of the Week: Hanssens Oudbeitje 2000

    The freshness of the strawberry aroma is surprising given the beer's eight years in bottle.

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    A Murder Most Foul: View the Scene of San Francisco's Latest Homicide

    Click here for a larger map.After weeks of quiet times, San Francisco's latest homicides have come in bunches. On Saturday morning, a 23-year-old Richmond man named James Jamonte Turner was shot to death at around 2 a.m. at Third and Folsom (above); three other men were seen fleeing the scene on foo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Snacktion: Bhooja King's Murkoo

    Name: Murkoo Brand: Bhooja King Origin: Hayward Found at: Rainbow Grocery (1745 Folsom) Cost: $3.59 Ingredients: Pea flour, rice flour, ajawin, sesame seeds, oil, chile, salt and spices Calories per serving: Not listed Why I bought it: It was a combination of wanting to learn what murkoo is (a deep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Serious Bread: Pure Grain Pumpernickel

    This 100% rye bread is lighter and less sour than most of this style, and has a wonderful nuttiness.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    SoMa's Paradise Lounge Scheduled to Reopen on Halloween Night

    This 100% rye bread is lighter and less sour than most of this style, and has a wonderful nuttiness.

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Lemonade: Moving to NYC, Free Party

    This 100% rye bread is lighter and less sour than most of this style, and has a wonderful nuttiness.

  • Dining

    September 3, 2008

    New Restaurants

    This 100% rye bread is lighter and less sour than most of this style, and has a wonderful nuttiness.

  • Dining

    August 27, 2008

    New Restaurants

    This 100% rye bread is lighter and less sour than most of this style, and has a wonderful nuttiness.

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    August 13, 2008

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    January 19, 2005

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    March 17, 2004

    Club Directory

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    January 21, 2004

    Gyms/Exercise Clubs

    A queer guide to Pride events

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    October 1, 2003

    San Francisco

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    January 1, 2003

    Holiday

    A queer guide to Pride events

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    Night & Day

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