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January 17, 2012
San Francisco's Top 10 Cupcake Spots
Tamara PalmerPart of the outdoor mural at Let's Cupcake.In a fickle landscape for food businesses, many cupcake shops have opened in recent years in San Francisco -- and, happily, they continue to stick around. While not every innovation regarding the dessert has worked out in practice (cupcake and ... More >>
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November 18, 2011
Occupy the Pop Charts: Five Reasons Why We Like Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins
Gil RiegoThird Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins performing in S.F. last year. Yesterday, San Francisco's own Third Eye Blind released "If There Ever Was a Time," a new song in support of Occupy Wall Street. Penned by frontman Stephan Jenkins, the song's lyrics are a cheery encouragement for young ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
The Six Best Restaurants to Bring Tourists to (Besides the Ferry Building or the Wharf)
Imelda/FlickrThe Ferry Building is the ideal place to bring tourists to, but it's not the only one. So your Aunt May is in town from San Diego or Modesto or Charleston and you've promised her two days of guided sightseeing, just as long as you don't have to accompany her to Pier 39. (Don't worry ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
House of Sisig: Banana Leaves, Salted Eggs, and Rice-Covered Fingers
Gil Riego, Jr.Vegetables and salted eggs on House of Sisig's kamayan platter.Maybe because restaurant critics like me spend so many nights at restaurants, shuffling bread plates and wine glasses, anticipating the arrival of courses, playing my role in the fixed rituals of the restaurant world -- ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
Memorable Bits and Bites at SF Weekly's DISH
We arrived early and hungry to SF Weekly's fourth annual DISH event on Sunday. Having braved the crowds over the past three years (twice at the Metreon and once at the Westfield Center), we knew that was the best bet to encounter tasting tables that still had food on them. But this year the festiv ... More >>
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September 15, 2011
Top 10 Reasons You Should Be Very Afraid of Kesha Fans (Photos)
Kesha came to the Fox Oakland last night. We couldn't hear the sonic damage from our home in the city, but we're sure it was cacophonous and despicable. The queen of trash-pop (or is it pop-trash?) is notorious for luring innocent, unsuspecting persons into those treacherous dens in which she perfor ... More >>
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August 8, 2011
Top 7 Most WTF Photos from the All Shook Down Music Fest
Music festivals are funny places. You think you're just one of the crowd, minding your own business, acting silly among your friends, and all of a sudden, bam! You've been snapped by a photographer. Or you're a performer onstage, making funny faces at the crowd, when one particularly weird moment ge ... More >>
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July 12, 2011
Muppets Off Duty: a Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Bar Slideshow
Gil Riego Jr.This is not AnimalLast weekend we were all excited to see the new Mission district bar Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Bar. Would Animal show up? If so, what does he drink? And how much of it makes it into his mouth? Unfortunately we cannot answer the last two questions, but i ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
The Best of SF Weekly June Concert Photography
You know it's going to be a good month of concerts when the lineup starts with U2 and ends with Rihanna. Whether small or large, sweet and soulful or eardrum-piercing, you can be sure that SF Weekly was at the concert. Here are the best of the Bay Area June concerts in photos. Christopher Victorio ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Panic! at the Disco, Fun., and Funeral Party Rock a Sea of Tweens (and Their Parents) at the Warfield
Gil Riego, Jr.Panic! at the Disco at the Warfield last night Panic! at the Disco Funeral Party fun. June 22, 2011 @ The Warfield Theater [Editors' Note: We sent SF Weekly photographer Gil Riego, Jr., to both shoot and write about last night's Panic! at the Disco show. What follows is his rat ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
SFoodie Bloggers: Behind the Music
Artist's rendition of the SFoodie blog team.Before I started writing for SFoodie, I imagined the bloggers as a tight-knit team of scallywags, palling around town and sharing robust food adventures. Thus I was scandalized when former SFoodie editor John Birdsall told me many of the bloggers ha ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Motley Crue Plays a Literally Explosive Show with Poison and the New York Dolls at Bill Graham Civic (Photos)
Gil RiegoMotley Crue Motley Crue Poison The New York Dolls June 15, 2011 @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Looking at those names above, how could it not have been a wild night? Brett Michaels and Tommy Lee in one giant room -- not to mention punk legends the New York Dolls? Plus, a contraption ... More >>
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June 2, 2011
Meet the Bloggers: Gil Riego, Jr.
You read them here, now find out who the hell they are: We give you the diverse group of men and women who cover the local food and drink scene for you on SFoodie. Gil Riego, Jr. Contributes: Food photography (look here, here, and here) You might call Gil Riego, Jr., an omnivore of photography. ... More >>
Dining
May 25, 2011
A Full List of the 92 Best Dishes in S.F. for Fresh Eats
You read them here, now find out who the hell they are: We give you the diverse group of men and women who cover the local food and drink scene for you on SFoodie. Gil Riego, Jr. Contributes: Food photography (look here, here, and here) You might call Gil Riego, Jr., an omnivore of photography. ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
The 10 Best Spicy Dishes in San Francisco
Kevin HendersonYou'll need an extra bottle of water to eat this.Lemon-juice cleanses and detox teas, phthah. Some of us clear the system with the purging fire of chiles -- the scouring heat that ignites the lips, the jagged pain that descends from sinuses to diaphragm, the beads of sweat that for ... More >>
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May 23, 2011
The 10 Sweetest Things in San Francisco
Albert Law/porkbellystudioSan Francisco may be known as the capital of vegetable-loving, sustainability-obsessed dining, but that doesn't mean this town doesn't eat enough sugar to bake a scale model of AT&T Park out of red velvet cake. Today, we've decided to recap 10 of the sweets that sent ... More >>
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May 6, 2011
Bam! by the Bay: Emeril Checks Out S.F. in Debut of New Show
Cooking ChannelEmeril Lagasse chats with Buena Vista Cafe's Robert Freeman.The original bam!-tastic O.G. Food Network veteran, Emeril, just debuted a new show, The Originals with Emeril, on its sister Cooking Channel network. Last night's show may have been a premiere, but there was nothing n ... More >>
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April 25, 2011
No. 17: Wayfare Tavern's Steak Tartare
Gil Riego, Jr.Wayfare Tavern's steak tartare, $16.SFoodie's countdown of our 92 favorite things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition.Cooking beef causes all sorts of delicious chemical reactions: Amino acids and sugars on the surface of the meat combine, the beef browns, and dozens of ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
Dominic Venegas Aces SF Weekly Cocktail Competition
Gil Riego Jr.Dominic Venegas of 83 Proof straining his Chandelier, the award-winning cocktail at Saturday's Drink event.Hundreds of the thirsty showed up at the Fairmont Saturday for SF Weekly's first-ever Drink, a tipplers' tour through dozens of spirits, beer, wine, and cocktails. The night ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Off the Grid Ft. Mason Center Returns Fri. with the Alembic, Tim Luym, JapaCurry
Gil Riego Jr.The weekly evening street food event returns to Fort Mason Center this Friday, Mar. 18, with more vendors than last year.Last December, street-food promoter Matt Cohen told SFoodie readers that 2010 had been a great year for mobile food in the Bay Area, and he vowed to keep it in ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
Cupcakes for Choice, Drinks for Dogs, and Gumbo for Mardi Gras!
SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Pissed about Congress-approved federal funding cuts for Planned Parenthood? I am because it's total bullshit. In response, we're doing some culinary activism in the form of a delicious bake sale at this Sunday' ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
No. 53: Vegan Flan at Gracias Madre
Gil Riego Jr.Gracias Madre's almond-and-cashew-milk flan, $8: No ersatz custard this.SFoodie's countdown of our 92 favorite things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition.In general, SFoodie prefers not to bestow praise on vegan copies of meat- and dairy-based foods. There are so many ele ... More >>
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February 24, 2011
Friday: Town Hall Meeting to Explain New Mobile Food Rules
Gil Riego Jr.DPW's formal implementation of S.F.'s new mobile vending ordinance starts Mar. 7.The city's new mobile food ordinance was formally approved back in January, but as anyone closely following the JapaCurry saga can tell you, implementation has still been in the hands of the Police D ... More >>
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February 16, 2011
Your Itemized Bill for Clean Up After Valentine's Day Pillow Fight
Gil Riego, Jr.Time is moneyYesterday, we reported that the annual Valentine's Day Pillow Fight had a much lower turnout, thanks to the winter downpour. As promised, the Public Works Department has given us an itemized bill detailing what it cost to clean up the mess of feathers. You can find the ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Fewer Feathers Fly at Valentine's Day Pillow Fight
Gil Riego, Jr.Fewer people, fewer feathers...Update: The Department of Public Works says it cost the city $3,500 to clean up feathers at the Justin Herman Plaza yesterday. Itemized bill to come.Original Story 1 p.m.: If anyone is thrilled with the long overdue rain in San Francisco, it's the cit ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
One Love Bake Sale Yields Big Haul for City Clinic
Gil Riego Jr.Thanks to you guys, we made nearly $1,300 for a good cause.Sunday's One Love bake sale at La Victoria is now no more than a memory, a cake box or two we forgot to compost (sorry, Jaime!), and a huge pile of cash. That's right: Thanks to the generosity of the 12 pastry shops who d ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Tonight: Paris on the Tongue
Gil Riego Jr./SFoodieElizabeth Bard and Lunch in Paris: A Love Story Where: Omnivore Books, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: SFoodie overheard some flashy types at Sunday's Stag Dining event, boo-hooing about not getting to visit France this ... More >>
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January 31, 2011
SFoodie's Throwing a Bake Sale, and You're Invited
Gil Riego Jr./SFoodieLemon bar from Pinkie's Bakery: Show yourself just how much you love yourself.Valentine's Day can feel downright plastic-wrapped. If you're in a relationship, you don't need sweatshop roses or a Twilight box set to tell your boyfriend that you love him, or ask forgiveness ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
Learn How to Just Stay Home
Gil Riego Jr./SFoodieMenu Planning for the Time-Strapped Where: 18 Reasons, 593 Guerrero (at 18th St.) When: Tue., Feb. 1, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $35 The rundown: Have you started to notice the occasional Hot Pocket creeping into your lunchtime regimen? Are brownies from the box not seeming like ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
Calling all Cookie Monsters
Gil Riego Jr./SFoodieCookie Jar Throwdown Where: Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: Sat., Jan. 29, 3-4 p.m. Cost: Free for cookie entrants/ $5 for just-eaters The rundown: Past food contests at Omnivore have ranged from the arty to the esoteric, but fo ... More >>
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January 17, 2011
Wine and Awe at Omnivore
Gil Riego Jr./SFoodieTerry Theise: Reading Between the Wines Where: Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: Thu., Jan. 20, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: In Reading Between the Wines (University of California Press, $24.95), Terry Theise argues that wine o ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
Hapa SF Rolling Out New Filipino Dishes for January Dinners
Gil Riego Jr./SFoodieHapa SF's William Pilz is doing two pop-ups this month.Mod-Filipino food truck Hapa SF has announced two pop-up dates this month, Sat., Jan. 22, at La Victoria in the Mission and Tue., Jan. 25, at Bar Basic in SOMA. Owner William Pilz tells SFoodie the idea is to preview ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
Come Out of the Pastry Closet at 18 Reasons Sweets Mixer
Gil Riego Jr./SFoodieDIY Dessert: Something New Where: 18 Reasons, 593 Guerrero (at 18th St.) When: Thu., Jan. 13, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $2-$10 if you bring baked goods, $10 purely to taste The rundown: A sort of coming out party for the pastry shy. From the organizers: "We get skittish, too, wh ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
Tell Tale Trunk Show to Stay Through January
Gil Riego Jr.William Werner's temporary holiday cafe in Potrero Hill's Big Daddy's antique shop will stick around a few weeks more.It's the time of the year when every sidewalk turns into a pine-tree graveyard and the shop windows still decorated with snowflakes look pathetic, not festive. It's a ... More >>
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January 3, 2011
NYE in Photos: Dresden Dolls and Pomplamoose Howl in 2011 at the Warfield
Gil RiegoThe Dresden Dolls' Amanda "Fucking" PalmerDresden DollsPomplamooseDecember 31, 2010@ The WarfieldBetter than: Ringing in the new year in 1939. All those chicks wearing corsets you saw on New Year's Eve? Most likely they were either coming or going from the Warfield, where the Dresde ... More >>
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December 21, 2010
Steve Smith of HopeNet Demonstrates How Hash Is Made (VIDEO)
Eat your heart out, Betty Crocker. SF Weekly met Steve Smith of HopeNet inside the dispensary for an old-fashioned hand-pressed hash-making demonstration. The clicking you can hear in the background is photographer Gil Riego, Jr.'s camera; he captured images of the hash-making process. The demonst ... More >>
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December 21, 2010
Ten Reasons Bay Area Street Food Will Expand in 2011
Gil Riego Jr.Matt Cohen is the organizer of San Francisco's Off the Grid street food events and a consultant for the mobile vending industry via the SF Cart Project. John BirdsallOff the Grid's Matt Cohen.A year ago I gave you "5 Reasons People Will Tell You Street Food is Dead in 201 ... More >>
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December 20, 2010
Hapa Ramen Serves It Up Indoors at Bar Tartine
Gil Riego Jr.Richie Nakano.Maybe there's something character-building about enduring the lines outdoors at Ferry Plaza for Richie Nakano's ramen, maybe not. You'll have a chance to ponder that as you slurp, seated ― indoors ― tonight and again on Dec. 27, when Nakano brings his Hapa Ramen ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
Wikileaks Supporters Rally in San Francisco
Gil RiegoRainey Reitman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation speaks in support of Julian Assange and Bradley Manning Martin MacKerel wanted to make sure no one got confused about the location of a hastily organized rally in favor of Wikileaks and its founder, Jullian Assange. Around 50 demon ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Oh, Snap! The Best San Francisco Food Photos of 2010
San Francisco's culinary landscape is an ever-changing one, and this past year was no exception. Scores of restaurants opened and closed, events were thrown, and new chefs stepped into the spotlight. Here are some of the most arresting images SF Weekly and SFoodie captured in 2010. Lara Hata ... More >>
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November 22, 2010
A Saturday in Dungeness Season at Swan's
Gil Riego Jr.One of the oldest businesses in S.F., Swan Oyster Depot attracts a mob of crab lovers at the dawn of Dungeness season.The run-up to Turkey Day means one thing in San Francisco: local Dungeness. And when crab makes its annual reappearance here, things get frantic at Swan Oyster De ... More >>
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November 8, 2010
Flan Queen: Gracias Madre's Carmen Vazquez Ditches the Dairy
Gil Riego Jr.Gracias Madre's Carmen Vazquez with her cashew-milk flan.Carmen Vazquez is the genius behind the mind-blowing vegan flan at Gracias Madre in the Mission. She's also one of the chefs behind the now-defunct Brassica Supper Club, may it rest in peace/come back to life as a full-blow ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
Giants Parade: an Orange Revolution
Gil Riego, Jr.A panoramic view of Giants fans filling Civic Center. Click to enlarge.In a surprise perhaps only to the the national media, a cloud of white smoke wafted out over the sea of orange-clad Giants fans at Civic Center Plaza. It smelled like ... victory. Today was a day many a Giant ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
Loretta Keller, Leading Lady
Gil Riego, Jr.Loretta KellerThere's the quick-to-heat, flash-in-the-pan hawt -- the kind that disappears after too many stints in rehab and plastic surgeons' offices -- and then there's hotness of the long, steady rolling boil variety. Specifically, Loretta Keller, the Helen Mirren of the kitc ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
San Francisco Semi-Charmed by Third Eye Blind Semi-Concert
Gil RiegoThird Eye Blind was in San Francisco yesterday to -- wait, that's not right. Third Eye Blind is from San Francisco, is working on its fifth album here, has enough to say about Lincecum's pitching game to be composed of credible locals. Anyway, the band played yesterday, in Union Squ ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
Richie Nakano, Ramen Renegade
Gil Riego Jr./SF WeeklyHapa Ramen's Richie Nakano.Audrey FukumanWhen we asked you to ID the easiest-on-the-eyes chefs in San Francisco, Richie Nakano's name kept surfacing, like eggs in a poaching pot. Nakano ditched the restaurant track earlier this year to strike out on his own (he'd ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
Five of San Francisco's Best New Pastries
Gil Riego Jr.These five pastries are the highlights from two weeks of high-calorie eating that resulted in last week's article about San Francisco's new strain of micropatisseries. All photos were taken by Gil Riego Jr., who can vouch for their deliciousness. Blueberry cream cheese muffin (above ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
DISH Clusterf%$k Leaves One Observer Philosophical. Hungry, But Philosophical
Richard HendersonOur favorite morsel from the blogs. There are some here in the SF Weekly offices still ― at 6 p.m. Friday ― recovering from Thursday night's DISH event (for a pixel primer, see Gil Riego's beautifully shot slideshow posted here on SFoodie). The annual event ― which ra ... More >>

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