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  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Village Voice's Lauren Shockey Dishes Kitchen Gossip at Omnivore Books

    ​What: Lauren Shockey at Omnivore Books Where: Omnivore Books When: Fri., October 21, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Village Voice's Lauren Shockey, she of the Really Great Name, will be in town to talk about her new book, Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Banh Mi Dish Duel: Bun Mee vs. Cafe Bunn Mi

    Jonathan KauffmanCafe Bunn Mi's sole sandwich: Not the same as Bun Mee's.​In Hanoi, where copyright laws are laxer than in San Francisco, success and unauthorized cloning go hand in hand. The moment Lucky Hotel gets a good mention in the Lonely Planet guide, five more Lucky Hotels appear, some on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Who Serves This Mystery Meat?

    Tamara Palmer​Meatlessness is for Mondays. That's why we're offering up a juicy slab of meat this afternoon. But can you pinpoint the name of this dish and the San Francisco restaurant that created it? If so, please offer a guess in the comments below. A hearty congratulations to Dee Dee Nguy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Your Tonga Room News Roundup: What Does It All Mean?

    Doug Letterman/Flickr​It seems odd that the Fairmont wants to close the Tonga Room just as neo-neo-tiki is blowing up in artisan-cocktail circles. (Today, for instance, the New York Times reported on the opening of yet another rum bar.) Though it has been a while since we've been to a birthday par ... More >>

  • Film

    March 3, 2010

    Oscar Wild: The Academy Awards bring the crazy

    Doug Letterman/Flickr​It seems odd that the Fairmont wants to close the Tonga Room just as neo-neo-tiki is blowing up in artisan-cocktail circles. (Today, for instance, the New York Times reported on the opening of yet another rum bar.) Though it has been a while since we've been to a birthday par ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2008

    Q&A: Wednesday 13 at Slim's

    Doug Letterman/Flickr​It seems odd that the Fairmont wants to close the Tonga Room just as neo-neo-tiki is blowing up in artisan-cocktail circles. (Today, for instance, the New York Times reported on the opening of yet another rum bar.) Though it has been a while since we've been to a birthday par ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 23, 2008

    Avant-Vietnam

    Doug Letterman/Flickr​It seems odd that the Fairmont wants to close the Tonga Room just as neo-neo-tiki is blowing up in artisan-cocktail circles. (Today, for instance, the New York Times reported on the opening of yet another rum bar.) Though it has been a while since we've been to a birthday par ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 27, 2006

    Bistro on a Budget

    Dine in style without the sticker shock at Jimmie Kwok's

  • Music

    July 19, 2006

    Oneida vs. Raconteurs: one big riff deserves another

    Dine in style without the sticker shock at Jimmie Kwok's

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Dine in style without the sticker shock at Jimmie Kwok's

  • News

    June 22, 2005

    The Minuteman's 15 Minutes of Fame (Minute 14.5)

    At the Arizona border, Infiltrator checks in with Americans who help the government look for illegal aliens

  • Film

    April 6, 2005

    Reps Etc.

    At the Arizona border, Infiltrator checks in with Americans who help the government look for illegal aliens

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Cocktails

    At the Arizona border, Infiltrator checks in with Americans who help the government look for illegal aliens

  • Film

    January 29, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    At the Arizona border, Infiltrator checks in with Americans who help the government look for illegal aliens

  • Film

    November 20, 2002

    Reps Etc.

    At the Arizona border, Infiltrator checks in with Americans who help the government look for illegal aliens

  • Dining

    November 13, 2002

    Phodown

    New Saigon City, Turtle Tower, Vietnam II

  • Film

    November 13, 2002

    Reps Etc.

    New Saigon City, Turtle Tower, Vietnam II

  • News

    October 2, 2002

    The Pain of the Disco Ninja

    Even with ankles so weakened by injury that doctors are all but useless, Tuan Vu relentlessly pushes himself toward the complex stylistic perfection that will earn him the world singles championship -- of footbag

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2002

    East Meets West

    A fascinating documentary follows the contentious efforts of two theater troupes -- Vietnamese and American -- to stage a bicultural Shakespeare play

  • Culture

    August 15, 2001

    Less vs. Moor

    Three strong performances can't save an Othello stripped of context

  • Film

    July 11, 2001

    Secret Worlds

    The Vertical Ray of the Sun offers up a rich slice of Vietnamese family life

  • News

    July 16, 1997

    Quieter South of the Border

    Corporate shifts at Knight-Ridder cost the Merc control of its Mexico City news bureau, the last such source of Mexico news in the Bay Area

  • Calendar

    November 8, 1995

    The Lip-Music Artist

    Corporate shifts at Knight-Ridder cost the Merc control of its Mexico City news bureau, the last such source of Mexico news in the Bay Area

  • Calendar

    October 11, 1995

    Night+Day

    Corporate shifts at Knight-Ridder cost the Merc control of its Mexico City news bureau, the last such source of Mexico news in the Bay Area

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