Harry Denton

Castro Halloween: ‘100,000 People are Coming. Where Will They Urinate?’

The All-Mandel Team or How to Staff One Great San Francisco Newspaper

DRESSCODE at the Starlight Lounge

DRESSCODE Harry Denton's Starlight Lounge Last Seen: March 19, 2009 Recurring Club Night? Once a month. Better than: The underground, dungeons, and basements. Lush couches and booths, panoramic views of downtown San Francisco, and kids shotgunning brown paper bagged beers atop the Sir Frances Drak ... More >>

Et Tu, Bruno's?

Venerable Mission club pulls plug on live music.

Bouncers Gone Wild

Despite increasing regulation, clubs don't always check their bouncers' backgrounds.

Reborn at Harry Denton's Starlight Room

Despite increasing regulation, clubs don't always check their bouncers' backgrounds.

Hands Out

Despite increasing regulation, clubs don't always check their bouncers' backgrounds.

Best Taco

Despite increasing regulation, clubs don't always check their bouncers' backgrounds.

Best Place to Lose Your Heart

Despite increasing regulation, clubs don't always check their bouncers' backgrounds.

Scary Affairs

A frightening array of the scariest parties on S.F.'s biggest holiday

Club Directory

A frightening array of the scariest parties on S.F.'s biggest holiday

The Baja Way

Nick's crispy fish tacos are so irresistible we had to eat them in our car

Haunted Happenings

Where to scare

San Francisco

Where to scare

The House That Chuck Built

What nasty business is behind the biggest donation to the new gay and lesbian center?

Guest List

The who's who at the opening of the Clift Hotel

Sinking Sun

Ozumo

The Dining Depression

The latest tidbits of restaurant news about Jardinière, Ozumo, and Eastside West

Ready for Takeoff

SFO restaurants

Side Dish

Left Bank to Left Coast

Side Dish

Handoffs

Martha Stewart's Dining

Chaya Brasserie; Butterfly; Rouge; TwentyFour

Side Dish

Sno-Drift, Hall of Fame and Cain Vineyard and Winery

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Forward to the Past; Beneath the Palms; Five and Dime; Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em; Rim Shot

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Dud, Sunburn, Bar Hopping II, Hot Diggity

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Harry Denton

Side Dish

Calling In Sick

Cothran

Calling In Sick

Side Dish

Calling In Sick

Industry: Working 9 to 5 (a.m.)

Calling In Sick

Finally Fusion

Calling In Sick

Riff Raff

Calling In Sick

Side Dish

Calling In Sick

Side Dish

Calling In Sick

The House of Tudor

Calling In Sick

Dish

Calling In Sick

Buttheads

A longtime cigar nut examines the sudden crass commercialism of his favorite vice

SF Weekly Picks

A longtime cigar nut examines the sudden crass commercialism of his favorite vice

Dish

A longtime cigar nut examines the sudden crass commercialism of his favorite vice

SF Cocktail Week, May 11-18

All events are 21 and over only.

Our Picks for the Four Hottest Tickets at This Weekend's SF Chefs.Food.Wine. Fest

​This weekend's first-ever SF Chefs.Food.Wine culinary festival is a chance to get up close and personal with local food and wine talent through tastings, classes, and even a cocktail contest. The cost might make you balk (ticketed events are $40 and up, day passes $150), but keep in mind that ... More >>

Kimpton's 'Cocktails for a Cure' Raises Cash for HIV Service Orgs

Do your karma a favor -- throw back a few.​Kimpton Restaurants is donating money for each "special" cocktail purchased this month. The Cocktails for a Cure fundraiser is to benefit HIV service organizations, and is part of an ongoing, 20-year commitment by the S.F.-based hospitality chain. I ... More >>

The Week In Event Names: A Sampling of Thanksgiving Cheer

Courtesy blogs.catster.com​Turkey week is upon us! Or tofurkey week, or turducken week, or quorn week, or whatever! The point is eating to excess! And, if this handful of local clubs have any say in the matter, rocking out thankfully. Below, in the tradition of The Awl's "listicle without commenta ... More >>

New Year's Eve Guide 2011

Courtesy blogs.catster.com​Turkey week is upon us! Or tofurkey week, or turducken week, or quorn week, or whatever! The point is eating to excess! And, if this handful of local clubs have any say in the matter, rocking out thankfully. Below, in the tradition of The Awl's "listicle without commenta ... More >>

New Year's Eve Guide 2011

Courtesy blogs.catster.com​Turkey week is upon us! Or tofurkey week, or turducken week, or quorn week, or whatever! The point is eating to excess! And, if this handful of local clubs have any say in the matter, rocking out thankfully. Below, in the tradition of The Awl's "listicle without commenta ... More >>

Looking for drag that turns spectacle into art in S.F.

Courtesy blogs.catster.com​Turkey week is upon us! Or tofurkey week, or turducken week, or quorn week, or whatever! The point is eating to excess! And, if this handful of local clubs have any say in the matter, rocking out thankfully. Below, in the tradition of The Awl's "listicle without commenta ... More >>

Ice Cream Truck Robbery, Farmer Brown Watches COPS, and $3 Million for Delaney's

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Crime in the food scene continues: Robbing an ice cream truck is pretty low, but proved to be an easy pick for three Marin City men. Maybe they heard it coming? Inside Scoop shares via SFGate's Crime Sce ... More >>

Starlight Room Cocktail Preview

Lou BustamanteJoel Teitelbaum serving up a couple of Pisco Crustas​Opening tonight at 6 p.m. (until midnight) is the revamped incarnation of Harry Denton's Starlight Room sporting a new dance floor, plush furniture, and an inventive cocktail menu. We caught up with bar manager Joel Teitelba ... More >>

Bi-Rite's Bouncer, Tyler Florence Fires, and Trace Opens

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Waiting behind the red rope for the bouncer to let the group in to Bi-Rite Market has become an unusual, busy-weekend ritual. Grub Street shares, via the Uptown Almanac, with the Fire Marshal keeping tabs ... More >>

The Jalisco Cobbler Radiates Summer Sun

Lou BustamanteMissed summer? Have it by the glass in the Jalisco Cobbler.​We'll admit that we're cocktail nerds--er, connoisseurs--and while we readily enjoy nuanced and complex cocktails, we most appreciate the kinds of drinks that find the balance of accessibility with an interesting twist. ... More >>