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  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Guardian's Unwilling Receptionist Now a Bellhop

    Smoking room? You want a smoking room? ​Yesterday we brought you the strange tale of Jimmy Sosa, a mental health counselor who, through a twist of fate, has been fielding calls meant for the San Francisco Bay Guardian for more than a decade. Because his cellphone is just one digit off from the new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Backyard Chickens for Beginners

    Urban Kitchen SF​Mission Hen Party When: Thu., Feb. 10, 6-8 p.m. Where: Women's Building, Audre Lorde Room, 3543 18th St. (at Valencia) Cost: $41; sliding-scale pricing available - e-mail registration@urbankitchensf.org for details The rundown: First installment of a two-part Urban Kitchen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    City Has $2.6 Million Stimulus Surplus Burning Hole in its Pocket

    Program's implosion leaves San Francisco with millions to spend and nothing to buy.That was fast...​As City Hall struggles to close a $483 million budget gap, bureaucrats a block away at the San Francisco Department of the Environment are faced with the opposite quandary: They must figure out how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Urban Kitchen Dips Into Yogurt, Kefir at Ferry Building How-To

    betsyweber/FlickrWhy culture alone?​Yeah, you could consult a book to learn how to culture up a few pints of yogurt, but what fun is that? Urban homesteading might be all about inching your way off a very crowded food grid, but that doesn't mean you have to hone your chops in solitude. Next ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2010

    Kind Buds

    betsyweber/FlickrWhy culture alone?​Yeah, you could consult a book to learn how to culture up a few pints of yogurt, but what fun is that? Urban homesteading might be all about inching your way off a very crowded food grid, but that doesn't mean you have to hone your chops in solitude. Next ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Few Taking Up City's Offer of Free Sandbags

    Sandbags can be most useful...​The term "selling like hotcakes" is bothersome. Just how well do hotcakes sell? And how many short-order cooks have been driven to violence because of tautological questions regarding the sales acumen of their hotcakes? In any event, if we're looking for an antonym t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    Seen in San Francisco: A Fork in the Road

    ​This heavy duty gardening implement was seen locked to a bike in the parking garage of the Potrero Shopping Center right outside the entrance to the 24-Hour Fitness. Maybe an urban gardener stopped by to pump up his pecs before a hard day of slinging dirt?

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Tomorrow at the Ferry Building, Steep Yourself in the Finer Points of Kimchi

    FotoosVanRobinStinky in a good way.​The Bay Area's self-described fermentation maven will lead a hands-on kimchi and sauerkraut workshop tomorrow. Urban Kitchen SF and Happy Girl Kitchen Co.'s Todd Champagne (the aforementioned maven) are teaming up to shed light on the finer points of cabbage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Another 24 Hours: Craigslist Farm and Garden Classifieds

    SFoodie's weekly look at some urban essentials offered up on Craiglist. CraigslistMighty good eatin'.​• A farmer in Meridian has water-buffalo meat for sale. He's charging $8 a pound for vacuum-packed cuts. The animals' mozzarella di bufala-making days, apparently, were over. • Six Cucko ... More >>

  • Music

    October 21, 2009

    Orixa

    SFoodie's weekly look at some urban essentials offered up on Craiglist. CraigslistMighty good eatin'.​• A farmer in Meridian has water-buffalo meat for sale. He's charging $8 a pound for vacuum-packed cuts. The animals' mozzarella di bufala-making days, apparently, were over. • Six Cucko ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Mayor's Choice to Replace Wealthy Supporters on Arts Commission -- His Own Employee

    Nan Park ImagesAh, but is it art? ​In San Francisco, the term "Arts Commission" is misleading. This is not merely a roomful of wealthy dowagers deciding where to place a bust of Adolph Sutro. A small percentage of funds expended on development projects in the city, by law, are sent the commission' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Bored? Learn How to Butcher a Goat or Ferment Stuff

    Claudine/FlickrCutting up a critter may not be as hard as you think.​Urban Kitchen SF has more workshops for DIYers with a Slow Food bent looking to try butchery, jam-making, or the increasingly on-fire kombucha. The classes are popular, so sign up ASAP to save a spot. Sliding scale pricing is ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 6, 2009

    Artists, farmers, and crafters dig deep at "Land. Liberty. Sunshine. Stamina."

    Claudine/FlickrCutting up a critter may not be as hard as you think.​Urban Kitchen SF has more workshops for DIYers with a Slow Food bent looking to try butchery, jam-making, or the increasingly on-fire kombucha. The classes are popular, so sign up ASAP to save a spot. Sliding scale pricing is ... More >>

  • Music

    April 29, 2009

    Deadiquette: Common Deadhead courtesies demystified

    Claudine/FlickrCutting up a critter may not be as hard as you think.​Urban Kitchen SF has more workshops for DIYers with a Slow Food bent looking to try butchery, jam-making, or the increasingly on-fire kombucha. The classes are popular, so sign up ASAP to save a spot. Sliding scale pricing is ... More >>

  • Music

    April 15, 2009

    Cypress Hill

    Claudine/FlickrCutting up a critter may not be as hard as you think.​Urban Kitchen SF has more workshops for DIYers with a Slow Food bent looking to try butchery, jam-making, or the increasingly on-fire kombucha. The classes are popular, so sign up ASAP to save a spot. Sliding scale pricing is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    A Garden-Variety Debate: City Hopes to Charge for Entry to Arboretum to Build World-Class Facility. But Local Folks Just Want Place to Sit in the Sun.

    Will folks pay to doze beneath this great cypress?When folks filed into an unpleasant Monday meeting regarding the city's plan to begin charging for entry to Strybing Arboretum, they were unhappy enough about what they figured was a plea for them to pay good money to maintain the previously free sta ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    Houseboats? Houseboats!

    Will folks pay to doze beneath this great cypress?When folks filed into an unpleasant Monday meeting regarding the city's plan to begin charging for entry to Strybing Arboretum, they were unhappy enough about what they figured was a plea for them to pay good money to maintain the previously free sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2008

    Saturday: Slow Food Nation Victory Garden at Civic Center

    Will folks pay to doze beneath this great cypress?When folks filed into an unpleasant Monday meeting regarding the city's plan to begin charging for entry to Strybing Arboretum, they were unhappy enough about what they figured was a plea for them to pay good money to maintain the previously free sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    Slow Food Nation Wants YOU To Help Plant The Victory Garden!

    Will folks pay to doze beneath this great cypress?When folks filed into an unpleasant Monday meeting regarding the city's plan to begin charging for entry to Strybing Arboretum, they were unhappy enough about what they figured was a plea for them to pay good money to maintain the previously free sta ... More >>

  • News

    April 16, 2008

    An Inconvenient Plant

    One of the world's rarest plants grows in the Presidio. Plans are under way to save it — and ax thousands of trees in the process.

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2007

    Entering the Yelp universe

    One of the world's rarest plants grows in the Presidio. Plans are under way to save it — and ax thousands of trees in the process.

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    YouTube Cofounders Throw A Steaming Pile Of PR At Oprah

    One of the world's rarest plants grows in the Presidio. Plans are under way to save it — and ax thousands of trees in the process.

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2007

    SFoodie: Cider Braised Beef Brisket

    One of the world's rarest plants grows in the Presidio. Plans are under way to save it — and ax thousands of trees in the process.

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2007

    SFoodie: Cider Braised Beef Brisket

    One of the world's rarest plants grows in the Presidio. Plans are under way to save it — and ax thousands of trees in the process.

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    Rumor: Evil Corp (not us) lays off 49 locals

    One of the world's rarest plants grows in the Presidio. Plans are under way to save it — and ax thousands of trees in the process.

  • News

    July 4, 2007

    Mother Nature or Nurture?

    The question of whether to begin saving creatures and habitats from climate change

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2007

    The Veils, 69 Eyes, Rodrigo y Gabriela -- ASD's Live Music Picks, June 28

    The question of whether to begin saving creatures and habitats from climate change

  • News

    October 4, 2006

    Illegal Food

    The question of whether to begin saving creatures and habitats from climate change

  • Culture

    January 25, 2006

    Frantic Transmissions to and From Los Angeles: An Accidental Memoir

    This current S.F. resident writes proudly of her L.A. roots

  • Dining

    March 30, 2005

    Outrageous Behavior

    Bathroom smells, exorbitant contractors, and dinner-party pickles

  • Dining

    November 24, 2004

    The One-Month Itch

    The tactful way to handle regular exposure to an infestation of fleas, a request for "no gifts," and habitual "non-RSVP-ers"

  • Dining

    September 15, 2004

    A Graceful Exit

    When to leave a dinner party, and how to tell your neighbors they're jerks

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Sewing Classes

    The Sewing Workshop

  • Dining

    October 1, 2003

    No Diner Left Behind

    Should lefties get special treatment at the dinner table?

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Pastries (Outdoors)

    Frog Hollow Farm

  • Dining

    February 19, 2003

    Office Surprise

    Tired of your co-workers stealing your milk? Here's how to stop it

  • Dining

    December 11, 2002

    A Wafer-Thin Dilemma

    Take Communion or stay seated in your pew? A dilemma fit for an agnostic

  • Holiday

    November 20, 2002

    Gifts Without Malls

    Alternative Gift Giving

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Place to Pound, Screw, and Grind

    Tool Lending Center

  • News

    August 15, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Shake, Rattle, and Roll;Musical Notes;Puni, Unlike Muni, Keeps Rolling Along

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Way to Green Up Your Life

    Showplace Florist and Showplants

  • News

    February 28, 2001

    Dog Bites

    Dance away the energy blues, then worship at Sunset’s gardening headquarters

  • News

    January 10, 2001

    Stone Deaf and Blind

    In a city full of zealous preservationists, why can't we halt the desecration of a medieval monument?

  • Dining

    November 15, 2000

    Giving, Receiving, Returning

    Gift-Giving Protocol

  • Dining

    October 25, 2000

    Social Grace

    Latecomers vs. Clock-watchers

  • Dining

    October 4, 2000

    Social Grace

    Conversationally Speaking

  • Dining

    August 2, 2000

    Tipping for Takeout

    Are you unsure how to behave? Social Grace answers all your toughest etiquette questions

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Temple to Charles Addams

    The Rooster

  • Calendar

    September 2, 1998

    First Thursday Report

    The Rooster

  • Music

    November 20, 1996

    Suspicious Minds

    The Rooster

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