Subject: Janine Kahn

• SF Weekly Tuesday Freebie: Giants Tickets

  April 15, 2008

• Last Night: Taste 2008 at Root Division

  April 18, 2008

• Ask A Mexican on YouTube - Bathtub Edicion

  May 1, 2008

• Free MP3: Lou Lou & the Guitarfish

  May 7, 2008

• Last Night Photos: Bonnaroo Day 1

  June 13, 2008

• Extra Snaps: Ironwood BBQ

  June 20, 2008

• Marina Clubbing, Gavin as Gardener, Renegade Craft Fair, King Khan and Sara Bareilles: Your Monday Morning Hangover

  July 14, 2008

• Photos: Week on the Street (Part 7)

  August 22, 2008

• Bay Area Contestants Bust Out of American Idol Auditions at Parc 55 Hotel

  September 11, 2008

• Guitar Superstar, Brews on the Bay, Jell-O Wrestling and Shepard Fairey: Your Monday Morning Hangover

  September 15, 2008

• Tonight: Joy of Sake

  October 23, 2008

• Election Day Photos: Part 3 (Around Town)

  November 4, 2008

• Black Friday Free Tix: Sebastien Tellier and Mike Relm Peanut Butter Wolf

  It's Black Friday but we're business as usual here at All Shook Down. So for the most faithful of our readers -those who find themselves checking this page when they could be out getting some marginally awesome deals or sleeping in- here's a choice of two freebies from our friends at the Mezzanine:A) A pair of tix to the local leg of Sebastien Tellier's "Sexuality" tour, which hits the Mezz on Thursday, December 4.orB) A pair of tix to see Mike Relm and Peanut Butter Wolf create real-time VJ s

  November 28, 2008

• Twitter Alert: Little Skillet to Start Offering Breakfast Tomorrow

  Janine KahnFortify yourself with a taste of the South before facing that drab gray office cube: The folks at Little Skillet (330 Ritch at Townsend) just twitter-announced they'll start offering breakfast starting tomorrow at 9 a.m. Here's the menu: -Breakfast po'boy with scrambled eggs, cheese, scallions, bacon, and tomato ($7) -Butterscotch biscuit bites with Maldon sea salt and cinnamon ($4 for 10 pieces) -Stone-ground grits ($3); with cheese ($3.50) or sausage ($4) Maybe y'all should stick t

  June 2, 2009

• Dir en grey, Black Friday, Toys for Tots and Bazaar Bizarre: Your Monday Morning Hangover

  Weekend wrap-up by Janine KahnSorry to shake you out of tryptophan-induced slothfulness, but it's Cyber Monday, kids. And that means you're supposed to blow what's left of the shopping dough you didn't honestly have last week on marginally-cheaper memory cards and online escorts or something. It's your duty to god and government! At least that's what we took away after running into these clever signs on Powell and Market streets last Friday (see above). See more photos from our Black Friday rom

  December 1, 2008

• Friday Sundae: Ghirardelli Square's Peppermint Bark Sundae

  For the holiday season, the elves at Ghirardelli Square's Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop (located at 900 North Point St.) are offering two Christmas-y concoctions: peppermint hot cocoa and a peppermint bark sundae. We thought the sundae was a wee bit overpriced at $8.95 (before tax), but figured hey, we don't get the chance to indulge in all things peppermint till this season comes along, so why the heck not? The sundae features three large scoops of peppermint ice cream, decadent layers of fudge,

  December 5, 2008

• SF Weekly Ticket Giveaway: KPFA Crafts & Music Fair

  Attention all you artsy-crafty All Shook Downers and mid-December X-mas shoppers: We've got four pairs of tickets to the KPFA (94.1 FM) Crafts and Music Fair at the Concourse for either Dec.13 or 14 (one day, your choice). Here are some cut-and-paste details (click the above link for more): "Discover more than 200 of America's finest artisans and artists exhibiting original, handcrafted work at the largest juried holiday crafts fair in Northern California. Arrive via complimentary shuttles f

  December 12, 2008

• Santacon 2008, Ski Team: The Party, The Cure, Skot Olsen and Too $hort: Your Monday Morning Hangover

  Weekend wrap-up by Janine KahnSunday was nasty and rainy, but that didn't keep photographer Jen Cash home in Walnut Creek. Click here for her photo set from 111 Minna, which had been converted into a retro winter wonderland with snow on the floor and attendees in 80's neon ski garb for "Ski Team: The Party."On Saturday, San Francisco was invaded by lewd, drunk Santas (is there a better kind?). Reporter Ashley Harrell caught some climbing and vandalizing the Benjamin Franklin Memorial on her Nort

  December 15, 2008

• Last Night: Sarah Brightman at the HP Pavilion

  Brightman Visits Dark Side in Her Partially Gothic Show - Chirpily Sarah Brightman San Jose HP Pavilion December 17, 2008 Review by Meredith Brody; Photos by Janine Kahn It was a dress that did it. Or, more accurately, it was a photograph of Sarah Brightman in a completely mad dress, a layered, ruffled, puffy red Marie Antoinette extravaganza complete with a massive bustle and train, leaking twirls of tulle, the front cut out drastically to reveal thigh-high boots of shiny red patent leather

  December 18, 2008

• MP3 of the Day: An Even Scarier Solstice

  'Tis the season for H.P. Lovecraft's fictional creature of horror, Cthulhu. Why, we're not entirely sure. We got our first holiday dose of the Ancient One a few weekends back at Bazaar Bizarre in Golden Gate Park when we ran into some red-eyed ornaments at NifNaks' booth and contemplated picking them up. And SF Weekly Editorial Operations Manager Vicky Walker recently tipped us off on another outlet for those looking for a nightmarish bit of holiday cheer. This one isn't new, but Cthulhu appare

  December 24, 2008

• Saturday: Silent Night, Deadly Night at the Knockout

  Here's one for those who are just plain over this largely manufactured holiday season with its peppermint-flavored lattes and remixed carols. On Saturday, Dec. 27, head on over to the Knockout for the Xmas edition of the club's new Broken club night, "Silent Night, Deadly Night." DJs Ts, Rantz, and Phifernaut "have been inspired to dig back into their music collections and play some darker genres that haven't been heard in the clubs in years." Expect a mix of goth, industrial, new wave, and indi

  December 24, 2008

• Two Gallants, Q-Bert and Laughing Squid's Unholiday Party: Your Monday Morning Hangover

  Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're shaking ourselves out of holiday lethargy here on All Shook Down, and we'll be alive-alert-awake-enthusiastic (OK, maybe "sober" is a more accurate term) through Wednesday afternoon. We've a lot planned for New Year's Eve, but before we get ahead of ourselves, here's a brief look back at some of the events we managed to break away from crazy relatives long enough to cover over the weekend:On Friday, Sam Prestianni headed to the Fillmore to see darkish indie duo

  December 29, 2008

• Video: Sweet Saturday at CocoaBella

  (Chocolatier Fritz Knipschildt and CocoaBella owner Michael Freeman) Last Saturday, our intrepid Web editor Janine Kahn and I hit up the original location of CocoaBella Chocolates (2102 Union), joining about 30 others for the store's first Top Chocolatier Pairing of artisan chocolates and alcohol. You may view our slideshow here, and we now have video of the chocolatiers to share. The handsome Fritz Knipschildt of Norwalk, Connecticut could easily be the pin-up of the chocolate world, and h

  January 22, 2009

• City of Burgers: The Sliders at Pickles

  Janine Kahn Pickles 42 Columbus (at Jackson), 421-2540. Sliders (miniature burgers) are in fashion right now. Their origin might be the small, limp, onion-topped burgers you order by the bagful at White Castle, the East Coast chain known as Home of the Slider. These days you can find them on menus as upscale as Michael Mina's. If you call yourself a gastropub, sliders are almost de rigeur (though at the Tipsy Pig, they're made with pulled pork). Oddly, the eponymous Slider's chain doe

  May 29, 2009

• Little GoCars are big polluters

  August 6, 2008

• Eight Drinks That Give You the Energy of a Rapper

  Janine KahnClick here for a full rapper energy drink slideshow.Even with all the vibrant energy contained in hip-hop, sometimes people need an extra little kick in order to take in the multitude of offerings the culture has to give. That's why rap-branded energy drinks are a good synergy of lifestyle and product. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to a disproportionate amount of these colorful alternatives to Red Bull, but rap energy drinks have sprouted up around the country, from the Midwest t

  April 27, 2009

• Pop Review: A Taste of Oaxaca on Mission

  Janine Kahn Tucked among the Mission's rampant taquerias, it's possible to find authentic regional Mexican food. An appealing new spot advertises its roots in its name: La Oaxaquena. Its tidy storefront, with tiny blue formica-topped tables and wooden chairs -- there are a few more seats perched at a counter in the back -- is nicely decorated with textiles, pottery, and folk art from its namesake home in Southern Mexico. Janine Kahn The Oaxacan specialties featured on the menu inclu

  May 13, 2009

• Local Flavor: The Five Best Doughnuts in San Francisco

  m.bibelot via FlickrDoughnuts from Dynamo: The maple-bacon is in the top row, centerThere may be no American food more enduring than the doughnut. Food snobs, vegans, cops -- who doesn't love a crusty sinker or a fat glazed dunker? In honor of National Doughnut Day, we thought we'd offer our guide (listed in no particular order) to the city's five best. Grab an extra napkin -- this could get messy. 1. Raspberry bombolino ($2 for the small size, $2.50 for large) at I Preferiti di Boriana in the

  June 5, 2009

• Local Flavor: Humble Morning Pastries with an Upscale Chef's Touch

  Janine KahnPastries from Arlequin Cafe: Huckleberry scone (left), rhubarb-ginger scone (center), and filled beignetsWhen a chef jumps from one upscale eatery to another, it's usually good news for, well, upscale eaters. But when high-style pastry chef Luis Villavelazquez left Orson for Absinthe in April, the move came with a bonus for lovers of the humble jelly doughnut. Turns out Villavelazquez is also in charge of the breakfast pastries at Arlequin Café (384 Hayes at Gough), Absinthe's casual

  June 9, 2009

• Hot Meal: Martin Macks Reborn

  Janine Kahn The tables in the front windows are a nice place to watch the passing parade known as the Haight. Martin Macks, the Irish bar and restaurant shuttered since a fire in September, recently reopened, freshened up with light hardwood floors and five bigscreen TVs. It's good to see a state-side pub reopening, when they're closing in record numbers in Merrie Old England, with estimates running as high as six a day closing forever. A brand-new wood-burning pizza oven is a nice ad

  June 10, 2009

• Even Before It's Fully Open, Lower Haight Bagel Shop Satisfies East-Coast Cravings

  Janine Kahn People who bemoan the donutification of the classic chewy bagel will soon be able to satisfy their urges at Roland's Bakery, a snug spot in the Lower Haight not quite fully open yet -- but accepting donations for a limited range of baked goods. On the day we visited, that included properly toothy bagels (including onion, poppyseed, and raisin), slightly shapeless but still nicely flaky and buttery croissants, and almond danish. To come: a full range of multicultural confections

  June 11, 2009

• Inside a Happy Habit: A Factory Tour of See's Candies

  Janine Kahn Our tour guide, Jim Paine."We have so much going on here that you really need to go through everything four or five times to remember it all!" warned Jim Paine, longtime production manager at See's Candies' headquarters in South San Francisco.Paine probably didn't intend for that to be the tease it was. But the fact was, SFoodie was inside the closed-door factory by special invitation, and odds weren't so hot we'd ever be back: We had to make the most

  June 15, 2009

• Sweet Beat: Xanath Ice Cream Shop on Valencia

  Janine KahnJanine KahnA hidden flower has blossomed in the Mission. Xanath (shah-NATH), opened June 1 and is likely to attract serious foot traffic all summer long. So far, the lick-worthy organic ice cream, froyo, and milkshake spot has been overheard to cause squeals of "What is this?!?" from the as-yet clueless. The clean and bright, teeny-tiny storefront (951 Valencia at 21st St.) smells like vanilla, saffron, and even cream (Marin's Straus dairy is in full evidence here). The owner, Juan J.

  June 17, 2009

• Broke-Ass Foodie: Pho Clement 2

  We try to spend as little time as possible under fluorescents, which is why we were heartened by news that a favorite (if ill-lit) pho place, Pho Clement, added a second location on Geary, sans harsh, flickering lights. Even pho looks better in soft light. There are two dozen numbered combinations here (this is the medium-size #10, Nam Ve Don, well-done flank steak, $7.50), or you can customize with other meats. Besides the usual plate heaped with bean sprouts, Thai basil, sawtooth herb, chiles,

  June 18, 2009

• The 10 Most Awesome National Food Holidays

  Happy National Pecan Sandy Day, everyone! The truth is, there's a different (and often strange) national food holiday for just about every day, even leap years. Here are our picks for 10 of the most awesome: But isn't Drink Beer Day every day?10. Lima Bean Respect Day (April 20)Apparently, the lima bean is tired of being the Rodney Dangerfield of the legume world.9. Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Omelet Day (July 9)We've never tried to make an omelet from a whole carton of eggs -- tha

  June 23, 2009

• Pride Rides: The Mayor's Convoy, The Public Defender's Truck, The Assessor's Last-Minute Call -- and a Big Surprise From Eric Mar

  Janine KahnAn artist's rendition of Jeff Adachi's dump truckAnswers are trickling in from our elected officials on how they plan on cruising at this weekend's Pride Parade. Starting at the top, Mayor Gavin Newsom takes the same approach with vehicles as he does with spokesmen -- if one is good, then more is great! A letter from staunch Newsom supporter and District 6 supervisor candidate David Villa-Lobos disseminates info from the mayor's office to the hundreds of folks expected to march in the

  June 24, 2009

• City of Burgers: The Lasker Burger at Baby Blues B-B-Q

  Janine KahnWhen there are excellent pork ribs, baby back ribs, pulled pork, and brisket on the menu, a burger might be the last thing on your mind. But if you're in a burger mood, head to Baby Blues for the superb Lasker ($8.95), a big, loosely-packed, 10-ounce beauty made of chuck ground with blue cheese and maple bacon. No one could tell us why it's named Lasker, but it hardly mattered: The added fat guaranteed a moist, tender interior under a hefty grilled crust. The patty comes on a flo

  June 24, 2009

• Sweet Beat: Our Food Critic's Sugar Crawl Through the Streets of S.F.

  Janine Kahn Little Skillet's Red Velvet cupcake: First on the list. We wanted to take our friend Dieter on a tour of the best bakeries and ice cream stores in town. He's a well-traveled Berliner who loves to eat. But when we learned he was sleeping off his jet lag, we decided to put an ice-lined cooler in the back of the car and bring the sweets to the sweet.   First to go into the care package was a cream-cheese-frosted red velvet cupcake from Little Skillet (360 Ritch at Towns

  July 7, 2009

• Because Somebody Had To: Your Gubernatorial Look-Alikes Article

  While perusing the New York Times Magazine's 26.3 billion-word article on the (wo)men who would rule California -- which may well spur the rest of us to consider the merits of Nevada, Oregon, or Arizona -- a thought hit us. Not an important thought, but a thought nevertheless.For reasons unknown, septuagenarian Attorney General Jerry Brown consented to be photographed next to a gnarled, old tree that only emphasized his own gnarliness. That's when it struck us: Brown is a dead ringer for Walter,

  July 14, 2009

• Buzz Machine: Dynamo Donuts - Now With More Room

  Janine Kahn SFoodie has scouted out the perfect meeting or resting point for this weekend's Sunday (open) Streets in the Mission: Dynamo Donuts (2760 24th Street, near York). The donut mecca now has more space for rabid fans of its coconut, spicy chocolate, and maple donut with real bacon bits ($3). Having a cuppa and sampling your way through bites of gourmet donuts just got a little more chill. Eating options used to be a choice between standing around outside on the sidewalk, waiting for peop

  July 16, 2009

• Tsunami Mission Bay's Boxless Bento: Splurge Worthy

  Janine KahnYeah, we noticed it's not technically in a box.Unless you do sketchy things with other peoples' money for a living, $15 for lunch is probably out of reach. Except on super special occasions, like making it through another week still employed. Next time you have something to celebrate, head to Tsunami Mission Bay (302 King at Fourth St.), which is owned by the same folks who run Nihon Whisky Lounge, Café Abir, and the NOPA sushi bar of the same name. Tsunami's new bento box ($15) offe

  July 20, 2009

• Chocolate and Beer Highlight an Elbow Oktoberfest at CocoaBella

  Janine KahnChristopher Elbow at CocoaBella.​The upscale chocolate boutique known as CocoaBella (2102 Union at Webster) will celebrate its fifth anniversary next week with an Oktoberfest party featuring a tasting from the store's close pal, artisan chocolatier Christopher Elbow, whose creations are visual and edible jewels. A to-be-determined dark beer will be paired with four of Elbow's new fall flavors, which include pumpkin truffle and maple pecan. Space for this free tasting on Wednesday, O

  October 21, 2009