Last night, as the tryptophan was kicking in, we played Foodie Fight, a Trivial Pursuit-like game published by S.F.'s Chronicle Books. It was unexpectedly difficult overall, and we complained about that a lot, but there would always be an easy question or two just when we were about to get too frustrated.Though I was soundly defeated, I'm excited to now know that tea is only grown on one plantation in the country, that Thomas Jefferson was the first president to hire a French chef for the White
M. Ward's pleasing rock stylings are like Jell-O -- there's always room for it.They're both also sweet, easy to enjoy, and go better when accompanied by Zooey Deschanel. The only difference is M. Ward doesn't need Bill Cosby to aggrandize his upcoming album, Hold Time, due February 17. Ward will, however, promote the new offering by going out on a national tour, with a date at SF's Palace of Fine Arts on March 5. Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. --Oscar Pascual
gretchen robinette/FlickrThis Jell-O wrestling scene from Bender's isn't even Freaktoberfest. Scared yet?The wacky Schmaltz Brewing Company is celebrating its blood-red Halloween lager, Coney Island Freaktoberfest, with an eponymous event at Bender's (806 S. Van Ness at 19th St.) this Saturday, 7-9 p.m.
In case 22-ounce bottles of beer brewed with 6 malts, 6 hops, and an alcohol content of 6.66 percent (get it?) isn't quite enough to get your personal freak on, consider this: For Freakto
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