Click on this image to see a larger versionEvery year, Team Marketing Report pitches the media its "Fan Cost Index," a seasonal barometer of how much it's gonna cost you to lug your family to a baseball game. It's an enjoyable, if frustrating, gauge. As we've written before, the hypothetical ... More >>
We got your 'student issues' right here...It is said that college is a fountain of knowledge -- where students go to drink. That being said, for undergrads other than seniors, possessors of false IDs, and those taking a play out of the Stalin or Mao book and opting for the Five-Year Plan, drinkin ... More >>
Tamara PalmerAfter 20 years, The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton will close for an extended beauty sleep and extreme makeover, from which it will emerge impossibly fresh and new, a more casual experience and concept in contrast to the hours-long, multi-course tasting menus that are a current ... More >>
Gin can seem like a simple, juniper-focused spirit, but two new gins illustrate how it can be more sweet or savory, and that it doesn't always have to taste like a hangover -- er, pine. Just delicious. The No. 3 London Dry Gin ($39.99/750ml) by Anchor Brewers and Distillers, in conjunction ... More >>
Ed U./YelpThe place: Quiver Bar at Epic Roasthouse, 369 Embarcadero (at Folsom), 369-9955 The hours: Mon.-Fri., 3-6:30 p.m. The deals: Specialty cocktails and select sparkling, white, and red wines by the glass $5 ($7 for a well-vodka martini); select bottled beers $3; hefty small plates $2 ... More >>
A progressive pourAll kidding aside, we hear Supervisor Chris Daly is a hell of a bartender. So when he opens up his office on Friday as an alcohol-laden cash-generator for the Coalition on Homelessness (5 p.m. first drink) -- greatness may ensue. Daly is talented enough at slinging the booze tha ... More >>
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 >>
McCoy Tyner Trio (with special guests Mark Ribot and Azar Lawrence) Yoshi's Oakland Thursday, November 20, 2008 Notes by Janine Kahn Photos courtesy Yoshi's It's 7:50 p.m. at Yoshi's Jack London Square location and the house is filling up, with folks squeezing into seats tagged with bright yello ... More >>
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Union Square noshes
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Moxie gives a seductive bistro spin to the foods of Eastern Europe
