London (England)

I Can't Think Straight

Savage Grace

In Their Element

Very Bad Things

Bouncer contemplates the worst thing she's ever done at the Eagle Tavern

Banquet de Luxe

The grand French tradition, updated, at a redecorated temple of cuisine

Noises Off

The triumphant revival of Michael Frayn's 20-year-old London hit

En Español

B44

Here's Looking at You

B44

Hospitality's Sweet

B44

In the Loop

B44

All Town, No Gown

B44

Somers Town gets at the heart of working-class London

B44

Almost Gold

The Jesus and Mary Chain: From required records to artificial rip-offs

In the Loop

The Jesus and Mary Chain: From required records to artificial rip-offs

Eastwood on the Pitch

79 at the turn of a very prolific decade, Clint tackles Mandela and the Hereafter.

Last Night: Big Up Sub Party at Red Sky Records

Chandra Ganguly​Big Up Sub Party January 9, 2010 Red Sky Records (224 7th St.) Better Than: Subway sandwiches, and better for you. The Big Up Magazine subscription party at Jon Holliday's Red Sky Records store was part intimate house party with friends and strangers mingling and part warehouse r ... More >>

Total Drag: One of S.F.'s most famous drag queens protects her trademark

Chandra Ganguly​Big Up Sub Party January 9, 2010 Red Sky Records (224 7th St.) Better Than: Subway sandwiches, and better for you. The Big Up Magazine subscription party at Jon Holliday's Red Sky Records store was part intimate house party with friends and strangers mingling and part warehouse r ... More >>

Shackleton, Eskmo, and EPROM

Chandra Ganguly​Big Up Sub Party January 9, 2010 Red Sky Records (224 7th St.) Better Than: Subway sandwiches, and better for you. The Big Up Magazine subscription party at Jon Holliday's Red Sky Records store was part intimate house party with friends and strangers mingling and part warehouse r ... More >>

When a Sunflower Is Not a Sunflower

Chandra Ganguly​Big Up Sub Party January 9, 2010 Red Sky Records (224 7th St.) Better Than: Subway sandwiches, and better for you. The Big Up Magazine subscription party at Jon Holliday's Red Sky Records store was part intimate house party with friends and strangers mingling and part warehouse r ... More >>

Africa Abroad

Chandra Ganguly​Big Up Sub Party January 9, 2010 Red Sky Records (224 7th St.) Better Than: Subway sandwiches, and better for you. The Big Up Magazine subscription party at Jon Holliday's Red Sky Records store was part intimate house party with friends and strangers mingling and part warehouse r ... More >>

Foodie Reportage Roundup for Monday

BunrabsChad Newton's spring salad.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. If Jun Belen's piece on this site about the Asian Culinary Forum's Future of Filipino food wasn't enough Monday-morning culinary reportage for you, here are a few more weekend wrap-ups from blogland: Foodhoe reports on la ... More >>

Corner/Parada 22 Chef Alex Jackson Talks About Black Sheep, Due This Summer

​Alex Jackson, chef and partner in The Corner, is accomplishing the rare feat of opening two restaurants at once. The first, a small Puerto Rican restaurant named Parada 22, opened in the Upper Haight six weeks ago ― check back next week for more information on that project. The second, Black S ... More >>

Boycott of Alberta Urged By San Francisco's 'Corporate Ethics.' Canadians Pissed, Eh?

That's not maple syrup​Corporate Ethics International, a rabble-rousing San Francisco environmental nonprofit, on Thursday launched a campaign urging a boycott of Alberta in protest of the Canadian province's oil sands petroleum extraction project. The group has erected a billboard in Seattle comp ... More >>

Hey, East Bay: The World's Largest Gummy Bear is Headed Your Way

Nicole Breskin/DNAinfo.comIt'Sugar's five-pound gummy bear.​Insulin at the ready! An inside source has confirmed to SFoodie that Bay Street Emeryville will soon get a branch of It'Sugar, a ginormous confectionery emporium whose CEO helped launch another notable ginormous confectionery emporium ... More >>

Kill the Frogs Before It's Too Late: Message to San Francisco

Go ahead, punk: Make my day.​Killer frogs lurk in the dark waters of Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond, awaiting the moment when a visiting youngster totes a few tadpoles home to Auburn and lets them loose in a stream -- thus threatening aquatic ecosystems in the Sacramento River Delta and beyond.Notwi ... More >>

DJ Sabo: Show Preview

Go ahead, punk: Make my day.​Killer frogs lurk in the dark waters of Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond, awaiting the moment when a visiting youngster totes a few tadpoles home to Auburn and lets them loose in a stream -- thus threatening aquatic ecosystems in the Sacramento River Delta and beyond.Notwi ... More >>

This Is the Situation

Go ahead, punk: Make my day.​Killer frogs lurk in the dark waters of Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond, awaiting the moment when a visiting youngster totes a few tadpoles home to Auburn and lets them loose in a stream -- thus threatening aquatic ecosystems in the Sacramento River Delta and beyond.Notwi ... More >>

The xx takes a victory-lap tour of the U.S.

Go ahead, punk: Make my day.​Killer frogs lurk in the dark waters of Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond, awaiting the moment when a visiting youngster totes a few tadpoles home to Auburn and lets them loose in a stream -- thus threatening aquatic ecosystems in the Sacramento River Delta and beyond.Notwi ... More >>

Organ Donor

Go ahead, punk: Make my day.​Killer frogs lurk in the dark waters of Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond, awaiting the moment when a visiting youngster totes a few tadpoles home to Auburn and lets them loose in a stream -- thus threatening aquatic ecosystems in the Sacramento River Delta and beyond.Notwi ... More >>

In Other News: Hell Freezes Over

Go ahead, punk: Make my day.​Killer frogs lurk in the dark waters of Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond, awaiting the moment when a visiting youngster totes a few tadpoles home to Auburn and lets them loose in a stream -- thus threatening aquatic ecosystems in the Sacramento River Delta and beyond.Notwi ... More >>

49ers-Broncos Game in London Shaping Up to Be Epic Stinkbomb

No matter what, a Smith will be the 49ers' QB​The announcement that Troy Smith will be under center for the 49ers in their forthcoming "home" contest vs. the Denver Broncos in London seals the deal: This may be the worst thing we've ever done to the British since convincing them to join us on our ... More >>

Oceans of Bass

No matter what, a Smith will be the 49ers' QB​The announcement that Troy Smith will be under center for the 49ers in their forthcoming "home" contest vs. the Denver Broncos in London seals the deal: This may be the worst thing we've ever done to the British since convincing them to join us on our ... More >>

Sea of Dreams: Show Preview

No matter what, a Smith will be the 49ers' QB​The announcement that Troy Smith will be under center for the 49ers in their forthcoming "home" contest vs. the Denver Broncos in London seals the deal: This may be the worst thing we've ever done to the British since convincing them to join us on our ... More >>

Fire Truck Circling the Globe for Charity, Stops in San Francisco

The engine that could​There's no better way to shakedown people for money -- and be sure to get it -- than putting on firefighters hat and don the trouser-jacket combination. But here's a guy from London, England who has decided to skip wearing the turnout gear and instead raise money for lung can ... More >>

Iowa Farmers vs. Animal Rights Activists, Restaurateur vs. Yelper

Farm Sanctuary/FlickrMove along, nothing to see here.​​ Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. No-shoot zones. Yesterday, HuffPo posted an article about an Iowa bill that that has been approved by both the state senat ... More >>

Jealous Guys Debut 'Brainwashed By London' Video, Plus Bonus Vid

When we last reported on San Francisco's answer to the Clipse, The Jealous Guys, it was to spread word of their free Valentine's Day jam, The Love Mixtape. Now they've dropped a video -- black and white, natch -- for the single "Brainwashed By London," from the very same album. The flick finds them ... More >>

Crapping Your Pants for Art: Bompas and Parr's 'Dirt Banquet'

stevecadman/FlickrLondon's Crossness sewage-pumping station, site of the April 2 event.​Jonathan Kauffman's recent review of Atelier Crenn, a restaurant shaped by chef Dominique Crenn's notion of "poetic culinaria," brought up again the question of food as art. Is the aim of a restaurant meal ... More >>

Experiencing Sandanista! While Stoned and Walking San Francisco

​ Listen to this while high: Sandinista! by The Clash​Behind the buzz: In the most literal sense, Sandinista! is the dopest punk album of all time. The Clash's fourth studio LP is a six-sided monstrosity alternately damned upon its 1980 release by purists as a sellout of punk verities, and damne ... More >>

DJ Harvey on How to Throw an Underground Party, Sarcastic Disco, and Not Having a Body Clock

Peter Vahan​It might seem like an artist whose fan base spans three continents -- and who remains a prominent and defining figure in the underground electronic music scene -- would not be excusing himself on a Sunday afternoon to go shopping with his wife. But with that, England's DJ Harvey d ... More >>

S.F., City of Throwdowns

eeetthaannn/FlickrDistillery 209's arsenal of botanicals.​Monday, Tuesday, Happy Days San Francisco finds itself the home of some mighty challenges over the next few days. Besides the emotionally charged series against the Dodgers starting this evening, two a couple of cocktail challenges ens ... More >>

The Top Five Weird And Wonderful Music Scenes Championed By Diplo

The second installment in the Blow Your Head compilation series, released today, underscores Diplo's status as the world's most persuasive musical archaeologist. Released on Mad Decent, the record label run by the DJ, producer, and former darling of M.I.A., it focuses on the newly-created sub-genre ... More >>

S.F. Producers DJG, Dials, and Jus Wan on the Local Bass Music Scene and Their New Compilation

​ There really is something in the water here. At least that's what it seems like, judging by the number of San Francisco electronic music producers touring across the Atlantic and releasing tracks on U.K. and European labels. Dubstep and bass-driven club music producers have been especially p ... More >>

Beauty Turned Inside Out

​ There really is something in the water here. At least that's what it seems like, judging by the number of San Francisco electronic music producers touring across the Atlantic and releasing tracks on U.K. and European labels. Dubstep and bass-driven club music producers have been especially p ... More >>

The Godfather of Fairs

​ There really is something in the water here. At least that's what it seems like, judging by the number of San Francisco electronic music producers touring across the Atlantic and releasing tracks on U.K. and European labels. Dubstep and bass-driven club music producers have been especially p ... More >>

The Eels' Mr. E on Becoming Jimmy Page's Hero, Playing in China, and Making Difficult Albums

Eels​ Before Girls' Christopher Owens, there was another rock star whose curiously tragic backstory prefaced any mention of his name. Mark E Everett, or Mr. E, of The Eels is undoubtedly one of the most interesting rock stars around. Despite his reclusive demeanor, often hiding like the Unabo ... More >>

As You Like It & Heidi: Show Preview

Eels​ Before Girls' Christopher Owens, there was another rock star whose curiously tragic backstory prefaced any mention of his name. Mark E Everett, or Mr. E, of The Eels is undoubtedly one of the most interesting rock stars around. Despite his reclusive demeanor, often hiding like the Unabo ... More >>

Weekend Party Preview: Four Tet, Art Deparment, Frite Nite, and More

Four Tet (aka Kieran Hebdan) comes to Mezzanine on Friday​ Who's ready for some raving? It's mid-October and San Francisco is still going strong with weekends so thoroughly stacked that it's beginning to feel like the city's having some kind of strange party renaissance. As such, this weekend ... More >>

Plaid on Its New Album, the Persistent Influence of Detroit Techno, and How to Not Repeat Yourself Musically After 20 Years

Plaid: Never a duo to get caught in a box.​ British electronic duo Plaid, made up of Ed Handley and Andy Turner, has been navigating the digital obliques of melodically askew, syncopated beats since 1991. This Friday, it will bring the music of its new album, Scintilli -- Plaid's first non-sou ... More >>

No More Sporks, Tell Tale's William Werner's New Start, and More Rotisserie

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Back to forks and spoons: After five years, Spork is readying to close at the end of the month. Tablehopper reveals that the owners will focus on new projects and their other restaurant, Thermidor. If you ... More >>

The Top Five Pop Songs of 2011

2011 was the year Beyonce got knocked up, Lady Gaga arrived at the Grammys in an egg, and a soul singer from London took over the world. Tomorrow we'll be bitching about the worst pop moments of the year, but today, here are our favorite pop hits from 2011. 5. "Till The World Ends," Britney Spears ... More >>