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"Criminal: Art and Criminal Justice in America" at SFSU - Today's Calendar Pick

Oops: Pentagon Accidentally Sent Taiwan Nuclear Material. Again.

DRAFT Magazine's Top Ten Beers For Tax Season

Clay, Alligator Blood, Kitchen Sink Proposed as Treatments for MRSA

Marc Broussard Plays SF in Jan.

How do you like your soul? A little gritty with a few parts blues and gospel? That's called Southern soul, which so happens to be Marc Broussard's specialty. The Louisiana native brings his sound straight from the bayou to Slim's Jan. 17. Tickets go on sale Sunday, Nov. 23 at 10 a.m. --Oscar Pascu ... More >>

Monte Carlo Kicks It Creole in the Bayview

Our weekly pick from Thrillist.com

Incarceration Nation

Our weekly pick from Thrillist.com

An Ideal Meal

Assemble your own from a buffet of the year's best dishes

You Know What It Means

To miss New Orleans -- so feast on authentic N.O. turtle soup, crawfish étouffée, and jambalaya right here in North Beach

Pig Government

The politics of pork has real victims. Just look at New Orleans, or commuters on the Bay Bridge.

Beginning, Middle, Dance

Three weeks of mythic storytelling through body movement

Rhythm Nations

A Carnaval atmosphere

Bayou Polka

A rudderless German springs to life with the help of zydeco music

Americana Pie

Grab a slice of 2004's best roots music while it's still hot.

Best Gumbo

500 Jackson

Parboiled

Anne Galjour needs to cook Okra a little longer

Absolutely Fabulous

Transformed by a romanticized airport novel, our heroine constructs a strangely compelling life

Best Hot Bowl of Soup

Grand Isle Crawfish Bisque at Alcatraces

Bayou by the Bay

New Orleans comes to Noe Valley

Carnival of Sorts

Monte Carlo Restaurant & Bar

Choose Your Own Indie-venture

IndieFest

Bye-Bye Bourbon Street

Cajun Pacific

Best Brunch

Absinthe

Zoom Lens

Molls With Claws: Film Noir at the Roxie

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Molls With Claws: Film Noir at the Roxie

Lock and Keys

Molls With Claws: Film Noir at the Roxie

Ankle-Deep in Big Muddy

The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture

Bay Bayou

The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture

Second Time Around

The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture

King Creole

The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture

The Grid

The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture

Telling Tales

The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture

Night+Day

The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture

SF Weekly Picks

The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture

Heavy Weather

Anne Galjour isn't alone in her new solo show, Hurricane/Mauvais Temps

Night Crawler

Anne Galjour isn't alone in her new solo show, Hurricane/Mauvais Temps

Magnolia Crawfish Boil to Bring a Steamy Taste of Summer to the Haight

SFTriStar/FlickrPick something hoppy to go with that crawfish. If you missed the two previous Louisiana Crawfish Boils at Magnolia Pub & Brewery (398 Haight at Masonic), it's not too late to go all backwoods Cajun. The third and final boil happens next Tuesday, June 16, just in time for the summer S ... More >>

Snacktion: Voodoo Potato Chips

T. Palmer​Name: Voodoo Potato Chips  Brand: Zapp's Origin: Gramercy, Louisiana Found at: Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe (3030 San Bruno at Paul) Cost: $1.25 Ingredients: Potatoes, peanut oil, sugar, salt, sodium diacetate, torula yeast, dextrose, onion powder, autolyzed yeast extract, citric ... More >>

Cajun Throwdown at Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe

T. PalmerFried Gulf shrimp po-boy: Worthy of devouring.​After long and careful planning, Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe (3030 San Bruno at Paul) opened its doors Nov. 6."I'm really passionate about this," said Danielle Reese, giant ladle in hand. "A lot of people try to represent New Orleans f ... More >>

Whitewash: Disney's The Princess and the Frog can't seem to escape the ghetto

T. PalmerFried Gulf shrimp po-boy: Worthy of devouring.​After long and careful planning, Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe (3030 San Bruno at Paul) opened its doors Nov. 6."I'm really passionate about this," said Danielle Reese, giant ladle in hand. "A lot of people try to represent New Orleans f ... More >>

Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe brings the flavor and fun of N'awlins

T. PalmerFried Gulf shrimp po-boy: Worthy of devouring.​After long and careful planning, Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe (3030 San Bruno at Paul) opened its doors Nov. 6."I'm really passionate about this," said Danielle Reese, giant ladle in hand. "A lot of people try to represent New Orleans f ... More >>

Feasting Out: New American BBQ for New Year's Eve at Wexler's

Jen Siska​Where: Wexler's 568 Sacramento (at Leidesdorff), 983-0102 When: Thurs., Dec. 31 Time: 5-11 p.m. The deal: Five-course prix fixe includes warm sunchoke velouté with vanilla-scented olive oil and sunchoke "bacon"; barbecue-cured Loch Duart salmon with crispy potato cake and apple-r ... More >>

Listomania: Top Southern Rap Picks For 2009

Yeah, it stirred the Yankees to the World Series championship, but was there a more boring album this year than Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3? Perhaps it was a geographic thing; with a few exceptions like Raekwon and Kid Cudi, most of 2009's exciting, innovative rap records came from Southern artists. Sur ... More >>

Hooker's Bread Pudding a Taste of New Orleans

John BirdsallBread pudding with caramel sauce ($5).​Day-old Hooker's Sweet Treats combines a brooding sense of 19th-century style with vivid tastes ― including owner David "Hooker" Williams' boyhood-inspired bread pudding, and coffee drinks from some of the first batches of beans from Sightg ... More >>

Off the Grid Finale, TurbonegrA, Indie Capoeira, Dub Mission, and More

Bad Religion's Gregg Graffin reads at Booksmith this Friday​There's less than a week left to master your perfect Turkey Day dish, or mentally prepare yourself for a shared meal with the family. Instead of worrying about the impending chaos, celebrate the calm before the storm with a weekend full o ... More >>

Justin Simoneaux Tees Up Boxing Room Preview at Absinthe

​Lagniappe Preview Dinner for Boxing Room Where: Absinthe, 398 Hayes (at Gough) When: Mon., Jan. 10, 5:30-10 p.m. Cost: $35 for three courses The rundown: Moss Room alum Justin Simoneaux is gearing up for the launch of Boxing Room, the Absinthe sibling that's taking over the old Citizen Ca ... More >>

Louisiana Kidnapping Update: Police Release Suspect Details

Working with SFPD to solve a kidnapping case​Police are looking for a heavy-set man with rotting teeth, saying he might be responsible for kidnapping a Louisiana woman and driving her to San Francisco before booting her out of the car. Officer Albie Esparza told the Examiner's Mike Aldax that the ... More >>

Boxing Room: Fresh Take Saves Cajun and Creole Cooking from Cliche

Working with SFPD to solve a kidnapping case​Police are looking for a heavy-set man with rotting teeth, saying he might be responsible for kidnapping a Louisiana woman and driving her to San Francisco before booting her out of the car. Officer Albie Esparza told the Examiner's Mike Aldax that the ... More >>

Another Student Suspended for Dissing Teacher on Facebook

​We've seen a few times over the past year that the casual contact facilitated by Facebook is proving to be a sticky wicket for teachers and their students. Now a Louisiana high-school senior is arguing in federal court that he's the latest victim of unfair policing of online social space.The stud ... More >>

49ers-Giants: The Biggest Games

It's hard to be nostalgic when you don't remember anything. It's also hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. Vernon Davis, who made what is being dubbed "The Catch III," was several years shy of being born when Dwight Clark made "The Catch." But fans -- we remember. We remember every ... More >>