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Mad Men

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Edibles: Burned Out on Sweets? Cheesy Popcorn is a Savory Solution

    I'll admit, the whole drama that erupted between Anthony Bourdain and Paula Deen this year fascinated me. If you're not as gossip-driven as I am, here's a summary: Bourdain called out his fellow Food Network star Deen when she came out as a diabetic, despite pitching recipes like the one where she ... More >>

  • News

    April 4, 2012

    SF Weekly Letters

    I'll admit, the whole drama that erupted between Anthony Bourdain and Paula Deen this year fascinated me. If you're not as gossip-driven as I am, here's a summary: Bourdain called out his fellow Food Network star Deen when she came out as a diabetic, despite pitching recipes like the one where she ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Six Karaoke Songs to Lure in Your Own Don Draper

    If you haven't heard enough of "Zou Bisou Bisou" this week, be prepared for an onslaught of especially terrible karaoke this weekend. But before you attempt to reel in your own Don Draper, allow us to provide a little backstory: You know this much -- the fifth season of Mad Men has begun. And the c ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 7, 2012

    Drink: Session Beers: When the Best Drink Isn't the Most Extreme

    If you haven't heard enough of "Zou Bisou Bisou" this week, be prepared for an onslaught of especially terrible karaoke this weekend. But before you attempt to reel in your own Don Draper, allow us to provide a little backstory: You know this much -- the fifth season of Mad Men has begun. And the c ... More >>

  • News

    October 26, 2011

    SF Weekly Letters

    If you haven't heard enough of "Zou Bisou Bisou" this week, be prepared for an onslaught of especially terrible karaoke this weekend. But before you attempt to reel in your own Don Draper, allow us to provide a little backstory: You know this much -- the fifth season of Mad Men has begun. And the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Bob MacKenzie: So Long to a Real Individual

    The eulogies for longtime KTVU feature reporter Bob MacKenzie will be sure to mention his wit, charm, and, of course, ability to reel in audiences as only a storyteller can. All of this is true -- but, first and foremost, MacKenzie was, in a business moving increasingly toward homogeneity, an indivi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Nudists Create Naked Parking Space in Front of Castro Theatre

    Parking your rear end​We told you about today's PARK(ing) Day, the city's whimsical attempt to redesign metered parking spaces into improvised urban space. SF Weekly went to check it out, and aside from the outdoor Mad Men offices, we saw petting zoos and makeshift parks taking over our beloved pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Media Jumps On 'Americans Can't Cook' Story

    The only way to lure Don Draper into the kitchen was with an open bottle of whiskey​Sometimes the food media travels in mindless packs just like White House correspondents. Such is the case about a story trending today, that 28% of Americans over age 25 say they can't cook. The story comes fr ... More >>

  • Film

    July 27, 2011

    "World on a Wire": Newly Restored Fassbinder Sci-Fi Gem from 1973

    The only way to lure Don Draper into the kitchen was with an open bottle of whiskey​Sometimes the food media travels in mindless packs just like White House correspondents. Such is the case about a story trending today, that 28% of Americans over age 25 say they can't cook. The story comes fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Seven Hot Looks for Restaurant Critics

    Gael Greene. Hot.​ Earlier this week, Eater ran (or is it re-ran? I've seen this post before) a post listing hot looks for hot chefs. Faced with a magazine shoot? Hold a knife! Or a pig head! SFoodie knows all too well that restaurant critics could use some tough love from Tyra Banks on our public ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Top Chef Masters, Week 1: Traci Snarls, La Cocina Wins!

    SF CHEFS/FlickrDo not fuck with Des Jardins.​We are still suffering from a bit of Top Chef overload, but the new season of Top Chef Masters with new host, format, and judges brought us right back into the world of cheftestants, Quickfires, and knife packings. We tuned in last night for the Sea ... More >>

  • Film

    February 16, 2011

    "Unknown": Liam Neeson Can't Save a Tepid Thriller

    SF CHEFS/FlickrDo not fuck with Des Jardins.​We are still suffering from a bit of Top Chef overload, but the new season of Top Chef Masters with new host, format, and judges brought us right back into the world of cheftestants, Quickfires, and knife packings. We tuned in last night for the Sea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Oh, Snap! The Best San Francisco Food Photos of 2010

    San Francisco's culinary landscape is an ever-changing one, and this past year was no exception. Scores of restaurants opened and closed, events were thrown, and new chefs stepped into the spotlight. Here are some of the most arresting images SF Weekly and SFoodie captured in 2010. Lara Hata​ ... More >>

  • Music

    November 24, 2010

    Bouncer: Enter the Fantasy Zone at the Lounge at Seven Fifty

    San Francisco's culinary landscape is an ever-changing one, and this past year was no exception. Scores of restaurants opened and closed, events were thrown, and new chefs stepped into the spotlight. Here are some of the most arresting images SF Weekly and SFoodie captured in 2010. Lara Hata​ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Non-Turkey Turkey Day, Mad Men's Pussycat, Shark Fin Creepiness

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • For 28 days concluding in November 2010, an HSUS investigator worked inside a Cal-Maine factory egg farm in Texas, and documented a bunch of scary-ass abuses. The vast majority of eggs that Americans eat come f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    The Black Keys Have to Enjoy Doing This, Right?

    Richard Haick​The Black KeysNicole AtkinsSeptember 29, 2010@ The Fox Theater, OaklandBetter than: Listening to old biker dudes noodle blues drivel in Guitar Center.Dan Auerbach couldn't squeeze out a smile on stage last night, but his band stuck one onto the face of every broham and babe in t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2010

    She's Not Laughing with You ...

    Richard Haick​The Black KeysNicole AtkinsSeptember 29, 2010@ The Fox Theater, OaklandBetter than: Listening to old biker dudes noodle blues drivel in Guitar Center.Dan Auerbach couldn't squeeze out a smile on stage last night, but his band stuck one onto the face of every broham and babe in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Mattel Launches News Anchor Barbie

    Putting the "fox" back in Fox News.​Just when you thought certain airheads on network cable news couldn't get anymore plastic, Mattel has immortalized the entire profession with its very own Barbie. Actually she won in the inaugural global vote. While the popular vote went toward a computer engine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Review and Download: Curtains' 'The Dissertaion (The Wu Thesis)'

    ​The past month has been a pretty great one for rap. New Orleans weed aficionado and sometime Lil Wayne sidekick Curren$y released Pilot Talk, featuring a terrific single, "The Day," where Jay Electronica waxes "young, black, intelligent, elegant, blasé," and Mos Def sounds like his jaw is still ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 4, 2010

    At Thermidor, fine dining dishes from another era work best when updated

    ​The past month has been a pretty great one for rap. New Orleans weed aficionado and sometime Lil Wayne sidekick Curren$y released Pilot Talk, featuring a terrific single, "The Day," where Jay Electronica waxes "young, black, intelligent, elegant, blasé," and Mos Def sounds like his jaw is still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Thermidor: Can Retro Succeed Without Kitsch?

    Lara HataLobster Thermidor: Maybe there's a reason we all stopped eating this?​Thermidor can feel as hard to penetrate as Don Draper's psyche. On one hand, chef Bruce Binn's dinner rolls and baked Alaska and pommes dauphine leave a buttery trail through memory, depositing you smack in the midd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Squeeze and the English Beat at the Fillmore

    Wade GrubbsSqueeze​Squeeze The English Beat August 1, 2010@The Fillmore Better than: Staying home for the second episode of the new series of Mad Men. Yes, I said it. All human life is here at a completely sold-out Fillmore. There were many variations of New Wave chic, includin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Anthony Bourdain Weeps for What?

    John BirdsallNo. 7, pho bo tai nam, from My Father's Kitchen on Divis.​Our favorite morsel from the Web. CNN's Eatocracy concluded Nicole Dow's two-part Q and A with Anthony Bourdain today. Yesterday, the man-craggy TV host described returning to Lebanon (his No Reservations production crew h ... More >>

  • Film

    June 2, 2010

    "Get Him to the Greek": Crude on the outside, sweet in the middle

    John BirdsallNo. 7, pho bo tai nam, from My Father's Kitchen on Divis.​Our favorite morsel from the Web. CNN's Eatocracy concluded Nicole Dow's two-part Q and A with Anthony Bourdain today. Yesterday, the man-craggy TV host described returning to Lebanon (his No Reservations production crew h ... More >>

  • News

    March 3, 2010

    Girl Game

    A world-famous pickup artist tried to teach single women to attract decent guys in S.F. It was harder than he thought.

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2009

    Here Come the Funny People

    A world-famous pickup artist tried to teach single women to attract decent guys in S.F. It was harder than he thought.

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    Here Come the Funny People

    A world-famous pickup artist tried to teach single women to attract decent guys in S.F. It was harder than he thought.

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