Maine

Prop. 34: California Keeps Death Penalty, Once Again Shows It's Not as Liberal as Some Think

California: that big blue state that handed President Obama 54 free electoral college points and gave his campaign more money than any other state. The state that is on the brink of Democratic supermajorities in both the state House and state Senate and contains a voting population in which register ... More >>

TyFlo's Wayfare Tavern Has a Way With Lobster

Wayfare Tavern, the restaurant crown jewel in the Tyler Florence empire, has a tuck-in-from-the-rainy-day pub feel, even when it's sunny outside. A Maine lobster roll, available for lunch and dinner, adds to the warm, escape from the elements vibe that may be carefully calculated here, but admittedl ... More >>

"Question One": Maine's Gay-Marriage Battle

Prime Dip's Gourmet Sandwiches Are Anything but Gourmet -- and That's a Good Thing

​Just a few steps down Larkin street from the always-packed lunchtime institution Saigon Sandwich, Prime Dip Gourmet Sandwiches quietly goes about its business creating straightforward, French dip style behemoths. Crackly rolls, supplied by neighbor Lee's Deli, are built to withstand flash floods ... More >>

If You Want to Combat Corporate Lobbying, You Have to Put Up Your Dukes

​If you read the food media, especially in large cities, you'd believe that the sustainable food revolution is winning. But if you talk to a state senator or member of Congress, writes public-health advocate Michelle Simon, they'll assure you that the food-industry lobbyists are still the ones wit ... More >>

The Religious Reasons Against Solitary Confinement: A Q&A with Rev. Richard Killmer

​Prisoners across California -- and even other states -- went on a three-week hunger strike last month, protesting the prolonged solitary confinement for inmates, and a they resumed a second strike again last week. Reverend Richard Killmer, the executive director of the National Religious Campaign ... More >>

Where Have All the Stoners Gone?

Hey stoners, do you really want Sarah Palin as an ally?​It's hard to say exactly where the American marijuana movement is at present. For every Alabama, where a Republican state legislator will sponsor a medical marijuana bill to legalize medical cannabis, there's an Arizona or a Montana, where la ... More >>

The 10 Most Epic Food Fights: Who Invented What?

Chicago has deep-dish pizza. Florida has key lime pie. And don't mess with Texas; it's got a real zeal for barbecue. But what if someone or somewhere else took credit for your favorite regional food? It's a full-on food fight. SFoodie is finally going to settle the score in the 10 most heated food d ... More >>

Black Cod Returns, Dude Jr. Abides, Foodborne Illnesses Plot a Comeback in Maine

Notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other miscellanea dredged up from the food media. avrene just posted a pic of The House's black cod with rabbit ears.​1. Black cod season. In the past few weeks, I've been seeing one of my favorite ocean fish on menus: Pacific black cod, ... More >>

Better Than a Ball Drop: New Year's Eve at Thermidor

Lara Hata​Thermidor's NYE Retro Glamour Menu Where: Thermidor, 8 Mint Plaza (at Fifth St.), 896-6500 Cost: First seating (6, 6:30, or 7 p.m.), $85 for four courses; second seating (8:30, 9, or 9:30 p.m.), $95 for four courses plus Champagne toast Why it's likely to be special: New Year's Ev ... More >>

Better Than a Ball Drop: New Year's Eve at Jardinière

​New Year's Eve at Jardinière Where: Jardinière, 300 Grove (at Franklin), 861-5555 Cost: First seating (5:30-7:30 p.m.), $125 for five courses; second seating (8:30-10:30 p.m.), $175 for six courses, party favors, and Champagne toast Why it's likely to be special: If it just wouldn't feel ... More >>

Better Than a Ball Drop: New Year's Eve at Prospect

Lara Hata​Prospect's New Year's Eve Prix Fixe Where: Prospect, 300 Spear (at Folsom), 247-7770 Cost: First seating (6-7:15 p.m.), $85; second seating (8:15-10 p.m.), $105 (includes party favors and Champagne toast at midnight) Note: a la carte menu available for walk-ins in the bar/lounge/co ... More >>

Edible Zoo: Awesome Food Animals

Thisiswhyyourefat.com​You're not supposed to play with your food, but if you can make cool animals like these with your butter, cheese, and what-not, we definitely approve. Slowly but surely, Bacon Turtle wins the race. wackyarchives.com​Apple Butterfly flies away before you can get yo ... More >>

Berkeley Writer Ayelet Waldman's Red Hook Road Inspired By Bach, Steve Reich

Jennifer ChaneyAyelet Waldman​New York Times best-selling author and Berkeley resident Ayelet Waldman released a new book today called Red Hook Road. She and her husband, Michael Chabon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, have been called "a famous- ... More >>

Is Berkeley Marijuana Dispensary's Maine Investment 'Cannabusiness' as Usual?

​ "Cannabusiness" is a term thrown around plenty these days, what with medical marijuana dispensaries and delivery services a ho-hum regularity in California, and the prospect of full-blown legalization looming on the horizon via the ballot box. But "cannabusiness" is also a dirty word for some in ... More >>

Should Authorities Ease Regulations on Small, Local Food Vendors?

Jesse Friedman/FlickrShould sellers at events like the SF Underground Market be exempt form normal licensing regulations?​Our favorite morsels from the Web. The LA Times Monday picked up AP writer Dinesh Ramde's report on licensing restrictions easing for small food vendors in Maine and Wisco ... More >>

Fish House Punch, a Nautical Cocktail at Waterbar

Tamara PalmerDrink like a fish.​For fans of sugared "girlie" drinks, Waterbar's Fish House Punch works with both a luxe plate of chilled Maine lobster and the buck oysters of happy hour. A cocktail of Sailor Jerry Rum, Park VSOP, crème de pèche, and lemon mimics the pleasing sweetness of che ... More >>

Friday Lunches at Jardinière This Month

​The normally dinner-only Jardinière (300 Grove at Franklin) is opening for lunches Fridays this month (except Dec. 25, of course) to accommodate all that Nutcrackering and other excuses for daylight feasting. Offerings include seasonal starters along the lines of winter squash soup with goat ... More >>

Maine Setback Won't Deter Californians Seeking Prop. 8 Repeal in 2010 -- Unless it Does

Bad day for cake yesterday​For those who support same-sex marriage, yesterday's defeat in Maine was both a head-scratcher and a stomach-punch. The "No on 1" campaign was well-run, well-financed, not hamstrung by, say, the mayor of Bangor crowing about "whether you like it or not," and a huge perce ... More >>

Bay Links: Cameras, Pop-Ups, & Oysters

​Big Bus is Watching: Muni's got new cameras. [City Insider]What's a "Pop-Up Shop?" Pretty much what it sounds like. [SF Citizen]Ugh. Local company helped to repeal Maine's same-sex marriage law. [SFAppeal]SoMa residents don't want a new, tall neighbor. [Curbed]What to eat at the old-is-new-again ... More >>

In Praise of Imposter Lobster in South City

T. PalmerNot lobster, but not half bad either.​Cruising the El and hankering for something cheap 'n fried, SFoodie made a guilty pleasure pit stop at Long John Silver's (1111 El Camino Real at Del Paso, South San Francisco) for some fish and chips and hush puppies. Inside the spot (which doubles a ... More >>

The Art of the Crease

Eight Summer Food Festivals Worth the Schlep

Did you miss San Francisco's Oyster Fest last month? Fear not. There are plenty of larger food festivals to satiate you -- if you're willing to travel. We've put together a roundup of some of the best. Maine Lobster Festival (July 29-August 2)Made famous by David Foster Wallace's essay Consider ... More >>

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Blue Monkey Used San Francisco as Springboard to World Tour

This is Wilbert, everyone. He's a a three-haired, yellow-bellied, stuffed monkey who started his world travels in San Francisco on May 4, 2008. Since then, he's hit up Paris, Jamaica, New York City, Toronto, Vegas, Tokyo, the Amazon, Rio De Janeiro, China, Greece, Oklahoma, ... More >>

SF Weekly's Seven-Day Dish

Loca-voracious

If you want your food to be raised within a hundred miles, get down to the farm

I'd Like to Thank the Ground Beef

Television awards make us hungry for an S.F. burger and Maine lobster

Love Shack

Find excellent New England seafood in a little place on Market

Going Blank Again

With Landfair, SoCal native Matt Adams runs his Blank Tapes aground on S.F.'s thriving folk scene

Dependable Pleasures

Or, Paradise Regained -- at least as far as lobsters are concerned

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, June 16, 2004

Best Lobster Dinner

500 Jackson

Chronicles of the Working Class

The book Nickel and Dimed is a first-rate journalistic look at minimum-wage life. The play it inspired is just journalism.

Best Asian Supermarket

99 Ranch

Setting Son

In the Bedroom, a couple's anguish turns to rage turns to rational madness

East Meets Zest

Oritalia

Well Seasoned

Perlot

Big Bang

In the Beginning is a musical bomb

The Luddite Eats

Paragon

Side Dish

Doin' Lunch, Open Wide, In a Pinch, A Spoonful of Sugar

Around the World in 1,000 Years

LuLu

Dinner in the Diner

Universal Cafe

Dante's Paradise

Stage

A Tale of Two Seafoods

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Fish for All Seasons

Waiting for the yabbie at Yabbies Coastal Kitchen

Recordings

Claws Celebre

Anthony's compensates for its tourist trappings with big helpings of crustaceans