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  • Blogs

    November 8, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2012

    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 >>

  • Film

    October 24, 2012

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2009

    The Art of the Crease

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    AA OK

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    SF Weekly's Seven-Day Dish

    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 >>

  • Dining

    December 5, 2007

    Loca-voracious

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

  • Dining

    April 25, 2007

    I'd Like to Thank the Ground Beef

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

  • Dining

    August 16, 2006

    Love Shack

    Find excellent New England seafood in a little place on Market

  • Music

    February 15, 2006

    Going Blank Again

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

  • Dining

    January 18, 2006

    Dependable Pleasures

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

  • News

    June 16, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, June 16, 2004

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Lobster Dinner

    500 Jackson

  • Culture

    September 17, 2003

    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 of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Asian Supermarket

    99 Ranch

  • Film

    December 26, 2001

    Setting Son

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

  • Dining

    September 5, 2001

    East Meets Zest

    Oritalia

  • Dining

    November 8, 2000

    Well Seasoned

    Perlot

  • Culture

    September 6, 2000

    Big Bang

    In the Beginning is a musical bomb

  • Dining

    May 31, 2000

    The Luddite Eats

    Paragon

  • Dining

    February 16, 2000

    Side Dish

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

  • Dining

    January 12, 2000

    Around the World in 1,000 Years

    LuLu

  • Dining

    September 1, 1999

    Dinner in the Diner

    Universal Cafe

  • Dining

    June 2, 1999

    Dante's Paradise

    Universal Cafe

  • Culture

    May 26, 1999

    Stage

    Universal Cafe

  • Dining

    June 3, 1998

    A Tale of Two Seafoods

    Universal Cafe

  • Calendar

    April 29, 1998

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Universal Cafe

  • Dining

    March 12, 1997

    Fish for All Seasons

    Waiting for the yabbie at Yabbies Coastal Kitchen

  • Music

    December 20, 1995

    Recordings

    Waiting for the yabbie at Yabbies Coastal Kitchen

  • Dining

    April 19, 1995

    Claws Celebre

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

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