As I mentioned yesterday here, I'm on a serious soul trip (as is much of SF's nightlife/DJ scene, of course) so I have to post this excellent mix from New York DJ Jonathan Toubin. Toubin, aka New York Night Train, hosts a whole lotta shakin' at clubs all over Manhattan, but he's bringing his vintage collection of rockabilly, British Invasion, European freakbeat, soul, girl groups, garage, glam, and some funky New Orleans horns to the Knockout's Oldies night, where he'll DJ on Friday, May 15. To
Jen Siska54 Mint's caprese salad.An early taste of SF Weekly's Wednesday food review.
This may be a city whose obsession with thin-crust shows no sign of cooling, but newcomer 54 Mint (16 Mint at Jessie) isn't exactly willing to pander. No, the still-new Italian restaurant in Mint Plaza's sleek Euroscape has a very Sicily-meets-Manhattan sense of itself, one that doesn't include Cali-style pies. Not surprising, since one of the owners here is co-owner of Il Buco in New York City. SF Wee
Our favorite morsel from the food blogs.
White tablecloth: Hot Food Porn stirs up the murky slurry that pits defenders of professional restaurant critics against online amateurs. His inspiration? Grub Street New York's "Grub Report," in which a dozen critics of national stature (but Manhattan addresses, most of 'em) discuss the State of the Restaurant. Porn calls it "NY self-felatio [sic] that was partially interesting and partially vomit-inducing," and suggests the world of restaurants
Raphael Brion/EatMeDaily.comLocal food shows up in big portions. Stuff from far away, not so much.Unless you're going to New York this weekend, you won't actually see this.
All the same, it looks like something you'd enjoy. As part of Pioneers of Change, this month's festival of Dutch design, architecture, and fashion taking place on Governor's Island, just a free seven-minute ferry haul from Manhattan, Droog, an Amsterdam-based design lab, along with a gang of independent designers, st
Thanksgiving is upon us, but instead of sticking with traditional turkey and stuffing, why not spice things up with some more creative fare? Some of these dishes might freak out your grandparents (or you, for that matter), but they're guaranteed to spark a conversation.​ 8. Guac-a-BirdJello is usually just used on Thanksgiving to make a cranberry-flavored mold, but there are so, so many more ways to stretch the gelatin's limits. Case in point: the Guac-a-Bird, an avocado gelatin turkey.
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