Manhattan

San Francisco's Free Wi-Fi Dreams Upstaged By New York City

Filling Your Belly During The Recession

Earl Dax brings Novice Theory to Bubble Lounge

Destination: Mission

Happy Hour Freebies: Maya

Try to get there right at 5 to snag a seat and get the food while it's still hot.

Buy the book

Two mediocre adaptations by two directors who really should have known better.

Summer Grows Up

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

Rated X

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

Best Downtown Nightclub

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain

Hear This

Mike Park and pals are "Asians in Rock"; the beautiful pianist Rachel Z brings her contemporized smooth jazz to Pearl's

March Radness

Ten inexpensive, pre-assembled kits to fit the needs of every demonstrator at the Republican National Convention

Am I Blue

Characterless chowders and seafood seem at home in the too-casual Blue Mermaid

Reps Etc.

Characterless chowders and seafood seem at home in the too-casual Blue Mermaid

Best Street Food

Aidell's Sausage Stand

Best Place to Sip Kuo Kung Chiew

Rosewood

Best Coffee Beans

Graffeo

In the Garden

Skip this dreadfully pretentious tale of a homeless kid working as a hustler

Antojitos Antics

Calvin Trillin and assorted other out-of-town tipsters inspire a round of tacos

A-List

As he moves to N.Y., our reviewer reveals an S.F. treasure

Best Cross-City Hike

As he moves to N.Y., our reviewer reveals an S.F. treasure

Look Who's Talking

Two former nannies write a fictional tell-all

Manhattan

On Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending, Téa Leoni's ass, and The Hulk's S.F. schedule

Hope Springs Eternal

A touching exhibit of missing-persons posters that sprang up after 9/11

Rescue 9/11

This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

Hangout

Street

The Brave and the Bold

On Sept. 11, the world needed superheroes. They found them not in comic books, but in real life.

Reel World

Woody Allen ponders a career move after making his new film

Best Underrated Bar

Gold Mirror

In From the Cold

Sno-drift

The Mix

Togetherness

Moon Over the Mission

Luna Park

Stage

Luna Park

Outer Limits

Luna Park

Night+Day

Luna Park

Night+Day

Luna Park

Recordings

Luna Park

Happy Hour & Duck Fries at Orson

Selected well drinks $5, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

Track of the Day: DJ Jonathan Toubin's New York Night Train Mix

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 ... More >>

Early Bird Special: 54 Mint

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 s ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

​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 Manhatta ... More >>

Renaissance Man

​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 Manhatta ... More >>

Barbacco's Anti-Deli Sandwich: Your SFoodie Lunch Planner

J. BirdsallYou won't miss the mustard and marble rye.​Tues., Feb. 2, 2010 Barbacco's mirrored, low-ceilinged, all-but-windowless shaft of a room is so crammed with pin spots and gleaming stainless it feels like a Manhattan deli, but chef Sarah Burchard's sandwiches are anything but Carnegie. ... More >>

S.F. Bar Stars Shine at Manhattan Cocktail Classic, Ft. Mason Gala

CUESA/Flickr15 Romolo's Scott Baird.​A word of warning to drinkers in the Bay Area this weekend: The Manhattan Cocktail Classic, NYC's first-ever multi-day festival celebrating the history, contemporary culture, and artful craft of the cocktail, goes down May 14-18. What's that got to do with ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

CUESA/Flickr15 Romolo's Scott Baird.​A word of warning to drinkers in the Bay Area this weekend: The Manhattan Cocktail Classic, NYC's first-ever multi-day festival celebrating the history, contemporary culture, and artful craft of the cocktail, goes down May 14-18. What's that got to do with ... More >>

S.F. Sandwich Culture is Cool, But New York's No. 7 Sub Goes Beyond

jasonlam/FlickrBraised lamb sandwich at No. 7 Sub in Manhattan.​San Franciscans tiring (somehow) of porchetta sandwiches at Il Cane Rosso and drippy subs at the possibly doomed Ike's might want to catch a plane east. A not-so-old Brooklyn-based college friend of ours is gleefully scrambling th ... More >>

"The Fantasticks": SF Playhouse adds heft to the world's longest-running musical

jasonlam/FlickrBraised lamb sandwich at No. 7 Sub in Manhattan.​San Franciscans tiring (somehow) of porchetta sandwiches at Il Cane Rosso and drippy subs at the possibly doomed Ike's might want to catch a plane east. A not-so-old Brooklyn-based college friend of ours is gleefully scrambling th ... More >>

Pioneer of Parody

jasonlam/FlickrBraised lamb sandwich at No. 7 Sub in Manhattan.​San Franciscans tiring (somehow) of porchetta sandwiches at Il Cane Rosso and drippy subs at the possibly doomed Ike's might want to catch a plane east. A not-so-old Brooklyn-based college friend of ours is gleefully scrambling th ... More >>

Food Forward Celebrates Real Food Heroes Across the Country

The modern food landscape is more confusing than ever. Words like "organic," "sustainable" and "all-natural" have been so diluted from overuse and vague definition as to become meaningless to most. Worse, populations across the country have little or no access to fresh produce of any kind, irrespe ... More >>

Belden Taverna's Foraged Manhattan Busts a Cap in Your Glass

Lou BustamanteThe Foraged Manhattan​As the days continue to get colder and shorter, so do my drinks -- my preferences slowly shift from tall, juicy, and shaken, to stiff and stirred cocktails. I'm not alone. For lots of people, winter brings an increasing fondness for aged spirits occurs, with whi ... More >>

"Man on a Ledge": Wrong-Man Thriller Goes Thud

Lou BustamanteThe Foraged Manhattan​As the days continue to get colder and shorter, so do my drinks -- my preferences slowly shift from tall, juicy, and shaken, to stiff and stirred cocktails. I'm not alone. For lots of people, winter brings an increasing fondness for aged spirits occurs, with whi ... More >>