Martha Stewart

Paris Hilton's Jail Guard Wins SF Drag King Contest

How to Make a Christmas Tree Pop-Up Card (not the only thing that will pop-up)

Last Night: 42BELOW Vodka World Cup at Cafe Du Nord

Who Says There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch?

By Meredith Brody On a recent trip to Costco to patronize their amazingly low-cost pharmacy - well, a second trip (note to self, and others: the pharmacy at the Richmond location is NOT open on Sunday!) - we wanted to stay as far away from the five-pound hunks of cheese and the six-pack of fresh ra ... More >>

TiVo Alert: Dysfunctional Family Re-Opens Fancy-Schmancy Restaurant

By Meredith Brody You may have noticed that there's precious little new stuff to watch during the holidays - a period which The New York Times describes as "a profound holiday slumber of repeats and musical specials." But we can't even find any musical specials, and are reduced to re-watching A Co ... More >>

Chron Redesign: It's a Brave New Font-tier

New. Improved?The San Francisco Chronicle debuted its much-touted redesign on Sunday, with additional changes appearing in today's paper. Modifications include a new, softer headline font and stories divided by three horizontal lines instead of one. In a time when most publications are cutting back, ... More >>

For the Love of Tomatoes

New. Improved?The San Francisco Chronicle debuted its much-touted redesign on Sunday, with additional changes appearing in today's paper. Modifications include a new, softer headline font and stories divided by three horizontal lines instead of one. In a time when most publications are cutting back, ... More >>

Misc. Reviews

Flatt & Scruggs on DVD: Get with the OGs of bluegrass

Clipse

Hell Hath No Fury (Jive)

Department of What the Fuck?

How Martha Stewart's three-CD (plus recipes!) Holiday Collection made a believer out of me

Department of What the Fuck?

What convicted felons Lil' Kim and Martha Stewart have in common

Best Homegrown San Francisco Treat

What convicted felons Lil' Kim and Martha Stewart have in common

Dog Town

Artists buck tradition

Little Fish, Big Fish

Memo to Ashcroft: Why aren't you pursuing Barry Bonds the way you did Martha Stewart?

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Memo to Ashcroft: Why aren't you pursuing Barry Bonds the way you did Martha Stewart?

If You Knew Sushi

The freshest and most unusual fish is the draw at the eccentric Midori Mushi

Living La Vida Loca

Fiesta in the Mission

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Fiesta in the Mission

Baby Got Back

2Good4U, the Bay Area's only all-girl boy band, spices up the holidays with "Who Doesn't Like Ass in December?," a variety show of sketch comedy, music, and spoken word that focuses on what we all want for Xmas: booty

The Sindecency of It All

Experiencing the cheeky sensuality of "Sin" is something you'll always prepent

Yippee Ki Yi Gay

The rodeo looked a lot like any other -- until an event called "Steer Decorating"

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Kids put the finishing touches on the first offering of the New Jewish Filmmaker Project

Do You Want to Touch My Monkey?

The new Marina restaurant with the very strange name

Pop Philosophy

Rocketman in flight

Pillow Talk

The fine points of making a bed

Sparkling Kitchen Sink

Like a New Yorker story brought to the stage, Dinner With Friends concerns ordinary people in realistic settings, but it tries too hard to convince

Martha Stewart's Dining

Chaya Brasserie; Butterfly; Rouge; TwentyFour

Dog Bites

Chaya Brasserie; Butterfly; Rouge; TwentyFour

Night + Day

Chaya Brasserie; Butterfly; Rouge; TwentyFour

Dog Bites

Chaya Brasserie; Butterfly; Rouge; TwentyFour

Night+Day

Chaya Brasserie; Butterfly; Rouge; TwentyFour

Slap Shots

Chaya Brasserie; Butterfly; Rouge; TwentyFour

Blah Blah Blah

Chaya Brasserie; Butterfly; Rouge; TwentyFour

Shiny Unhappy People

Chaya Brasserie; Butterfly; Rouge; TwentyFour

Dork the Halls: Nerdy Christmas Tree Ornaments

Every year growing up, my brother and I got to pick out an ornament and add it to a growing collection. Unpacking and hanging up the previous year's ornaments was as much a treat as purchasing new ones, until Martha Stewart showed up and ruined everything. Homely trees covered in a hodge-podge of mi ... More >>

Tastes Real

Support your local farmers' market for better food — and a better economy.

Food Boners and F-Bombs: Anthony Bourdain Hits Radio Airwaves Thursday

JuliesRawAmbition/FlickrEric Ripert (left) and Anthony Bourdain: Their "Turn and Burn" show drops Thursday.​Anthony Bourdain has authored best-selling books, and has the enviable job of slurping his way across the planet for his No Reservations TV show. (SFoodie readers will no doubt remember ... More >>

Inside Scoop Bitch-Slaps Michael Bauer

Eater SFNamu's Dennis Lee, whose hotness Eater SF once trumpeted.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Ever seen Whatever, Martha? That's the show on Fine Living Network that shows Martha Stewart's daughter Alexis and friend Jennifer Koppelman Hutt watching old clips from mom's show and keepin ... More >>

Half right: New brewpubs attempt to reach bistro-level quality, with mixed results

Eater SFNamu's Dennis Lee, whose hotness Eater SF once trumpeted.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Ever seen Whatever, Martha? That's the show on Fine Living Network that shows Martha Stewart's daughter Alexis and friend Jennifer Koppelman Hutt watching old clips from mom's show and keepin ... More >>

La Torta Gorda: See what the fuss about Puebla cuisine is about

Eater SFNamu's Dennis Lee, whose hotness Eater SF once trumpeted.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Ever seen Whatever, Martha? That's the show on Fine Living Network that shows Martha Stewart's daughter Alexis and friend Jennifer Koppelman Hutt watching old clips from mom's show and keepin ... More >>

The Top 10 Music-Related Children's Costumes

So last week you may have seen us going apeshit over this rad dude who made his three-year-old son a mind-blowing Deadmau5 costume for Halloween. Having concluded that he's pretty much the best dad ever, we started thinking about what band-related costumes we'd like to put on the (unfortunate) small ... More >>

Six Lucky Foods for the New Year and Where to Find Them

nep/FlickrBlack-eyed peas are said to resemble coins, a symbol of prosperity for the New Year.​Among numerous New Year's traditions (kissing at midnight, binge drinking, swearing at occupied cabs around 4 a.m.) are those of the culinary persuasion. Here are six foods that, if consumed in celeb ... More >>

Martha Stewart Thinks Beef Is Gross, Silk Thinks You Should Lay Off the Cow Teet

​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • Vegansaurus' Megan Rascal went to the live taping of Martha Stewart's vegan show. She sat front row like the baller she is, and watched Twitter cofounder, Biz Stone, and rich-bitch vegan (mean this in best way ... More >>

Eating Well at Denny's, Eating Pasta in S.F., Parsing Gwyneth's Cookbook

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. Healthful chain meals take off. I've scoffed off the "healthy" options on the menus of chain restaurants as the dietetics equivalent of greenwashing. But USA Today just reported t ... More >>

Peepsmania, Aging Actresses, and the Horror of Flax Seeds

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. The Return of Peepsmania. Dyed Easter eggs, chocolate bunnies, sweetened egg breads -- they've all been eclipsed by America's ultimate holiday food, the Peep. The Washington Post ... More >>

Tadashi Ono, Japanese Hot Pot Expert, Describes the Real Shabu Shabu

Melissa BarnesShabu shabu at Shabu Pub, which is not traditionally Japanese​While researching this week's review of Chinese-American shabu shabu restaurants in the Richmond and Sunset, I called Tadashi Ono, the chef of Matsuri in New York and co-author of Japanese Hot Pots. I wanted to get a sense ... More >>

Thomas Keller's Cup4Cup Gluten-free Flour Put to the Test

​ Thomas Keller has jumped on the gluten-free bandwagon. Everything that Chef Keller touches turns to gold, so it is no surprise that his new flour has created quite the buzz among the gluten-free community. And the TV food world, too: Here he is cooking on Martha Stewart's show this morning: ... More >>

Sandra Lee in Cher Drag, New Developments in Ramen: This Week in Food Bloggery

Generik11/SF Weekly Flickr pool ​Highlights from the blogs: 1. Michael Leaverton begins his new series of TV reviews with a flash of smoke and a cackle: It's the Sandra Lee Halloween special! Sandra Lee as Cher, Sandra Lee as Mad Hatter, Sandra Lee knocking back the cocktails. 2. Noodlespotter ... More >>

Vegan Hanukkah, Year End Animal News, and Beyonce is Partially Vegan!?

​ • Beyonce is preggers and so she's eating a vegan diet. Or is it, a partially vegan diet? Which is what EVERYONE ON EARTH EATS. It's like, did you eat anything that wasn't a steak today? Unless it was an egg milkshake, you're partially vegan! Welcome to the club, asshole! • Need some last m ... More >>

Ryan Farr of 4505 Meats Talks Whole Beast Butchery

Whole Beast Butchery: The Complete Visual Guide to Beef, Lamb, and Pork by Ryan Farr and Brigit Binns, $40 (Chronicle Books) In the more than two years since Ryan Farr and his wife, Cesalee, founded 4505 Meats, the artisanal butcher has achieved nationwide fame. He has been called a "rock star butc ... More >>