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The Summit: Eastern Addition's Pop-Up Dinner Returns

Eastern Addition Previews The Summit's Return

Desi Danganan, Tim Luym, and Jacobo Juarez are among the crew who have spearheaded a new pop-up dinner series called Eastern Addition. Luym previously worked as a chef for Poleng Lounge, the now defunct Western Addition restaurant and club owned by Danganan; he now is consulting chef for the Attic i ... More >>

Meet Anna Roth, S.F. Weekly's New Lead Food Critic

Here's some good news from the food desk: Starting July 16, author/editor/good person Anna Roth will take over the role of S.F. Weekly's lead food writer, restaurant critic, and SFoodie blog wrangler.You might know Roth from her work at eHow Food, Citysearch, her Tumblr, or her excellent book o ... More >>

"The Lady": A Burmese Protestor Biopic

September 2011 Openings & Closures: Hotel Restaurants Change with the Times

Ron StarrThe end of an era at the Ritz Carlton​With the closure of the Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton after 20 years and the W Hotel opening Trace, the City's restaurant scene saw the loss of a traditional, white-tablecloth dinner, and the ascendance of sustainable fare in a modern, sleek set ... More >>

Rounding Up San Francisco's Cult Restaurants

Steph W./YelpCult member enjoying a cafe au lait at Tartine.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. E-mag Poor Taste nails down what it tags the 100 greatest cult restaurants in America. Cult restaurants? That means places with rabidly devoted customers, a measure of tourist appeal, relatively c ... More >>

How airport officials let Hertz drive off with nearly $1 million

Patio Filipino: For Manila-style dishes, head to San Bruno

Jonathan Kauffman: Crossover Dreams at Patio Filipino

evadedave/FlickrPatio Filipino's ginataang.​How can Filipino food in the Bay Area ― a metro track with one of the biggest Fil-Am populations in the U.S. ― still be so little known? That's something we've pondered with friends for years, across tables cluttered with rice-cooker inserts an ... More >>

The Inner Richmond's Other Burmese: A SFoodie Lunch Planner

pengrin/FlickrMandalay's first-in-the-nabe tea leaf salad.​Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Maybe you've only had the tea leaf salad at Burma Superstar, after an hour and a half wait when -- honestly -- once you sat down, you could've been served a plate of compost from the restaurant's green cart. ... More >>

Saturday Night: Mission of Burma at the Independent

​Mission of Burma, Erase Errata, The Independent, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 Better than: Watching your dad's high school garage band relive their glory days. ​It seems like all the original indie rock icons are on a reunion, revival, or new album tour this year: Sonic Youth, The Pixies, and ... More >>

Ten Holiday Weekend Treats for Under $10

T.G.I.A.H.W. Which stands for Thank God It's a Holiday Weekend. In the next three days, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do for those planning a little staycation in San Francisco. Below are a couple of our top selections for what to do for under $10.Sarah Applebaum (see Saturday)Mundane Shift Shape ... More >>

Mirkarimi Jumps on the Marijuana Express -- and Our Bowl Runneth Over

Try San Francisco-brand medical marijuana!Coming on the heels of Tom Ammiano's marijuana legalization bill in the Assembly, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi's Tuesday proposal that San Francisco jump into the medical pot dispensary game was a bonanza for media types and marijuana nay-sayers: Everyone got t ... More >>

On Comics: Peering Behind the Curtain

Who Needs Waiters When You've Got Satyrs? A Gastronomic S.F. Signs of the Apocalypse

Osama Hunter Greg Shade Captured on IndieFest Doc American Hero

A Gorier, Meaner, and Uglier Rambo

A San Francisco Public Toilet Costs $326,000

The Jena 6 Need Robinson's Lawyer: SFTopNews 09.20.07

War and Woody Allen: the various ways lovers attempt letting go

For Sale, Not Cheap

It Was a Year Of ...

Well, lots of things, actually

Fork U

Everyone's a critic on KQED's restaurant show Check, Please!

Saving Fish From Drowning

The S.F. author's newest novel flounders from beginning to end

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Bombs & Bikinis

Stealth aims low but hits its mark

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Artbeat

Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

Artbeat

Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

Big Surprise

Tracking down a cookie leads us to a marvelous and unexpected dinner

Reps Etc.

House of Tudor

The Fleshtones were retro-rockin' long before the White Stripes – and they still are

A Glimmer of Hope

In the city of sleaze, someone's finally doing something about SFO's shady little side business

House of Tudor

Party like it's 1984, and the swamp rock-turned-street punk of Throw Rag

Reps Etc.

Gone to See the River Man

Nick Drake has a skin too few

Intended Consequences

Our supervisors tilt at a lot of silly windmills. But the city's recognition of Mexican consular IDs may help change national immigration policy for the better.

Far Afield

With Quiet American, Aaron Ximm transforms the whole world into a recording studio

Heavy Issues

The city has new guidelines on discrimination against the fat, skinny, tall, and short. They teach us a valuable lesson: Our leaders need to quit pandering and focus on business.

Industry Pros

Industry Pros Weigh In

House Of Tudor

Silke Tudor swoons over Foetus, cowboy space tunes, and Tentacle Sessions

Hard Labor

County Jail No. 3 is a hellhole. Can an ancient, intense form of meditation improve life for the inmates?

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Free-range provocateurs Sun City Girls aim to please ... themselves

And to All a Good Night

Neecha Thai Cuisine

Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll. Korea.

The 41st San Francisco International Film Festival

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

REAL ASTROLOGY for an unreal world

One World, Under Gorby

Gorbachev Foundation prez Jim Garrison has something special in mind for San Francisco in September, an international palaver at the Fairmont Hotel. After that, a seat for himself in the U.S. Senate. And then, who knows? Chancellor of the world?

The Mandel Card:

Don't Leave the Ex Without It