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New Year's

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2013

    Families of Victims Killed by Fleeing Driver Need Your Help With Funeral Costs

    Loved ones of Silvia Patricia Tun Cun, 29, and Francisco Gutierrez, 26, both of whom were killed in a car accident on New Year's Day, are asking the public to kick in as much cash as they can to help get their remains back to their families in Central America. The San Francisco Archdiocese is coor ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 9, 2013

    Eiji: Finding New Year's Solace in Homey Japanese Cooking

    Loved ones of Silvia Patricia Tun Cun, 29, and Francisco Gutierrez, 26, both of whom were killed in a car accident on New Year's Day, are asking the public to kick in as much cash as they can to help get their remains back to their families in Central America. The San Francisco Archdiocese is coor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2013

    Patti Page: What Did She Mean By "Throw Mama From the Train?"

    I'm staggering through Walgreens Wednesday night, my brain in slo-mo, and my body numb. I'm getting a cold and I'm hoping to diminish its severity with some mass-produced placebos. My head is thick, the walls are moving and the floor is tilted. I come to a shelf packed with various remedies all prom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2013

    Lost in the Night: 12 Hours of New Year's Eve Partying

    Still Going, Manik, Justin Vandervolgen, Matrixxman Public Works, Monarch 12/31/12 Better than: Normal business hours. The clock projected on the wall read 11:59. It was almost midnight on New Year's Eve and we were deadcenter on a packed dancefloor at Public Works. The round organ stabs of Bicep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2012

    Where to Drag Your Hungover Self to Brunch on New Year's Day

    The Atlantic published a fun rant today: The Worst Holiday: New Year's Eve Is Over-hyped and Anti-Climactic. We tend to agree. While other countries have long lists of traditions, feasts, and prescribed foods, Americans don't have much besides drinking and watching the ball drop while Kathy Griffin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2012

    Rice Paper Scissors Hijacks Whiz Burgers on New Year's Day

    Rice Paper Scissors New Year's Day Brunch Where: Whiz Burgers, 700 S. Van Ness (at 18th St.), 824-5888 When: Tues., Jan. 1, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Menu items available à la carte ($3-12) The rundown: Not content to rest on their achievements of 2011 (which included props and screen time from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2012

    Hey Drunks, Here's How to Not Ring in The New Year in Jail

    Christmas is over and New Year's is on its way, so now might be a good time for you to sober up and take a short hiatus from boozing 2012 away. Good health and sobriety is a decent reason to drink water instead of wine, but here's an even better reason: The cops will be watching you.

  • Music

    December 26, 2012

    Justin Vandervolgen: Show Preview

    Christmas is over and New Year's is on its way, so now might be a good time for you to sober up and take a short hiatus from boozing 2012 away. Good health and sobriety is a decent reason to drink water instead of wine, but here's an even better reason: The cops will be watching you.

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2012

    Top Five New Years Eve Parties in San Francisco

    As usual, New Year's Eve in San Francisco looks to be a pretty eventful evening. There's a lot to choose from -- so much that it can be hard to figure out what's good and what's cheesy. To put you on the path away from amateur hour, we've assembled this list for your perusal. Read on -- 2013 awaits.

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2012

    All-You-Can-Drink Craft Beer? Sounds Like Our Kind of New Year's Party

    Plenty of places are offering tasting menus this New Year's, but if you love beer this one sounds like one of the most fun -- The Monk's Kettle will be closed on New Year's Eve in order to throw a giant "Tap Into the New Year" party instead, and the bar's excellent beers will be flowing all night. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2012

    Here's Your Chance to Help Kids and Dogs This Holiday Season

    So 2012 was a bad year for you -- you lost your job or your home, or maybe you lost both your job and your home -- in that order. But here's your chance to end the year on a good note and do something great for everyone, yourself included. You can start by donating some new toys to San Francisco's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2012

    John Weston Osburn, News Photographer, Sues Oakland Cops for Being Too Aggressive

    A news photographer is suing Oakland cops for  allegedly employing their heavy-handed tactics, similar to the complaints we've heard from Occupy Oakland protesters.The photographer, John Weston Osburn, a longtime member of Indybay Media, was covering a Oscar Grant protest in downtown Oakland on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Octavia Spencer, Oscar Award Winner, Might Star as Oscar Grant's Mom in New Film

    Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer is reportedly in negotiations to play the role of Oscar Grant's mother in the upcoming indie film about the New Year's Day 2009 killing of the Oakland man. Spencer is best known for her role as Minny in the 2011 film The Help.The film, titled Fruitvale. ... More >>

  • Music

    March 7, 2012

    Drink: Beat Happening: A Guide to the S.F. Nightlife Renaissance

    Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer is reportedly in negotiations to play the role of Oscar Grant's mother in the upcoming indie film about the New Year's Day 2009 killing of the Oakland man. Spencer is best known for her role as Minny in the 2011 film The Help.The film, titled Fruitvale. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Bouncer Seeks Shithole Glory -- And Finds it at the Lucky Spot

    From this week's Bouncer column: ​And so it was on the first day of 2012 that I found myself inside a bar that had called to me on many occasions. Yet until now my soul had not been ready to heed the clarion. I speak of course of Vieni Vieni Lucky Spot -- and a more gay and frolicsome establi ... More >>

  • Music

    January 11, 2012

    Seeking and Finding Shithole Glory at the Lucky Spot

    From this week's Bouncer column: ​And so it was on the first day of 2012 that I found myself inside a bar that had called to me on many occasions. Yet until now my soul had not been ready to heed the clarion. I speak of course of Vieni Vieni Lucky Spot -- and a more gay and frolicsome establi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Lost in the Night: New Year's Eve at the Knockout and Public Works

    Double Feature: Oldies Night and KiNK Dec. 31, 2011 The Knockout and Public Works Better than: Being away from San Francisco for new years. It was 10:45 p.m. and I was lucky enough to be in a cab speeding towards the Outer Mission. Thinking strategically, we planned our evening to start at the Kno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Boozy New Year's Recipes, Shit Vegans Say, and Vegans are No Longer Freaky Freaks!

    ​• Make these puffy pillow pancakes for me on New Year's morning. It'll help you get over the (sexy?) shock of waking up and seeing me in your bed. How did I get in? Hide your kids! • According to U.S. News and World Report, veganism is mainstreaming and we're no longer freaky freaks! Hooray! ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 28, 2011

    Ring in the Recovery

    ​• Make these puffy pillow pancakes for me on New Year's morning. It'll help you get over the (sexy?) shock of waking up and seeing me in your bed. How did I get in? Hide your kids! • According to U.S. News and World Report, veganism is mainstreaming and we're no longer freaky freaks! Hooray! ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Kreayshawn Looks Back on Her Breakout Year, Invents a Signature Cocktail, and Talks Plans for 2012

    Kreayshawn is 2011's most dramatic hip-hop blow-up story. After starting the year planning to transition from directing videos for local Bay Area rappers to releasing her own mixtapes, the 21-year-old Natassia Zolot scored big with the DJ Two Stacks-produced "Gucci Gucci." The song's success was ins ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Cops Crackdown on Holiday Drunks

    Don't be stupid!​Your once-a-year holiday reprieve from sobriety checkpoints over Thanksgiving has come and gone. Starting tomorrow, cops will be swarming the Bay Area highways and local streets, looking for drunks and drugged out drivers on the road. It's part of a 17-day crackdown to deter those ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Thanksgiving: A Deadly Day on the Road

    ​I don't know about you, but at our Thanksgiving dinners there's always that one person who consumes more Wild Turkey than turkey. And thinking of this made us wonder: Why hasn't the San Francisco Police Department made any plans for DUI checkpoints this Thursday?San Francisco Police Captain Al Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Puppies and Kittens! Check Out Macy's Pet Adoption Display

    What kind of monster wouldn't adopt me?​It's that time again, when Macy's displays hundreds of insanely cute puppies and kittens in its storefront window, tempting even the most heartless bastards passing through Union Square.So you weren't planning to adopt a pet this season ... but just look how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    BART Police Using Force: Citizen Complaints Skyrocket Since Oscar Grant Shooting

    ​It's safe to say at this point those once lively Monday evening BART protests are now deemed dead on arrival. But perhaps a new audit of citizen complaints against BART police officers will flare protesters' tempers again.The transit today agency released an internal review that details the numbe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Women's World Cup Final Breaks Tweeting Record

    ​The FIFA Women's World Cup soccer final yesterday had thousands of people on the edge of their bar stools as Japan tied the U.S. and went into a nerve-wracking penalty shootout, sending Twitter users on a rampage. Twitter reported that the match set the record for tweets per second, surpassing ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Johannes Mehserle Released, Protesters Remain Calm and Cool

    Downtown Oakland had a little peace for a change​Johannes Mehserle, the BART cop who shot Oscar Grant to death in 2009, quietly slipped past reporters and protesters as he was released from jail at midnight. And despite high emotions, the protesters in downtown Oakland remained peaceful -- for a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Johannes Mehserle, BART Cop Convicted in Oscar Grant Shooting, Could Be Released from Jail Next Month

    Bad behavior gets you into jail, but good behavior gets you out of jail ... early ​Oakland, prepare for the riots. Only 10 months into his sentence, Johannes Mehserle, the BART cop who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the Oscar Grant shooting, could walk free as soon as next month. Med ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Lafitte's Sandwich Built for a King

    Carina OstLafitte's PBJBF, aka Elvis Lives: peanut butter, jam, foie gras, and bacon, $21.​Monday, January 10, 2011 Sometimes the calendar gods shine down on you. Take 2011, which has already brought us New Year's Day on one Saturday and Elvis's birthday the next. Both qualified as alcoholida ... More >>

  • News

    January 5, 2011

    We're Not So Resolute

    Carina OstLafitte's PBJBF, aka Elvis Lives: peanut butter, jam, foie gras, and bacon, $21.​Monday, January 10, 2011 Sometimes the calendar gods shine down on you. Take 2011, which has already brought us New Year's Day on one Saturday and Elvis's birthday the next. Both qualified as alcoholida ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Larry Lacy, Shot in Tenderloin, Is First Homicide of 2011

    ​The New Year's Season is always punctuated with a series of lasts and firsts. Sadly, one of the grimmer milestones of 2011 was not long in coming. Larry Lacy, just 20 years old, was shot dead on New Year's Day, and became the city's first homicide victim of the year. Lacy was shot multiple times ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Saturday Night: Pinback Sorts Through the Chaos at Bottom of the Hill

    Beardo!: Pinback at Bottom of the Hill on Saturday night.​Pinback JP Incorporated January 1, 2011 @ Bottom of the HillBetter than: Not distracting one's self from a seething hangover. Sometimes it sounds like Pinback's Rob Crow and Armistead Burwell Smith IV are singing completely different songs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    No DUI Deaths in City Over Holidays, But Many DUI Arrests

    ​The saturation of cops busting drunk drivers in the city over the holidays this year has been rivaled only by the saturation of press releases we receive about their latest arrest totals. The good news today is this was the third consecutive year with no DUI-related fatalities in the city. San Fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2010

    NYE Roller Disco, Noisy Avon Ladies, Muni Party, Teenage Dance Craze and More

    Moncrief SpeaksMuni Party: Ride Muni for free on New Year's Eve​Ticket prices for New Year's Eve events are notoriously jacked up. Save yourself the worry and the cash, and check out our list of cheap, way-cooler options. Here are 10 things to do this weekend in San Francisco for less than the mor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    The Party Killers Will End You With a Ke$ha Remix This New Year's

    The Party Killers​ Sonny and Cher. Simon & Garfunkel. Dr. Drew and the whole corridor of 6th and Market. Some people are meant to be together, just like DJs Party Ben and MyKill, who have formed a dazzling duo known as the Party Killers. Veterans of the S.F. dance scene known for their distinc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Better Than a Ball Drop: New Year's Eve at Nombe

    Claudine C./Yelp​Nombe's Japanese New Year's Eve Party Where: Nombe, 2491 Mission (at 21st St.), 681-7150 Cost: $55 Why it's likely to be special: Nombe's second annual Japanese-style sake-soaked New Year's bash is also the swan song for original chef Nick Balla, who's moving on. How do you ... 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

    June 15, 2010

    Judge Dismisses Juror For Sleeping During Oscar Grant Murder Trial

    A murder trial is no time for a siesta​Anybody who's ever watched trial proceedings in a stuffy, poorly lit courtroom as 2 p.m. rolls around knows it can be tough to stay awake for the administration of justice. But the nap-inducing tedium of the courtroom is apparently proving to be a serious pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2009

    Eight New Year's Food Customs from Around the World

    In the United States, the new year is usually ushered in by champagne and as many hangover-inducing beverages as we can get our hands on. In other countries, however, hearty food traditions mark the start of the year. Below, some of our favorites.​8. The Christ CakeIn Greece, the vasilopeta cake i ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2009

    The Morning Benders

    In the United States, the new year is usually ushered in by champagne and as many hangover-inducing beverages as we can get our hands on. In other countries, however, hearty food traditions mark the start of the year. Below, some of our favorites.​8. The Christ CakeIn Greece, the vasilopeta cake i ... More >>

  • Music

    December 9, 2009

    The High and Low Life

    New Year's Eve options abound for both champagne and beer budgets.

  • Music

    November 25, 2009

    Annie's Social Club to close at the end of the year

    New Year's Eve options abound for both champagne and beer budgets.

  • Dining

    December 24, 2008

    Tea from Two

    Treat yourself to English tapas at tearooms old and new.

  • Dining

    January 3, 2007

    Presents and Future

    The food is as important as the wine list at the excellent Cav Wine Bar & Kitchen

  • Dining

    January 18, 2006

    Dependable Pleasures

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

  • Dining

    April 27, 2005

    Poetic Food

    Ingredients: Asian restaurants and April, spring flowers and sprouts

  • Dining

    January 3, 2001

    Taking the Cure

    Los Jarritos

  • Dining

    November 22, 2000

    Soup's On

    Just Won Ton

  • Dining

    January 12, 2000

    Side Dish

    Dud, Sunburn, Bar Hopping II, Hot Diggity

  • Dining

    February 11, 1998

    Hearts and Dragons

    Dud, Sunburn, Bar Hopping II, Hot Diggity

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