New Zealand

Tamaryn: Show Preview

Phono Del Sol: Show Preview

Revel in the Pre-Postmodern

Soul Shakedown: Show Preview

Stanford Wants to Install an Earthquake Sensor on Your Computer

My sensor saw it coming. ​The bad news: The Big One is coming. The good news: At least you can measure it.  Geophysicists are looking for "citizen seismologists" in the Bay Area to install a tiny earthquake sensor in their home, classroom, or office this weekend as part of building the denses ... More >>

No. 21: Blacksmith Cellars' Chenin Blanc

Lou BustamanteBlacksmith Cellars' chenin blanc: Drink local.​SFoodie's countdown of our 92 favorite things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition.Even with the success of Dashe Cellars in industrial Oakland and Sutton Cellars in Dogpatch, it's challenging to hear the words "urban winery" ... More >>

Azul Bartender Wins Cocktail Cup Semifinals

42BelowSemifinalists in the Cocktail World Cup celebrate Sunday. Winner Michael Callahan is in the black shirt and cap, on the right.​Last Sunday, San Francisco bartender Michael Callahan (Azul) advanced to the finals in the 42Below Cocktail World Cup. He'll join bartenders Nate Wales from La ... More >>

Bay Music Links: Britney Spears in S.F., Prince Fan Gets Beat Up, Lil B in XXL, and More

Wait. Britney ... telephone? We're confused. Anyway, she's coming to S.F. next month.​Britney Spears will perform live on Good Morning America from the Castro the day her new album is released. [SF Examiner]Man beaten up by crowd after catching Prince's guitar in Oakland. [ABC 7]How the Thee Oh Se ... More >>

There Are Only Three SF Bands on the 2011 SXSW List So Far -- And You've Probably Heard All of Them

​Put this in your still-illicit pipe and smoke it: The early list of bands invited to perform at SXSW 2011 came out this week, and San Francisco's music scene isn't well represented.There are only three S.F. artists invited so far -- John Vanderslice, Dredg, and Mark Eitzel.All of them are already ... More >>

Oyster Bay 2010 Sauvignon Blanc

​I love the fact that most stores have delegated separate areas for wines from different countries of origin. There are French, Californian, Spanish, and Italian sections, and it's funny how if there's an Australian section, wines from New Zealand are usually ― and somewhat rashly ― thrown ... More >>

Growing Popcorn Shoots

Tamara Palmer​The Sprout People of San Francisco have an impressive online business selling everything you need to sprout seeds, beans, nuts, and grains, and a cool YouTube channel demonstrating just how easy it is to make these nutritious snacks. Geeking out on the site, we learned that popco ... More >>

Metallica May Be Planning (Especially) 'Theatrical' Tour

Who you callin' theatrical?​At first, when we heard that Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich told a New Zealand newspaper that his Bay Area metal band is working on a "theatrical" new tour, were kinda confused. Did he mean a tour of smaller theaters (which would be rad, although likely impossible t ... More >>

Concert preview: Fat Freddy's Drop

Who you callin' theatrical?​At first, when we heard that Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich told a New Zealand newspaper that his Bay Area metal band is working on a "theatrical" new tour, were kinda confused. Did he mean a tour of smaller theaters (which would be rad, although likely impossible t ... More >>

Track of the Day: Surf City, A Post-SXSW Favorite

Now that I'm back in San Francisco, thinking about just one band at a time, I plan on spending the week re-highlighting my favorite acts from the big SXSW weekend. I heard some truly awesome music that I'd hate to see buried in a deluge of Austin wrap-up posts. Surf City topped my list of new disc ... More >>

Fat Freddy's Drop

Now that I'm back in San Francisco, thinking about just one band at a time, I plan on spending the week re-highlighting my favorite acts from the big SXSW weekend. I heard some truly awesome music that I'd hate to see buried in a deluge of Austin wrap-up posts. Surf City topped my list of new disc ... More >>

Couple Biking from Alaska to Argentina Make San Francisco Stopover To Assemble Pot Pies

Roland and Belinda Hinmueller ​​At the central Salvation Army kitchen in SoMa Wednesday morning, two line cooks wore cycling jerseys along with their hairnets. You could consider kitchen hands Roland and Belinda Hinmueller a type of extreme migrant worker: a New Zealand couple pedaling from Alas ... More >>

South Serving Up a Summer Sunday Lunch Featuring a Kiwi Wine Star

human companion/FlickrIf you've never had the pleasure of drinking with a crew from Australia or New Zealand, Saturday might be the perfect time. Australian outpost South Food Wine Bar (330 Townsend #101 at Fourth St.) is hosting a Nautilus wine lunch with Kiwi winemaker Clive Jones, one of ... More >>

Flush or F%@#ed: Pineapple Burgers at the High and Low End

We know it sucks. In May, the U.S. Department of Labor reckoned the jobless rate in the S.F.-Oakland-Fremont area at 9.7 percent -- call it a leading indicator of all those steak-frites and dirty martinis not being consumed in local restaurants, either by those of us recently hustled out by securit ... More >>

The Latest S.F. Street Food? New Zealand-Style Savory Pies

vimal p./Yelp!Alka Patel's savory pies.Add New Zealand meat pies to the city's growing roster of street foods. Alka Patel was a process engineer at a South City biotech company before realizing she had a calling in pie-making. The Auckland native recently launched The Pie Press, which began hawking ... More >>

Hey, Watch the Suit!

vimal p./Yelp!Alka Patel's savory pies.Add New Zealand meat pies to the city's growing roster of street foods. Alka Patel was a process engineer at a South City biotech company before realizing she had a calling in pie-making. The Auckland native recently launched The Pie Press, which began hawking ... More >>

Pixel Flicks

vimal p./Yelp!Alka Patel's savory pies.Add New Zealand meat pies to the city's growing roster of street foods. Alka Patel was a process engineer at a South City biotech company before realizing she had a calling in pie-making. The Auckland native recently launched The Pie Press, which began hawking ... More >>

Wine Bar of the Week: Wine Jar

More than half the 50 wines on the list are served by the glass or half-glass

Wines That Don't Suck: Kim Crawford Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

This intensely aromatic and flavorful wine is arguably the best white in the under-$15 price range.

Food, Glorious Food: One Man's Fancy Food Show Experience

The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

The Dead C's harsh reality

The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

SF Weekly Music Awards Nominee: Uni and her Ukelele

The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

'Star Wars' Cabaret and 'Flight of the Conchords' Burlesque Shows in SF Or: A Headline You Will Never See in a Red State

The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

Music from Big Pink

The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

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

The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

Ms. Most Likely to Suck Ten Cocks

The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

Spit or Swallow

The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

The Golden Glass Cometh: Winemaker Dinner At Fifth Floor

The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

Flight of the Conchords Adds Extra SF Show

The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

Flight of The Conchords Play SF in May

The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

Los Angeles Tap Water Judged Tastiest in the World, If You Can Believe It

The Fancy Food Show returned to Moscone Center last week, and as usual the task of shuffling from one free sample to another was more challenging than might be expected. The Center, as you probably know, covers several acres of sprawling subterranean SOMA real estate, and last Sunday, Monday and Tue ... More >>

South Food & Wine Bar's Australian Food Overthought, Overwrought

Mixed messages from the first outpost of contemporary Aussie cooking in S.F.

Celluloid Tricks and Treats

Mixed messages from the first outpost of contemporary Aussie cooking in S.F.

The Herms

Record Machine

The Opera of Jurassic Technology

An offbeat musem gets its own musical treatment, Wunderkabinet

Film Capsule Reviews

An offbeat musem gets its own musical treatment, Wunderkabinet

Tranny-Spotting

The best bets at this year's International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival include several documentaries on transgenders

Rings of Fire

The daunting journey of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings to the big screen.

The Clean; Slumber Party

Getaway; Psychadelicate;

Short Takes

The Short Attention Span Film and Video Festival. Got a minute?

Around the World in 1,000 Years

LuLu

Give Me Moa!

LuLu

Dish

LuLu

Night+Day

LuLu

Dish

LuLu

Dead Sea Scrolls

Deciphering the psychedelic dream-rock of Angel'in Heavy Syrup and the cryptic noise-pop of Dead C