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Blogs
April 24, 2012
Before Iggy Pop: Five Artists' Memorable And/Or Awful Attempts to Sing in French
On May 9th, Iggy Pop is releasing his latest album. Woo-hoo! But wait. Simmer down. The record is called Après and it will be comprised mostly of French cover versions -- Edith Piaf and Serge Gainsbourg songs included. We applaud Iggy's ongoing enthusiasm for multi-culturalism and bilingual experim ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2012
Bistro Central Parc Serves Homey Parisian Brunch in NOPA
Bistro Central Parc occupies a sunny corner on a largely non-commercial stretch of NOPA, at Central and Grove. So quiet, in fact, that you may start to doubt your sense of direction -- that is, until you see the restaurant's bold, vaguely familiar black and white striped awning (it looks exactly ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2012
San Francisco's Top 10 Brunches
Brunch is a way of life in San Francisco. Out-of-towners marvel that we'll wait an hour-and-a-half for a stack of pancakes, and the morning cocktail scene is lively -- even if the drinks are made with soju instead of vodka. On Saturday night we may share bottles of Zinfandel and exotic prepar ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2012
Nothing Says Romance Like "Price Break on a Hotel Room"
"San Francisco was named one of the Top 10 Valentine's Day destinations," claimed the e-mail. "No surprise there," claimed me. Surprising, however, was the reasoning behind it. First, some background: The e-mail was from a publicist representing Hotwire online travel service. See, Hotwire did a bi ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2011
Brunch Glory: The Butler and the Chef Brings Paris to SF
San Francisco is home to many a French-style cafe (ahem, La Boulange), but The Butler and the Chef is the real deal. Tucked away in SOMA's charming South Park, the bistro's yellow storefront draws customers into its bright dining space, dotted with graphic posters and tiny circular tables for two ... More >>
Blogs
October 11, 2011
Deconstructing Adele's Sanity-Preserving Video for "Someone Like You"
It's humiliating to be imparted a thuddingly obvious life lesson by an individual 14 years your junior. They've circumvented the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. In the new video for her massive hit "Someone Like You" (at 7.9 million YouTube views and counting), English soul singer Adele t ... More >>
Calendar
July 6, 2011
Beauty Turned Inside Out
It's humiliating to be imparted a thuddingly obvious life lesson by an individual 14 years your junior. They've circumvented the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. In the new video for her massive hit "Someone Like You" (at 7.9 million YouTube views and counting), English soul singer Adele t ... More >>
Film
May 25, 2011
Cannes 2011: What to See from the Best Festival in Years
It's humiliating to be imparted a thuddingly obvious life lesson by an individual 14 years your junior. They've circumvented the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. In the new video for her massive hit "Someone Like You" (at 7.9 million YouTube views and counting), English soul singer Adele t ... More >>
Blogs
May 16, 2011
Tracking Down Jewish Food in France
Joan Nathan and Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous Where: Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: Wed., May 18, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Sure, you had falafel in Paris junior year in college, at that little Jewish place in the Marais that seemed so utterly co ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2011
France's Revolver on Learning English From the Beatles, and Why It's Tough to Cover Elliott Smith
Revolver Maybe America isn't ready for Revolver. Or maybe Revolver isn't ready for America -- after all, its Myspace page is still partially in French. This Paris trio sounds like what would happen if Franz Ferdinand was on Saddle Creek Records, replacing bass guitar with cello to create a d ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2011
Tonight: Paris on the Tongue
Gil Riego Jr./SFoodieElizabeth Bard and Lunch in Paris: A Love Story Where: Omnivore Books, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: SFoodie overheard some flashy types at Sunday's Stag Dining event, boo-hooing about not getting to visit France this ... More >>
Articles
January 26, 2011
Thank You for Sharing
Gil Riego Jr./SFoodieElizabeth Bard and Lunch in Paris: A Love Story Where: Omnivore Books, 3885a Cesar Chavez (at Church), 282-4712 When: 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: SFoodie overheard some flashy types at Sunday's Stag Dining event, boo-hooing about not getting to visit France this ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2011
Charcutepalooza: Bloggers' Meat-Cure Challenge Ups the Stakes
mrswheelbarrow.comDIY pancetta from Charcutepalooza co-creator Cathy Barrow.What happens when you combine meat, salt, and time? Evidently, a cultural phenomenon. Late last year, bloggers Cathy Barrow of Mrs Wheelbarrow's Kitchen and Kim Foster of The Yummy Mummy got talking on the subject o ... More >>
Music
December 15, 2010
Tricky the Wanderer
Tricky won't stay put — musically or physically
Blogs
December 10, 2010
Paris Surf Minstrels La Femme Talk Censored Cover Art and American Adventures
Contrary to what you might quite reasonably expect, Parisian post-surf-rock outfit La Femme is, well, not very feminine at all. Besides a variable cast of sultry chanteuses, the group comprises three to four vaguely shadowy young Frenchmen who, to hear them tell it, spend most of their time in a ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2010
Joan Nathan Talks About Jewish Cooking in France
Jewish cooking expert and New York Times contributor Joan Nathan is rightly called "the queen of Jewish cooking" -- she has authored 10 books on the subject and has a PBS series. For her newest project, Nathan decided to investigate what Jewish cooking means... in France. The resulting book, Quic ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2010
San Francycle: How SF's Impending Bikeshare Will Work
Bikesharing: crazy, right? The expense, the hills, the repairs, the theft -- it seems like it would never, in a million years, work. Except it does, in plenty of cities from Montreal to Budapest to Washington, D.C. And it's getting a little embarrassing that San Francisco isn't one of them. ... More >>
Music
November 3, 2010
Magic System: Show Preview
Bikesharing: crazy, right? The expense, the hills, the repairs, the theft -- it seems like it would never, in a million years, work. Except it does, in plenty of cities from Montreal to Budapest to Washington, D.C. And it's getting a little embarrassing that San Francisco isn't one of them. ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2010
Matt Black, Founder of Indie Eletronica Label Ninja Tune, Compares Major Labels to Nazis
Ninja Tune founders Jonathan More and Matt BlackNowadays, long-term success in the record business has become so elusive and so revered that when that rare piece of good news does arrive, you better celebrate the hell out of it. Ninja Tune gets this. The international electronica-leaning indie l ... More >>
News
October 13, 2010
De Young Museum patrons complain about crowds, kids, staff
Ninja Tune founders Jonathan More and Matt BlackNowadays, long-term success in the record business has become so elusive and so revered that when that rare piece of good news does arrive, you better celebrate the hell out of it. Ninja Tune gets this. The international electronica-leaning indie l ... More >>
Culture
June 16, 2010
Forever de Young: Masterworks from the d'Orsay still evoke strong emotions
Ninja Tune founders Jonathan More and Matt BlackNowadays, long-term success in the record business has become so elusive and so revered that when that rare piece of good news does arrive, you better celebrate the hell out of it. Ninja Tune gets this. The international electronica-leaning indie l ... More >>
Film
February 3, 2010
From Paris with Love, John Travolta's cowboy diplomacy
Ninja Tune founders Jonathan More and Matt BlackNowadays, long-term success in the record business has become so elusive and so revered that when that rare piece of good news does arrive, you better celebrate the hell out of it. Ninja Tune gets this. The international electronica-leaning indie l ... More >>
Film
November 25, 2009
Wes Anderson's comeback: Gen Y's anointed auteur returns
Ninja Tune founders Jonathan More and Matt BlackNowadays, long-term success in the record business has become so elusive and so revered that when that rare piece of good news does arrive, you better celebrate the hell out of it. Ninja Tune gets this. The international electronica-leaning indie l ... More >>
Dining
November 18, 2009
Saison: Haute cuisine in the country
Ninja Tune founders Jonathan More and Matt BlackNowadays, long-term success in the record business has become so elusive and so revered that when that rare piece of good news does arrive, you better celebrate the hell out of it. Ninja Tune gets this. The international electronica-leaning indie l ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2009
Amuse Bouche Vendor Murat Being Deported to France Tomorrow
lynzH/FlickrStreet-food vendors show support for Murat at an event at 111 Minna Oct. 29.Amuse Bouche vendor Murat Celebi-Ariner is being removed from the U.S. tomorrow, according to an e-mail message from his wife, Pelin. The French national -- detained by the Immigration Customs and Enforcem ... More >>
Calendar
September 30, 2009
Oblivion
lynzH/FlickrStreet-food vendors show support for Murat at an event at 111 Minna Oct. 29.Amuse Bouche vendor Murat Celebi-Ariner is being removed from the U.S. tomorrow, according to an e-mail message from his wife, Pelin. The French national -- detained by the Immigration Customs and Enforcem ... More >>
Calendar
September 16, 2009
La Vie en Rosé
lynzH/FlickrStreet-food vendors show support for Murat at an event at 111 Minna Oct. 29.Amuse Bouche vendor Murat Celebi-Ariner is being removed from the U.S. tomorrow, according to an e-mail message from his wife, Pelin. The French national -- detained by the Immigration Customs and Enforcem ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2009
Congratulations, San Francisco -- Tens of Thousands of Out of Towners Feel We're 'Happy'
Can you see the happiness? If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>
Calendar
August 26, 2009
All Town, No Gown
Can you see the happiness? If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>
Film
August 26, 2009
Somers Town gets at the heart of working-class London
Can you see the happiness? If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>
Dining
August 26, 2009
Trademark invades a Eurocentric street with fresh American fare
Can you see the happiness? If ever there were an inane list of cities that place well in inane lists -- San Francisco would, inanely, make a hell of a showing. And there's something seemingly even more inane than normal about the latest elite list the city has found itself on -- apparently, D ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2009
For One Critic, Watching 'Julie & Julia' Launches an Intensely Personal Journey
Sony PicturesFlipping for Julia: Streep as the French food maven at the Cordon Bleu in Paris.I was thrilled when I arrived at the Century last Friday, opening day of Julia & Julia, to see a long line outside the theater. San Francisco foodies, represent! Except when I found out they were wait ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2009
Tour de France Brought to You By ... A Palo Alto Biotech Startup?
Officially speaking, the Tour de France -- which finished Sunday in Paris -- was brought to you by sponsors Carrefour supermarkets, Skoda cars and Vittel bottled water. Behind the scenes however, the physiology-defying, mountaintop-finish action of the race through the Pyrenees and the Alps may h ... More >>
Calendar
May 20, 2009
Summer Hours
Officially speaking, the Tour de France -- which finished Sunday in Paris -- was brought to you by sponsors Carrefour supermarkets, Skoda cars and Vittel bottled water. Behind the scenes however, the physiology-defying, mountaintop-finish action of the race through the Pyrenees and the Alps may h ... More >>
Calendar
September 17, 2008
Mad As A Wet Haine
Officially speaking, the Tour de France -- which finished Sunday in Paris -- was brought to you by sponsors Carrefour supermarkets, Skoda cars and Vittel bottled water. Behind the scenes however, the physiology-defying, mountaintop-finish action of the race through the Pyrenees and the Alps may h ... More >>
Calendar
July 2, 2008
Tell No One
Officially speaking, the Tour de France -- which finished Sunday in Paris -- was brought to you by sponsors Carrefour supermarkets, Skoda cars and Vittel bottled water. Behind the scenes however, the physiology-defying, mountaintop-finish action of the race through the Pyrenees and the Alps may h ... More >>
Calendar
June 18, 2008
Savage Grace
Officially speaking, the Tour de France -- which finished Sunday in Paris -- was brought to you by sponsors Carrefour supermarkets, Skoda cars and Vittel bottled water. Behind the scenes however, the physiology-defying, mountaintop-finish action of the race through the Pyrenees and the Alps may h ... More >>
Dining
February 27, 2008
You Can Have Paris
The food at Le P'tit Laurent is like the French: indifferent
Calendar
January 23, 2008
Cracking Some Eggheads
The food at Le P'tit Laurent is like the French: indifferent
Dining
January 3, 2007
Presents and Future
The food is as important as the wine list at the excellent Cav Wine Bar & Kitchen
Dining
September 13, 2006
Feels Like Home to Me
More than a tasty pastry, the Bar Tartine is urbane, witty, and fits in nicely
Dining
May 4, 2005
Banquet de Luxe
The grand French tradition, updated, at a redecorated temple of cuisine
Dining
February 9, 2005
Chocolate U
It takes more than the sweet stuff to educate us on Café Cacao's charms
Dining
April 7, 2004
City of Light
The loveliness of Paris evoked in a Cal-Med restaurant-cum-wine bar
Dining
December 24, 2002
From Smog to Fog
Our new critic returns to the city that nourished her
Film
January 30, 2002
Reps List
Film Reps List for 1-30-2002
Dining
February 28, 2001
Paris in the Springtime
Grand Cafe
Dining
May 17, 2000
En Español
B44
Dining
November 3, 1999
Hospitality's Sweet
B44
Dining
September 15, 1999
Just Eat It
Ton Kiang
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