Philippines

Bryan Boogie on His Love for Deep House and Why DJs Shouldn't Be Promoters

Growing up during the height of the '90s Bay Area turntablism movement, local DJ Bryan Boogie decided to save his lunch money to buy equipment from RadioShack at the age of 12. While locals Q-bert, Mix Master Mike, and Apollo were dazzling in DMC battles, Boogie instead found himself drawn to house ... More >>

Pop-Up Planner: The Best Temporary Restaurant Events, October 2-14

Taco My Face Where: The Window at Coffee Bar, 101 Montgomery (at Bush) When: Wednesdays in October, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: TBD The rundown: Taco My Face will be slanging all month from The Window, Coffee Bar's express takeout area that is home to a rotating lineup of independent vendors. A specif ... More >>

Secret Agent Man

Chron Ships Your Concerns (And Their Journalism) Overseas

It was almost old news by the time it reached my steps. The Chronicle's delivery person was bringing the newspaper later and later. It slipped back from 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. and then 7:45 a.m. -- when I was getting ready to leave for work. One morning I saw the driver launching the paper out his wind ... More >>

Pinoy Pride

"Monstress": Lysley Tenorio Reads From His California Stories

House of Sisig: Kamayan Dining Creates Homey Atmosphere

The Old Clam House: Time-Worn Gem Turned Into Just Another Tourist Trap

"Amigo": John Sayles Creates an Intelligently Rip-Roaring War Movie

What Dogs and Cats Taste Like

​San Francisco residents are delivering a petition today to the South Korean consulate, asking that country's residents to stop eating dogs and cats. I thought I'd draw on my personal experience to tell you what you're asking them to give up. I had roast cat in Hong Kong. It was about 9 a.m. ... More >>

KapaMEALya Dining Group Celebrates the Past and Future of Filipino Food

besighyawn/FlickrKapaMEALya gathers to eat everything from traditional adobo to Dominic Ainza's sisig nachos.​A cold, clear sinigang made with tomato water, heirloom tomatoes, and radishes. Grilled shortrib with crispy onions and green garlic. Adobo chicken "lollipops." These are some of the nuevo ... More >>

Jun-Blog, Eat the Love Finalists in Saveur's Best Food Blog Awards

Jun Belen/Jun-Blog​First time we clicked a link and scrolled through a Jun Belen post ― a recollection of lechon in Manila ― we were smitten. S.F. blogger (and occasional SFoodie contributor) Belen has fierce photo skills and an eye for taking Filipino cooking out of the world of titas and ... More >>

Predictions for San Francisco 2011

It Was On a Boat

Accused Sex Offenders Arrested at San Francisco Airport

​U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing it nabbed two alleged sex offenders at San Francisco Airport after the American citizens' separate flights from the Philippines touched down.  The first man was arrested last Monday on a warrant out of Washington State. The second man was book ... More >>

Bow Down to the Bao

Tamara PalmerMaliNumNum's sio-bao.​With all the trucks, carts, and folding tables out there, you can pretty much get any kind of taco you want on the streets of San Francisco, whether your fancy is regional Mexican or upscale French. But there's another meat-and/or-veggie-vehicle that's gainin ... More >>

Hapa SF's Pulutan Pop-Up: Filipino with a California Twist

John BirdsallSinigang: The tamarind-spiked vegetable broth was unexpectedly flowery.​Something extraordinary happened Saturday night on 24th Street. At La Victoria, Hapa SF's William Pilz took a dozen Filipino dishes and translated them into Northern California's culinary vernacular. It was ... More >>

S.F. Man Threatens to 'Sell' Woman. SoCal Man Does Worse.

​We've heard stories before of people reporting their exes to immigration officials, but a couple of psycho tales in the news today one-upped that revenge tactic.In San Francisco, a person reported to police that a 25-year-old female Hispanic friend sent out a desperate text message that she was b ... More >>

Monthlong Philippine Food Festival Rolls Out June 1

Jun BelenBalut pâté crostini from Intramuros.​It looks like Filipino cuisine in the Bay Area is on a roll. After a successful symposium on Filipino food presented by the Asian Culinary Forum, the Philippine Consulate recently announced the Philippine Food Festival, a month-long culinary even ... More >>

Hot Calamansi Honey, an Exotic Restorative from Mango Medley

Tamara Palmer​Just a few years back, the Ocean Beach end of Judah Street had little more than lousy java to offer sand dwellers. Now, you can get hemp milk smoothies, fresh coconut juice, aguas frescas, several varieties of local kombucha, and much more within five blocks of the water. A bever ... More >>

Filipino Folklore

Filipino Sweet Beat: House of Silvanas' Cool Treats

T. PalmerSilvanas, a dreamy dessert sensation.​Tucked away in the back of one of several shopping centers along a very consumer-friendly street, House of Silvanas (2055 Gellert at King, Daly City) offers cool treats from the Philippines to those lucky enough to stumble on it. The small bakery is o ... More >>

Shakedown 20: Remembering the Loma Prieta Quake of 1989. Today's Edition: Mama Mia.

​For those who lived through it, it's hard to believe that, come Oct. 17, it'll be 20 years since sportscaster Al Michaels shouted "Tell ya what, we're having an earth...", triggering a massive earthquake that devastated the Bay Area. While professional journalism critics loathe the anniversar ... More >>

Weekend Pick #1: Word Up

DJ Shortkut​ If you've been following the news at all, you know that the typhoon which struck the Philippines has caused untold devastation. This is a grievous concern for many Bay Area folks who have friends and family over there. This Saturday, "Word Up" at Azul will be donating 100% of the ... More >>

Weekend Pick #2: Affinity

Kiwi​ Here's another benefit show for typhoon victims in the Philippines, also on Saturday: "Affinity" at Milk. Organizers are asking for a $10 donation, with proceeds going to help international relief efforts in the P.I.. The lineup includes performances by Kiwi, Alexander Spit, and Hopie S ... More >>

Little Skillet Announces Vendors for Friday's Street-Food Fundraiser for Ondoy Victims

slowpoke_sf/FlickrLittle Skillet's donating a portion of its own sales.​Little Skillet (360 Ritch at Townsend) has firmed up the vendor list for tomorrow's street-food fundraiser for victims of hurricane Ondoy in the Philippines, 5-8 p.m. Skillet chef and manager Christian Ciscle told SFoodie ... More >>

S.F. Street-Food Vendor Adobo Hobo a Big Deal on Filipino TV, Sort Of

The city's growing cluster of once-hidden street-food vendors are only partly underground these days, especially after recent exposure at the Bay Area's jammed-to-capacity street-food festivals. But following recent appearances on Filipino TV, one pushcart seller may have left DL status permanently ... More >>

We Got the Beats

TwitterFlash: Kitchenette Unveils Spanish Colony Menu for Mission Street Food

ehavir/FlickrLearning about colonialism wasn't this fun in high school. Kitchenette just Twitter-announced the nine-item menu for its first-time star turn this Thursday, June 11, at Mission Street Food. Last month, Kitchenette (and LRE catering) owner Douglas Monsalud told SFoodie it'd be a "colony ... More >>

Saturday Night: Rex Navarrete at the Punchline

Rex NavarretePunchline Comedy ClubDecember 6, 2008Notes by Janine KahnBetter than: Your relatives in Daly City. And twice as funny.Stream: Audio clips from the Rex Navarrete show I caught last year.Filipinos always laugh the loudest at a Rex Navarrete show. There's just no way around it. Though the ... More >>

Friday Sundae: Jollibee's Halo Halo

Filipinos Picket Union Square Disney Store, File Suit Over Housewives Humor

Repertory Film Listings

Running Ahmohk

S.F.'s only Cambodian spot is still going strong in its 20th year

A Filipino Dorothy

The Wizard in a tree

Reps Etc.

Reps Etc.

Reps Etc.

Best Juice Harp Emporium

Lark in the Morning

Thrilla in Manila

Local comic Rex Navarrete invades the Philippines

Divided Loyalties

Forced to choose between native ties and the American Dream, Filipinos like S.F. court clerk Rene Pascual are fighting for dual citizenship

Beginnings and Endings

Pinocchio

Melting Pot Moves

Ethnic Dance Festival

Best Radical Group

League of Filipino Students

South to the Future

Warming Up to Global Warming

Off the Books

A school district administrator's extracurricular foreign recruiting prompts investigations in two countries

Pacific Overtures

The Invisible Veterans

Thousands of Filipinos fought and spied and suffered and died under American command to help us win World War II. The U.S. government says the soldiers who survived -- now elderly, often living in poverty -- aren't worthy of military benefits. Four storie

Puttin' on the Ritz

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