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SF Weekly Letters

Chronicle Maintains News Pipeline With Journatic, Company That Used Fake Bylines

Two weeks ago, This American Life exposed news-provider Journatic's practice of using fake bylines to protect writers from lawsuits and to disguise that some articles were being reported and written by low-wage overseas workers. Journatic sold those articles to major American newspapers, including t ... More >>

Sierra LaMar: Missing Teen's Twitter Account Hacked

Santa Clara County authorities are now looking for the person who hacked into 15-year-old Sierra LaMar's Twitter account this week and left posts impersonating the missing teen. Sgt. Jose Cardoza confirmed to reporters Thursday that someone indeed hacked into LaMar's account two days ago and wr ... More >>

Pearlasia Gamboa Named 'Notable Fraudster' by Nigerian Magazine

​Given the now-cliched form of e-mail fraud known as "The Nigerian Prince" -- someone claiming to be African royalty sends you a message out of the blue offering to entrust you with a fortune in exchange for some personal information, such as your bank account number -- it seems odd that a Nigeria ... More >>

La Paz Batchoy Brings Noodles and Chicharrones Together

Jonathan KauffmanA small bowl of La Paz Batchoy's noodle soup, with a side of puto (steamed rice buns).​The La Paz district of Iloilo City, located near the center of the Philippines, is famous for a noodle soup called batchoy. Joefred Devicais grew up eating batchoy in La Paz -- "I was born ... More >>

Fantasy Island: The Strange Tale of Alleged Fraudster Pearlasia Gamboa

Fresh Eats

Our weekly roundup of SFoodie news

San Francisco's Last 'Disappearing Gun'

'Sittin' by the dock of the bay...'​San Francisco, as any local knows, is being besieged by an invasion force. The hordes' uniforms and accouterments are easy to spot: Horrible "Alcatraz Psycho Ward" T-shirts, ubiquitous maps, and guidebooks that lead them to Fourth and King when they're seeking P ... More >>

R.I.P., Jollibee ― or Good Riddance

TheBurgerReview.comThe "craptastic" burger from Jollibee on Fourth.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Live SoMa broke the news last week ― the Fourth Street branch of Jollibee was crispier than a two-day grain of rice on a woolly sweater. The Filipino fast-food chain closed Nov. 30, accor ... More >>

Fresh Eats: Our weekly roundup of SFoodie news

Fresh Eats: We recommend Reverie's pozole and Ajisen's ramen

Author of Book About Hawaiian Kau Kau Cuisine Reads in J-Town

The book details the history of Hawaii's fusion cooking.​Anyone who's gained weight eating kau kau (broadly, the food of Hawaii, a pidgin term derived from Chinese "chow chow") while visiting the 50th state can attest to the caloric bounty of dishes on offer. The cuisine of Hawaii was greatly ... More >>

Worlds Apart

Federal law gives gay citizens with foreign partners tough choices: Leave the U.S.A. Lose your love. Break the law.

Squeals from Good Foods' All-Bacon Dinner

Tamara PalmerDessert first: Good Foods' bacon and cornmeal waffle with Chubby Churned's bourbon and bacon ice cream.​We were invited to check out the Good Foods all-bacon dinner last weekend, so we strapped on our adventure helmets and dove into the madness. Amazingly enough, we left feeling ... More >>

This Weekend: Outside In #3, Filipino Street-Cart Fest in Daly City

​The timing couldn't be better: Less than two weeks after Mercury Lounge announced its new Filipino street-food night, inadvertently teeing off the street-cart community in the process, the long-planned Outside In #3 takes place this Saturday at Mink Bar in Daly City. And it's bringing together al ... More >>

New Burger Joint Uncle Boy's Delivers to the Richmond and Maybe Beyond (If You're Nice)

T. Palmer​Uncle Boy's (245 Balboa at Fourth Ave.) opened Dec. 1 and quickly filled the Richmond's late-night void with respectable renditions of burgers and fries. The bright new spot is open until midnight Sun.-Weds., and until 2 a.m. Thurs.-Sat.; the original closing time was 3 a.m. until a law ... More >>

Early Bird Special: Poleng Lounge

J. BirdsallLuym, grilling up goodness at the S.F. Street Food Festival.​An early nibble from the Weekly's Wednesday food review. Seems that some chefs are born fierce, while others (credit changing tastes, the alignment of the planets, whatever) have fierceness thrust upon them. That second ... More >>

Nine of the Weirdest Restaurant Names in Existence

Most of us have giggled at Chinese restaurants with names that just don't translate well (you listening, King Dong?), but every so often a name comes along that's worthy of a picture, if not a blog post. Behold our collection of the goofiest restaurant names we've ever come across. ​9. Dirty Dick' ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

Our favorite morsels from the food blogs and beyond. Rumor maven: In her Scoop column for the Yummy Letter, GraceAnn Walden writes about Nate Appleman like he's a superplayer in a class with A-Rod and Mark Sanford. Last week the Chron broke the story that the inked, stocky chef was booking from A16 ... More >>

Kitchenette to Star at Mission Street Food

Say adios to the loading dock, at least for one nightOne of the biggest food stories in a year destined to be remembered for depressing restaurant closures is Kitchenette, which (in case you just blew in from Fresno) serves up amazing weekday lunches from a loading dock in Dogpatch. Brace yourselves ... More >>

Be a Shopping Star at B Star Bar

Fabulous fusion on one of San Francisco's best streets.

Neither Much Crab nor Shack

Nettie's on Union offers swell cocktails and some sophisticated dishes.

Renee Sebastian

Mrs. Sebastian (Self-released)

Clubbing It

Closer Than Italy

Lucky Glen Park gets a new neighborhood hangout

Whodunnit High

Unknown Soldiers

The Great Raid's compelling story never comes to life

Best Cable Car Gripman

Immigrant Song

Theater set in the Tenderloin

Yo Soy Centroamericano

Why vote Kerry? Exhibit No. 1: George W. Bush has shamelessly hired the dangerous figures behind the Iran-Contra Affair into senior diplomatic posts.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Eating With Lisa

Our out-of-town visitor will eat anywhere, as long as it's really good

Park Yourself

Chenery Park

The New Boys in Town

Fixing up the welcome wagon

Global Village

Making the rounds of Fisherman's Wharf bars, you'll meet people from the Philippines, Bulgaria, or even Alameda

Three Best Places for Adventurous Ice Cream Lovers

Fading Glory

Ca$h for Genes

After billionaire pedophile Larry Hillblom died, illegitimate children began stepping forward to demand part of his estate. It took cutting-edge genetic sleuths to prove that they were, indeed, to the mogul born.

Reel World

Tin Cup and Taking Off

Long May She Reign?

A new book scrutinizes the city's imperial history

Chic Simple Noodles

Night & Day

Third Base

Night + Day

Night+Day

The Grid

REAL ASTROLOGY for an unreal world