Philippines

Lech Walesa Street Name-Change Resolution to Be Submitted. A San Francisco First?

Jane Kim's staff has confirmed to SF Weekly that, at today's Board meeting, the District 6 supervisor will introduce a resolution commencing the arduous procedure of stripping Lech Walesa's name off a city street. Altering the city's map to reflect Walesa's rapid transformation from the prime mover ... More >>

Manny Pacquiao Fight: What Happens When the Ride Ends?

It's the kind of pain that makes you want to spike a beer bottle into the street and shout "Fuuuck!" into the sky. What happened to Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night sent men and women into shock, into rage, into despair, into tears -- brought them to their knees. In most sports, your favorite team ... More >>

Buy Salsa, Support Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

Sounds like a win-win situation to us: On November 11 (Sunday), Papalote will donate 50% of the sales of its famous Roasted Tomato Salsa to raise money for Hurricane Sandy victims. Owners Miguel and Victor Escobedo and Jodi Hernandez all feel a strong connection to the East Coast, and have decided t ... More >>

The S.F. International Film Festival Stirs Up Ethical Dilemmas

Number 35: Silvanas From House of Silvanas

​SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition ​Of the many fine things to come from houses -- prime rib, pancakes, Venus Xtravaganza -- the finest may be silvanas. Conjured out of butter and cashews, with a touch of food coloring added for good luck, t ... More >>

A Good Start to the End of the World

Fresh Eats: What Do Dogs and Cats Taste Like?

Magical Filipino Cookies, Thomas Keller Speaks

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media.Jonathan KauffmanHouse of Silvanas' cookies: pandan (top), ube, mango.​ 1. The Bay Area's other best cookie? On the way back from the Pacifica Fresh & Easy last week, I stopped ... More >>

January 2011 Openings and Closures

John BirdsallSee JapaCurry.​Remember when January was the sleepiest month, the month that Christmas sweater with leather elbow patches was still in limbo in its box by the front door, as you took weeks to decide whether you'd keep it? The month when you slowly got back up to speed at work, cat ... More >>

Brass Knuckle Hits Town, Jollibee Never to Return

​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Grub Street scores a menu from a new food truck named Brass Knuckle (Twitter: @brassknucklesf), which will debut at Off the Grid â€• where else? ― starting next month. The pitch: ... More >>

The Under-$10 Hookup: Lime Tree Southeast Asian Kitchen

Luis ChongThumbs up: Lime Tree's beef rendang.​Last Thursday's KQED Forum radio show with Michael Krasny featured a chat with Bay Area food writers and restaurant critics including SF Weekly's Jonathan Kauffman. During listener call-ins, several requested recommendations for inexpensive dining ... More >>

Ashbury Market Kicks Off Street-Food Tuesdays: Adobo Hobo, Gumbo Man, Sweet Constructions

christine w./YelpOnTuesday nights, Adobo Hobo will bring a taste of Filipino to Cole Valley.​Cole Valley's street-food experiment is expanding. Two weeks after SF Delicious and Mad4Madeleines began selling on Thursday nights from Ashbury Market's deli annex, more vendors are making an appearan ... More >>

Filipino WWII Vets, in S.F., File Suit Seeking Recognition, Compensation

Taylor FriedmanRomeo de Fernandez, 91, survived the Bataan death march. But now, he says, his own government is shortchanging him.​Philippines-born Romeo R. de Fernandez, 91, served in the United States military and defended Manila during World War II. In 1942, the Japanese Imperial Army took him ... More >>

Sweet! Champagne Mangoes Return to Alemany

Jun BelenChampagne mangoes (right), pictured with specimens of the common Kent variety.​We were thrilled. Scratch that: We were ecstatic to find California-grown champagne mangoes at the Alemany Farmers' Market last weekend. Andrea of Family Farm Foods grows these sweet mangoes at her farm in ... More >>

The Eyes of the Hurricane

She's been called the female Manny Pacquiao. But can Ana Julaton make people care about women's boxing?

Fabric8's Street Food Friday is a Benefit for Disaster Relief. Which Disaster Isn't Exactly Clear

kewlio/FlickrThe gallery's trying to do the right thing.​Hungry to support another street-food event for a good cause? The Mission's Fabric8 Galleries (3318 22nd St. at Valencia) is promising to set aside a portion of the proceeds from tonight's Street Food Friday for hurricane relief in the P ... More >>

Delicious small plates from the Philippines, Vietnam, and China star at Poleng Lounge

Early Bird Special: Mercury Lounge

Jen Siska The honey-walnut prawns at Mercury Lounge. An early taste of SF Weekly's Wednesday food review.  A bridge-and-tunnel bar in SOMA is probably the last place you'd expect to taste well-made food, but that's just what SF Weekly food critic found this week at Mercury Lounge (1582 F ... More >>

I Fold

Hurry Up and Slow Down

The decor and presentation try hard at Level III, but the timing is off.

Journey

Revelation (Frontiers)

Bag Ladies

New DVDs -- Heart of Darkness, Nosferatu, Unrated Die Hard

Barometer Fluctuates at Mercury Appetizer Bar on Lombard at Van Ness

One by Day, Another by Night

Two meals yield different experiences at new downtown Venetian-style restaurant

All-in or Nothing

Rene Medina’s Colma casino brought life to a city of cemeteries. It also brought federal agents looking for corruption.

Repertory Film Listings

Repertory Film Listings

Spotlight Reviews

Local albums you may have missed. This week: computer-music master Chris Brown's Talking Drum.

This Week in Soup

A weeklong odyssey through the delicious soups at Isabella's

Reps Etc.

Five Best Ice Cream Parlors

Sprung

A Manila-folder galleon, catered edamame at camp, and a Q&A with Dr. Beer: It must be spring

Zoom Lens

To call the S.F. International Asian American Film Festival "diverse" is to understate it

Watch Out

At the Human Rights Watch film fest, a compelling movie about ... electricity

A Curious Betrothal

Kick-ass Filipinas become Mail Order Brides

The Milky Way

In which we troll the warm city for cooling scoops of ice cream

Reps Etc.

Immigrant Songs

The Skyflakes -- and the piNoisepop Festival -- put Filipino-American indie music on the map

Films and Shooting

Two of the most powerful documentaries in this year's Jewish Film Festival are about ... Palestinians

The Chess Man of Market Street

Every morning the old man brings the boards, pieces, tables, and chairs. All you need to bring is 50 cents.

The Price of Citizenship

A quirk in immigration laws, and tougher security rules, demand a terrible choice from Filipino baggage screeners at SFO: their jobs or their families

Slave Wages

Those forced to labor for Japan in World War II are now suing in California courts

The Luddite Eats

Paragon

Asian Abduction

Night + Day

The Name is Nino. El Nino.

Investigation unmasks worldwide James Bond weather-disaster conspiracy

Journey to the East

A complete guide to the 15th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

Dog Bites