Purim

Parodying My Religion

Sweet Deals on Some of Our Favorite Sweets

John BirdsallSandwich cookies from Sweet Constructions are half-off this week via Yelp.​Let's hope you didn't give up sugar for Lent. This week Yelp has partnered up with sweets pushers all over the city to brighten your smile (while destroying your teeth). Participating shops, many of them S ... More >>

Best Way to Ring In 2570? Zare at Fly Trap's Nowrouz Dinners

Marco E./Yelp​Persian New Year at Zaré at Fly Trap Where: Zaré at Fly Trap, 606 Folsom (at Second St.), 243-0580 When: Sun.-Tues., Mar. 20-22, 6:30 p.m. Cost: $85; $35 for optional wine pairing The rundown: Between St. Patty's Day and Purim, we hope you didn't forget that Persian New Ye ... More >>

What to Do This Weekend, Mar. 18-20

Janice V./YelpOff the Grid returns to Fort Mason Center. See Fri., Mar. 18.​Craving more? Scroll through additional listings here. Fri., Mar. 18: Whole Beast Supper Club Rabbit Tasting La Victoria Mexican Bakery and Café, 2937 24th St. (at Alabama), Seatings at 6:15 and 9 p.m. Pop-up chef an ... More >>

Would Mordecai Bow Down to Any of These Hamantaschen?

Alex HochmanFrom left: Hamantaschen from House of Bagels, Cinderella Bakery, and Noe Valley Bakery, traditionally eaten at Purim, which starts Saturday at sundown.​Purim isn't exactly a well-known Jewish holiday, so for the goyim, we offer a quick recap with Star Wars references to make it eas ... More >>

Jewish Humor Traces Back to July 1661, Berkeley Prof Says

His origin has been traced to 1661...​At first, the notion of pinpointing the very day Jewish humor was born sounds every bit as crazy as Bishop James Ussher claiming the world was created on Sunday, Oct. 23, 4004 B.C. But U.C. Berkeley theater professor Mel Gordon tracing the origin of Jewish hum ... More >>

Pearl's Kitchen: Jewish Street Food Represents

Nina LaoPearl's Kitchen's Jon and Lauren Bowne.​In the fast moving, trend-bending world of San Francisco street food, is it possible that one of the most talked-about operations of 2010 was ideologically inspired by Jewish grandparents? In the case of Pearl's Kitchen, the nine-month-old corned ... More >>

A Loose Interpretation

Nina LaoPearl's Kitchen's Jon and Lauren Bowne.​In the fast moving, trend-bending world of San Francisco street food, is it possible that one of the most talked-about operations of 2010 was ideologically inspired by Jewish grandparents? In the case of Pearl's Kitchen, the nine-month-old corned ... More >>

Stop … Hamantaschen Time!

Nina LaoPearl's Kitchen's Jon and Lauren Bowne.​In the fast moving, trend-bending world of San Francisco street food, is it possible that one of the most talked-about operations of 2010 was ideologically inspired by Jewish grandparents? In the case of Pearl's Kitchen, the nine-month-old corned ... More >>