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Rome

  • 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 >>

  • Music

    August 12, 2009

    Bad Memories in Little Chinatown

    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 10, 2009

    Are the Mission's New Street-Food Carts the True Heirs of Slow Food?

    J. Birdsall A serving from Adobo Hobo: Accessible and easy to like.It was a few minutes before 7:30 last Friday night, at an undisclosed location in the Mission. The patch of grass before us would soon coalesce into a de facto market of underground street food: Magic Curry, Adobo Hobo, Gobba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Nate Appleman Weighs In on A16's Pizza Being Named One of the Nation's 25 Best

    Disinfected via Flickr The chef had a hunch something was upNate Appleman's certification by the Verace Pizza Napoletana Association as a pizzaiolo (one of a very few practicing the art in the US) paid off big time when A16's romana pie was named one of the 25 best in the US by GQ's Alan Rich ... More >>

  • Film

    May 13, 2009

    Angels & Demons has a need for speed

    Disinfected via Flickr The chef had a hunch something was upNate Appleman's certification by the Verace Pizza Napoletana Association as a pizzaiolo (one of a very few practicing the art in the US) paid off big time when A16's romana pie was named one of the 25 best in the US by GQ's Alan Rich ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Did You Know We're In the Midst of 'Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week'? Is This a Rhetorical Question?

    If you had your head in the sand regarding Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week, you can be forgiven -- it's easy to get distracted what with this being the week alloted to infertility and crime victims and the month to be aware of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, autism, and Cesareans (the C-sectio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    Humphry Slocombe's Foie-Gras Ice Cream Sandwich

    I can't say I was able to detect any foie--which might be just as well.

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    New Sandwiches at Boccalone

    Just like the toasted panini I used to eat in Rome--except the Acme-baked bread is better.

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Massive Law Firm to San Francisco Attorneys: 'Guess What? You're All Going to East Palo Alto'

    "It's a hard time to be a lawyer, no doubt about it." "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." -- Henry VI, Act IV, Scene III. Mr. Shakespeare was wrong in his chronology. The first thing you do, if you want to kill the lawyers, is kill the economy. Then the attorneys will wither and die ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    The Art of the Sandwich

    My first revelatory sandwich experience was in Guadalajara, Mexico when I was five years old. Our hotel restaurant crafted a double-decker turkey on white toast that Dagwood himself would have lusted after, and upon sampling it my blind devotion to Underwood Deviled Ham on Langendorf ... dwindled. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    With the Economy Down, Is Your Sperm Count Up?

    With the recession (or a word that rhymes with it) doing a number on the economy like the Visigoths did to Rome, many former white-collar workers have been forced to work with their hands. Some, perhaps, quite literally. Sperm banks in other municipalities have reported a boom of men with time on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    If it's Noon This Must be Vesuvio

    By Matthew Stafford Last week I took it upon myself to show a visitor around San Francisco. The visitor in question, a New Zealander, was on the initial leg of a year-long circumnavigation of the globe, and as a native San Franciscan I wanted her to get home several months from now and say to herse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    Pasta Party

    By Matthew Stafford Last week I took it upon myself to show a visitor around San Francisco. The visitor in question, a New Zealander, was on the initial leg of a year-long circumnavigation of the globe, and as a native San Franciscan I wanted her to get home several months from now and say to herse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2008

    Street Eats: Best-O-Burger

    By Matthew Stafford Last week I took it upon myself to show a visitor around San Francisco. The visitor in question, a New Zealander, was on the initial leg of a year-long circumnavigation of the globe, and as a native San Franciscan I wanted her to get home several months from now and say to herse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2008

    Night Day: Calendar Picks for 5/2

    By Matthew Stafford Last week I took it upon myself to show a visitor around San Francisco. The visitor in question, a New Zealander, was on the initial leg of a year-long circumnavigation of the globe, and as a native San Franciscan I wanted her to get home several months from now and say to herse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2007

    Loyd Family Players, Langhorne Slim, Karpov -- ASD's Live Music Picks for July 13

    By Matthew Stafford Last week I took it upon myself to show a visitor around San Francisco. The visitor in question, a New Zealander, was on the initial leg of a year-long circumnavigation of the globe, and as a native San Franciscan I wanted her to get home several months from now and say to herse ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 4, 2007

    Face the Music

    Cabaret provides lots of energy, but not much story

  • Film

    December 6, 2006

    Mel Gibson Is Responsible for All the Wars in the World

    OK, slight exaggeration. But he's at least to blame for this one.

  • Music

    May 3, 2006

    Morrissey

    Ringleader of the Tormentors

  • Culture

    March 15, 2006

    Nero (Another Golden Rome)

    A startling reminder of the devastation that can result from unchecked government

  • News

    July 13, 2005

    Blind Eye Unto the Holy See

    Pope Benedict XVI named him Roman Catholicism's top doctrinal watchdog -- even though, as San Francisco archbishop, William J. Levada resolutely looked away from sex-abuse complaints against a renowned priest and legal scholar

  • News

    April 6, 2005

    Cardinal Opportunity

    A visit with Honduran Cardinal Rodriguez, who is often mentioned as a contender to become the next pope. For good reason.

  • Film

    February 9, 2005

    Cross-Purposes

    A Catholic film calls for reform in the shape of a limp thriller

  • Dining

    January 26, 2005

    Pizza My Mind

    Thin is in -- when it comes to crusts -- and we know the best place to get it

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Thin-Crust Pizza

    Arinell Pizza

  • Music

    April 7, 2004

    BeatBox

    Rome's Nicola Conte unveils his latest jazz/electronica fusions; "Echoes of Rio" soothes your conscience and your booty

  • Culture

    March 3, 2004

    Cavalia

    The discipline and grace of the unreined horses are amazing, but it's still Disney-fied

  • Culture

    July 23, 2003

    Elaine Stritch at Liberty

    The once hard-drinking actress not only gossips and confesses but also sings, magnificently

  • Culture

    June 11, 2003

    We Petty Men

    Julius Caesar is best when we don't push the modern parallels

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Street Food

    Aidell's Sausage Stand

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Gnocchi

    Da Flora

  • Dining

    October 9, 2002

    The Times They Are A-Changin'

    Paisley's

  • Film

    January 30, 2002

    Vittorio Victorious

    In this Beijing, a Bicycle is never just a bicycle

  • Dining

    October 24, 2001

    The Naked Truth

    Is it rude to wear a bathing suit at a nude beach?

  • Culture

    March 28, 2001

    He Scores

    Ennio Morricone has written great music for good, bad and ugly films

  • News

    February 14, 2001

    Dog Bites

    Hawaiian Shirts, Expensive Condos, and the Hoochie People

  • Film

    May 3, 2000

    Chicken Caesar

    Russell Crowe stars in Gladiator

  • Dining

    August 18, 1999

    Carlo Still Cooks

    Russell Crowe stars in Gladiator

  • Calendar

    April 21, 1999

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Russell Crowe stars in Gladiator

  • Music

    March 31, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    Russell Crowe stars in Gladiator

  • Culture

    November 25, 1998

    Off the Marc

    A Family Affair

  • Dining

    November 25, 1998

    The Antique Italian Table

    A Family Affair

  • Calendar

    September 23, 1998

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    A Family Affair

  • Dining

    May 27, 1998

    Your Favorite Foods

    A Family Affair

  • Calendar

    January 14, 1998

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    A Family Affair

  • Calendar

    December 31, 1997

    Night + Day

    A Family Affair

  • News

    September 3, 1997

    Classical Discord

    For three decades, Mariedi Anders has used Old World grace and negotiating acumen to create significant American careers for serious European musicians. Now, the doyenne of West Coast classical music agents faces a new challenge: the globalization of the

  • Dining

    April 9, 1997

    Crazy Like a Fox

    For three decades, Mariedi Anders has used Old World grace and negotiating acumen to create significant American careers for serious European musicians. Now, the doyenne of West Coast classical music agents faces a new challenge: the globalization of the

  • Calendar

    October 30, 1996

    Night+Day

    For three decades, Mariedi Anders has used Old World grace and negotiating acumen to create significant American careers for serious European musicians. Now, the doyenne of West Coast classical music agents faces a new challenge: the globalization of the

  • Dining

    September 18, 1996

    Street Smart

    All roads lead to Boulevard

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