Santa Monica

Awaiting the Vote with a Drink at Hillstone

In Which Our Italian Sub Craving Takes Us to Molinari's

If you're a food person, restaurants are right up there with friends as the hardest things to leave behind when you move. I've been in San Francisco for a few months now, just enough time to develop a serious craving for the glorious Godmother sandwich from Bay Cities Deli in Santa Monica. It's an I ... More >>

Sales Tax: San Francisco Left in the Dust

San Francisco is an expensive place to be if you're paying a parking ticket or writing out a rent check or purchasing real estate. We've got that covered. But, when it comes to obtaining a bottle of juice or bar of soap, we're very reasonable. While San Francisco voters spurned a half-a-percent sale ... More >>

Occupy Oakland Upset Over Proposed Shield Ban

It seems that Oakland City Hall might have given Occupy Oakland a new reason to protest. The Council's public safety committee is mulling an ordinance that, if passed, would ban protesters from carrying shields during any and all demonstrations. The ordinance, backed by City Attorney Barbara Parker ... More >>

Be Frank Morris

It seems that Oakland City Hall might have given Occupy Oakland a new reason to protest. The Council's public safety committee is mulling an ordinance that, if passed, would ban protesters from carrying shields during any and all demonstrations. The ordinance, backed by City Attorney Barbara Parker ... More >>

Number 24: Le Sanctuaire's Vadouvan

SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition ​In 2005, a Los Angeles chef named Ludovic Lefebvre asked Le Sanctuaire, a merchant of spices and molecular-gastronomy tools with branches in Santa Monica and San Francisco, to develop a spice blend for him. Called vado ... More >>

The Burger For White Men with Sleeves

W. Blake GrayThe burger I could have but Game couldn't​Last week, the rapper Game got kicked out of a Hillstone restaurant in Santa Monica and claimed it was because of racism, while restaurant employees claimed he violated the dress code.According to TMZ, Hillstone won't seat men in tank tops, bu ... More >>

PBR Abandons the Hipsters, Meat Glue Makes Genetic Modification Unnecessary

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. PBR done with hipsters. The story of how Pabst Blue Ribbon went from dying brand to an accessory as beloved by 20-somethings as oversized sunglasses and inked forearms is a model ... More >>

Becky Selengut Teaches How to Pick and Cook Good Fish

​ Becky Selengut, a cooking teacher and food writer based in Seattle, is coming to San Francisco this weekend to speak about and cook from her new book, Good Fish: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the Seafood Coast. On Saturday morning, she will be doing a cooking demo at the Ferry Plaza Farmers ... More >>

Circumcision Ban Didn't Make the Cut in Santa Monica

Only in San Francisco​So it is only in San Francisco that a ban on circumcising would make it to the ballot. Efforts to replicate the city's outlandish proposal in Santa Monica are no more. Jena Troutman, a self-described child advocate, has been leading the charge to gather signatures to place a ... More >>

Circumcision Ban Isn't "Only in San Francisco" After All

S.F. isn't the only city that wants to cut circumcision from its laws​Apparently, you can find a little touch of San Francisco's bizarre in nearly every corner of the country. The city isn't the only one looking to criminalize male circumcision. This national effort to ban the "mutilation" of fore ... More >>

Cafe des Amis reinvents some French culinary classics

S.F. isn't the only city that wants to cut circumcision from its laws​Apparently, you can find a little touch of San Francisco's bizarre in nearly every corner of the country. The city isn't the only one looking to criminalize male circumcision. This national effort to ban the "mutilation" of fore ... More >>

Skool's Fried Aji Sandwich

John BirdsallJapanese aji sandwich with red cabbage sauerkraut and Skool tartar sauce ($12).​Wednesday, June 30, 2010 A burly guy in a tank top, shoulders bristling with gray hairs, leans into the server. "We just came from the gym and my husband is starving." Just two days old, Skool has a s ... More >>

Bollywood Calling: San Francisco Man Wins Contest To Sing In Indian Film

Coming to a Bollywood picture near you...​It's not quite a Slumdog Millionaire story: Vivek Agrawal is a Stanford grad who lives in a Pacific Heights flat and spends his days working as a product manager at a tech start-up. But the 24-year-old has just landed a huge break -- beating 300 contenders ... More >>

The Nine Best Bar Foods in the U.S.

Photo by Rick via Flickr Creative CommonsBuffalo Wings​Bar food is designed to keep you thirsty as you toss 'em back. Fatty, often crunchy, and above all salty, bar food is so popular there's even a new L.A. gastropub simply called Bar Food. We've culled the nine best from across the country, from ... More >>

Kara's Takes the Cake at LA Design Awards

Montalba Architects, Inc.Dessert at Tiffany's: Kara's is as sleek as a jewelry shop.Late Friday, Kara's Cupcakes won more than just new converts to buttercream. At this year's Dwell on Design conference in LA, the cupcake queen's Marina flagship (3249 Scott at Chestnut) won a restaurant design award ... More >>

California Cities and Same-Sex Couples Join SF's Prop. 8 Challenge

By Lauren SmileyThe San Francisco city attorney filed an amended petition (note: PDF file) challenging the constitutionality of Prop. 8 in the state Supreme Court Wednesday, adding seven same-sex married couples and 11 more cities and counties as parties. The amended filing also argues that Prop. 8 ... More >>

The Hooters Inspector at Gold Dust Lounge

By Lauren SmileyThe San Francisco city attorney filed an amended petition (note: PDF file) challenging the constitutionality of Prop. 8 in the state Supreme Court Wednesday, adding seven same-sex married couples and 11 more cities and counties as parties. The amended filing also argues that Prop. 8 ... More >>

Opposites Attract

Portrait of the artist as a young man (and his lover as an old one) in Chris & Don.

On Comics: Michael Turner Dead at 37

Portrait of the artist as a young man (and his lover as an old one) in Chris & Don.

The California Herald Goes Online-Only

Portrait of the artist as a young man (and his lover as an old one) in Chris & Don.

Not Taylor-Made

Owen Wilson is a bad fit for an ass-kicking bodyguard.

Dengue Fever Plays Independent in April

Owen Wilson is a bad fit for an ass-kicking bodyguard.

Sandow Birk in SF: 'The Depravities of War' Goes Up at Catharine Clark

Owen Wilson is a bad fit for an ass-kicking bodyguard.

Vote Nihilist

Owen Wilson is a bad fit for an ass-kicking bodyguard.

Space, the Final Frontier

The San Francisco art collective Rebar wants to redefine where we live, one gonzo project at a time

All Together Now

Devendra Banhart's latest indicates his neo-folk movement may just be hitting its stride

The Bland Leading the Bland

Arab fusion in a new hotel restaurant leaves something to be desired

Meow Mix

Tune in, turn on, say "fuck": This is the story of a man named Monkey and his very special Pirate Cat Radio

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Wet Kisses

Riding Giants gushes over the legends of big-wave surfing

Dirty Dancing

The dark side to every guy's secret dream job: stripper

Boats to Plowshares

The new Ferry Building hosts the Farmers' Market

Eating With Lisa

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

Silent Night

A retrospective of silent film faves at the Castro Theatre includes Charlie Chaplin's first appearance as the Little Tramp in Kid Auto Races at Venice

Sister Act

A local writer wins a contest to help lesbians jump-start their film careers

The Plot Thins

Yes, SF Weekly has been secretly trying to rid the city of artists. It's working pretty well, don't you think?

South to the Future

Feminists Protest Gay Marriages

Reel World

Living in Oblivion, Wedding in Galilee, Lightning Over Water

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Living in Oblivion, Wedding in Galilee, Lightning Over Water

Berliners' Rise and Fall

Living in Oblivion, Wedding in Galilee, Lightning Over Water

Side Dish

Living in Oblivion, Wedding in Galilee, Lightning Over Water

Night + Day

Living in Oblivion, Wedding in Galilee, Lightning Over Water

Reel World

Living in Oblivion, Wedding in Galilee, Lightning Over Water

Riff Raff

Living in Oblivion, Wedding in Galilee, Lightning Over Water

Letters

Living in Oblivion, Wedding in Galilee, Lightning Over Water

Night+Day

Living in Oblivion, Wedding in Galilee, Lightning Over Water

Slap Shots

Living in Oblivion, Wedding in Galilee, Lightning Over Water

Slap Shots

Living in Oblivion, Wedding in Galilee, Lightning Over Water

Unspun

Living in Oblivion, Wedding in Galilee, Lightning Over Water