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  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Wine of the Week: Mercury Rising Bordeaux-Style Tastes Pricier Than it Costs

    "Exceptional value-per-dollar ratio" is how Cinnabar, or at least their publicist, promotes their wines. Based on our tasting of their 2008 California Mercury Rising "Bordeaux-style" wine, we see substance in the statement. ​ We taste wines blind-ish. We don't brown bag and mix them up to confus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Stevie Nicks Will Play the Fillmore in October

    Warner Reprise​Earlier this year, Menlo-Atherton High School graduate and former San Jose State University student Stevie Nicks released In Your Dreams, her first album in a decade -- timed with the 30th anniversary of her solo debut, Bella Donna. Today, she announced a trio of shows back in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Puff It up with Pendulum by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    ​ Listen to this while high: Pendulum by Creedence Clearwater Revival​Behind the buzz: This clutch of untelegenic megabuck hippies was supposedly outselling The Beatles as the '60s crumbled into the '70s. This second CCR album of 1970 is typically regarded as psychedelic as these country boys ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Glimpsing Locanda Through a Cocktail Glass

    LocandaBrian MacGregor.​Locanda Cocktail Preview at Blackbird Where: Blackbird, 2124 Market (at Church), 503-0630 When: Sun., Mar. 27, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Cost: $9 per cocktail The rundown: Anticipation for the Delfina sibling Locanda (expected sometime this spring) is building as fast as a con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Saratoga Chocolates Liquidates to Make Room for Ike's

    Saratoga Chocolates​Saratoga Chocolates will shutter its San Francisco retail location this week, with a final liquidation sale today and tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Expect to find all remaining confections priced half off ― even store fixtures are being hawked. There should be some grea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    San Jose's Ramen Tenma Serves Up Rare Okinawa Soba

    Luis ChongUntil now, fresh Okinawa soba were a once-a-year treat in the Bay Area.​Fresh Okinawa soba noodles are almost impossible to find in San Francisco, unless you know someone who can make them for you. The closest noodle factory is located in Hawaii. Imported noodles are delivered frozen ... More >>

  • Music

    November 24, 2010

    The Frames: Show Preview

    Luis ChongUntil now, fresh Okinawa soba were a once-a-year treat in the Bay Area.​Fresh Okinawa soba noodles are almost impossible to find in San Francisco, unless you know someone who can make them for you. The closest noodle factory is located in Hawaii. Imported noodles are delivered frozen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Updated: Man Dives onto Stage in Suicide at Thursday's Swell Season Concert

    theflirtyguide.blogspot.comThe stage at Mountain Winery​A man jumped from a roof onto the stage at the Swell Season concert at Mountain Winery in Saratoga tonight in an apparent suicide, according to news reports and witnesses.Several witnesses say that the man climbed up onto the roof, then ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Mitsuwa's Japanese Food Fair Starts Today in San Jose. We Call Shotgun

    Luis ChongA stall at last year's Hokkaido Fair at Mitsuwa.​The Japanese Gourmet Foods Fair, aka Umaimono Gourmet Fair (umaimono means "yummy stuff") kicks off today at Mitsuwa Marketplace in San Jose. It ends June 6. The annual event is part of a series of four-day weekend festivals promoting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Joseph Schmidt Successor Offering Chocolate Classes in the Castro

    M. LaddSaratoga Chocolates has a very Schmidt-like presence.​Last fall, Mary Loomas opened Saratoga Chocolates in the shuttered Joseph Schmidt space (3489 16th St. at Sanchez). On a recent trek from the Mission to the Castro, we stopped in. Even regular Schmidt customers might not notice any c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Chez Pim Blogger Flogs Her Book Tonight in the Marina

    Proto food blogger and reported David Chang foe Pim Techamuanvivit will read and sign copies of her book The Foodie Handbook: The (Almost) Definitive Guide to Gastronomy (Chronicle Books, $24.95) starting at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Marina location of Books Inc. (2251 Chestnut Street at Pierce). Pim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    New Chocolate Shop Opening in Former Joseph Schmidt Space

    dixiehu/FlickrThe Schmidt store in the Castro shut down last spring.​Dig this chocolate goss: A new chocolate shop is opening in the shuttered 16th Street retail store that was the original home of Joseph Schmidt. Schmidt (and Scharffen Berger) parent Hershey Co. closed the shop last spring; t ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 24, 2009

    Cheap Musical Thrills

    Give your ears — and your wallet— a summer treat.

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2009

    The Chronicle's 2009 Top 100: Who's Out, Who's In

    To be continued ...

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Road Trip Pit Stop: Mitsuwa Marketplace

    Stepping inside this big supermarket is like being teleported to Japan.

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Bay Area Bites from the Fancy Food Show: Silver Moon Desserts

    Silver Moon Desserts infuses liqueur into its line of ice cream and sorbet flavors. We were knocked out by the Pomegranate Martini and Mango Mimosa. Both were light, delicate, and full of flavor, without overpowering the palate with alcohol. Silver Moon is served by various Bay Area restaurants. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    Weekend Hitlist: Slow Food, Chicago and Impossible to Attain Beck Tickets

    Silver Moon Desserts infuses liqueur into its line of ice cream and sorbet flavors. We were knocked out by the Pomegranate Martini and Mango Mimosa. Both were light, delicate, and full of flavor, without overpowering the palate with alcohol. Silver Moon is served by various Bay Area restaurants. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2008

    Saturday Night: Steely Dan at the Greek

    Silver Moon Desserts infuses liqueur into its line of ice cream and sorbet flavors. We were knocked out by the Pomegranate Martini and Mango Mimosa. Both were light, delicate, and full of flavor, without overpowering the palate with alcohol. Silver Moon is served by various Bay Area restaurants. The ... More >>

  • News

    September 20, 2006

    Let Us Now Praise Tough Cookies

    Who, in the populist tradition, fight for the rights

  • Music

    August 9, 2006

    Get Outta Here

    Two big fests to get you off your ass and outta town

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

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  • Film

    July 7, 2004

    Reps Etc.

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    June 23, 2004

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    June 16, 2004

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    June 9, 2004

    Reps Etc.

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    May 26, 2004

    Reps Etc.

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  • Music

    May 26, 2004

    OK Then

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    May 19, 2004

    Reps Etc.

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    May 12, 2004

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    March 17, 2004

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    March 10, 2004

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    March 3, 2004

    Reps Etc.

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    February 25, 2004

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    January 28, 2004

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    January 21, 2004

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    January 14, 2004

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    January 7, 2004

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    December 31, 2003

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    December 24, 2003

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    December 17, 2003

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    December 10, 2003

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  • Calendar

    October 29, 2003

    Haunted Happenings

    Where to scare

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2003

    Haunted Happenings

    Halloween Listings

  • Film

    October 15, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    Halloween Listings

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    August 20, 2003

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    Halloween Listings

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    August 13, 2003

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    July 23, 2003

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    July 16, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    Halloween Listings

  • Summer Guide

    June 25, 2003

    Summer Events a Go Go!

    What to do, all summer long

  • Film

    April 9, 2003

    Postcards From the Edge

    Pat Boone and Billy Bob Thornton in Namibia: No wonder it's called Levity

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