It's the song that defines Otis Redding, and one of the most famous songs about San Francisco (or at least San Francisco Bay), ever. It was released 45 years ago today, on Jan. 8, 1968, on the great Stax/Volt label. And despite the song's close association with one of the greats of '60s soul -- and ... More >>
The Atlantic published a fun rant today: The Worst Holiday: New Year's Eve Is Over-hyped and Anti-Climactic. We tend to agree. While other countries have long lists of traditions, feasts, and prescribed foods, Americans don't have much besides drinking and watching the ball drop while Kathy Griffin ... More >>
Don't change out of those orange-and-black shirts just yet. The Giants will be home for Halloween, and San Francisco is as ready as it can be to welcome the World Series champs once again.So here's what you need to know for Wednesday's family event (note: there will be lots of kids there). The ticke ... More >>
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. It's legal: Medjool finally has a permit for its rooftop bar. Grub Street reports the Marina crowds' favorite Mission bar Medjool received the okay to operate its open-air rooftop bar after a two-and-half ... More >>
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Food truck news: Eater SF reports Kati Roller is set to, well, roll. This July, the truck from Kasa Indian Eatery will debut at Off the Grid, serving the usual favorites and street food additions. And if ... More >>
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The dust has settled at Sausalito's Plate Shop. Since the back of house walk-out, led by then executive chef Kim Alter, meat cook Steve Matkovich was filling in. Today, Inside Scoop reports a new chef and ... More >>
Suicide attempt ​Last month, a Sonoma County teen got the attention he was looking for when he jumped 250 feet from the Golden Gate Bridge during a school field trip for shits and giggles -- although nobody was laughing. That incident seems even less humorous after this weekend when another teen j ... More >>
Tamara PalmerKitchen Sidecar's wild U.S. rock shrimp chips with grated chocolate.The monthly Homegrown Marin Market debuted in July, and returns Saturday with extended hours to accommodate the positive response. We enjoyed the copious sampling and hot food options last month; there were lots ... More >>
​It seems like just yesterday that David de Rothschild's Plastiki, a vessel constructed of 12,500 recycled bottles, was setting sail from Sausalito. But 130 days and 8,000 miles later, reports indicate that the Plastiki has reached its destination: Sydney, Australia. It apparently wasn't ea ... More >>
​A regular feature in which SFoodie calls a local chef to ask what he or she is putting on the menu that night, and what inspired its creation. Bix Restaurant's chef de cuisine Erik Lowe was the executive sous-chef at Ame before joining chef Bruce Hill at North Beach's longstanding supperclub, a ... More >>
There's $1,000 toward your debt...In the current edition of SF Weekly, we feature a story about the ongoing saga of Kip and Nicole Macy -- who earned the sobriquet "Landlords From Hell" after being accused of, among other transgressions, hacking the joists supporting a tenant's floor, hacking a tena ... More >>
To miss New Orleans -- so feast on authentic N.O. turtle soup, crawfish étouffée, and jambalaya right here in North Beach
Infiltrator chooses a veeeeery witty headline for his story about pet cloning
Although the city has more cars per square mile than either New York or L.A., driving in S.F. is no nightmare. In fact, once its intricacies are mastered, motoring here can be downright civilized – and civilizing.
How to sail the bay for free this summer
Very specific dishes at very specific places
Sneak into luxe green spaces
Circus fun for ankle biters
Small-scale circus comes home
The Discovery Museum revs up for Halloween
Overrunning the city
Take an aviary amble
Fly through the air
Buckeye Roadhouse
The Marin Headlands
Micaya's hip hop dance troupe takes to the stage
Week of April 16, 2003
Our new critic returns to the city that nourished her
Should I Stay or Should I Go?; A French Toast; Steep Climb; Chain, Chain, Chain
Neecha Thai Cuisine
Men keep falling in love with the aging steam schooner Wapama. She always exacts her price.
