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May 9, 2012
Top Sommelier Tips with Gabriele Originario of La Mar
Sommeliers spend all day with wine, and are a great resource for new finds. They're the "friend on the inside" that can help you suss out the best values on their wine lists. With that in mind, we've come up with a short suite of questions that we're posing to some of our favorite area sommeliers to ... More >>
Blogs
September 12, 2011
Santa Julia Torrontes: Like Drinking Fresh Flowers
Argentina is working hard on marketing Malbec as its signature grape, but I prefer Torrontes. For one thing, unlike Malbec, which was imported from France, Torrontes may actually be indigenous to Argentina. People used to believe it was the same as a grape of the same name in Spain's Galicia ... More >>
Dining
August 31, 2011
Pamonha's Brazilian Cuisine: Sweet Corn Delight Justifies a Drive to Daly City
Argentina is working hard on marketing Malbec as its signature grape, but I prefer Torrontes. For one thing, unlike Malbec, which was imported from France, Torrontes may actually be indigenous to Argentina. People used to believe it was the same as a grape of the same name in Spain's Galicia ... More >>
Blogs
August 17, 2011
Steak, Pies, Raider Fans, and Burritos
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Steak and pie: The kitschy Palace Family Steak House (3047 Mission at Capp) we mentioned earlier, the one that has its own theme song, is set to open next week, according to Bernalwood. Meanwhile, Blackbo ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2011
Dottie's is Moving; 331 Cortland's New Addition
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The breakfast line at Dottie's True Blue Cafe is moving to a new location. The Tender reports the "Home of the Infinite Line" is leaving its current space due to a rent increase. The owners haven't decide ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
My Lawyer, My Vulture
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The breakfast line at Dottie's True Blue Cafe is moving to a new location. The Tender reports the "Home of the Infinite Line" is leaving its current space due to a rent increase. The owners haven't decide ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2010
Cash Register Thief Gets $20 For His Troubles
There's $20 worth of ammo right there...The mantra "crime does not pay" does not jibe with either Scarface -- or real life. Yet there are some days when, considering Time Is Money, that crime is not cost-effective. Take a major hood who saw fit to swipe a cash register from a Glen Park grocery st ... More >>
Blogs
September 8, 2010
Chile Lindo Organizes Rally to Protest Lawyer in ADA Lawsuits
Robert GrahamChile Lindo's Paula Tejeda.Paula Tejeda, Chile Lindo's embattled "Girl from Empanada," is among local merchants calling for a small business rally and press conference to highlight what they deem unfair targeting by disability lawyer Thomas Frankovich, who currently has more than ... More >>
Blogs
September 3, 2010
Uruguayan Press Gaga Over Ross Mirkarimi
Ross Mirkarimi -- and his signature vest -- were warmly received in South AmericaEl Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi spread the San Francisco no-plastic-bag gospel to Uruguay this week, and the local press apparently went gaga for San Francisco's good-looking ambassador of green.Okay, check y ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2010
When Following the Chile Lindo Saga, Don't Forget How Important the ADA Is
Lauren Smiley's coverage of Chile Lindo's closing in the face of an acrimonious lawsuit regarding wheelchair access makes me prickle in discomfort, torn between feeling for owner Paula Tejada and worrying that readers will excoriate the defendant, glossing over the importance of the Americans wit ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2010
Disabled Proxy Suing Landlord of Chile Lindo, Other Mission Mom and Pops
Nicholas F./YelpThe owner of Chile Lindo says the place is designed for takeout.The wheelchair-using man who is suing the landlord of Chile Lindo, Paula Tejeda's empanada shop on 16th Street, for disabled-access violations returned this week ― to buy some meat pies. Litigious diner Craig Yates ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2010
The Week in Gay: Argentina! Clay Aiken! Toilet Water!
In Argentina, homosexuals can now tango and marryThis week Argentina's senate voted 33 to 27 in support of marriage equality and now it's legal down there. Frankly, I don't know a lot about Argentina. Apparently, it's winter there now. Isn't that fascinating?
Blogs
July 2, 2010
Bye Bye Brazil: World Cup Loss Leaves Nation Numb
No longer as perky...At some point, every serious American sports fan brooding over a bitter loss has been cheerfully told "Hey, it's just a game!" What a terrible thing to say. Here's a hint: We know it's just a game. Don't patronize us. But in Brazil, no one says "it's just a game" when t ... More >>
Music
June 16, 2010
Show preview: Kronos Quartet
No longer as perky...At some point, every serious American sports fan brooding over a bitter loss has been cheerfully told "Hey, it's just a game!" What a terrible thing to say. Here's a hint: We know it's just a game. Don't patronize us. But in Brazil, no one says "it's just a game" when t ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2010
Don't Sound Like a Tool: How to Pronounce Coffee Regions
Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Five years ago, when buying coffee all you ... More >>
Blogs
May 31, 2010
Support the Troops ― Send Them French Army Rations
Our favorite morsels from the Web. Baby killers, freedom fighters: Don's ask us to figure out the morality of soldiering. What we do know is that armies run on their stomachs, and that stomachs from different armies have different expectations about how to fill them. For this Memorial Day, we thoug ... More >>
Blogs
May 26, 2010
Baylinks: Foot Traffic, Houseboats, & International Lions
Do Divisadero Islands create a hazard for pedestrians? [Bike NOPA]You can live in Pat Kuleto's houseboat. [On The Block]You can win a dream dog park for your neighborhood. [Pawesome]This is the world's most unpretentious art car. [Uptown Almanac]Jet-setting lions to arrive in S.F. from Bolivia. [ ... More >>
Blogs
May 19, 2010
What to Have for Lunch: Green Chile Kitchen's Christmas Burrito (in May)
Jonathan KauffmanIf you want a star on that, you'll have to bring your own. Weds., May 19, 2010nchoz/FlickrNo matter how ginormous, no matter how loosely wrapped, there is only one circumstance under which San Francisco etiquette permits a diner to eat her burrito with knife and fork: when it ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2010
Foodzie Test Kitchen Puts Our Chile Crunch Dependency on Ice
FoodzieEZ Gaspacho Granita with Chile Colonial's Chile Crunch.We bumped into Chile Colonial's Chile Crunch at the Fancy Food Show earlier this year, where it was one of the most memorable local products we found. We've barely stopped eating it since. At the show, Chile Colonial proprietor Sus ... More >>
Dining
April 7, 2010
Fresh Eats for the week of April 7-13, 2010
FoodzieEZ Gaspacho Granita with Chile Colonial's Chile Crunch.We bumped into Chile Colonial's Chile Crunch at the Fancy Food Show earlier this year, where it was one of the most memorable local products we found. We've barely stopped eating it since. At the show, Chile Colonial proprietor Sus ... More >>
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April 7, 2010
Street Work
FoodzieEZ Gaspacho Granita with Chile Colonial's Chile Crunch.We bumped into Chile Colonial's Chile Crunch at the Fancy Food Show earlier this year, where it was one of the most memorable local products we found. We've barely stopped eating it since. At the show, Chile Colonial proprietor Sus ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2010
The Two-Pie Meal: Your SFoodie Lunch Planner
Thurs., Mar. 25 T. PalmerDouble-pie action: Don't judge us, just try it.Dessert first is always a good rule of thumb, but if you stop into Chile Pies (& Ice Cream), the Green Chile Kitchen offshoot that opened its doors in the old GCK space yesterday, there's one (and only one) savory item t ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2010
Brazil's Tropicalia 'n' Soul Boys Garotas Suecas (playing SF tonight!)
Garotas Suecas - "Bugalu" from AAM on Vimeo. Latin rhythms mixed with rock attitude can make a wildly potent sonic cocktail. And the music of Brazil's Garotas Suecas infuses the stripped-down structures of '60s soul and garage with a sultry tropical swing straight outta Sao Paolo, intoxicating ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2010
Chile Pies and Ice Cream ― Treats with the Flavor of New Mexico
J. KauffmanThe pie shop is opening in the former home of Green Chile Kitchen.Wednesday looks likely for the launch of Chile Pies and Ice Cream, a place devoted to, well, pie and ice cream. The owner? Trevor Logan, the guy behind Green Chile Kitchen. In fact, Chile Pies and Ice Cream's 20-seat ... More >>
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February 10, 2010
Step Dance
J. KauffmanThe pie shop is opening in the former home of Green Chile Kitchen.Wednesday looks likely for the launch of Chile Pies and Ice Cream, a place devoted to, well, pie and ice cream. The owner? Trevor Logan, the guy behind Green Chile Kitchen. In fact, Chile Pies and Ice Cream's 20-seat ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2010
The Blank Tapes: Big With the Brazilian Bonbon Crowd
Nothing says romance in Brazil like bonbons...well, bonbons and the Blank Tapes. A tune from the local indie pop act was placed in a recent commercial for Brazil's Sonha de Valsa, according to White Noise. The South American chocolatier's sweets were a delicious match for "Listen to the One," a cru ... More >>
Calendar
October 7, 2009
Tropicália’s Swedish Stars
Nothing says romance in Brazil like bonbons...well, bonbons and the Blank Tapes. A tune from the local indie pop act was placed in a recent commercial for Brazil's Sonha de Valsa, according to White Noise. The South American chocolatier's sweets were a delicious match for "Listen to the One," a cru ... More >>
Calendar
September 30, 2009
Oblivion
Nothing says romance in Brazil like bonbons...well, bonbons and the Blank Tapes. A tune from the local indie pop act was placed in a recent commercial for Brazil's Sonha de Valsa, according to White Noise. The South American chocolatier's sweets were a delicious match for "Listen to the One," a cru ... More >>
Calendar
July 1, 2009
Teatro de Vecinos
Nothing says romance in Brazil like bonbons...well, bonbons and the Blank Tapes. A tune from the local indie pop act was placed in a recent commercial for Brazil's Sonha de Valsa, according to White Noise. The South American chocolatier's sweets were a delicious match for "Listen to the One," a cru ... More >>
Dining
February 11, 2009
SOMA Samba
Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.
Calendar
February 4, 2009
The 23rd Annual San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show
Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.
Calendar
January 21, 2009
Bless This Dump
Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.
Calendar
September 24, 2008
Indiewood North
Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.
Calendar
September 17, 2008
Cumbia Cumbia!
Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.
Calendar
September 17, 2008
Bike Kitchen Anniversary Party
Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.
Calendar
April 9, 2008
Hanging Around
Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.
Calendar
April 2, 2008
By The Light of the Moon
Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.
Calendar
March 5, 2008
Cumbia, My Lord, Cumbia
Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.
Calendar
January 2, 2008
I Can See Clearly Now
Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.
Calendar
November 14, 2007
Cartoon Art
Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.
Calendar
September 19, 2007
Soiled
Take a trip down to Rio for a taste of Carnaval.
Dining
August 29, 2007
Lunchtime in Havana
Paladar brings to S.F. the real flavors of Cuba
Calendar
August 1, 2007
Make Your Mama Cry
Paladar brings to S.F. the real flavors of Cuba
Dining
May 9, 2007
Peruvian Mingle
Waves of immigrants added spice and sophistication
Music
September 13, 2006
Guinea pigs are the new buffalo wings
Waves of immigrants added spice and sophistication
Film
April 21, 2004
Funny Business
Week 2 of the 47th San Francisco International Film Festival
Culture
May 22, 2002
Malambo
A celebration of the passionate dances of Argentina
Dining
August 29, 2001
Heart's Content
Mi Lindo Peru
Dining
January 31, 2001
Quest for the True Peru
Fresca
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