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Starbucks Corporation

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Criolla Kitchen Is Gone, Cerveceria de MateVeza Nears, and Another Starbucks

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Criolla Kitchen's weekend shutter is permanent. Eater SF shares chef Randy Lewis attributes the closure to the vague reason of "an unfortunate thing occurred." We're sure there will be more details as the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Starbucks Eyes Pier One, Stealing Belly Burgers' Grease, and More

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. We're not fond of Starbucks' tire fires and cat pee blonde roast, and now Inside Scoop shares that the vacant Pier One space may become the latest location of the mega-coffee chain. If you'll remember, th ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 25, 2012

    Fresh Eats: Starbucks' Blonde Roasts: Swing and a Miss

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. We're not fond of Starbucks' tire fires and cat pee blonde roast, and now Inside Scoop shares that the vacant Pier One space may become the latest location of the mega-coffee chain. If you'll remember, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Tire Fires and Cat Pee: Starbucks Blonde Roast

    ​The trend towards light bodied, floral and fruity coffee has finally registered with the industry's corporate giants. Just last week Starbucks Coffee announced a series of roasts defined as "Blonde". With names like Veranda and Willow, the shiny metallic packaging promises a "mellow, soft and sub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Best Practices for Making a Hip Coffee Shop Your Office

    ​Yelp/ Lucy M.​For those of us who don't work in an office, and aren't rich or fancy enough to afford things like WiFi and coffee makers, there's always the options of setting up shop at nearby coffee shops and cafes. Sometimes a trip to our local cafe is the only thing that'll stop those of us ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Starbucks is a "Diamond-in-the-Rough", Jeremy Fox May Not Come Back, and Saision News

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Mega green: Eater SF reports Starbucks will open a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified location in the Castro at 2221 Market (at Sanchez). While it will incorporate the same el ... More >>

  • Music

    November 9, 2011

    Bouncer Makes Caffeine Pals at Starbucks

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Mega green: Eater SF reports Starbucks will open a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified location in the Castro at 2221 Market (at Sanchez). While it will incorporate the same el ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Ben Kaminsky of Ritual Coffee Dreams of Life After Latte

    Scott Beale / Laughing Squid​SFoodie is on a mission to sit down with the city's most intelligent, influential, and experienced coffee folk to pick their brain about what makes our city such a hot bed of coffee trends.Today we speak with Ben Kaminsky, Ritual Coffee's quality control expert and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Is Peet's Really Selling Out? Is the Salad Bar Really a Scam?

    Stephanie N./Yelp​​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media.1. The big piece of gossip today, which originated on a blog called DealReporter, is that Peet's is in talks to sell itself to Starbucks. Since I've just receiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Starbucks Now Allows Customers to Pay for Coffee Order with Smartphone

    Starbucks Caters to Coffee Addicts​Starbucks and its obnoxious customers have found yet another way to be self indulgent. The coffee retailer has now made it possible for caffeine-crazed customers to consume their drinks even sooner. With the creation of a Starbucks app, customers can now pay for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2011

    Starbucks Poised to Unveil Big Gulp-Size 'Trenta'

    divya-/FlickrClear your bladder: The 31-ounce Trenta is a single ounce shy of the Big Gulp.​Starbucks fans will soon be able to show just how much they love the iced tea and coffee drinks from the Seattle chain. Starting next month, Starbucks stores in California will are unleashing the Trenta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    New Starbucks Logo Avoids Mentioning Coffee. Or Starbucks

    Starbucks.comEvolution of the Starbucks logo.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Starbucks today unveiled its new logo, one that keeps the chesty, tiara'd mermaid grasping the double fins of her tail (the company calls her "the Siren") but dumps the company name along with the word "coffee." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Calorie Count Lesson #1: Get the Croissant

    Jonathan KauffmanTrauma moment: calculating how many of these we've eaten in our lifetime.​Standing in front of the pastry case at the local coffee shop, we're prone to make decisions based on certain assumptions about nutrition: Since dried fruit is healthier than doughnuts, we pick the blueberry ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Best Practices for Drinking Coffee in San Francisco

    ​ Yelp/Dan W.​ In the '80s coffee was funny ― Maxwell House, Yuban, Chock Full o'Nuts. They thought we were idiots. Perhaps we were: Only the best of us rejected the aluminum-tin allure of General Foods International Coffee. "It tastes like a candy cane dipped in Bosco!" gushed one com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Michael Mina Ends, Prospect Returns, ICHI Finds a New Home

    ​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.A few notices from Jay B. at Grub Street: Ladies and Gentlemen, MICHAEL MINA has left the St. Francis, marking the end of the four-star TV dinner. And Prospect, which had closed for two w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Michael Jackson's Dance Moves, Pandora's iPad Ads, Blog Love for Ty Segall and Safe

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2009

    Tea Party Politics at Samovar Tea Lounge

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Music

    July 15, 2009

    Céu

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Music

    June 3, 2009

    Funemployment: Jobless young San Franciscans are welcoming the worst recession of their lives with open arms. Too bad the party can't last forever.

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    Vote for Food and Drinks!

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    The Chain Gang: News on Evil Food Corporations

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2008

    Free Coffee At Harvest & Rowe Cafe

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Starbucks, We Hardly Knew Thee (Nostalgia for a Place I Never Frequented)

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2008

    Has Starbucks Reinvented Drip Coffee? Doubt It.

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2008

    Starbucks Smackdown: Judge Orders $100,000 In Back Tips To Baristas

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2008

    Obama! He's Just Like Us!

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Board of Supes Vs. Starbucks, Redux: Back In The Richmond

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2008

    It's On: McDonald's Vs. Starbucks

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2007

    Hands Down, The Best Cup(s) Of Coffee In San Francisco

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2007

    More Proof That Yelpers = Uneducated Morons

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 26, 2007

    Starbucks Saves Life of Michael Gates Gill, Tom Hanks To Play the Barista

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2007

    Board Of Supervisors Vs. Starbucks: Smackdown In The Richmond

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2007

    Board Of Supervisors Vs. Starbucks: Smackdown In The Richmond

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2007

    Starbucks the Great Satan?

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2007

    Starbucks Art in SF

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2007

    Inner Richmond vs. Starbucks

    Safe's Christopher F. Edley III​Michael Jackson's dance moves make for new video game. [Daily Swarm]Pandora's iPad app pairs music and videos with ads from Starbucks, Lexus and Budweiser. [Digital Music News]Pitchfork gives Ty Segall's Melted a 7.5, says "it seems in some ways like his first prop ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 1, 2007

    Burning Brew

    Starbucks' PR machine tries to throw cold water onto inquiries into scalding incident

  • Culture

    December 6, 2006

    super: anti: reluctant

    Like an abstract expressionist painting -- open to interpretation

  • Music

    February 4, 2004

    BeatBox

    Reliving the '80s is tough. That's why the Cat Club makes the Pabst so cheap.

  • Dining

    July 16, 2003

    The Misanthrope

    Having good manners doesn't require that we be "sunshiny" all the time -- or ever

  • News

    May 28, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of May 28, 2003

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Starbucks

    Starbucks Coffee

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Neighborhood Coffee Shop

    Cafe Cole

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Coffee

    Martha & Brothers Coffee Co.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Web Surfing

    The Nikko Hotel Lobby

  • Music

    October 6, 1999

    Riff Raff

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Dining

    March 10, 1999

    Leftovers

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • News

    July 8, 1998

    Dog Bites

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Dining

    May 22, 1996

    Dish

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

  • Calendar

    January 31, 1996

    Slap Shots

    (Star) Bucking the Trend, Stephan Jenkins, More Paranoia at the Chronicle, and Re: Cover

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