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April 20, 2012
Wildflower Vegan Pop-up, Pig and Dog are BFF, and Starbucks Ditches Bugs!
Get excited, San Francisco! Chef Ayinde Howell and his revered vegan pop-up restaurant Wildflower are coming to town! Chef Ayinde hosted Wildflower in New York last year, and I was able to attend one night. It was awesome! So I highly recommend you check this out. The menu includes Jamaican Slide ... More >>
News
April 4, 2012
Soup to Nuts: Crazy Food Taxes Penalize the Poor, Benefit the Rich
Get excited, San Francisco! Chef Ayinde Howell and his revered vegan pop-up restaurant Wildflower are coming to town! Chef Ayinde hosted Wildflower in New York last year, and I was able to attend one night. It was awesome! So I highly recommend you check this out. The menu includes Jamaican Slide ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2012
Vegan Eggs, Ethical Meat, and a Cupcake ATM!
Hey guys! March 20th was Meatout. I refrained from eating meat. Best holiday ever. The UN's World Water Day was this week too! Second coolest holiday of the week. Since this year's theme was food security, people actually talked about how meat is a nightmare for water conservation! It's ... More >>
Blogs
February 21, 2012
Four Barrel Publishes "Friendo" Blend Recipe On Internet
There was a time when the ubiquitous "house blend" was a perennial favorite for lovers of fine coffee products. House blend signified a standard, the ground equivalent of "just a good cup of coffee" that so many caffeine-thirsty consumers looked for. Now though, with big-money, low-quality coffee p ... More >>
Music
February 8, 2012
Bouncer Visits the Lion's Den: ING Cafe
There was a time when the ubiquitous "house blend" was a perennial favorite for lovers of fine coffee products. House blend signified a standard, the ground equivalent of "just a good cup of coffee" that so many caffeine-thirsty consumers looked for. Now though, with big-money, low-quality coffee p ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2012
Silent Dancing and $68,000 Sound Systems: The Music of Macworld
There were more curious wallflowers than hula-hooping dancers yesterday as the wireless headphones-assisted dance party Silent Frisco took over the second floor of the Macworld conference. (It continues today from noon to 6 p.m. with DJs Motion Potion and u9lift). For Sunset Promotions, which takes ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2011
Woman Sues Starbucks Over Prosthetic Leg Fiasco
Lawsuit brewingA Central Valley woman is suing Starbucks and not because the coffee was too hot. Rather, Janet Marx is claiming the Stockton coffee house barred her from using the restroom so she could repair her prosthetic leg unless she first bought something. According to the claim, which was ... More >>
Dining
November 9, 2011
Beijing's FishEye Café Serves Ritual Roasters Coffee
Lawsuit brewingA Central Valley woman is suing Starbucks and not because the coffee was too hot. Rather, Janet Marx is claiming the Stockton coffee house barred her from using the restroom so she could repair her prosthetic leg unless she first bought something. According to the claim, which was ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2011
In Praise of Starbucks
From this week's Bouncer column: All the Starbucks-haters can suck it. Where else can you buy a muffin and get a receipt for a "pumpkin muff"? Sure, there is generally one ultra-perky ringleader who grates on your 7 a.m. ears like a swarm of rabid bats, but the rest of the minions just go ab ... More >>
Blogs
October 18, 2011
Cedar Hill and Super Duper Open This Week, So Long Spot Bagel, and La Cocina Success Stories
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. BBQ and burgers in the Marina: Urban Daddy rounds up the news of a brisket and ribs place, Cedar Hill, soft opening this Thursday. The Texas-styled joint even shipped its smoker in from the Lone Star stat ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2011
Governor Jerry Brown Outlaws Open Carry for Guns
Whether you believe the Second Amendment is essential or outdated, the law in California used to allow anyone to carry a gun in public or in vehicles -- as long as it was openly displayed and unloaded.California became the fifth state to make it illegal to openly carry guns after Governor Jerry B ... More >>
Blogs
September 22, 2011
Cafe Flore: Come for Sunshine, Not Predictable Brunch
It's that time of year in San Francisco: Just when we're ready to give up on summer completely and dive into Starbucks' pumpkin spiced lattes, the temperatures finally rise. The sun comes out, the jackets fall off, the parks fill up. And it's these weekends that draw everyone to places like Cafe ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2011
Medjool's Rooftop Return, a Caffeine Buzz, and Heath Ceramics New Place
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 >>
Blogs
September 1, 2011
Rose's Café Takes Pastries, Charm to a New Level
Just as we begin to tire of kitschy boulangeries and lackluster Italian coffee shops, a place like Rose's Café reminds us how cozy a true European-style cafe can be. Absent are the colorblocked Perrier posters and premade paninis, with simple bistro chairs, velvet booths and house-made pastries ... More >>
Calendar
August 17, 2011
No Relation to Hasselhoff
Just as we begin to tire of kitschy boulangeries and lackluster Italian coffee shops, a place like Rose's Café reminds us how cozy a true European-style cafe can be. Absent are the colorblocked Perrier posters and premade paninis, with simple bistro chairs, velvet booths and house-made pastries ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2011
Apps Food Trucks Love, Coffee's Strange New Bug-Fighting Properties
Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. Food Truck Technology. Mashable has a post up about apps that food trucks and popups are using. The programs, most of which work on smart phones of tablets, range from the popular ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2011
Foursquare: The Silliest Thing Ever Invented
Before I started using Twitter a couple of years ago, I, like many people then and now, assumed it must be the silliest thing ever invented. The stupid name didn't (and doesn't) help. Mainly, I thought people used it for telling the world what they had for lunch, but I then looked into the matter ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2011
Terminal Comfort: SFO's New T2 Dazzles with Food Choices
Luis ChongRottisserie chickens from Tyler Florence: one of many upscale food options at SFO's new Terminal 2, which opened Thursday.SFO's brand new Terminal 2 (T2) became operational Thursday morning at 5 a.m. It's the most food-centered, modern, and eco-friendly airport terminal ever built. ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2011
What to Do This Weekend, April 9-10
Telstar Logistics/FlickrSee Sun., Apr. 10.Craving more? Scroll through additional listings here. Sat., Apr. 9: Starbucks Ocean Beach Cleanup Ocean Beach, across from Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant, 1000 Great Highway, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. For its 40th anniversary, Starbucks is hoping to recrui ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2011
Chai Tea Master
Proxy Indian/FlickrIndian chai walla.Art of Chai Class Where: Mission Creek Kitchen, 550 Alabama (at Mariposa) When: Sat., April 16, 2-4:30 p.m. Cost: $45 The rundown: The Starbucks chai latte you slurp like a soda from the jumbo cupholder in your Wrangler? Not exactly in line with India ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2010
What To Do While Waiting for That Lamb Cheek Sandwich from Spencer On The Go
Matt Armendariz/TwitterOur favorite morsel from the blogs. Proof that food trucks have become, in 2010, the Zeitgeist equivalent of the Starbucks drive-through circa 1995. Thanks to blogger and photographer Matt Armendariz of Matt Bites for immortalizing the taste of now. Follow us on Twitt ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2010
Justin Bieber Cover: Neon Trees Digs Deep to Tap Into Its Inner Biebster
Listening to Neon Trees' cover of Justin Bieber's "Baby" makes you wish someone had told them, "Baby, baby, baby. Noooooo" beforehand. All due respect for giving a shout-out to a fellow artist on their label, Island, but nothing takes the edge off a rock band quite like covering a song by a pop sta ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2010
Tax Day Freebies Mostly for Crap You Can't Get in San Francisco
Not around here, he didn't...We're always a little wary about publicizing companies' free giveaway schemes -- it is, essentially, free advertising. But, hey, if you folks get a free taco out of it, fair's fair. And yet a number of local Web sites and TV stations have publicized Tax Day giveaways ... More >>
Blogs
January 1, 2010
A Taste of Collards, Black-Eyed Peas, and Optimism: Your SFoodie Lunch Planner
Bill H./YelpNo worse than the crush at the bar last night.Fri., Jan. 1, 2010 You're at the threshold of another year of eating: Don't squander the moment on indifferent diner scrambles or -- god forbid -- the Starbucks muffin. Instead, get yourself to Brenda's for a taste of New Year's luc ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2009
Bay Links: Public Art, Corporate Coffee and Sex Scandals
Rael Fratello ArchitectsWelcome to the inaugural post of Bay Links. Everyday we'll try to round up some of the most interesting, odd, and delightful San Francisco-related items on the internets. Because you don't spend enough time online.Rock climbing on the Bay Bridge? MTC spokesperson calls one ... More >>
News
December 24, 2008
Too Much Nature
Getting wet at the Academy of Sciences.
Blogs
February 21, 2008
Examiner Has a Female Problem
Getting wet at the Academy of Sciences.
Blogs
January 25, 2008
Jury Chosen in Anti-Weekly Suit
Getting wet at the Academy of Sciences.
Blogs
January 24, 2008
Redux In the Richmond, Part II: Starbucks Out Again
Getting wet at the Academy of Sciences.
Calendar
October 17, 2007
Art Crawl
Getting wet at the Academy of Sciences.
Blogs
May 31, 2007
Bua's Beat Goes On
Getting wet at the Academy of Sciences.
Culture
April 12, 2006
Moky's Life 101
Moky Huynh, self-help jackhammer, is inspiring, abrasive, and one of a kind
Culture
December 14, 2005
Prelude to a Kiss
As frothy as the head on a Starbucks beverage and twice as sweet
Culture
March 30, 2005
The Its Just Lunch Guide to Dating in San Francisco
It's just great -- if you're only interested in dating wealthy white professionals
News
December 8, 2004
Weekly Obsessions
Things we were obsessing about on Dec. 8, 2004
Holiday
November 24, 2004
Holiday Gift Guide
Things we were obsessing about on Dec. 8, 2004
Best of San Francisco
May 19, 2004
Best Desecration of a City Landmark
Haight-Ashbury Gap
Calendar
April 21, 2004
Billy, Do Be a Hero
Reverend Billy & the Stop Big Boxes Gospel Choir hits the Castro
Dining
October 8, 2003
Livered and Lost
Given our run of closed restaurants, we're reluctant to reveal our private passion
Music
August 20, 2003
Bonobo
Dial M for Monkey
Dining
October 3, 2001
Side Dish
Live Free and Dine
Best of San Francisco
May 17, 2000
Best Cafe Mocha
Alfred Schilling Chocolate, Pastry & Restaurant
Best of San Francisco
May 17, 2000
Best (and Freshest) Gourmet Coffee Deal
Café Abir
Dining
February 16, 2000
Down Among the Yuppies
Café Abir
Calendar
November 25, 1998
Invasion of the Coffee Shops
Forgive and Remember
News
October 22, 1997
Chains R Us
Conventional wisdom nothwithstanding, chain stores and restaurants find it easy to locate and thrive in San Francisco. Tara Shioya explains why pretending otherwise is bad for the city.
Music
July 2, 1997
Racket
Conventional wisdom nothwithstanding, chain stores and restaurants find it easy to locate and thrive in San Francisco. Tara Shioya explains why pretending otherwise is bad for the city.
News
February 21, 1996
Letters
Conventional wisdom nothwithstanding, chain stores and restaurants find it easy to locate and thrive in San Francisco. Tara Shioya explains why pretending otherwise is bad for the city.
Dining
October 11, 1995
Dish
Conventional wisdom nothwithstanding, chain stores and restaurants find it easy to locate and thrive in San Francisco. Tara Shioya explains why pretending otherwise is bad for the city.
Film
April 26, 1995
Reel World
Conventional wisdom nothwithstanding, chain stores and restaurants find it easy to locate and thrive in San Francisco. Tara Shioya explains why pretending otherwise is bad for the city.
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