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Nut of This Earth

The Acorn's light-handed cooking pays homage to and plays off the food's ethnic character

Night Crawler

The Acorn's light-handed cooking pays homage to and plays off the food's ethnic character

Wu-Tang Inc.

The Acorn's light-handed cooking pays homage to and plays off the food's ethnic character

R.I.P. Pound SF

Wanted: mid-sized club for total mayhem

Training Daze

The drills and thrills of Boot Camp Clik

Heart's Desiree

Finding comfort in a lovingly prepared ham-and-cheese sandwich

BeatBox

"We Funk" brings DJs Dusk and Miles up from L.A.; get down to the "Sounds of the Basement" with Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs

Belly Trance

A two-day belly dancing event called "Undulation2" has us mesmerized

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, December1, 2004

The Weight-Conscious Gourmet

Local chefs reveal how they -- and you -- can eat out often and well, without tipping the scales

Summer Events a Go Go!

What to do, all summer long

GIFTS

DVDs | Music DVDs | CDs | Books

Music

DVDs | Music DVDs | CDs | Books

Rock 'n' Bowl

Rock Soup

Best Way to Blow Off Steam After Work

Speed-Walking Along the Embarcadero

Heart of the City

A peculiar night on the seamy side of Sixth Street

Big Bang

In the Beginning is a musical bomb

Standard Order

LiveFire

What's Best -- Pistol or Pit Bull?

SF Weekly's consumer guide to smooth and speedy acquisition of effective self-defense

Night+Day

SF Weekly's consumer guide to smooth and speedy acquisition of effective self-defense

Little Skillet's stellar takeaway can brighten a summer day

SF Weekly's consumer guide to smooth and speedy acquisition of effective self-defense

Mission Cool, South Beach Style, and a Taste of Sydney: A Foodie Day Planner

Thursday, July 16, 2009 Let's do lunch: Grab a table at Ground Zero of Mission gastrocool. SF Weekly food critic Meredith Brody advises lunching on a pressed sandwich filled with Idiazabal and membrillo (lightly smoked Spanish sheep's cheese and quince paste) at Tartine Bakery and Café (600 Guerr ... More >>

The S.F. bike plan and its surprising discontents

Thursday, July 16, 2009 Let's do lunch: Grab a table at Ground Zero of Mission gastrocool. SF Weekly food critic Meredith Brody advises lunching on a pressed sandwich filled with Idiazabal and membrillo (lightly smoked Spanish sheep's cheese and quince paste) at Tartine Bakery and Café (600 Guerr ... More >>

Drink Therapy: Biker Dreams in a Scuffed Corner of the Mission

gretchen robinette/FlickrThings tend to get a tad messy.​Even if you only aspire to the whole neckbeard and ink-sleeve look, and haven't yet wangled the sort of job (muffin delivery guy? A.M. barista? ) that affords afternoons off, you can feel totally at home at this scuffed slice of Mission ... More >>

Chronic City: Here's Progress -- S.F. Firefighters Rescue Marijuana Grow-Op

Save the medical marijuana, fire teddy! ​ Sometimes the biggest signs of epochal change in society are those that are casually mentioned, five paragraphs down in a story. Such was the case with Sunday's four-alarm warehouse fire in Bayview, where fire crews remained yesterday monitoring for flare- ... More >>

Drink Therapy: Cheap Whiskey and a Whiff of Leather

gretchen robinette/FlickrThings can get messy.​ Even if you only aspire to the whole neckbeard and ink-sleeve look, and haven't yet wangled the sort of job (bread delivery guy? A.M. barista? ) that affords afternoons off, you can feel totally at home at this scuffed slice of Mission real estat ... More >>

Here's the Deal: Play Along at Clock Bar Saturday and Get 10 Percent Off

bittermelon/FlickrFeel free to bust out an impromptu Charleston.​Nowadays, the whole speakeasy thing feels as gimmicky as a say-the-secret-word-and-win promo on AM radio. And that's pretty much the idea at Saturday's repeal-of-Prohibition event at Michael Mina's Clock Bar in the Westin St. Fra ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Liquorvore

nullalux/FlickrBuddha's hand infusing vodka at St. George sib Hangar One.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Grog blog: At the Bold Italic, Jon Korn belts a few with local distillers and brewski makers. Korn's is a short crawl, from Alameda's St. George Spirits to Distillery No. 209 on S.F.' ... More >>

On Christmas Day, Man Pretends to Be Cop Then Sexually Assaults Prostitute

​Around noon on December 25, the SFPD got a call from a prosititute who said she was assaulted by a man who said he was a cop. She described the man -- a 5'7, 195-pound, balding African-American -- and the 1993 Isuzu Rodeo he was driving, which the cops soon learned was re ... More >>

Don’t Just Watch

​Around noon on December 25, the SFPD got a call from a prosititute who said she was assaulted by a man who said he was a cop. She described the man -- a 5'7, 195-pound, balding African-American -- and the 1993 Isuzu Rodeo he was driving, which the cops soon learned was re ... More >>

This Weekend: Check Out Japanese Summer Festivals Marking Obon

Luis ChongThe weekend's Nihonmachi Street Fair in J-Town will offer an array of eats.​It's the weekend of the Bay Area's Japanese summer fests, known in Japan as Obon (or Bon) festivals. Originating from the Buddhist custom of honoring departed ancestors, they've evolved into a very important ... More >>

We Chugged Our Way Through Saturday's SF Street Food Festival

Tamara PalmerChez Papa Resto's watermelon agua fresca.​We got to the SF Street Food Fest early on Saturday, ready to eat, but we didn't expect to find so many tasty beverages on offer. How refreshing it was to bypass cans of Coke for rose milk (Azalina's Malaysian), mint-lime soda (Aziza), pur ... More >>

Rejewvenator Beer Adds Fruity Poignancy to Rosh Hashanah

Infused with Concord grape juice, Rejewvenator bears a whiff of Manischewitz ― not unlike Uncle Marvin.​We fondly remember the High Holiday dinners of our youth. We'd wait for Uncle Marvin, his silk shirt opened three buttons, revealing a large, diamond-studded chai, to pass out after his 10 ... More >>

Chips Ahoy, Cocktails Down the Hatch: This Week in Food Bloggery

J. BirdsallBehold: The majestic chocolate chip cookie.​1. You know how some people get a reputation for liking owls, and suddenly they're receiving owl earrings for Christmas, owl thank-you cards after dinner parties, and owl pencils? Well, John Birdsall put the word out that he was tasting chocol ... More >>

Flight of the Concords (and Other Varieties): How to Preserve Grapes

P200eric/FlickrGrape varieties at the Ferry Plaza farmers' market.​My name is Sean, and I have a grape problem. If I purchase a bunch (or 10) of grapes, I will mindlessly sit and eat them, one by one, preferably chilled, until they are gone and I have an aching stomach. I seriously cannot help ... More >>

Soulive: Show Preview

P200eric/FlickrGrape varieties at the Ferry Plaza farmers' market.​My name is Sean, and I have a grape problem. If I purchase a bunch (or 10) of grapes, I will mindlessly sit and eat them, one by one, preferably chilled, until they are gone and I have an aching stomach. I seriously cannot help ... More >>

LeBron James Taking His Talents To North Beach

Neither LeBron nor Giselle will be here, sadly. ​LeBron James may be famously taking his talents to South Beach, but he's filming his soda commercial in North Beach. Joe DiMaggio Park -- named for a prickly athlete who didn't stab his hometown in the back via a callous, nationally televised debacl ... More >>

Soul-Funk Outfit The Budos Band Wants To Harsh Your Mellows, Hippies

Lotsa people, lotsa attitude.​You've got to love New Yorkers for their blatant honesty. Speaking to Jared Tankel, baritone saxophone player in 10-piece Staten Island global-funk group The Budos Band, he makes it clear to aspiring rappers that his instrumental band is not interested in collaboratin ... More >>

Bay Wolf Staying Put, Hyde Away Blues BBQ Announces Itself

​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Michael Bauer at the Chronicle reports that the 35-year-old Bay Wolf, which was reportedly considering an offer to buy the restaurant, is staying put. Owner Michael Wolf is instead starting up c ... More >>

Getting Meat into Cocktails is Tricky but Doable

There have been a few constants in humanity's aspirations: finding out if we're all alone in the universe, immortality, and successfully getting meat to work in a cocktail. The latter is remarkably delicate work. Go too far in the meat direction and it can get gross (and yes, for vegans and vegeta ... More >>

Lexi St. George's "Dancing to the Rhythm (With Me)" Is Way Worse Than Rebecca Black's "Friday"

Never thought we'd say this, but, uh, we'll take Rebecca.​ Patrice Wilson, the man who made "Friday" -- that endlessly ire-raising yet somehow completely inescapable viral hit from teenage star Rebecca Black -- has found his new muse: Lexi St. George. Naturally, some people are calling her t ... More >>

Cocktail Week Events for Monday, Sept. 19

Marc Fiorito, GammaNine Photography​The bad news about Cocktail Week is that events are starting to sell out. The good news is twofold: tickets are still available for many, and more events are being added, so keep an eye out here for the latest. Tickets still available Bay Area Distillers P ... More >>

Burma Superstar Founder Launches Burmese Food Truck

Jonathan KauffmanBurmese Gourmet's powerful tea leaf salad, $5.​Three weeks ago, William Lue put three signs up on the food truck he has rented on Townsend and Fourth. The first, "Burmese Gourmet," he moved over from his Concord truck when he decided to break back into the San Francisco food scene ... More >>

Fresh Eats: SoMa's New Burmese Gourmet Food Truck

Jonathan KauffmanBurmese Gourmet's powerful tea leaf salad, $5.​Three weeks ago, William Lue put three signs up on the food truck he has rented on Townsend and Fourth. The first, "Burmese Gourmet," he moved over from his Concord truck when he decided to break back into the San Francisco food scene ... More >>

Next Door Sweets Scoops Up San Tung's Patrons, If Not Its Traditions

Tamara Palmer​We returned to the scene of some plywood that we spotted more than a year ago in the Inner Sunset to discover Next Door Sweets in full swing. So named for its proximity to San Tung, an insanely popular family-owned Chinese restaurant, the shop is owned by Joy and Frank Chu, and F ... More >>

A Charlie Brown Christmas Composer Vince Guaraldi's Heirs Suing for $2M in Unpaid Royalties

​Given the time of year, you've probably seen -- and heard -- A Charlie Brown Christmas recently. The 1965 animated TV special's celebrated soundtrack was performed by noted San Francisco jazzman Vince Guaraldi's trio, and recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. But for the pianist and compo ... More >>

Free Bites and Booze at Txoko Open House

​What: Open House/Par-tay Where: Txoko When: Wed., January 11, 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free with RSVP The rundown: Txoko co-owners Ryan Maxey and Chef Ian Begg are hosting a party and we're all invited. Deal? Deal! We'll enjoy complementary bites, St. George drink specials, and groovin' beats by ... More >>

"Linus and Lucy" and Lawsuits: Guaraldi Heirs Sue for Royalties

​What: Open House/Par-tay Where: Txoko When: Wed., January 11, 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free with RSVP The rundown: Txoko co-owners Ryan Maxey and Chef Ian Begg are hosting a party and we're all invited. Deal? Deal! We'll enjoy complementary bites, St. George drink specials, and groovin' beats by ... More >>

Wu-Tang Clan: Show Preview

​What: Open House/Par-tay Where: Txoko When: Wed., January 11, 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free with RSVP The rundown: Txoko co-owners Ryan Maxey and Chef Ian Begg are hosting a party and we're all invited. Deal? Deal! We'll enjoy complementary bites, St. George drink specials, and groovin' beats by ... More >>