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First Impressions At Tribune Tavern

When the Tribune Tavern opened two weeks ago in Oakland, I was excited. Firstly, it's a tavern, under a newspaper. A place for wirey and haggard journalists, gatekeepers to the misery of the world, to roll down their sleeves and commune. Wingback chairs, scotch, Jimmy Stewart (maybe?). Halfway throu ... More >>

Don't You Forget About Molly Ringwald at Yoshi's on Tuesday

No need to remind anyone who Molly Ringwald is -- teenagers (and the rest of us) are still watching those movies, and it's fair to assume they will for another generation or two, at a minimum. But it might come as a surprise to some who adore her 1980s work with John Hughes that she has been a lifel ... More >>

Allegedly Unstable Man Locks Himself in Castro Gas Station, Causing Police Standoff

San Francisco police took a 30-year-old Livingston man into custody this afternoon after he had forced his way into a Chevron gas station and locked himself inside the clerk's office. Sgt. Michael Andraychak told us that at about 10:40 a.m., the man was at the gas station on the corner of Market a ... More >>

Drink of the Week: Sipping the Lands End at Rich Table

It wasn't until I sat at the bar at Rich Table that I realized a restaurant could have an old soul. At a mere four months old, the place hums with such effortless vigor, you'd be forgiven for thinking the place had been around for years. The service is key, with staff that sets everyone at ease, inn ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Concord, Calif., Named One of Country's 10 Best Music Scenes

The website Livability today compiled a list of the top 10 cities with the best music scenes that aren't New York, L.A., or Nashville. The results were in some ways predictable (Minneapolis, Athens, Ga., and Portland all made it), and in some ways spectacularly weird: Omitted from the list for no ap ... More >>

Where to Eat Foie Gras This Week: Campton Place and Prospect

​Counting down the meals before July 1, when California's foie gras ban takes effect.While Wolfgang Puck is urging restaurants to get used to the forthcoming ban on foie gras, San Francisco chefs are taking this time to honor the foie: At Campton Place Restaurant, Srijith Gopinathan is serving fo ... More >>

President's Day Weekend: Another Carmaggedon?

Closed for business​What better way to celebrate the Great Emancipator than with hair-pulling traffic and even more of a clusterfuck than usual for Bay Area commuters? The westbound deck of the Bay Bridge heading into San Francisco will be closed at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, until 5 a.m. on Tues ... More >>

Wu-Tang Clan: Show Preview

Wives' Tales: Women Beat Holy Hell Out of Race, Gender Issues on VH1 Reality Shows

Both black and white women brawl on Vh1 reality programming but some don't have to deal with the burden of (mis)representing their culture.

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

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 DJ Jon ... 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 composer's c ... 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 >>

Fresh Eats: SoMa's New Burmese Gourmet Food Truck

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Soulive: Show Preview

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Don’t Just Watch

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

The S.F. bike plan and its surprising discontents

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 >>

Little Skillet's stellar takeaway can brighten a summer day

Wu-Tang Inc.

R.I.P. Pound SF

Wanted: mid-sized club for total mayhem

Heart's Desiree

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

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

GIFTS

DVDs | Music DVDs | CDs | Books

Music

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

Nut of This Earth

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

Slap Shots

Night+Day