Stockton

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Parallel 37 Throws Egg Nog and Ugly Sweater Party

Egg Nog and Ugly Sweater Party Where: Parallel 37, 600 Stockton (at California), 773-6168 When: Mon., Dec. 17, 5-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Ugly sweater parties are a certified national phenomenon, a trend that has begun to outpace even the adult prom in prominence. The Ritz-Carlton's lively y ... More >>

Bouncer Searches for Intrigue at the Burritt Room

Violent Weekend in San Francisco: Four Killed, Elderly Woman Beaten

It was a bloody weekend in San Francisco, where four people were stabbed and shot to death and a 94-year-old woman was brutally attacked in broad daylight. We already reported earlier this morning two of the homicides that happened on Saturday. In the first incident, 19-year-old Jose Escobar wa ... More >>

Drink of the Week: P37 Mary at Parallel 37

The first thing that you'll notice as you take a sip of the P37 Mary ($14, ancho chili infused vodka, lemon, olive juice, house made tomato water, celery-habañero shrub, fresno chili pickling liquid, pickled vegetables, smoked salt rim) is how much finesse the drink has. Parallel 37 bar manager Cam ... More >>

Recent Openers

Recent Openers

Filling Your Tray Full of Dim Sum at Wing Sing Is Easier Than Finding a Seat

Jonathan KauffmanAll this, plus jook, for $8.85.​Rice Plate Journal is a yearlong project to canvas Chinatown, block by block, discovering the good, the bad, and the hopelessly mediocre. Maximum entrée price: $10. As I leave Pacific behind and start moving down Jackson Street, it becomes clear R ... More >>

Veggie Burgers & Beers in Berkeley!

​What: Burgers & Beers for the Animals Where: Pyramid Brewery and Alehouse When: Sun., October 23, 6-10 p.m. Cost: $15 The rundown: It's a benefit party for Stockton's Harvest Home Sanctuary, a big-ass awesome rescue ranch for animals. The evening will mainly involve eating tasty vegan bu ... More >>

Petals, a Floral Farewell by The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton

Tamara Palmer​After 20 years, The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton will close for an extended beauty sleep and extreme makeover, from which it will emerge impossibly fresh and new, a more casual experience and concept in contrast to the hours-long, multi-course tasting menus that are a current ... More >>

Mee Mee's Cow Ears and Coin Cookies, the Horror of Bycatch

​ Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. Mee Mee Bakery's macaroons.​1. Mee Mee's sweets. Rice Plate Journal, my block-by-block survey of Chinatown restaurants, is finally hitting the dense restaurant zone of Powell an ... More >>

Free Punch and Cake: Burritt Room Celebrates First Year in Sweet 16 Style

uglyagnes/flickrPunch!​Crescent Hotel First Year Celebration Where: Burritt Room, 417 Stockton (at Sutter), inside the Crescent Hotel When: Sat., June 4, 7 p.m.-12 a.m. Cost: Free Bols Genever punch 7 p.m.-9 p.m., no host bar The rundown: The Crescent hotel and the Burritt Room -- this y ... More >>

Muni Driver Assaulted with Skateboard, Police Arrest Three Teens

Skating right on down to juvenile hall ​Skateboarding might not be a crime, but hitting your bus driver with a skateboard is. Police booked three teenagers today on suspicion of assaulting a Muni driver after boarding a bus near Chinatown. According to police, the three teens got onto the 30 Stock ... More >>

Zeitgeist Finally Does Away With the Honey Pots, Monroe Opens Soon

​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Eater SF and SFist bring good news and bad news: Zeitgeist is finally replacing the Porta-Potties in the beer garden with actual bathrooms. The bad news: The bar is closing until Feb. 14 in ... More >>

Car Crashes Into Virgin Megastore (VIDEO)

The Virgin Megastore in San Francisco is long-closed -- but it's still getting drive-through traffic. Last night, for reasons not yet clear, a driver plowed into the massive, abandoned storefront at the corner of Market and Stockton. 

Virgin Megastore Crash a Hit-and-Run

Earlier today, we reported on a motorist careening through the abandoned Virgin Records megastore on Sutter and Market. It turns out this wasn't a statement about Virgin Records so much as a hit-and-run incident involving a big rig truck. Based on accounts from the driver and eyewitnesses, the San F ... More >>

Craft Spells, Brewer of Magical Bedroom Pop, Talks Shamanism and the Evils of Suburbs

Craft Spells plays Milk Bar on November 11'th​ Between widely accessible studio programs and the Internet, the bedroom is becoming a semi-pro recording studio and distribution center. If you haven't noticed the positive effect this has had on prodigy songwriters yet, turn your ears to Craft Spell ... More >>

Turn! Turn! Turn! at Campton Place, a Mint Julep for Fall

Tamara Palmer​Campton Place is marking the fall season with new cocktails including Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrdsian take on a ginger mint julep has Belvedere vodka, Domaine Canton ginger liqueur, fresh mint, lime, and a splash of sparkling cava. Burned many times by unbalanced, overly minty jul ... More >>

Zero Zero Does Lunch, Schweet Boks Keeps Its Lid Shut

​ ​The past 72 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Eater SF reports that the Emeryville Trader Vic's (9 Anchor Drive), which closed in late April to remodel, is set to reopen on Sept. 23. Its 632 Facebook friends will be overjoyed. Per I ... More >>

Free Mixtape for Free Show Thursday at Milk Bar

Skeletal System​ Ain't no tickets left for the LCD Soundsystem show on Thursday, so indie fans looking for a good time that night shouldn't need a helluva lot of carrot-waving to hit up the solid bill of up-and-comers playing for free (with RSVP) at Milk Bar. But just in case you do, show promoter ... More >>

Follow Pavement's Example and Support Stockton

Marcus RothStockton boys Pavement in 1999​Pavement, the beloved slacker indie rock band, recently added a show in its hometown of Stockton to this year's headline-grabbing reunion tour. Stephen Malkmus, Scott "Spiral Stairs" Kannberg, and co. will play the Bob Hope Theatre on Thursday, June 24, th ... More >>

Great Buns, Batman!: Your SFoodie Lunch Planner

J. KauffmanBigger than a CD, fatter than a grapefruit.​Fri., Feb. 19, 2010Just as the single-camera setup has revitalized the sitcom, so the one-bun lunch may reinvigorate your day, oh FiDi worker. The one bun to rule them all can be found at Yong Kee, one of a dozen old-school Cantonese bakeries ... More >>

Craigslist Alert: Score 50-Pound Cases of Nuts the FDA Says Will Kill You

CraigslistTasty -- but deadly.​Trout amandine is a classic preparation, perhaps a particularly popular one now that trout has become such a hot choice for economically and ecologically inclined chefs. Fans of the dish will be happy to know a Stockton farmer has a few 50-pound cases of shelled, ... More >>

A Pizza for Purists, Obsessives, and Geeks: A SFoodie Lunch Planner

acchen/FlickrAre you serious? Proofing boxes made from American wood?​Tuesday, November 10, 2009 To hell with your all-purpose unbleached: Tony Gemignani serves up pies for fetishists. Take the Margherita: that's San Felice flour in the dough, which rises in wood boxes likewise imported from ... More >>

Big Inside, the Anti-Chevys, and Garret Cool: A Foodie Day Planner

​Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Let's do lunch: It's worn and tiny, but the handmade dumplings make you feel huge inside. SF Weekly restaurant critic Meredith Brody recommends the Shanghai soup dumplings, scallion pancake, and cucumber salad at Kingdom of Dumplings, 1713 Taraval (at 27th Ave.), 56 ... More >>

Flip Out for Free This Saturday at Ben & Jerry's in Union Square

Ben & Jerry's certainly doesn't have to invent anything new to hold our interest, but luckily they're excited enough about their new concoction they'll be slinging it for free this Saturday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Macy's Cellar (170 O'Farrell at Stockton). Flipped Out! is a new porta ... More >>

New Restaurants

San Francisco Dine About Town 2009

San Francisco's eighth annual Dine About Town takes place from January 15 to 31. Participating restaurants will offer three-course lunches ($21.95) and/or dinners ($34.95), which might be a good opportunity to try a place that might be normally a little bit further out of financial reach. A small ta ... More >>

Boozing in North Beach

When Tourists Hit the Beach

You can do worse than Panta Rei's swinging decor and homemade pasta, but you can also do better.

Treating Mommy Dearest To Brunch

Battleship Down

The USS Iowa was once considered a lock as a San Francisco tourist attraction. So why is the historic warship rusting in Suisun Bay?

Best Biscuits

Best Hot Chocolate

Best Late-Night Eats

The Ladies' Delight

Neiman Marcus' refurbished Rotunda prices its fancy fare like the Manolos downstairs

Letters to the Editor

Week of December 17, 2003

Best Way to Shop in This Lousy Economy

Dim - Sum

Stop, Hop & Roll

Nosh Till You Drop

Union Square noshes

Reel World

2001: A Space Odyssey; Up the Down Staircase; The Blackboard Jungle

Side Dish

Coffee Klatch; Curtain Going Up; Time for a Diet?; Fan Appreciation Day; Leftovers

Dog Bites

Burn Rate; Return of the Mission Yuppie Eradication Project

Best Postcard Store

Quantity Postcards

Side Dish

Fuzion, To All My Friends, Hold the Croutons, Harry's Helpful Hints (Revisited), Buzz of the Week

Gung Hay Fat Choy

Popularity Contest

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