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Gold Dust Lounge Gears Up For The New Year

We really can't think of a better way to ring in the New Year than a drink at the Gold Dust Lounge -- the new one, that is. Since there's been so much community interest in the future of the city's quirky watering hole, we decided to give you a quick update on what's happening over at the old bar' ... More >>

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We really can't think of a better way to ring in the New Year than a drink at the Gold Dust Lounge -- the new one, that is. Since there's been so much community interest in the future of the city's quirky watering hole, we decided to give you a quick update on what's happening over at the old bar' ... More >>

Local Hotel Hopes You Spend Your Very Last Dime There Before the World Ends Dec. 21

If you're dumb enough to believe the world will end on December 21, as the Mayans have predicted, then you just might be dumb enough to spend that down payment you've been saving for a new house to enjoy your last day on Earth. San Francisco's Hotel Adagio is hoping you will "live life to the full ... More >>

It's Revolution, Baby!

If you're dumb enough to believe the world will end on December 21, as the Mayans have predicted, then you just might be dumb enough to spend that down payment you've been saving for a new house to enjoy your last day on Earth. San Francisco's Hotel Adagio is hoping you will "live life to the full ... More >>

Ice, Ice Baby

If you're dumb enough to believe the world will end on December 21, as the Mayans have predicted, then you just might be dumb enough to spend that down payment you've been saving for a new house to enjoy your last day on Earth. San Francisco's Hotel Adagio is hoping you will "live life to the full ... More >>

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If you're dumb enough to believe the world will end on December 21, as the Mayans have predicted, then you just might be dumb enough to spend that down payment you've been saving for a new house to enjoy your last day on Earth. San Francisco's Hotel Adagio is hoping you will "live life to the full ... More >>

Summer Sanders, Olympic Gold Medalist, Offers Tips for the S.F. Nike Women's Marathon

This weekend two-time Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders will join 20,000 other women in the Nike Women's Marathon to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.The race, which is the world's largest marathon, will start at Union Square and curve around the Embarcadero into the Presidio ... More >>

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This weekend two-time Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders will join 20,000 other women in the Nike Women's Marathon to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.The race, which is the world's largest marathon, will start at Union Square and curve around the Embarcadero into the Presidio ... More >>

Hyatt Hotels Illegally Enrolled in E-Verify to Track Undocumented Workers, Labor Agency Claims

San Francisco's Hyatt Hotels and the labor unions are once again bickering about best practices. Back in July, if you'll remember, hotel workers picketed outside the Grand Hyatt Union Square, protesting difficult working conditions and calling for a boycott of the chain. This time, the dispute is ... More >>

Mission Rock & Oyster Bar, Pretty Please, and Shanghai -- Ready to Open

The latest gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The team behind Mission Rock & Oyster Bar let us know they're opening the doors to the Mission Bay restaurant August 10. Expect sustainable seafood, waterfront views, a long oyster list, and an extensive bar progra ... More >>

Hotel Workers to Picket Hyatt, Call for Boycott

Updated 4:55 p.m. to show Hyatt's statement about the boycott initiative.The stories coming from Hyatt housekeepers explain why people in 20 cities are rallying to launch a global boycott of the hotel chain: overworked employees, unfair firings, management turning on heat lamps on protesters in the ... More >>

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Updated 4:55 p.m. to show Hyatt's statement about the boycott initiative.The stories coming from Hyatt housekeepers explain why people in 20 cities are rallying to launch a global boycott of the hotel chain: overworked employees, unfair firings, management turning on heat lamps on protesters in the ... More >>

LGBT Community Petitions S.F. Supervisors to Mark The Eagle Tavern as Historic

All that effort you put into trying to save the Gold Dust Lounge in Union Square can now be seamlessly channeled into the city's SOMA neighborhood where the LGBT community is trying to stop the beloved Eagle Tavern from falling into the hands of non-queer buyers. A local petition is circulating aski ... More >>

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All that effort you put into trying to save the Gold Dust Lounge in Union Square can now be seamlessly channeled into the city's SOMA neighborhood where the LGBT community is trying to stop the beloved Eagle Tavern from falling into the hands of non-queer buyers. A local petition is circulating aski ... More >>

Central Subway: Opponents Claim Charter Violation Dooms Project

In a potentially game-changing allegation, foes of the controversial Central Subway project claim the city is violating its own charter by moving forward to construct a station at Union Square without putting the matter up for a vote. The language -- which could possibly derail the $1.6 billion subw ... More >>

Free Speech: Activists Challenge Parks Code's Protest Rules

In a potentially game-changing allegation, foes of the controversial Central Subway project claim the city is violating its own charter by moving forward to construct a station at Union Square without putting the matter up for a vote. The language -- which could possibly derail the $1.6 billion subw ... More >>

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In a potentially game-changing allegation, foes of the controversial Central Subway project claim the city is violating its own charter by moving forward to construct a station at Union Square without putting the matter up for a vote. The language -- which could possibly derail the $1.6 billion subw ... More >>

Supervisor Christina Olague Attempts to Save Gold Dust Lounge from Eviction

​Yesterday, the news hit that the Gold Dust Lounge's landlord was suing the bar owners for not evicting the premises as of March 10, when their lease was up. But it seems Gold Dusters have recovered today with another last-minute victory that could (hopefully) preserve the favored watering hole. A ... More >>

Hops & Hominy: Florida Chefs Bring the South to Union Square

Erin Browner​For all those daring enough to dash down the dimly lit Tillman Place alley, a buttermilk- battered chicken awaits you.In the past two years, Southern cooking has exploded in S.F., bringing us The Boxing Room and Criolla Kitchen. But four restaurateurs from northern Florida believe ou ... More >>

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Erin Browner​For all those daring enough to dash down the dimly lit Tillman Place alley, a buttermilk- battered chicken awaits you.In the past two years, Southern cooking has exploded in S.F., bringing us The Boxing Room and Criolla Kitchen. But four restaurateurs from northern Florida believe ou ... More >>

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Erin Browner​For all those daring enough to dash down the dimly lit Tillman Place alley, a buttermilk- battered chicken awaits you.In the past two years, Southern cooking has exploded in S.F., bringing us The Boxing Room and Criolla Kitchen. But four restaurateurs from northern Florida believe ou ... More >>

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Erin Browner​For all those daring enough to dash down the dimly lit Tillman Place alley, a buttermilk- battered chicken awaits you.In the past two years, Southern cooking has exploded in S.F., bringing us The Boxing Room and Criolla Kitchen. But four restaurateurs from northern Florida believe ou ... More >>

Charlie Palmer's Coming, Pot Pantry Moves, and The Melt's Second Location is Open

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Last week we spotted a liquor license for Charlie Palmer's restaurant group in the window of the Crescent Hotel. Now, Inside Scoop confirms Palmer will create a new concept in the space, with a restauran ... More >>

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The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Last week we spotted a liquor license for Charlie Palmer's restaurant group in the window of the Crescent Hotel. Now, Inside Scoop confirms Palmer will create a new concept in the space, with a restauran ... More >>

Leatherneck Steakhouse Is Hidden 12 Stories Above You

Lara HataLeatherneck Steakhouse's New York strip and house-made Tater Tots.​Luckily, I called Leatherneck Steakhouse -- the restaurant on the 12th floor of the Marines Memorial Club & Hotel, and the subject of this week's full-length restaurant review in print -- a few hours before setting ou ... More >>

Picasso Theft: Police Impound Taxicab

Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

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Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

Get Off Your (Bare) Butt

Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

What to Do This Weekend, Feb. 25-27

Chris MacArthurWorkshop on new rules regulating street food. See Fri., Feb. 25.​Craving more? Scroll through additional listings here. Fri., Feb. 25: Town Hall Meeting to Explain New Mobile Food Rules SFMTA, 1 South Van Ness (at Market), 4-7 p.m. The DPW will explain the city's new mobile foo ... More >>

What To Do This Weekend, Feb. 4-5

Phil Y./YelpLatte art at Farm:Table, a stop on Saturday's Tenderloin Coffee Crawl.​Craving more? Scroll through additional listings here. Fri., Feb. 4: Whole Beast Supper Club Goat Dinner La Victoria, 2937 24th St. (at Alabama), 6 and 9 p.m. Chef Kevin Bunnell is hauling a whole goat to the t ... More >>

SPCA Helps Find Homes For More Than 200 Cats and Dogs

Breaking Free​It's true that San Francisco is not considered a pet-friendly city. Still, it did a pretty good job over the holidays luring cat and dog lovers to Union Square, and then convincing them to adopt the homeless animals. In November, the SPCA launched its Macy's pet display, hoping to fi ... More >>

SantaCon, Noise Pop Holiday Shop, Midnite Snaxxx, Menorah Lighting, Violent Anime, and More

Chrissy PiperTim Kerr plays Needles Pens this Friday​Can you feel it? The holidays are coming. Well, the oily latke meals of Chanukah are already in full swing, and Christmas decorations began to sparkle throughout the city last week. Want a fine way to celebrate this chilly first weekend of Decem ... More >>

Grand Tree Lighting, Teenage Dance Craze, Sassy!!!, deYoung Finale, and More

Jesse Vasquez photographyDead Western plays Kitsch Gallery's Evening with Friends this Friday ​Stuffed, satiated and sleepy: Now that the first of many major holidays meals is over, it's time to whip yourself back into shape with some active moshing or thunderous booty shaking. Here's our list of ... More >>

Fish & Farm: 'Tis the season for comfort food

Jesse Vasquez photographyDead Western plays Kitsch Gallery's Evening with Friends this Friday ​Stuffed, satiated and sleepy: Now that the first of many major holidays meals is over, it's time to whip yourself back into shape with some active moshing or thunderous booty shaking. Here's our list of ... More >>

New Restaurants

Jesse Vasquez photographyDead Western plays Kitsch Gallery's Evening with Friends this Friday ​Stuffed, satiated and sleepy: Now that the first of many major holidays meals is over, it's time to whip yourself back into shape with some active moshing or thunderous booty shaking. Here's our list of ... More >>

New Restaurants

Jesse Vasquez photographyDead Western plays Kitsch Gallery's Evening with Friends this Friday ​Stuffed, satiated and sleepy: Now that the first of many major holidays meals is over, it's time to whip yourself back into shape with some active moshing or thunderous booty shaking. Here's our list of ... More >>

New Restaurants

Jesse Vasquez photographyDead Western plays Kitsch Gallery's Evening with Friends this Friday ​Stuffed, satiated and sleepy: Now that the first of many major holidays meals is over, it's time to whip yourself back into shape with some active moshing or thunderous booty shaking. Here's our list of ... More >>

New Restaurants

Jesse Vasquez photographyDead Western plays Kitsch Gallery's Evening with Friends this Friday ​Stuffed, satiated and sleepy: Now that the first of many major holidays meals is over, it's time to whip yourself back into shape with some active moshing or thunderous booty shaking. Here's our list of ... More >>

A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

Jesse Vasquez photographyDead Western plays Kitsch Gallery's Evening with Friends this Friday ​Stuffed, satiated and sleepy: Now that the first of many major holidays meals is over, it's time to whip yourself back into shape with some active moshing or thunderous booty shaking. Here's our list of ... More >>

A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

Jesse Vasquez photographyDead Western plays Kitsch Gallery's Evening with Friends this Friday ​Stuffed, satiated and sleepy: Now that the first of many major holidays meals is over, it's time to whip yourself back into shape with some active moshing or thunderous booty shaking. Here's our list of ... More >>

The Art of Eating

A little culture, a little shopping, a little lunch -- grazing San Francisco's museums

Remember the Little People

Julia Child celebrates her 90th birthday with an over-the-top feast in S.F.

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Upping the Ante; She's a Grand Old Dame; Zao and Then; Howlin' Wolf

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Forward to the Past; Beneath the Palms; Five and Dime; Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em; Rim Shot

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Gone Fishin', Where's the Dancing Baby?, Paper Moon, and New Kids on the Block

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Gone Fishin', Where's the Dancing Baby?, Paper Moon, and New Kids on the Block

There's a Place for Us

In its quiet beauty, Campton Place, may be the perfect restaurant