Vermont

Ben & Jerry is Creating a San Francisco Flavor and the Free Scoop Truck is Here

San Francisco is getting a signature ice cream from Ben & Jerry's, but here's the catch: the flavor doesn't exist yet. The Vermont-based company is relying on ice cream lovers to vote between two choices for eight categories, like Greek frozen yogurt or ice cream, and vanilla or chocolate. Nothing v ... More >>

New Study Shows Voter Support for Genetically Modified Food Labeling in California

A new study has just come out that shows that 67% of voters continue to support the labeling of genetically modified foods, despite the defeat of Prop. 37 in last November's election. The controversial Prop. 37, which would have required a label on any genetically modified food sold in California, w ... More >>

Washington State Could Be First in Country to Pass GMO Labeling

It's been a few months since California residents voted down Prop. 37, the controversial initiative in last November's election that would have required labels on any genetically modified food sold in the state. Now Washington state, of recent gay marriage and pot legalization approval, might be the ... More >>

Despite Prop. 37's Defeat, the Fight for GMO Labeling Soldiers On

Proposition 37, the California initiative to label genetically modified food, was defeated last night with a 53% majority vote against the proposed labeling law. But just because this battle was lost, those behind the Yes on 37 campaign say the war is far from over. The group is focusing on the 4.3 ... More >>

Nopa's Custard French Toast is the Best I've Ever Had (Sorry, Mom)

First, you should understand that when it comes to brunch I'm strictly on Team Savory. But a few Sundays ago I took myself to brunch at Nopa's bar, and there I was talked into ordering one of the most delicious things I have put in my mouth in recent memory: The famous custard French toast. Now I ca ... More >>

Two Cheese Plates That Educate

Eating cheese in San Francisco can be more than just an exercise in indulgence, as we've learned from two recent meals designed to offer a crash course in the, um, culture of cheese through exploring commonalities as well as differences. Mission Cheese offers flights ($12) of three cheeses that are ... More >>

Pot Use Is "Double" in States Where Medical Marijuana Is Legal

Here's something you can file under "you don't say": The rate of marijuana use in states that allow medical marijuana is nearly double that of states that don't allow medical marijuana, according to a Columbia University study.That said, marijuana "abuse" rates are not necessarily higher in states t ... More >>

Oakland Gothic Folk Singer Emily Jane White on the Quiet Joys of Melancholy

The heartbreaking songs Emily Jane White sings on her new album, Ode to Sentience, are quietly addictive. Her celebrations of life's darker moments are delivered in a quiet, confessional style that's immediately captivating. White's stark, almost whispered vocals have an intimate quality that's inte ... More >>

Trapeze Project: Show Preview

Where Have All the Stoners Gone?

Hey stoners, do you really want Sarah Palin as an ally?​It's hard to say exactly where the American marijuana movement is at present. For every Alabama, where a Republican state legislator will sponsor a medical marijuana bill to legalize medical cannabis, there's an Arizona or a Montana, where la ... More >>

Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock Gives tUnE-yArDs' "Gangsta" the Boom-Bap Treatment

​ So Beastie Boys mastermind Ad-Rock put his own spin on the excellent "Gangsta" by Oakland's own tUnE-yArDs. In case you missed the band's big-deal set this weekend at Outside Lands, the original version of "Gangsta" already gets crowds moving heartily. For the remix, Ad-Rock pairs vocal samp ... More >>

Summer Guide: The Best Obscure Tourist Attractions

Farmers Markets May Be More Affordable, an Old Knife Sharpener

​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. Are Farmers Markets More Affordable? The venerable Barry Estabrook reports the results of a Vermont study that compared the prices of conventional and organic produce at farmers m ... More >>

Kamala Harris Files Brief Supporting Federal Health Care Reform

This won't hurt a bit...​California Attorney General Kamala Harris has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit seeking to aid the defense of President Barack Obama's landmark health care legislation.The so-called Affordable Care Act, perhaps Obama's most significant legisla ... More >>

Clean Cheese, Ginger Ale, and the Mighty Subway

Madame Fromage/FlickrSally Jackson's amazing cheese, now lost to the world after an FDA crackdown.​A new daily column: Notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other miscellanea dredged up from the food media.1. Cheese makers under attack? San Francisco diners haven't felt the i ... More >>

Josey Baker, Itinerant Baker, and His Community-Supported Bread

Jonathan KauffmanJosey Baker's ginger-rosemary bread, baked in the Pizzaiolo ovens.​ A weekly survey of bread in San Francisco ― the baked and the fried, the artisan and the novelty.Josey Baker's Yummy Bread Source: joseybakerbread.blogspot.comPrice: $5Toast-appropriateness: 5/10

Tonight: Victory Cheeses at 18 Reasons

elkit/Flickr​Good Food Awards Cheese Tasting Where: 18 Reasons, 593 Guerrero (at 18th St.) When: Tonight, Jan. 25, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $15 for 18 Reasons members/ $20 for everyone else The rundown: Shed a tear for the lactose intolerant. At a drop-in event tonight at 18 Reasons, all the final c ... More >>

California Economy Among Nation's Worst, Study Claims

Our new state seal ... or piggy?​The bad news for California: A recently released study named the Golden State's "economic outlook" to be the fifth-worst in the nation. The good news: There's always Illinois, New Jersey, Vermont and New York. Sucks to be them! Taking stock of California and surmis ... More >>

Orgy of Artisanal Cheesemaking in Berkeley Tomorrow

​A cheese tasting, a panel discussion, and book signing are all going down at The Pasta Shop on Fourth Street (1786 Fourth St. at Hearst, Berkeley) tomorrow. Cheese artisans from Bellwether Farms, Cellars of Jasper Hill, Cowgirl Creamery, Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese, and Vermont Creamery will ... More >>

Trek to the Sunset's Outerlands for inventive New American fare

Early Bird Special: Outerlands

M. BrodySexy, right?​An early nibble from the Weekly's Wednesday food review. When this year's food obit is filed (something tells us we'll be the ones writing it), expect some ponderous post-mort on 2009 having been the Year of the Sandwich. Foams and 12-course degustations may seems as qua ... More >>

It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

¿Dónde está el jefe?​ Normally, a story about Gavin Newsom going to Mexico and "leaking" would be pretty vile. And, depending on your feelings about the mayor, both of these developments could be interpreted as very problematic ... but not in that way.In any event, it's Friday -- you made it. B ... More >>

Local Flavor: Outerlands' Soups and Sandwiches Cut Through the Summer Fog

Meredith Brody The Outer Sunset cafe offers relief from summer's chill. Though you can see the Pacific from Outerlands' corner, and the interior is lovingly assembled from driftwood, there's a bit of Vermont lurking about the place. The rustic Outer Sunset café -- which opened in February -- ... More >>

Neko Case, fan-eater

Zion-I Tour Hits SF on Friday

EKAphotographyZumbi of Zion-I Local heroes Zion-I are currently completing a West Coast swing in support of their hot new release, The Takeover. How nice of them to stop through Slim's on Friday before continuing on to points East, including Chicago, Michigan, Vermont, New York, and Ontario. Their ... More >>

Death

For the Whole World to See (Drag City)

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

The young and the accomplished: Nico Muhly

Xiu Xiu To Release "New Women as Lovers Double LP" and 2008 Tour

Legend Has It

That old 'last man on Earth' setup? It really works.

Play Right

The Golden Road

Pioneering freak-folkers Matt Valentine and Erika Elder

Picky, Picky

For those who live for the leftovers, the best roast-turkey sandwich

Weekly Obsessions

Things we were obsessing about on April 6, 2005

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Imperfect Unions

A new documentary sells gay marriage as the only answer to discrimination

Dirty Pretty Things

Midnight Movies gets eerie

Your Right to Party

A queer road map to Pride events.

Break Like the Wind

Spinal Tap tapped,

the Folksmen turn it

way down from 11

Hungry for Dance

Two choreographers create "nondance" dances in The Stomach Never Lies

Spinning Into Butter

An exploration of racism at its volcanic core

Best Corkscrew Drive

Vermont Avenue at 20th Street

Home for the Holidays

Schroeder's

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Back Home

Splendor in the Court

How lavish can $20 million in cost overruns make a federal court- house? Let's start with the $33,000 desk.

Night Crawler

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Savage Love

Dish