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Vietnam

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2012

    Lumiere Theatre Closing -- C'est La Vie

    You really can't have a much better San Francisco evening than hopping a cable car, hopping off for the five-spice chicken at Cordon Bleu ("The best chicken you will have outside of Vietnam"), and finishing it off with a movie at the Lumiere. Long may the Cordon Bleu and cable cars shine on, but, af ... More >>

  • Music

    May 30, 2012

    G.B.H.: Show Preview

    You really can't have a much better San Francisco evening than hopping a cable car, hopping off for the five-spice chicken at Cordon Bleu ("The best chicken you will have outside of Vietnam"), and finishing it off with a movie at the Lumiere. Long may the Cordon Bleu and cable cars shine on, but, af ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Rice Paper Scissors Is Having A Traditional Vietnamese Family Meal

    ​​What: Old-school style Vietnamese pop-up Rice Paper Scissors is throwing down with a full on Family Meal.Where: Rice Paper Scissors will announce the meal's locale on the day of the event.When: Fri. & Sat., March 30th and 31st, 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cost: In the 80 dollar range -- this is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Village Voice's Lauren Shockey Dishes Kitchen Gossip at Omnivore Books

    ​What: Lauren Shockey at Omnivore Books Where: Omnivore Books When: Fri., October 21, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Village Voice's Lauren Shockey, she of the Really Great Name, will be in town to talk about her new book, Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 28, 2011

    That’s Radical

    ​What: Lauren Shockey at Omnivore Books Where: Omnivore Books When: Fri., October 21, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Village Voice's Lauren Shockey, she of the Really Great Name, will be in town to talk about her new book, Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2011

    Your Slacker, My Hero

    ​What: Lauren Shockey at Omnivore Books Where: Omnivore Books When: Fri., October 21, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Village Voice's Lauren Shockey, she of the Really Great Name, will be in town to talk about her new book, Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2011

    Asia Rocks

    ​What: Lauren Shockey at Omnivore Books Where: Omnivore Books When: Fri., October 21, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Village Voice's Lauren Shockey, she of the Really Great Name, will be in town to talk about her new book, Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2010

    Not Fade Away

    ​What: Lauren Shockey at Omnivore Books Where: Omnivore Books When: Fri., October 21, 6-7 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Village Voice's Lauren Shockey, she of the Really Great Name, will be in town to talk about her new book, Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2010

    We'll Always Have "Paris by Night"

    At least on DVD. But thanks to all the pirated discs, the iconic Vietnamese- language variety show might be facing its final curtain.

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2010

    Urban Jungle

    At least on DVD. But thanks to all the pirated discs, the iconic Vietnamese- language variety show might be facing its final curtain.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    What To Do? Wednesday's Pick: Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

    ​Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band @ Rickshaw Stop Boasting a drummer in his early teens and the unusual name he dreamed up, Seattle five-piece Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band has enough quirks to reference most of indie rock. The band does sweeping hugeness, yelped vocals, a few nonsense refrains ("Albatr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2009

    It's a Family Affair

    ​Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band @ Rickshaw Stop Boasting a drummer in his early teens and the unusual name he dreamed up, Seattle five-piece Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band has enough quirks to reference most of indie rock. The band does sweeping hugeness, yelped vocals, a few nonsense refrains ("Albatr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Local Flavor: Shredded Pork Shoulder with Chá Truong Vit

    J. Birdsall​Dish: Shredded pork shoulder, served with Vietnamese pork quiche with duck egg (chá truong vit) ($12) Source: Out the Door, 2232 Bush (at Fillmore) Breakdown: This is two dishes in one: a tangle of cold pork and pork skin sanded with toasted rice powder, served with a wedge of col ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 8, 2009

    Now and at the Hour

    J. Birdsall​Dish: Shredded pork shoulder, served with Vietnamese pork quiche with duck egg (chá truong vit) ($12) Source: Out the Door, 2232 Bush (at Fillmore) Breakdown: This is two dishes in one: a tangle of cold pork and pork skin sanded with toasted rice powder, served with a wedge of col ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Where to Take Mom

    Ana MandaraGet ready: Special meals are about to be cooked up in SF restaurant kitchens on Sunday. If you don't feel like dining amongst obvious mother-worshippers, or paying the extra freight a prix-fixe carries (even a well-thought-out and well-prepared one), we find that taking the whole fa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2009

    That ‘70s Movie

    Ana MandaraGet ready: Special meals are about to be cooked up in SF restaurant kitchens on Sunday. If you don't feel like dining amongst obvious mother-worshippers, or paying the extra freight a prix-fixe carries (even a well-thought-out and well-prepared one), we find that taking the whole fa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    Camelot Revisited

    Ana MandaraGet ready: Special meals are about to be cooked up in SF restaurant kitchens on Sunday. If you don't feel like dining amongst obvious mother-worshippers, or paying the extra freight a prix-fixe carries (even a well-thought-out and well-prepared one), we find that taking the whole fa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    Viet Wave

    Ana MandaraGet ready: Special meals are about to be cooked up in SF restaurant kitchens on Sunday. If you don't feel like dining amongst obvious mother-worshippers, or paying the extra freight a prix-fixe carries (even a well-thought-out and well-prepared one), we find that taking the whole fa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2008

    American Chopper

    Ana MandaraGet ready: Special meals are about to be cooked up in SF restaurant kitchens on Sunday. If you don't feel like dining amongst obvious mother-worshippers, or paying the extra freight a prix-fixe carries (even a well-thought-out and well-prepared one), we find that taking the whole fa ... More >>

  • Film

    March 26, 2008

    Apolitical Theater

    Iraq War movie Stop-Loss does its best not to mention the war.

  • Calendar

    January 23, 2008

    Avant-Vietnam

    Iraq War movie Stop-Loss does its best not to mention the war.

  • Film

    September 12, 2007

    Walk Through the Valley

    Don't let Paul Haggis' heavy hand stop you from seeing his latest

  • Culture

    November 8, 2006

    Walls

    In this uneven production, two conflicts play out on a set that replicates the Vietnam memorial

  • Culture

    May 31, 2006

    War Memorial

    Two views of a conflict we should all look at more closely

  • Film

    April 5, 2006

    All Gave Some

    Sir! No Sir! recounts the GIs who refused to ride the killing machine

  • News

    November 16, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, November 16, 2005

  • News

    November 2, 2005

    Pacifists for War

    How the fractured counterrecruitment movement includes those hoping to bring the draft back

  • Music

    August 31, 2005

    Misc. Reviews

    If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This Week: The Dick Cavett Show -- Rock Icons DVD.

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2005

    Big Ideas

    Artists propose American monuments

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2004

    Stop Making Sense

    Donnie Darko's exquisite muddle

  • Music

    July 21, 2004

    Vietnam

    The Concrete Is Always Grayer on the Other Side of the Street

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best At-Home Double Features

    Lost Weekend Video

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Four Best Places for a Post-Midnight Snack

    Lost Weekend Video

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Vietnamese Hole-in-the-Wall Restaurant

    Cordon Bleu

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Local Psychic

    Bruce Brugmann

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Juice Harp Emporium

    Lark in the Morning

  • Film

    December 11, 2002

    It Should Happen to You

    A suddenly timely doc about terrorism -- plus other S.F. Sundance contenders

  • Culture

    September 25, 2002

    The Slapstick Museum

    Despite strong acting and stylish costumes, Berkeley Rep's 1968 comedy shows its age

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2002

    Presumed Local

    This year's superb S.F. International Asian American Film Festival focuses on homegrown, U.S. films

  • News

    January 16, 2002

    Peace Wars

    The bitter battle over piloting a campus peace movement that hasn't even left the ground

  • Dining

    February 14, 2001

    International Death Match

    Malee Thai & Vietnamese

  • Music

    December 27, 2000

    Personal Best

    What the world needs now is a wholly subjective, occasionally snarky awards ceremony

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Place to Find a Latvian Liqueur

    Cannery Wine Cellars

  • Dining

    May 10, 2000

    East Is East

    Miss Saigon

  • Film

    August 18, 1999

    Zoom Lens

    Miss Saigon

  • Film

    March 10, 1999

    Zoom Lens

    Miss Saigon

  • Calendar

    March 19, 1997

    Night+Day

    Miss Saigon

  • Film

    December 6, 1995

    Flame Before the Fire

    In Pauline Chan's Traps, Vietnam in 1950 glows with desire and death

  • Dining

    September 6, 1995

    Bonjour, Vietnam

    Saigon Saigon respects its Indochinese heritage while maintaining a French elegance

  • News

    April 26, 1995

    War Junkie

    Jacques Leslie revisits Vietnam,land of obsessions

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