The Tonga Room always fills me with gratitude. Gratitude that it wasn't demolished. Gratitude that kitsch has a revered place in any civil society….
Admit it, we've all peed at the Hyatt Regency. It's centrally located downtown, is gigantic enough that no one will give you shit for…
For me, homegrown Oakland businesses have a “Let's put on a show!” energy that is cute mixed with arrrrrghh. “It'll be a performance space!…
Art museums are like high school reunions: The idea sounds horrible until you actually get in there and wander around … and eventually you…
I took one look at the Anchor Brewing Company joint at SFO and was immediately hit with a cliché: Oh how the mighty have…
In the era of Facebook, where I basically have reconnected with everyone I have ever worked, studied, lived, or had sex with, seeing an…
A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to The Salt House. I was on the 38 and passing the time with my usual crossword…
