This Week in Live Music, Fauxchella Edition
Fauxchella. Nochella. Norchella. Shrapnella. Call it whatever. The point is, we benefit.Our yearly gift basket from Coachella's westward pull has arrived. Enjoy responsibly:Tuesday and Wednesday: The...
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Meet the Maker of Krave Jerky, Jonathan Sebastiani
The Bay Area is home to delicious treats, from gourmet to whimsical and everything in between. For Meet the Maker (in this case, Meat the Maker), we pick one local who produces exactly the kind of...
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First Rite's Owner and Designer Shows Off Her Street Style
Name: Nikki GarciaAge: 30Hood: MissionJob: Designer and Owner of First Rite; Freelance DesignerWhat are you wearing? "My own trousers and top with a vintage Levi's trucker, No.6 clog boots and a Makr...
View ArticleThis Week's Hottest Events: Party After Dark, Hunky Jesus, and More
7x7 editors reveal the hottest events going on this week and give you a head's up on tickets to grab in advance (before they sell out)!CARROTS SaleBrace your wallets. Starting Wednesday, the...
View ArticleSmuin Ballet Sparkles with Graff Diamonds for 20th Anniversary Season
On Wednesday, April 9, Robert Atkinson of Graff Diamonds hosted a glittering cocktail reception honoring the benefactors and sponsors of Smuin Ballet's 20th Anniversary Season. The VIP guests and Smuin...
View ArticleChic, Masculine Travel Accessories for SF-Based Jetsetters
Such classic cinema as Out of Africa and Indiana Jones romanticized the image of rugged men toting well-worn luggage on breakneck adventures. Octovo, a new collection of leather travel accessories by...
View ArticleQuick Palm Springs Getaways, in Three Price Ranges
Palm Springs and the other desert cities that are its neighbors are quickly evolving and adapting to the desires of a new generation of tourists (and Coachella-goers) from all over California and...
View ArticleA Fresh, Spring Wedding at Fort Mason
Kristen and Matt's gorgeous spring wedding featured bright yellow accents, sweet snacks, and jaw-dropping views of the Golden Gate Bridge. The simple but elegant ceremony gave guests a beautiful view...
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Inside North Beach's The Square, a Pub With a Michelin Pedigree
Perhaps it’s a reaction to the recent recession-era dining, or maybe chefs are just kicking off their proverbial heels, but notably casual follow-up restaurants from fine-dining icons have proliferated...
View Article"Looking" Star Jonathan Groff Spices Things Up at POPera!
The San Francisco Opera Guild celebrated their 75th anniversary Thursday, April 10, with POPera! Departing from the opera's traditional association with foreign languages and a massive stage, POPera!...
View ArticleThe Top Easter Brunches in the Bay Area
Whether it’s boozy brunch or formal dinner, don your Sunday best and head to these local restaurants for Easter’s most delicious celebrations.The Palace HotelThis year the Palace Hotel is adding new...
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Take a Crooks Tour Through San Francisco's Seedy Past
At a time when so much attention is focused on the Bay Area's future, Emma Donoghue's new novel Frog Music, set in San Francisco at the tail end of the Gold Rush, looks far back into the city's early...
View ArticleWin Tickets to See Rufus Wainwright at the Palace of Fine Arts This Weekend
Welcome to Ticket Tuesdays, your weekly chance to score entry to some of the hottest shows and events in the Bay Area.Hallelujah, Rufus Wainwright is coming to perform for the fine folks of San...
View ArticleUnder the Skin + 5 More Films to Watch this Week
Scarlett Johansson is an alien – it would conveniently explain her unwavering allegiance to SodaStream. In the new film from Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast), Under the Skin, however, this revelation...
View ArticleThis House Cray: A Historical Tudor Landmark + Speakeasy for $27M
If you ever sat drooling in front of Showtime's The Tudors, or fantasized about your own historical English estate, then your dreams are about to come true (Jonathan Rhys Meyers not included). Here are...
View ArticleThe Top Travel Apps to Pack Into Your Data Plan
As someone who’s spent more than a decade in the travel publishing industry, I’ve downloaded, paid for, and played with more mobile travel apps than I think my iPhone can store. The following are the...
View ArticleSecret Recipe: The Slanted Door's Dungeness Crab With Cellophane Noodles
7x7 asks the Bay Area's chefs for the recipes to their most loved cocktails, bar snacks, starters, mains, and desserts.The famous Dungeness crab with cellophane noodles from Charles Phan’s The Slanted...
View ArticleVote for the Cutest Canine in the 2014 Dog Poll, Top 21
We're still on the hunt for the cutest canine in the Bay Area! Your votes have narrowed it down to the top 21, but these adorable pooches need you to keep voting if they want to be crowned the cutest...
View ArticleScenes of the City: Magnolia Brewery's New Restaurant, Smokestack Sets Up Shop
For this week's Scenes of the City we headed out to Dogpatch to get a sneak peek at Dave McLean's Smokestack (a nod to the Grateful Dead's classic cover of the Howlin' Wolf composition, "Smokestack...
View ArticleWe Wanna Be Friends With The Ladies Behind Freda Salvador
Our city is chock-full of interesting people and wild personalities. Overwhelmed by the coolness? Every week we'll pick one standout local we'd love to be friends with to answer seven essential...
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