5 Topical Tidbits to Discuss Over Brunch
Sound bites from this week's viral stories, so you can impress your friends over breakfast. 1. A Four-Year-Old Reviews the French Laundry, The Bold Italic "It tastes like a Tinker Bell popsicle!" 2. SF...
View ArticleEditors' Picks: Guardians of the Galaxy, Sci-Fi Shoes, & More
Here's what the 7x7 editors were thinking about this week when they should have been at work. "Guardians of the Galaxy" SoundtrackFilled with funky fresh hits from the '60s and '70s, like the...
View ArticleWatch Burning Man 2014 Live
While local publications, as well as the New York Times (so late to the Bay Area game, as usual), have their say about Burning Man's descent into an elitist techie bacchanalia under the desert sun, we...
View ArticleFlavor Profile: Ume's Brett Cooper
The former Outerlands chef takes his toque to the other side of town, co-cheffing at the newly opened Tenderloin spot Huxley. His forthcoming restaurant Ume, due in the Mission later this year, will...
View ArticleFall Fashion Comfy Enough to Wear to Bed
Fall clothes have the insouciance of your favorite old tee. Wear them to bed.1. PucciPucci velvet blazer ($3,990); Prada printed brief ($480); Chanel coral lambskin gloves ($275).2. ValentinoValentino...
View ArticleThe Perfect Weekend in Downtown LA
A close look at downtown Los Angeles, the freeway-encircled nexus where a handful of skyscrapers rises from the suburban tundra, reveals a business district on the verge of a swanky metamorphosis,...
View ArticleUpscale Mexican Heats Up in San Francisco
Locals have long admired the beef brisket enchiladas and homemade tortilla chips dredged in cotija and chile de arbol sauce at Mamacita and Nopalito. And, yes, every Saturday, lines twist outside for...
View ArticleWorld's First Burner Hotel Welcomes Burning Man Enthusiasts
Reno residents have long experienced the train of art cars and their Burner inhabitants that stream through the city en route to Burning Man in northern Nevada each August, leaving a trail of dust...
View ArticleThis Week in Live Music: Mission of Burma, Peaking Lights, & More
Good lord, did we have a ball at LA’s FYF Festival this past weekend. Add the brilliantly curated festival to the top of your West Coast Festival bucket list ASAP, trust us. To sum it up in terms we...
View ArticleYour City, Your Chef Winner Chef Matthew Accarrino of SPQR Takes a Culinary...
After several rounds of voting and intense competition, Chef Matthew Accarrino of SPQR emerged as the clear winner of this year's Your City, Your Chef Contest, presented by Trumer Pils. To celebrate...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Campgrounds in Northern California
Camping website Hipcamp — which not only reviews and photographs each Northern California campground, but also covers beginning backpacking, favorite camping meals, and the ultimate guide to having sex...
View ArticleCALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 7x7's 2015 Wedding Sourcebook
DEARLY BELOVED, we gather you here today to get your best ideas for our 2015 Wedding Sourcebook. Like a good ceremony, we'll make this short and sweet. See the list below for pitches we're seeking. If...
View ArticleThe Ultimate (Free) Tailgate Tonight at AT&T Park
Tailgating fans, prepare to have your luxe boozy fantasy realized tonight outside AT&T Park. For those heading to the Giants versus Colorado Rockies game (or if free booze will lure you to SoMa),...
View ArticleProperty Porn: SoMa Nightclub The EndUp Could Be Yours For $5.2M
For the same price as a 1-bedroom apartment in some parts of the City, you can have your very own gritty SoMa nightclub complete with full bar and somewhere nearby to pass out when the night's over....
View Article5 Cravings, from Matzo Ball Soup to Omakase
Editor Schuyler Bailey, who mows her way around town for the sake of the Eat + Drink section, is hungry. Here's what she's hankering for this month.Acquerello's Housemade BiscottiA parting gift after a...
View ArticleAn Intergalactic Style Guide for Your Upcoming Space Odyssey
As humankind ventures beyond our atmosphere with these astronomical projects, we wonder: What does one wear in outer space?1. Gucci After delivering satellites into orbit, Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9...
View ArticleCaribbean Cuisine, Jamaican Us Crazy for More
Upon returning to San Francisco from a jaunt to the East Coast, the distinct lack of Caribbean cuisine may have you down, mon. Compared with New York, SF’s island offerings have been historically...
View ArticleAi Wei Wei's @Large Exhibit Coming to Alcatraz
Lately, Cheryl Haines, apostle of public art and owner of the Haines Gallery in Union Square, has been hard to track down. Her recent missions to Beijing, in which she ferries maps of Alcatraz to...
View Article"Yummy Supper," the Gluten-Free Cookbook for Omnivores
As much as I dream about eating McDonald’s french fries or Taco Bell bean burritos, I am just as often waylaid with guilt for doing so. My metabolism ain’t what it used to be, after all. Not one to...
View ArticleRock on With Jewelry From Sister Design Duo RJBijoux
Rena Leinov, 38, and Juliet Belkin, 35, credit bohemian parents for their creative upbringing in the USSR, where they donned toe shoes and wielded paintbrushes. In 2012, the sisters mixed these...
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