Look of the Week: 15 Cool Cufflinks for NYE
New Year's Eve is a great excuse to take your shirting up a notch. Why not go all out with French (Musketeer) cuffs and a pair of sweet 'links? If you're new to the fold-over + cufflink get up, fear...
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The Best Bars of 2011
Secret hideouts, tinctures of mysterious potions, flaming orange peels, and ice as art: The city’s cocktail scene shows no sign of waning, so drink up. Wilson and Wilson Now there’s a bar behind the...
View ArticleThree Champagne Drinks to Celebrate New Year's Eve
There's so much to do this New Year's Eve in the city, so if you're going out, you're probably covered. If you're going to a friend's house or throwing a soiree of your own, jot down these bubbly...
View ArticleDate Night: Post-New Year's Bliss in North Beach
If you want to have a successful excursion in this town, you need a plan—and it better be a good one. Since it's not always easy to strike that perfect balance between "pre-game" drink, food and a...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Smuggles Sage Advice into Cobb's Comedy Club
As a head writer and correspondent for The Daily Show, John Oliver has a front row seat for all things WTF and Fox News-ish, parsing through America’s quotidian brain farts for our daily digestion....
View ArticleBill Graham's 81st Birthday Bash at The Fillmore
This one's for the city's hardcore music buffs. Bill Graham's—the late concert promoter largely responsible for putting SF on the map as a major music destination—81st birthday is coming up on Jan. 8,...
View ArticleConsumed: 20 of the Best Things I've Eaten in 2011
Leopold's sausage and kraut (photo by Ed Anderson) It's been 12 months of good eating. After reviewing all my past blogs, I've pulled out some—though...
View ArticleNew Year's Resolutions for Pet Owners
Q: What are some new years' resolutions I can tackle with my pet? Are there any resolutions I should make for my dog/cat this year? A: Happiness - why not? Dogs and cats have a secret they’ve been...
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A Green-Hued Wedding in the Woods
Kris Branco had long been Erin Thacker’s secret crush, and she had been his. But she lived in San Francisco, and he lived in Providence, Rhode Island. They saw each other infrequently when visiting...
View ArticleAt Last, Parkway Speakeasy Theater Finds New Home in Oakland's Uptown District
Oakland’s Parkway Speakeasy Theater, defunct since March 2009, has finally found a new lease on life. The second-run cinema – popular among East Bay cinephiles for its overstuffed coaches, eclectic...
View ArticleSF Start-Up Wantful Makes an Old Space New in Upper Haight
It may be unusual, but for this Bay Area start-up, an Edwardian home in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco turned out to be the perfect space for their big ideas. “I like the...
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Urban Escape: Mexico City
If long walks on the beach, piña coladas by the pool, and afternoon naps sound like a snore, then the hustle and bustle of Mexico City (population: 19.3 million) might be just the thing. A far cry from...
View ArticleSeven Questions for Starfucker
Catchy, upbeat, danceable, addictive - Portland-based electro-pop group Starfucker (or STRFKR to some) is on the up-and-up. They took a minute to chat with us before swinging through the Bay Area later...
View ArticleEat Like a Native: An Iraqi Expat On Where to Go, What to Buy
Welcome to a column wherein we track down a cook good with an accent and milk them for all their best kept eating secrets. Ghazwan Al-Sharif—a native of Tikrit, Iraq—describes his kitchen as "a place...
View ArticleSouthern Pacific Brewery Readies For Its Debut
Sometime mid-month, the long awaited Southern Pacific Brewery will officially open their doors to the public, although on New Year’s Eve a near capacity crowd of 200 showed up for the Mission...
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Holiday Wine Buying Guide: Avia Hotel, Flora Springs, Michael Mondavi, Venge...
Celebrate the season with California’s best wines and food pairings. FLORA SPRINGS CABERNET SAUVIGNON Flora Springs Holiday Cabernet Sauvignon started as an annual wine tradition made especially for...
View ArticleTechnology and Snowsports Converge in South Lake Tahoe for Snowcial
Snowcial, a gabfest that combines social media and outdoor winter recreation, makes its annual appearance in South Lake Tahoe in mid-January. Begun four years ago as a way to celebrate the connection...
View ArticleTwo Sense: Should I Let My Feelings Get the Best of Me?
A year ago, I met "Michael" on an online dating site. Given that I had recently divorced, I took my time with him. But after four months, I was surprised to learn that he was not developing romantic...
View ArticleTell Us Your Engagement Story to Win a Prize (Hint: Make it Creative and...
When it comes to proposal stories, it seems like we’ve heard it all—everything from presenting the ring on a fake hand hidden in a pumpkin to messages written in the sand. But the ingenuity of love is...
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CRAVE's Sensual Technology Brings Titillation Into Modern Times
San Francisco is a hotbed for technology. But technology is sizzling at CRAVE, a luxury pleasure start-up assembling sensual products for women in SOMA. Led by two product designers combining smart...
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