Growler Gripes Prompt Reinterpretation of ABC Regulations
This past weekend, I bought a growler of Magnolia's Blue Bell Bitter at Bi-Rite Market. Once my 64 ounce swing-top glass jug is empty, I'd like to be able to refill it at say, Social Kitchen &...
View ArticleTahoe Ski Gear Delivered by Ski Butlers
Wouldn't it be nice to head up to Tahoe for a ski weekend and have your equipment waiting for you? Pack light and reserve your skis, boards, boots and helmets online with Ski Butlers Ski Rentals.The...
View ArticlePaddles Fly and Prices Soar at Premiere Napa Valley
During the annual Premiere Napa Valley at The Culinary Institute of America on Saturday, members of the trade got an early look at how the wines of 2011 are shaping up. The annual barrel tasting and...
View ArticleWin Tickets to See Sting Perform at America's Cup Park!
Welcome to Ticket Tuesdays, a new weekly chance for you to score entry to some of the hottest shows and events in the Bay Area.The buzz around America's Cup is quickly crescendoing into a roar, now...
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SF's Most Talked-About Restaurants of 2012, and What They Bring to the Table
Ever hungry for the next best restaurant, San Franciscans begin calling in favors for reservations before the doors have even opened. But for all the pre-launch hype, there are no guarantees. Here’s a...
View ArticleTwo Sense: What's with Covert Racism in the Online Dating World?
I'm a cute gay young Asian guy who gets plenty of dates. I love white guys, and they love me right back. Once in a while I go onto the online hookup sites such as Manhunt.com and Adam4adam.com, and the...
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Toro Y Moi's Chaz Bundick Talks Race, Moving to Berkeley and Why Electronic...
Originally published as part of My SF on Huffington Post SFMuch like the tUnE-YarDs' Merrill Garbus, South Carolina native Chaz Bundick moved to the East Bay right after his induction into the current...
View ArticleFirst of Five SoMA Light Sculptures Unveiled Tonight
Over the next six months, the area around 5th and Mission Streets will be transformed with five simple words: Who, What, Where, When, Why. With a combination of light and sculpture, the 5W Project...
View ArticleWhere to Watch the Bay Lights Opening Ceremony
The Bay Lights are coming! The city is going to be just that much cooler (and prettier). Hopefully, the fog cooperates and the lighting ceremony on Tuesday March 5th is all clear (Karl the Fog, you...
View ArticleWedSpring Hosts Free Wedding Venue Tours for Bay Area Couples
Brides in the Bay Area spend months searching high and low for just the right place to have their wedding. After all, everything has to be, well, perfect. Local company WedSpringoffers a unique way for...
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Design Events in the Bay Area
Originally published onCalifornia Home + DesignChristopher Kurtz’s delicate and spiny wood sculptures on view at San Francisco’s Hedge gallery are jaw dropping. One can see his painstaking approach to...
View ArticleDrink Here Now: 5 Places to Sip This Week
1) Noise Pop 2013 Festival FreebiesBilled as San Francisco’s favorite indie music, art, and film fest, the Noise Pop 2013 Festival runs from February 26 to March 3, with at least a dozen events in...
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"Eye Level in Iraq" at the De Young Elevates Photojournalism
Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson are photojournalists rather than fine art photographers, per se. But, as is not uncommon when image-makers far exceed the expectations of their genre, the art world is...
View ArticleThe Weeknighter: Elixir
Weekends are for amateurs. Weeknights are for pros. That's why each week Stuart Schuffman will be exploring a different San Francisco bar, giving you the lowdown on how and where to do your weeknight...
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Party Blotter: Music to Keep You Dancing All Night
This edition of the Party Blotter brings some sad news: One of San Francisco's finest venues for electronic music, 222 Hyde, the one and only "rave cave," is closing up shop on March 9. 222 Hyde played...
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A Fusion of Dances Form SF Ballet's Next Two Programs
The next few weeks brings an assortment of distinctive programs to the SF Ballet stage ranging from modern, to classical, to formerly controversial.Program 3Igor Stravinsky’s masterpiece The Rite of...
View ArticleOur Favorite Irish Coffees in San Francisco
The Irish Coffee: Good first thing in the morning, after a day spent outside in the cold, or even cuddled up in bed. I’ve lived in Ireland and been to countless pubs, but I can tell you that no one is...
View ArticleIndie Theatre Roundup: Five Picks for the Upcoming Weekend
1) Trance Cinema Live–An Evening of Ritual and Ecstatic StatesOddball Film + Video once again lives up to its name with this pairing of music and film. The archive presents a series of ethnographic...
View ArticlePatricia Unterman's Spice Trail to Turkey
Hot on the scent of the indigenous maras pepper, SF food critic Patricia Unterman got an authentic taste of the cuisine and culture of southeastern Turkey. Her adventure took her through city bazaars...
View ArticleSeven Favorite Things: Half Hitch Goods
Introducing Half Hitch Goods, our new gift go-to. (And that includes gifts for ourselves.) Peppered with locally-crafted treasures and exclusive finds, we found ourselves drawn to SF-made fine leather...
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