Artist-owned and managed, Varnish Fine Art is one of our favorite places in the city to sip sake and do some good, old-fashioned gallery gazing. So of course we were there this weekend to help them celebrate their three-year anniversary of providing a cozy artspace for everyone from seasoned collectors to those fresh out of their art school studio. The trio of artists chosen to exhibit their work at this milestone show was a......

In the excellent William Gibson novel Pattern Recognition, the main character has a panic attack every time she is confronted with the image of Bibendum, the Michelin Man. we don't really blame her, the early pics of him were pretty, well, not pretty. In that vein, we can only imagine the plotzing that's going on in some of the Bay Area's finest kitchens following the announcement that the revered Michelin Guide has chosen to focus......

Whether or not you enjoy Barbara Boxer's senatorial antics, there's no denying she's a master of making grandiose gestures without actually committing to any specific action. Fer instance, she sent out some emails to constituents the other day about how she's eager to reduce our dependence on oil and improve mass transit and stuff. She offers a "summary of steps necessary," without actually explaining how she's going to make any of these things happen:......