Arts & Entertainment Palace Of Fine Arts Won't Become A Hotel, Might Become A Museum With Restaurant Remember back in November when we learned that the Rec & Parks Department, which needs to find a new operator for the 100-year-old Palace of Fine Arts complex who can perform $20 million
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Well Loved Bartender Erik Dean Killed In Motorcyle Accident A beloved bartender, recently employed at Absinthe, but with a long history in the S.F. bar and restaurant scene, died last week in a motorcycle accident. His life will be celebrated at
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Absinthe Group Expanding To 888 Brannan In SoMa The noted restauranteurs from Absinthe group will bring their next offering to an attention-starved corner of SoMa sometime in the next year, Inside Scoop reports. The group, which currently owns Absinthe, Arlequin Cafe
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Arlequin Now Has Pretzel Croissants Brace yourselves, ladies and gentlemen, for the dawn of a new era in breakfast. First, New York City was enthralled by the cronut, and now we have our own thing. Absinthe Group pastry
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Drinks: The Green Room at Absinthe The bar program at Absinthe recently got a makeover from one of its original bar managers, Jeff Hollinger, who is now co-owner of the Absinthe-affiliated Comstock Saloon. One of the drinks on Hollinger's
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Drinks: The Piccadilly at Absinthe Newly installed bar manager at Absinthe, Carlos Yturria (formerly of Range, Bacar and Rye), has come up with several specialty cocktails for the board in his first weeks on duty. Our favorite is
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Absinthe's Asparagus Recipe Challenge Word has it that Absinthe chef and Top Chef cheftestant Jamie Lauren has been stung harder by the fame bug more than she has arugula's peppery tang. (Fame is fleeting, Lauren! Your palette
Arts & Entertainment Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder Sure Jager makes things all surreal, tequila makes you do things you normally wouldn't do, and whiskey makes things all sh---kicking but if you really want something that brings the crazy, there's absinthe.