misc SFist Rants: Stand to the Right, Walk to the Left, <i>Honey</i> Seriously, people. We recall being in the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport a few years ago, when a rather snappy gentleman uttered the above phrase ("Stand to the right, walk to the left,
misc SFist Answers <i>Again</i> Wow, we're back. Thank you, kind readers of the 'fist, for your questions. Reader Jungleone asks: Tipping is always a hot button topic, particularly restaurant tipping (see this entry on mothership Gothamist, for
misc You Put Your Mocha Java In My Chocolate! With some fair frequency in this column and elsewhere, we've bemoaned the loss of local business to the big guys, whether by corporate buyout or the sort of overproliferation that can present a
misc SFist Answers Greetings, folks. Welcome to SFist Answers. We think the name of the column says it all. If you have a question you'd like us to answer, you can either e-mail us or leave
misc Not Much Elbow Room At Union Square Cafe We'll admit it -- we set our expectations far too high. We finally broke down -- we decided to try one of those "$4 cup of coffee" places. We went to Emporio Rulli
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Rants: Oh, So Bittersweet A lot of great stuff starts in the Bay Area. Conversely, it often ends here too. We guess that's our punishment for living in an area where a commitment to artisanal techniques goes
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink A Cafe For The (Accidental) Soccer Mom? You Bet! Strange weekend. We're almost exclusively pedestrians, but every so often we're forced to go through the hell that is renting a car. While we hate driving, we were more than happy to make
Arts & Entertainment SFJFF: <i>Odessa . . . Odessa!</i> (with <i>Yelena's Story</i>) is a beautiful piece of film -- it takes you to places that are haunting, joyful, and wistful. Mostly, though, this journey from Odessa, Ukraine to Brighton Beach, N.Y. to Ashdod, Israel
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Spiked! Good Coffee In The Castro While our list of reader-recommended coffee houses to try is growing, we didn't have a chance to cross any places off of it this week. That's because we happened across a wonderful little
Arts & Entertainment SFist Does the San Diego Comic-Con SFist attended the 36th San Diego Comic-Con International (SDCC) this past weekend. Last year's SDCC drew almost 100,000 attendees; after trying to negotiate the crowds, we can't see how there could have
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink A Counter-Intuitive Search For Coffee The last time we actually posted something in this column (as opposed to our contest cop-out), it ended with something like, "blah blah, sick of chalk menus, blah blah, cafes are all the
misc SFist Raves: The California Franchise Tax Board It's a nightmare that probably ranks second to the IRS screwing up your federal taxes -- the California Franchise Tax Board doing the same to your state taxes. Are we shocked that a
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Trimethyldioxypurist Craps Out ( . . And You Can Win!) As may be the case with many coffee aficionados, breakfast is our favorite meal. Cuz we get to drink coffee with it. Oh sure, we drink coffee with dinner too, but the a.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Overcaffeination in Mission Dolores Sunday was a beautiful day. Unless, we suppose, you're out of your head. It started at Maxfield's House of Caffeine, at 398 Dolores Street. We love the name of the place. We walked
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Rise To Vote, Sir (With Your Trimethyldioxypurist) Palindromes are fun. From small ones ("Anna") to big ones ("a man, a plan, a canal -- Panama"), something that runs the same from front to back can provide minutes of sheer entertainment.
Arts & Entertainment (Yet) Another Hole in the Head: <i>The Man With the Screaming Brain</i> Well, it starts off with a castration and only gets better from there. What else do you need to know about ? Well, it's got Bruce Campbell in it, who also directed and co-wrote
misc SFist Rants: Kids In Public Boy, do we feel like a grumpy old man writing this. According to a recent AP article, only 14.5% of the population in San Francisco are children under 18. This is the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Another Fine Trimethyldioxypuri...Oh, Never Mind. So, yeah, we flaked last week. Holiday weekends are always a good excuse, right? We've always been of the opinion that people who do an excess of reviews (movie critics, people employed as
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Trimethyldioxypurism (Read: Damn Good Coffee) Abundant At New Mission Spot Ritual Coffee, at 1026 Valencia Street in the Mission, opened just a few weeks ago and already appears to have a loyal following. And why not? Our first thoughts as we walked in
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Trimethyldioxypurist Hits A Downtown Sweet Spot While some time ago, we advised using corporate coffee houses in a pinch when you're in a strange town, we're beginning to believe that French bakeries should be our new default places to
misc The Trimethyldioxypurist Gets Sentimental Your overwhelming response from the survey last week pretty much indicated that you are happy to have your Trimethyldioxypurist continue to serve as the rudder on this ship. In other words, thanks for
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Trimethyldioxypurist Asks YOU Okay, folks -- here's the deal. After about 30 entries here on SFist, your Trimethyldioxypurist (that is, fella who loves caffeine) is imploring you for your help in navigating the treacherous ocean that
SF News SFist Raves: MUNI Moments Yeah, MUNI stinks on multiple levels. Bitch bitch bitch. All the more reason to give props where props are due. A few weeks ago we were taking the bus, the number and destination
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Trimethyldioxypurist Takes in the View We'll make this one short and sweet -- at Red's Java House (Pier 30), what you see is what you get. On a nice day, you can't beat being bayside; you can't beat
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Get Ready For The Rat Race With Your Trimethyldioxypurist My my my. Did we ever need our coffee this morning. Sometimes we forget that coffee's not always just this wonderful, pleasurable, leisurely thing. And when we need it, boy do we ever.
