Arts & Entertainment The Alternative Press Expo (APE) Kicks Our Ass And Takes Names At the Alternative Press Expo (or APE), overstimulation is an understatement. There is a ton going on here. Held yearly in San Francisco, heretofore in February, APE took place this past weekend, April
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gettin' Wild at The Civic Center, Trimethyldioxypurist-style Jury duty. Ack. While we won't get into the specifics behind our general reluctance in doing our civic duty, we were glad for the opportunity to revisit one of our favorite coffee joints
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Good Pizza in the Western Addition Whether you are a Ralph Barbieri fan that enjoys Amici's, a Berkeley-ite that swears by Zachary's, a fan of Chesh's recent discovery Pizza Fiesta, or you, like friend/idol of SFist Pim, enjoy
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Le Trimethyldioxypurist Se Réveille sur la Rue de Polk So first, the good news -- your Trimethyldioxypurist happened on a swell place for a cup of coffee, one that we fully encourage you to try. The bad news? La Boulange de Polk,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Trimethyldioxypurist Drinks <i>Flavored Coffee?</i> Wha-huh? We know . . . that doesn't sound very "-purist," now does it? We must confess -- we weren't looking for coffee the day we bought these beans. In fact, we weren't even looking for chocolate,
Arts & Entertainment Drink the Haight With Your Trimethyldioxypurist Inside the west-bound 1 California that we rode on Sunday, there's a sign that reads "Shop the Haight." The sign is printed in strange brown tones that make it almost unreadable.We thought
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Wide Awake in North Beach: Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store is a small, intimate cafe in North Beach, right on the corner of Columbus and Union. Both bar seating and small, round tables are available; plenty of large windows
SF News SFist Rants: Red Means Stop San Francisco has a hell of a traffic problem. We have one of the highest traffic densities in the country. We all know that this makes for a number of problems, so we
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Nightmarish Coffee at 30,000 Feet It sure is hard to review a San Francisco-based coffee joint when you're not in San Francisco. Although we did find one fantastic coffee house in D.C. (that we would encourage anyone
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Trimethyldioxypurist Takes a Dive Similarly, there are coffee-related ventures where the coffee quality doesn't matter. Not as much, at least, so long as it's hot and plentiful and the server is quick on the draw with that
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Trimethyldioxypurist Gets It Right the Second Time It's like drinking "green." It's vibrant, a little raw, and really just . . . different. Strong, but not oppressively so. Pungent. Piny through the middle; a nice, fresh finish. Perhaps some elucidation is in order.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink A Mission Statement (Of Sorts) From Your Trimethyldioxypurist After the discovery of the holy grail of Bay Area coffee last week, it's a good time to sit back and take stock of why we do this. And how we go about
SF News Bagging It -- A Less-Than-Inspired Response to a Real Problem The San Francisco Commission on the Environment -- a group that meets bimonthly and serves to advise the Mayor on matters of the environment -- is recommending that the city impose a charge
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Drink This Coffee NOW. A directive from your Trimethyldioxypurist. There are times when we of modest writing ability are in bliss, for we find a subject that seems to write itself. Additionally, there are times when a Trimethyldioxypurist is in bliss, mostly
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Trimethyldioxypurist Goes Shopping Gah. Crowds. Who can stand them? Oh, sure, we'll wait a few weeks before we make all our holiday returns and exchanges. Oh, yeah, Union Square will be like a walk in the
misc They're Just Big Boned While both SF and LA were on the "Fittest" list, our fine city was close to the best at #4, while the City of Angels was a mere, pitiful #21. San Jose whupped
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Over the Counter With the Trimethyldioxypurist Much like our experience in Boston, the nasty weather lately speaks to the needs of convenient caffeine. With buses running behind, traffic slowing, or possibly just a desire to stay home and keep
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Trimethyldioxypurist Drives Thru Does the concept of a drive-thru window for your morning coffee sound odd? Not so odd in Beantown. It's an interesting juxtaposition. The Boston and San Francisco areas have many similarities -- they
SF News Jeremy on '04 GOOD STUFF Sports: Swimming star Michael Phelps. He could have entered fewer races to help ensure better results in his best events, but he didn't -- he participated in every event in which
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Size Matters to The Trimethyldioxypurist When reviewing a cafe or coffee shop, the Trimethyldioxypurist's typical modus operandi is to order a straight-up cup of good ol' American drip, nothing fancy -- a good benchmark to measure the general
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Holiday Gift Guide: Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker While we don't want to seem a shill for any business enterprise, Scharffen Berger's catchphrase of "America's Finest Dark Chocolate...From Bean to Bar" is really pretty accurate. This is damned good chocolate,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Holiday Gift Guide: Lark in the Morning Without a doubt, the coolest place in the Cannery: Lark in the Morning. It's a place where music is serious and music is fun. Classic instruments, like guitars, mandolins, recorders, xylophones, bongos, and
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Holiday Gift Guide: Ghirardelli Chocolate Company Founded in 1852 in San Francisco, the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a well-known San Francisco institution and is also known worldwide, in the company of other prominent local names like Gap, Williams-Sonoma, Lucasfilms,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Moments in Trimethyldioxypurism Ritual. It's very important in our society. A ritual can be more powerful than its components -- after all, don't we all know that person who drinks the dreaded in the morning, claiming
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Holiday Gift Guide: The Buena Vista I know, I know -- today's hip, cultured SFist wouldn't be caught dead so close to the wharf. But there's some really cool stuff down there; places from the past that have stood
