SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Free Coffee Today at 7-Eleven or Krispy Kreme Well, it's better than nothing. 7-Eleven and Krispy Kreme stores will offer free coffee today in honor of National Coffee Day. That's right, Krispy Kreme and 7-Eleven will hand out tepid brew at
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Four Barrel Celebrates Birthday with Free Brew, Skeeball Our favorite caffiene fix in the Bay Area, Four Barrel, celebrates its birthday today with free coffee and games. Paolo Lucchesi reports, "First and foremost, there is free coffee all day today, until
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Week: Caltopia, Four-Barrel B-Day, Lunchtime Music Concerts, de Young's Fair Trade Bazaar If you find yourself with leisure time on weekdays, or you're looking for something fun to do on your lunch/coffee break, here are this week's highlights. A shout-out of course goes to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Noted West Coast Chain Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Expands to the East Coast The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, generally known in these northern parts as the drinkable coffee joint that will do in a pinch if there is no Peet's around, is expanding eastward. As
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Digests: Chez Papa Resto, Perfect Summer Booze, A-16's Beer Month Tablehopper strutted her stuff on Folsom this week, checking out Sightglass Coffee Bar & Roastery. (We initially read that as a coffee and roasted chicken mashup, which for us sounds pretty damn divine.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink San Jose Has Nudie Coffee Shops Angry housewives have come unglued in the South Bay as San Jose continues to allow nearly-nude coffee shops to operate in full glory. Shameless! One particular coffee joint, Café Quyen, boasts "scantily clad
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Star Wars Darth Vader's Dark Side Roast Laughing Squid draws our attention to a new caffeinated brew set to get last night's meal moving faster than a Landspeeder. Created by the minds at Think Geek, it's called the Star Wars
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Happy Earth Day; Go Get Free Starbuck's Coffee Need an afternoon bump? Head over to your nearest Starbuck's for a cup of coffee, provided to you free of charge if you bring in your own reusable coffe mug. You even have
SF News NIMBY Update: Nevius Propogates Happy Results in Tenderloin Cafe's Outdoor Seating Dispute (Fingers Crossed) SFist talked about C.W. Nevius' article a couple of weeks ago regarding Little Bird Coffeehouse's "Kafkaesque journey" to obtain a permit for outdoor seating on the sidewalk, which named Lower Nob Hill
SF News Starbucks in Talks to Acquire Peet's Coffee According to DealReporter, the superior Peet's Coffee & Tea is in talks with inferior Starbucks to sell itself to the Seattle-based coffee giant. "Though neither company has commented on the reported deal, Peet's
Arts & Entertainment Today: Scoot Over To Grand Prix For Free Coffee (Scooter Required, In Case You Didn't Get The Pun) Those who find themselves in Union Square on a regular basis now have a Blue Bottle option amongst the sea of Starbuckses and other un-artisan coffee spots. The folks behind coffee kiosks Cento,
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: David Byrne, Cloris Leachman, Rooftop Concert, Coffee Crawl, Forage SF, and More! IndieFest opens (the Dude abides), and Sketchfest closes with back-to-back events at the Castro: True Stories 25th Anniversary with David Byrne, featuring a screening and tribute to the cool and quirky movie musical,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Starbucks Super Sizes Its Cups Starbucks announced today plans to unveil a gargantuan 31-ounce "Trenta" cup size. According to our sister site, the new size is "[o]nly available for iced coffee and tea drinks" and "will run
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Starbucks Explains New Logo If your entire world has been thrown off axis over Starbucks new logo, fear not, loyal patrons. The coffee mammoth will walk you through the change in a minute and a half long
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink (Updated) Obnoxiously Artisan Baristas Sought For Valencia Street Cafe Not since the last Getty gala or progressive party canvassing spree have we come across such obnoxious and banal elitism. And how. The fine folks at Mission Mission bring your attention to this
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Killing My Lobster's 'The Coffee Wars' This gem has been all over the place this week. Local comedy group Killing My Lobster poke some major fun at our fair city's artisan coffee craze with this brilliant spoof on a
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Tenderloin Gets Trendier After much anticipation, artisan coffee shop, Hooker’s Sweet Treats Cafe, which serves Sightglass Coffee and gourmet confections and baked goods, officially opened yesterday at Hyde and O'Farrell. Tenderblog was at the grand
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Map: Fancy SF Coffee Shops View SF COFFEE MAP in a larger map Behold! A map showcasing artisan, if you will, coffee shops in San Francisco. Ooh la la, is right. We plan on making it a life
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Bring Your Travel Mug to Starbucks, Get Free Brewed Coffee Tomorrow Get up to 20 ounces of free brewed Starbucks coffee tomorrow when you bring in your travel mug. Starbucks is encouraging people to switch from the wasteful paper cups to reusable ones, for
Arts & Entertainment Meat and Coffee Kick Off 'SFMOMA: Now Playing' Meatpaper and Blue Bottle Coffee are joining forces to open SFMOMA’s third Thursday springtime event series, SFMOMA: Now Playing. What is "Now Playing," you ask? Well, it's when SFMOMA "invites artists to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Garage Coffee: Vega and Special Xtra Kirk Harper and John Quintos, the former owners of 330 Ritch, have combined their love for Lambrettas and Blue Bottle Coffee with a series of cute little Blue Bottle kiosks. Vega, which opened
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via B.K.: Bay Area Coffee Battle Update: Took home a bag of Roast Coffee Co. beans from Zazie (after having a stellar capp) and made a lovely cup of french press with
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via B.K.: "Never thought I'd say this out of blue bottle loyalty, but the 4 Barrel cappuccino @ Ironside is rocking my world. Velvety, rich, and voluptuous."
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink DIY Pumpkin Spice Latte Although this week's weather might not agree, summer--at last!--is coming to an end. Soon we'll be busting out our fall line from the back of the closet, putting extra blankets on the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Photo du Jour 447 Sightglass Coffee's opening day was yesterday. Owners Jared and Justin are "super nice," according to Yelp. And their brew? Is billed as "artisan." And, from what we hear, pretty damn fantastic. Be sure
