SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gastronomique Splurges like a Hog We ordered a $100 steak at Olivetto. Bistecca alla Fiorentina, it was described, "Niman Ranch Beef Porterhouse Steak with 'bianca di Spanga' beans and Spinach, White Truffle Butter (for two). $100" We found
SF News R.I.P., Pat Morita Best known for his role as Mr. Miyagi in , Pat Morita passed away yesterday at his home in Las Vegas. A look at his bio, however, makes it clear that Morita was much
misc Math Is Hard You know, public schools just can't win. Up here in San Francisco, it's a constant "our schools are failing and segregated," so affluent upper-middle-classers have to spend gajillions of dollars on private schools
Arts & Entertainment Review: Aqueduct and Why? Bottom of the Hill tends to draw a mixed crowd. We can never accurately predict which shows will sell out there. We were pleased, and surprised, to see that the place was packed
Arts & Entertainment A Wedding Cantata You probably haven't been to a vocal concert since your high school crush object sang that solo from in the annual choir festival. What relevance does choral music have to my everyday life?
SF News Gavin Gives Good Speech So, yes, yesterday was Gavin's big State of the City speech. In a speech entitled "Why it matters to be a San Franciscan," a question that answers itself if ever there was, in
misc Freaks and Geeks -- So Chic Hey, no one told us that Gavin was giving a State of the City address last night! We totally would have gone! It was all blah blah blah, Tony Hall, blah blah beautification,
misc SFist Rants: La Cumbre Taqueria La Cumbre, on Valencia at 16th, is the kind of place people tell visitors to San Francisco to go to get some "real Mission Mexican." Heck, it's the sort of place we can
misc Doin' The Evolution Jeanne Caldwell, whose husband, Larry Caldwell runs an organization that sues schools over the teaching of evolution, filed the suit. Because it's for the kids, you know-- they might not be able to
SF News Police Commissioner Peter Keane Quits Last night's Police Commission meeting [RealPlayer] started off with rollicking public comment from officers and the public. Officers were particularly upset over the termination of officer Anthony Nelson. Nelson was terminated after breaking
SF News Who Reads Yesterday's Papers -Worried about mercury levels in fish? So is the Board of Supervisors! This week they approved an ordinance that will call for restaurants to post warnings, in English, Chinese and Spanish, about mercury
SF News Your Commute: The Triplets of Berkeley-ville Well, at least it wasn't in the Transbay Tube -- a woman went into labor on the steps of the Berkeley BART stop today. With triplets. Watch where you're walking this afternoon! People
SF News Genius Grants The only MacArthur we've ever encountered is the last BART stop to change from the Pittsburg/Bay Point and Richmond lines! Four folks in the Bay Area, though, have slightly different associations with
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: As the Fall TV Season Begins One of the names on everyone's lips this Fall TV season is "Martha," and it's a tribute to her growing fame (or more appropriately, infamy) that she no longer needs the "Stewart" at
SF News Blogger Softball: Story of a Meme As we all know, it doesn't matter if you can write your way out of a paper bag, all that matters is if you can compete on the field of intramural athletics. We
SF News We've Got a Feeling We're in Kansas Religious organizations filed suit in a Los Angeles federal court last week claiming that the UC system discriminates against religion for not allowing classes taught in Christian schools to count in regards to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The Opinionated Loudmouth: The Corral Steakhouse Remember in , when the pre-Skeletor-phase Jennifer Connelly, on the advice of a talking worm, walks through what appears to be a solid wall, but is actually a gap in the maze when she
Arts & Entertainment Stage Fog 'Round the World From Milwaukee to Israel to Australia, you can visit them all from the comfort of your theater seat right here in SF. We've got three shows and one festival for you this week,
misc Political Junkie: Mean Commissioners So Matt Gonzalez's new law firm has sued the San Francisco School District for approving Superintendant Arlene Ackerman's "platinum parachute" contract without proper notice. This post isn't really about that (and SFist will
SF News Is the IT Guy Stoned or Something? Berkeley may have a reputation for cannabis tolerance, but that hasn't penetrated to the city's public education establishment. A few days ago, Cal NORML received a call from a Berkeley High School student
Arts & Entertainment Basketball Jones The San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons have Wednesday off, and the And1 Mixtape tour has come and gone. San Francisco basketball fans, though, have long needed to seek a June hoops fix
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Jacob Leland Hometown team loyalty and keen insight into local's seasonal wardrobe? You may have noticed the Oakland pride creeping into new SFist contributor Jacob's posts. When he's not cyber heckling the Red Sox Jacob
Arts & Entertainment Review: Architecture in Helsinki AIH’s eight person line-up showed the value of having band members who can multi-task. SFist enjoyed watching the complex rotation through instruments. We’ve always wondered how folk-rock ensembles manage to pay
Arts & Entertainment <i>The Frog Prince</i> and The Mayor As our cab pulled up to La Barca in a part of town we've never felt like we belonged in, we started to feel that high school era anxiousness in the pit of
misc The Essefficist Scrapes Rock Bottom Not only is the Essefficist thick in the final stages of a mammoth six-month renovation project, but we're also thick in the early stages of a brand spanking new job with twelve-hour workdays.
