Arts & Entertainment <i>Top Chef</i>: Rushin' Roulette We love . We hope you will too -- here's our weekly recap of last week's episode, which we hope will prompt you to watch the new one tonight at 10 p.m. on
Arts & Entertainment Backfence Moves Into Our Backyard A new neighbor has moved into an old house in the 'hood, renovated the place and promises to be part of the community -- going to PTA meetings, Little League games, community centers
misc SFist Cares ... About Girls, Girls, Girls Why do we love them? It's right there on the home page: Their mission is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold. That's frickin' awesome! Kids need all the help
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist in the Kitchen: Beets But even beet skeptics often cave when they taste roasted beets. The roots lose water in the long cooking time, leaving behind rich mixtures of sugars and flavor compounds. The technique is easy
Arts & Entertainment Reel SF: <i>San Francisco</i> There's something vaguely weird in reviewing a movie that came out in 1936 (Who this young rising star Clark Gable? He's going to go far!), but we had a great time at the
SF News Way Better Than Million Dollar Baby (Not That That's Saying Much) "What's it like in there?" they'd ask us. "Is it scary?" "Well, no" we'd say, right before they'd remind us that the love of our life spends a lot of his free time
Arts & Entertainment Every Man for Himself: The Man Box and Beyond Opens at the Lab was originally an idea born out of the Oakland Men’s Project as an exercise used to open up discussions about how gender roles are enforced in society and how notions of masculinity
Arts & Entertainment So You Think You Know The Reel San Francisco? Sure, we've seen a lot of these movies before, but this is our chance to see studio archive prints of these classics in a big-screen theatre setting. DVDs just can't compare! Some of
misc We're the Tops! Who'd have thunk it -- l'il old us, San Francisco, the gayest city in the country? That's according to a new study, which pegs (hee hee) our fair metropolis as having an adult
SF News We're Number 28! The Quality of Living index is based on several criteria used to judge whether an expatriate is entitled to a hardship allowance. A city with a high Quality of Living index is a
Arts & Entertainment The Slightly Tardy Adventures of the Superfisters starts off with an argument between Knightbat and his teen sidekick, Nightbird, both of whom bear a blinding resemblance to another superhero duo (and we're not referring to Superhorse and Supermonkey). Like many
SF News SFist Eve/Unscripted: The Drinking Game Guess who's going to be on Art Bruzzone's SF/Unscripted show this week? Who's in the hot seat for our local version of Oprah, Larry King, and Joe Scarborough all wrapped up in
Arts & Entertainment Alternative Press Expo: Better Than Your Mom's Basement On a day when the sun finally came back to San Francisco, we thought it best to hide from those destructive rays in pursuit of a hobby often associated with living in one's
misc SFist Whines & Dines: Cama Cama is not one of those bars. It on 16th near Guerrero – nearly next door to Kilowatt which is ground zero for this block of dog friendly bars. We love the soft, comfy
Arts & Entertainment KRON Needs Cash Money Note to local spas or Australia tourism board-- if you want SFist to do a special investigate pieces, feel free to drop us a line. We've always wanted to go to Australia and
misc Win Passes To <i>The Outsider</i>! No, no one will be saying "Stay gold, Ponyboy" in this documentary about filmmaker James Toback, writer and director of movies like . The Outsider's director, Nick Jarecki and Toback will be at Friday's
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist in the Kitchen: <i>On Food and Cooking</i> The SFist test kitchen staff has a tiny list of essential food books. At the top you'll find Harold McGee's . Our copy's tattered cover and stained pages broadcast our love for this accessible
Arts & Entertainment Thirtysomething not so "Thirtysomething" Fortunately, the essays within soothed the sting of our failures past. From Ashley Warlick's meditation on the significance of a stuffed animal to her daughter, to Flor Morales' tale of her escape from
Arts & Entertainment Noise Pop: Jason Collett San Francisco grups were in full effect Friday night, as the hot demographic of 30-something indie-yuppies swept into the Cafe Du Nord Noise Pop event of the evening. For the record, it was
SF News Asian-American Democrats Have The Power Saturday, Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean and about 400 Democratic Asian American party activists and officials filled the halls of the San Jose Marriott to attend the Asian American and Pacific Islander Democratic
misc SFist Wants You To Find A Friend: Hank Needs a Home! Meet Hank. He's part pit bull, part something else (mastiff?), and all awesome. Hank was abandoned in front of our house in Oakland last Friday night, in the rain. He's a big guy,
Arts & Entertainment Noise Pop: Craig Wedren tickets! Anyone else a little worn out from all this running around to rock shows? Nothing a little hot coffee and a fresh giveaway can't fix. We highly recommend trekking out to Bernal Heights,
Arts & Entertainment Is There Room for Humor in Serious Art? Southern Exposure Seems to Think So The eccentric group of artists in finds humor in their work and in the mundane, whether it’s rearranging the lawn furniture of a neighbor or stealing luggage from an airport carousel. However,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gastronomique Shoe-Shines The Birkenstocks. The purpose of the organization is to "protect the pleasures of the table from the homogenization of modern fast food and life," and we cannot agree more. However, in its fight against fast
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Finalists In The Bay To Breakers T-Shirt Contest Remember when we told you guys about the Design The Bay To Breakers T-Shirt contest, and SFist Eve suggested a cartoon of Chris Daly throttling a naked runner? Well, we're all disappointed she
