SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Berkeley Synthetic Milk Startup Says They've Found The 'Whey' To Make Good Vegan Cheese The race to find the hot new milk — the one cool coffee shops start serving, the one protective parents insist their children only drink — can sometimes feel as heated a contest as, I
SF News Crowdfunding Campaign Launched To Help Elderly Shoeshine Man Injured In Market Street Crash 66-year-old Saleem Bey, who may also spell his name Saleem Bae, was one of three people injured Tuesday in a dramatic taxi crash on Market Street. Now, a customer of his has launched
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The History Of IT'S-IT Ice Cream Sandwiches, Born In San Francisco As the legend has it, one day in 1928, George Whitney decided to sandwich a scoop of ice cream between two oatmeal cookies at his hot dog and ice cream stand at Playland-at-the-Beach,
SF News Antique Heist Leads To $50K Loss Of Rare Greek And Japanese Artifacts A low-profile antiquities heist earlier this month in San Francisco netted thieves valuable Greek and Japanese artifacts that officials estimate to be worth at least $50,000. According to The Examiner, this is
Arts & Entertainment <i>Stranger Things</i> Soundtrack Composers Playing Elbo Room Show October 7 Good news, Stranger Things fans. If you were as in love with the soundtrack as you were the show, the guys behind the music are putting out a two-volume album of tracks from
SF News Study: Berkeley Sugary Drink Tax Led To 21% Decrease In Soda Consumption Among Low-Income Residents A first-in-the-nation tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (of just a penny per ounce) was having its intended effect a mere four months after implementation in Berkeley according to a study published in The American
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink 'Silicon Valley' Star Teams Up With Soylent In Mocking Promotional Stunt Silicon Valley's Big Head dons velcro suit to hawk coffee @soylent: https://t.co/pbECgUZwO7 pic.twitter.com/Tw1t2yUgA3— SanFranciscoMagazine (@sanfranmag) August 25, 2016 Replacement food-drink Soylent seems like one of those things
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Exclusive: Check Out The Menu For Nomica, Possibly Softly Open New Castro spot Nomica (2223 Market Street), which I gathered last week was getting very close to opening, has been open for private test dinners the last couple of nights, and could possibly
SF News Uber Is Testing Pre-Paid, Flat-Rate Rides, And They're Already Sold Out In SF Maybe you, like I, received a notification from Uber regarding “Uber Plus,” a new subscription service that Forbes reports is intended to foster customer loyalty. Did you act fast? In San Francisco, Uber
Arts & Entertainment 1015 Folsom Cancels Performance By Virulently Anti-Gay Reggae Artist Sizzla Kalonji Notoriously anti-gay reggae artist Sizzla, a.k.a. Sizzla Kalonji, who is nonetheless one of the most prolific and popular contemporary reggae musicians in the world, was set to perform at SoMa nightclub
SF News Thursday Lunchtime Links: Mountain Lions Thriving In Santa Cruz Mountains "We see you shouting louder than anyone else in the comments of our stories, and in our Twitter timeline. Stop. Just don’t. You’re an embarrassment to the sites you frequent." [Wired]
SF News Unable To Identify Suspect, SFPD Releases Video Of Brutal Pacific Heights Beating Four days after a random attack on a San Francisco pedestrian, police have released video of the brutal beating in hopes that it might help them track down the suspect. According to the
SF News Heads Up: Digital Traffic Signs Will Try To Make I-80 Commute Less Awful Yes, commuting sucks. Wouldn't it be great if you knew ahead of time, in real time, which lanes were clear and which were obstructed? Well, starting today, you will. Drivers on a 20-mile
SF News Hayes Valley Shepard Fairey Mural Already Tagged With Graffiti In what is either a brilliant exploration of the line between graffiti tagging and public art, or else a typical case of a couple of dudes with too much time and spray paint
SF News Drone Footage Of Clayton Fire, Now Fully Contained; Soberanes Fire Slows; Chimney Fire Enters Monterey County Two large wildfires continue burning to our south, though the progress of the largest one has slowed, and meanwhile a smaller but more destructive and swiftly moving fire to our north, allegedly sparked
SF News Police Discover Stabbing Victim On Civic Center BART Platform BART police are investigating a stabbing that took place at or near San Francisco's Civic Center BART station, after the victim of the attack was discovered on the platform Wednesday night. The Bay
SF News Thursday Morning Roundup: Iconic SF Journo Passes Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Could this be the beginning of the end of
Arts & Entertainment Neighborhood Spotlight: Inner Mission The Inner Mission is one of the city’s busiest neighborhoods, alive with a diverse mix of residents, lifestyles and cultures reflected in the copious amount of destination restaurants and shopping for every
SF News Day Around The Bay: Dept. Of Interior Says Presidio Trust Wasn't Biased Against Lucas Museum Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. It's the two year anniversary of the Napa quake,
SF News Neighbors Put Parking Over Housing In Fight Against 6-Story Mission Development The latest housing development to incur the wrath of neighbors is proposed for Cesar Chavez near Guerrero Street. Mission Local reports that the six-story building would replace what is now a one-story office
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Marianne's, Chic Private Techie Bar, Now Open To The Hoi Polloi It was in 2013 that Marianne's, the semi-secret bar within the Cavalier at the Hotel Zetta, was dubbed "The secret S.F. room where tech deals get made" by the Business Times. The
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Once Again A San Franciscan Is Baffled By How Hard It Is To Make A New York Bagel San Francisco-based New York Times tech writer Brian X. Chen, who admits that it only took two years in New York to turn him into a total snob about bagels and pizza (he
Arts & Entertainment Make Your Own Frank Chu Sign With This Meme Generator Frank Chu gives special meaning to the word "ubiquitous." This is weird, but it kind of makes me feel at home to know that somewhere on Market Street at pretty much any given
SF News 19-Year-Old Woman Arrested In Golden Gate Park Torture And Murder Case A woman who police say was involved with the May torture and murder of a 66-year-old homeless man in Golden Gate Park has been arrested in northern Arizona. The Chronicle reports that the
Arts & Entertainment Giants Erect Statue to Gaylord Perry, Baseball's Most Beloved Cheater The Donald Trump statue and Tony Bennett statue were not the only new, chiseled sculptures unveiled in San Francisco last week. The San Francisco Giants unveiled a new statue Saturday of their Hall
