SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Wine Editor Reviews Tasting Rooms North, South & East Jon Bonne, wine editor at The Chronicle [ed note: we were trying to come up with a clever nickname, something along the lines of calling the NY Times "The Gray Lady," but more
Arts & Entertainment Haiku Giveaway: 2006 Eight Arms Syrah, Release Party in Berkeley on Sunday Those who wish to purchase the Eight Arms Syrah will be supporting Eight Arms' "Go Green Drink Red" campaign, in which $1 per purchase will be donated to The Conservation Fund’s Go
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Arrival of the Wine Stimulus Package We recently had the lovely experience of sitting down with Sean Andrade, certified sommelier, wine educator, and chief vino dude from The Andrade Wine Group to discuss eating on a budget without having
SF News SFist: Muni's Guide to this Weekend Wants You To Get Drunk, Exercise It's going to be a busy, warm, and wily weekend. First, the Asian Heritage Street Festival, which takes place on Saturday, May 17 from 11:00AM to 6:00AM, around Japantown will result
SF News Chilly Nights Kill Sonoma County Vineyards No! Due to the awesome unseasonably cold weather the Bay Area has experienced over the last few months, an estimated 10 to 15 percent of Sonoma County's $400 million vino crop has succumbed
misc Meet Our New Boyfriend, the Sunday Drinker Wine Guy Well, this is amusing and slightly erotic. And, yes, kids, it's almost over a year old, but for your entertainment, foodies of the Bay Area, check out the Sunday Drinker Wine Review. Joanne
misc Week Around the -Ists Phillyist explored an impending implosion and lived to tell the tale. Gothamist marveled at the city's new NYC-branded condom campaign - especially the use of a Toronto landmark in the advertising. (Also, fun
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Hot Stuff: Chocolate Porn = Yummy Fun We knew we'd rope you in with the use of the word porn! "I didn't know there are so many chocolate places," our husband said as we collectively eyed The Chocolate Guide Western
misc Locked Out in the City: What to Do? We lucked out this time, but it got us thinking, What would we do if there is a next time we find ourselves out of our abode with no keys, [update] no money,
Arts & Entertainment Let Us Praise Ragnar Bohlin It's never too late to break the ice, and we have an excellent opportunity: usually Ragnar's work happens in the background, and is acknowledged after each chorus performance, when he springs up on
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- "Punk Rock Karaoke": Damnit all to hell. We can't believe that we have to miss this: members of the Adolescents, Bad Religion, and NOFX perform live while "singers" drunkenly slur along, karaoke-style.
Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour 05 Why, what a delightful holiday refreshment table shot. Found in our Flickr page, and taken at some festive party this weekend, it has all of the staples of an imminent San Francisco gathering:
misc Week Around the -Ists The cold weather - and holiday festivities - descended upon Gothamist. The Rockefeller Christmas tree was lit, Broadway stagehand finally ended their strike, and NASCAR decided to run their victory lap through Times
Arts & Entertainment This Week in Le Rock: Nov. 26 - Dec. 2 Wednesday, we are welcoming Faun Fables home from their recent tour in Austria and Switzerland. They will be playing with Australian legend, Daevid Allen (which we here is Faun Fables' dream - Hooray
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Thanksgiving Wine Suggestions Here's what NOT to bring to Thanksgiving dinner: Cabernet Sauvignon (for the love of God, don't bring Cab) Merlot Petite Sirah Chardonnay (unless there is a crab dish) The varietals above are simply
Arts & Entertainment New Tunes Tuesday #10 Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. Standouts: (There are no major standouts this week) 2. Enchanted - Soundtrack: We are thinking that the only
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews... Eskimo Joe We featured Eskimo Joe in our weekly column a few weeks ago and stated that "Hands down, one of the best CD's of 2007." We still completely agree with that sentiment - even
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Consistency Hardly a Hobgoblin: Juan's Place We recently revisited our old haunt, a popular destination in our college days, when the gooey cheesy Mexican fare, warm greasy chips, and pitchers of fruity wine margaritas (they don't have a hard-liquor
Arts & Entertainment Pinot on the River Starting today and running through Sunday, Pinot Noir will be the focus in the Russian River Valley this weekend. Russian River Vineyards in Forestville plays host to this year's fest featuring top Pinot
SF News More On That Crazy Sean Penn Story A little birdie sent us an e-mail concerning the story about Sean Penn's recent desire to wade into the wonderful world of SF politics. According to said birdie, Madonna’s ex was watching
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Tastes of the City: Help raise money for the George Mark Children's House in San Leandro by attending this culinary bash. Young and "philanthropic-minded" guys and gals meet and mingle while binge
Arts & Entertainment Pre-Appomattox Interview: Christopher Hampton, We were eager to talk to Christopher, as he is the librettist for Philip Glass's opera Appomattox, which opens next Friday at the San Francisco Opera, and is the Big Event of the
Arts & Entertainment New Tunes Tuesday #2 Each Tuesday we will feature new music that should (or whatever) be on your radar. Standouts: 1. Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails Red Wine (w/ Bonus DVD): Hands down, one of the best
SF News Because One Overpriced Mission Bay Pet Boutique Just Isn't Enough San Francisco's fastest-growing neighborhood might not be as accessible to live in as we're led to believe. So far the burgeoning hood has an offbeat Safeway; a smattering of wine and food spots;
misc Week Around the -Ists Protest over national vs. regional chains, the never-ending debate over the place of cars and bicycles in our metropolises, professional sports scandals, remembering a solemn day, and being issued a search warrant -
