Pies and Personal Touches Make for a Picture Perfect Ceremony
It was all about family, friendship and fun at Alana and Shain's intimate Mendocino wedding. The couple infused personal touches into every single detail of their wedding, from the inclusion of the...
View ArticleThis Week's Hottest Events: Anthony Bourdain, Edible Ephemera, and Amy Tan
ConversationBeyond the PossibleA church that embraces jazz, gay rights, and the antiwar movement sounds too good to be true, but the Glide Memorial Methodist Church in SF has been doing just that for...
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Drew Barrymore on Wine, Design and Family Crests
The dregs have drained and the hangovers have cleared after the annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine Classic took over the coastal towns of Carmel and Monterey this weekend. But while there, 7x7 took a...
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Sit-Down Prix Fixe Dining Comes to Off the Grid
One of the downsides of Off the Grid Fort Mason Center has always been the lines, and the crowds jockeying for picnic tables in that often windswept parking lot. Well, little do many people know that...
View ArticleInside Flickr's World, From Bernal Heights to Tokyo
A couple weeks back, while driving past the park that sits atop Bernal Heights, I came upon the unexpected sight of a large group of people jumping up and down and taking photos of each other.No, this...
View ArticleReading Roundup: This Week's Top Literary Events
Each week, we offer a roundup of the best literary events in the city. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Want to submit an upcoming event for consideration? Go...
View ArticleOur Favorite All You Can Eat Sushi in Lake Tahoe
Although Reno usually grabs the spotlight for having some of the best all you can eat sushi in the area, Lake Tahoe has its own array of tasty, AYCE sushi menus. Here are four of the best AYCE sushi...
View ArticleThe Newest Bowls of Ramen in Town
The Bay Area's frenzy for ramen is still going strong, with new spots still opening at a neckbreaking pace. Here are some of the latest and what they offer (for a list of classics, click here).Waraku...
View ArticleWin Tickets to Wine Luxury's Glitzy Soiree Party!
Welcome to Ticket Tuesdays, a new weekly chance for you to score entry to some of the hottest shows and events in the Bay Area.It's never the wrong time of year for a glitzy masquerade. Let Wine...
View ArticleSpring Brings Good Firkin Beer
Spring in San Francisco means towering Easter Bonnets in Dolores Park, trashed Big Wheels on Potrero Hill, and the advent of the beer festival season. Here are two upcoming brewfests to help kickstart...
View ArticleKeep the Bay Area a Hotbed of Innovation and Entrepreneurship with UC...
The Bay Area is a hotbed for innovation and a wonderland for entrepreneurs, thanks in part to awesome programs like the 15th Annual UC Berkeley Startup Competition (Bplan).It's one of the best ways to...
View ArticleInside Mid Century Mobler's Goldmine of a Furniture Warehouse
Originally published on CaliforniaHomeDesign.comJust how far a passion for discovering covetable design can take you depends on how far you’re willing to go to get it. At least, that’s what Julian...
View ArticleGrgich Hills Estate Celebrates 90 Years With 'Paris Tasting' Chardonnay
On Monday, Miljenko Grgich, founder of Grigich Hills Estate and maker of the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay (of Paris Tasting fame, where it triumphed over several White Burgundies) celebrated his...
View ArticleJams We Love: 7x7's Weekly Playlist
For our column Jams We Love, we're turning you onto the songs that keep us going every day. By now you've heard that the Rolling Stones will play two Bay Area dates in May as part of their 50th...
View ArticleWatching Christian Marclay's 'The Clock' at SFMOMA
There are 1,440 minutes in a day, and several times that many clips in The Clock, Christian Marclay's epic, 24-hour-long video collage of film segments that each in some way reference an exact time of...
View ArticleEscape from SF: Beautiful Big Sur
Just 150 miles south of San Francisco is the unrivaled Big Sur coastline, along Highway 1. Go for sights of exploding wildflowers and California condors soaring overhead, and a chance to sink into a...
View ArticleDon't-Miss Design and Arts Events in the Bay Area
Here's how to get your fix.Painter Suhas Bhujbal is known for painting buildings, houses, and storefronts with vibrant colors and geometric patterns. Now viewers can get a glimpse of some of these...
View ArticleThis House Cray: 631 O’Farrell Street, Unit 2101
Asking Price: $5.25 millionNumber of bedrooms: ThreeNumber of bathrooms: Three and a halfIt's days like this one, with the cloudless skies bright with sun and warmth emanating from everyone and...
View ArticleTCHO Expanding its Line of Fair Trade, Organic Chocolates
On the back of every package that is produced at the TCHO chocolate factory at Pier 17 are the words “No Slavery.”“Who can believe in the 21st century there not only is still slavery but there are more...
View ArticleIndie Films to Watch This Week
Get a sneak peak of seven indie gems screening in San Francisco over the weekend and into the week.1) Disconnect In its singular thematic focus on the dangers of the age of connectivity, the debut...
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