Sasheer Zamata, Bill Bellamy, & More Ways to Laugh Your Ass Off
For the next two weeks, SF will be treated to great "No Filter" comedy, "booty calls," comedy royalty, and the great Sasheer Zamata — which is probably the fanciest comedian name ever.Cobb's Comedy...
View ArticleTahoe's Top Food, Wine, and Nature Events This Fall
While most people visit Lake Tahoe in the summer months, there's a little secret that locals know: Fall is the best time to head to the lake. Under the bright blue sky and among the golden leaves this...
View ArticleMeet the 2014 Style Council
We salute the new honor guard of San Francisco fashion. The Expressionist, Camelia SkikosThe Visionary, Thomas MollerThe Rising Star, Courtney LakeThe Brand Whisperer, Brandee BarkerThe Artiste, Tina...
View Article3 Books On Our Must-Read List This Week
Somehow, I had never heard of Diana Gabaldon's bestselling Outlanderseries until the Starz debut of its recent TV adaptation. A friend who's a longtime fan of the books encouraged me to read the first...
View ArticleScenes of the City: Black Tie Ocean Beach Party
For this week's Scenes of the City, we headed out to Ocean Beach on Sunday for the annual Black Tie Beach Party. Although the weather wasn't stunning (overcast at Ocean Beach is typical), everyone...
View ArticlePaul Rudd Caught Filming Ant-Man in SF
The latest big budget film to take place in our fair city, Marvel's Ant-Man starring Paul Rudd, started filming this week. The comedic superhero movie— in which Ant-Man shrinks his size (but increases...
View ArticleRecipe: The Ultimate Spiked Lemonade, El Padre
It's National Lemonade Day! Why not celebrate with some tequila?Ditch the bells and whistles at the door, Hornitos Tequila has whipped up a no-frills spiked lemonade to kick back, relax, and enjoy...
View ArticleRanking Robin Wright's Best and Worst Performances
Robin Wright was a fixture in the Bay Area during her all-too-brief tenure in Ross. Though no longer a Marin resident—she split in 2010 after divorcing fellow thespian Sean Penn—we still hold her near...
View ArticleWeekend Guide: Bikini Sales, Friday Nights at OMCA, & More
The hottest events going on this weekend. BUY A NEW BIKINI Kinda Fancy Bikini Trunk Show What: SF boutique Marmalade is hosting a trunk show for bikini line Kinda Fancy featuring easy-going...
View ArticleDine, Sip, and Cruise the SF Bay on a Hornblower Yacht
Despite the endless variety of activities that San Francisco offers, it’s surprisingly easy to find yourself falling into a rut. Meeting at the same bar, ordering the same dish at the same restaurant,...
View Article3 Nut Butter Alternatives to Get You Through the Nutella Shortage
Just when we started getting used to the idea of rationing kale, the shortage gods strike again, and this time they're hitting us where it really hurts—Nutella! It's true, the creamy, scrumptious...
View ArticleAn Anti-Tasting Room Weekend in Sonoma
For a teetotaler such as myself, traversing the winery circuit in Sonoma leaves much to be desired. Luckily, other equally tantalizing delights await discovery. For a beautiful 36 hours, test drive...
View ArticleSink Your Claws Into These Lobster Rolls
Love lobstah rolls? Here are five new rolls you can find around the Bay. FarallonThis high-end downtown spot has just launched lunch service in the Jellyfish Lounge and Oyster Bar, and one of the star...
View ArticleMeanwhile, On Muni
Weekly vignettes looking at life on San Francisco's second-favorite transportation system.
View ArticleDrink Here Now: Pour-Over Irish Coffee and a Bloody Mary Battle
Your weekly drinking assignment has been posted. Get started!Pour-Over Irish Coffee, Anyone?Move over, Buena Vista Café. There's a new Irish Coffee in town. Who could resist Irish Coffee brewed a cup...
View ArticleBring in the Funk: Counterculture Fashion Makes a Comeback
In the summer of ’69, while the average red-blooded American male not soldiering in Vietnam was, as popular music tells us, playing a five-and-dime six-string and wooing a girl standing on her mama’s...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Eats: Michael Mina in Santa Clara & The Grill House in Redwood...
Fire it up, South Bay — this week's openings are all about the grill, and the delicious meaty (and vegetarian!) goodness that comes with it. Plus, authentic Thai food and all-you-can-eat sushi, for...
View Article5 Topical Tidbits to Discuss Over Brunch
Sound bites from this week's viral stories, so you can impress your friends over breakfast. 1. A Four-Year-Old Reviews the French Laundry, The Bold Italic "It tastes like a Tinker Bell popsicle!" 2. SF...
View ArticleEditors' Picks: Guardians of the Galaxy, Sci-Fi Shoes, & More
Here's what the 7x7 editors were thinking about this week when they should have been at work. "Guardians of the Galaxy" SoundtrackFilled with funky fresh hits from the '60s and '70s, like the...
View ArticleWatch Burning Man 2014 Live
While local publications, as well as the New York Times (so late to the Bay Area game, as usual), have their say about Burning Man's slow descent into an elitist techie bacchanalia under the desert...
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