5 Fitness Apps Perfect for Shedding Pounds
After sweating up a storm with 7x7's "50 Ways to a Rockin' Bod," now it's time to turn your attention to your diet. Here are five helpful apps that will help you lose weight while keeping your fitness...
View ArticleSecret Recipe: Super Duper's Pickled Cucumber
Seeing as how the pickling revolution is well underway, you might as well make and serve the best. San Francisco's Super Duper Burger prepares more than 100 pounds of pickled cucumbers per day, in...
View ArticleIs the San Francisco Dive Bar Dead?
When word got out last week that the Castro's Lucky 13 (and its free barbecue on Saturdays) may soon close its doors to make way for even more ritzy new condos, we all hurried to the Internets to shout...
View Article3 New Books to Pick Up and Read Right Now
From a former 7x7 editor's new memoirs to a 1990s Seattle-based fairytale, here are three new books you should be reading right now. After 18 years of marriage, fortysomething Robin Rinaldi was...
View ArticleWe Wanna Be Friends With Burrito Justice
Prolific and popular tweeter, noted burrito champion, and brander of the La Lengua neighborhood (the flat, southern-most section of the Mission between 24th and 30th Streets), Burrito Justice is who...
View ArticleAnchor Brewery and 21st Amendment Make It Big
While much of the recent local beer buzz has revolved around the opening of new small brewpubs, two of our older and larger San Francisco breweries are making some big changes.This Friday, March 20,...
View ArticleDrink Here Now: Aperitivo Hour, Arak, and More
If you came to make trouble, make me a double. Join the Happy Hour Club at Burger BarEver wished you could decide when Happy Hour starts and ends? As of this week, your wish has been granted at Burger...
View ArticleUnion Square's Cuyana Unpacks Fresh Pastels for Spring
Just in time for spring's official arrival this Friday, favorite local retailer Cuyana rolls out its new collections of fresh pastels. Cuyana is special among fashion brands for its carefully curated...
View ArticleFoodie Agenda: Hapa Ramen's Big Deal, Springtime at Parallel 37, and More
Close that Sprig app, call some friends, and make a gastronomic date at one of these choice spots.The Best Ramen Deal in the MissionRichie Nakano's Hapa Ramen is making waves. Many waves, it seems....
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In Face of Drought, Napa Valley Witches Conjure Water With Magic
California has just creaked through its driest January on record and is staring down a fourth year of crippling drought—and everyone is talking about it. A recent op-ed in the LA Times left us all...
View ArticleWeekend Guide: High Tea, Corn Dog Day, and Art in Bloom
Lift your pinkie at high tea, get reacquainted with the corn dog, and experience living art this weekend.Friday Afternoon Tea at The Palace HotelThe Palace Hotel's signature Saturday tea is the go-to...
View ArticlePoppin' Bottles in Pismo Beach
In October, local sparkling wine lovers flock en masse down south for Bubblyfest on Pismo Beach, where the bubbles flow freely at events both social and educational. After a sold-out first year, the...
View ArticleThe Explorer's Guide to Big Sur
Sure, we all know the best places for a spa-tastic weekend getaway in Big Sur (the Esalen Institute) and where to get the best pastries while you’re down there (Big Sur Bakery). But while you’re at it,...
View ArticleBen & Jerry's Tesla "Ice Cream Truck" Coming to SF
The fine folks at Ben & Jerry's (who, among other beatific acts, shove solid cores of caramel into their ice cream pints) are known for their earthy ways. Take climate change, for example: They...
View Article5 New Places Where You Can Get Your Brunch On
Want to change up your same-old brunch game? Here are five new places to do it (including a weekday brunch spot, handy for the next time you play hooky). 1760Russian Hill and Nob Hill residents who...
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7 Alternatives to the Tech Office Ping-Pong Table
We here at 7x7 are inundated with requests to publish images of radical new tech offices. But one thing we find decidedly unradical about most of these workplaces is ye olde ubiquitous ping-pong table....
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Designer Jamie Lim's Gorg Beach Bags Support Artisans in Southeast Asia
Just in time for Stinson weather, Kayu Design has popped up on our radar with its gorgeous, handcrafted beach totes and straw clutches. Because of course we want every piece in the whole locally...
View ArticleCheck Out the Innovations Coming to the Market Street Prototyping Festival
Last year, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), the San Francisco Planning Department, and the Knight Foundation invited San Franciscans to dream up innovative ideas to turn Market Street, from Van...
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Silicon Valley Eats: Lobster Dip Sandwiches, Blue Bottle, and More
It's an all-star week of openings and events in the South Bay this week, spanning some of our most favorite things — beer, bacon, sandwiches, and Blue Bottle Coffee. This week marked the grand opening...
View ArticleThe SF Ballet’s 34th Auxiliary Fashion Show Presented by Neiman Marcus Union...
Join the San Francisco Ballet and Neiman Marcus Union Square on Thursday, April 2 for the 34th annual Auxiliary Fashion Show, an afternoon fit for arts aficionados and fashion mavens alike. Beginning...
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