Three Local Skin Care Brands Take the Bay Area's Ingredient-Driven Ethos to...
Skin care regimens can be tedious and painstaking. Not so with four-year-old brand Tatcha, which elevates sink time with the beauty traditions of the fabled geisha. Seeking the secrets to those...
View ArticleDrink Here Now: 5 Places to Sip This Week
1) Color Me Badd WednesdaysCrayons and cocktails go together like... Well, they don’t actually go together. But who cares, when Broke Ass Stuart is serving the drinks? Drop in to The Cellar every...
View Article15 Minutes with 1760's Adam Tortosa
“I really fucking love it.” So says recent Bay Area-transplant Adam Tortosa of San Francisco. And why wouldn’t he? Tortosa will soon be the executive chef at 1760, the eagerly anticipated (July, says a...
View ArticleTwo Sense: I Want to Date My Hook-up
I’m a 32-year-old gay guy who’s been seeing a very sexy “f-buddy” once a week for about two months. Even though it’s just sex, we often spend the night together and our encounters feel very intimate....
View ArticleSF Couple Rolls the Dice on Duboce Triangle Digs
Originally published on CaliforniaHomeDesign.comWhen Steve and Lois Chess moved to San Francisco’s Duboce Triangle from the Marina District, it was a strategic play. The couple was downsizing, opting...
View ArticleSF GIRL(S): Financially Surviving San Francisco as a College Kid
Jessica Schimm is a beloved 7x7 online intern who recently graduated from SF State. This is the first of three posts she'll be writing about what it's like to navigate the tough patch of life between...
View ArticleFive New Restaurants to Try This Month
Looking for a new place to try? Here’s your monthly reminder of five new spots that recently opened around town.HeartbakerPastry chef Sybil Johnson (previously of Aqua and Kokkari) is opening her own...
View ArticleOne Day of Sipping in Alexander Valley
Wine Country’s a big place. You can’t do it all in one day and remain standing. But a simple plan of attack can help guarantee a great day of tasting and maybe even a few new favorite bottles to bring...
View ArticleThe Weeknighter: The Mint Karaoke Lounge
Weekends are for amateurs. Weeknights are for pros. That's why each week Stuart Schuffman will be exploring a different San Francisco bar, giving you the lowdown on how and where to do your weeknight...
View ArticleThe Best of Bay Area Arts and Culture in 2013
We present to you our favorite local gems in the arts and culture department.SIGNAGE: 5Ws ProjectA throwback to elementary school English lessons on information-gathering, the five Ws (who, what, when,...
View ArticleThe Technology Behind How Smitten Has Seduced San Francisco
If you haven’t looked at the list of ingredients on a carton of ice cream from the grocery store lately, you might be surprised by the number of sweeteners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and preservatives...
View ArticleYour Guide to Sonoma's Premiere Accomodations
Wine Country awaits. Sonoma County is just a short jaunt up north for San Franciscans seeking an authentic wine country experience that blends the rustic traditions of agriculture with world-class...
View ArticleSay Hello to Bay Area Bike Share
New York City launched a massive bike share program last month, and the whole city is a buzz with bike talk. The Wall Street Journal calls bike share the worst thing to happen to New York City, and...
View ArticleFoodie Agenda: Huichica Music Festival, The Cheese School, and More
Take our advice and check out one of these mouthwatering events, your taste buds can thank us later. Thursday, June 13The Cheese School of San Francisco has set up their cheese-filled summer classes!...
View ArticleLook of the Week: Creative Camo for Dad
Army-inspired camouflage prints are back and better than ever as one of this summer's hottest menswear trends. The rugged print also happens to be one of our top picks for manly Father's Day fashion.1....
View ArticleSecret Recipe: Green Tea Truffles
We don’t often call on white chocolate, but when we do, we’ve got our reasons.In this case, we use it with creamy ganache and sweetened matcha, or green-tea powder. The tea’s subtle sharpness reins in...
View ArticleLove Unlimited : Ulrich Seidl's Paradise Trilogy Screens at YBCA
The official website of 60-year-old Austrian director Ulrich Seidl, whose Paradise trilogy screens at YBCA starting tonight, acknowledges a certain showmanship as it scrolls through his accumulated...
View ArticleOm on the Go: Yoga Trending in West Coast Hotels
Eating healthy and vacation don’t often mix. It’s hard to stay committed to the exercise routine when you’re on the road, but it’s getting harder for travelers to make excuses.SFO’s Terminal 2 has a...
View ArticleLocal Theater Preview: 'Into the Woods,''American Night,''Dear Elizabeth,'...
The season is winding down at the American Conservatory Theater, with its productions of Arcadia and Black Watch both set to close this weekend; and at the Magic Theatre, where the American premiere of...
View ArticleFoodie Updates: State Bird Provisions to Expand; Virgil's Sea Room Debuts
This week in food news, State Bird Provisions is expanding into a next door space that had been slated to become Hapa Ramen, Hapa Ramen is opening in the Mission instead, a new chef comes on board at...
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