Adventurous First-Time Homeowners Chose a Mission Creek Houseboat
Originally published on CaliforniaHomeDesign.comFor a pair of adventurous first-time homeowners, building the perfect house was a matter of knowing what floats their boat. Strapped into orange life...
View ArticlePotrero Hill's fuseproject: Where Art and Contemporary Design Finally Meet
Amongst the blocks of non-descript warehouses in Potrero Hill sits a graffitied building housing fuseproject, the world-renowned design studio founded by Yves Behar. But that’s not the only thing that...
View ArticleThe Farmer and The Fox Will Revitalize the Northern Napa Valley Corridor in 2014
The ten minute drive between the towns of St. Helena and Calistoga at the northern end of Napa Valley is an idyllic one. If you can break through the clench of traffic as Highway 29 squeezes into St....
View ArticleNapa Winery Adds Spirits to its Impressive Collection
There’s really no arguing that Napa County does wine and does it well. The hardest part about getting a good glass of wine is often having to choose from the long list of choices. But tucked away on...
View ArticleSF Furniture Designer Maloos Anvarian Puts Twists on Classic Pieces
If off-the-rack decor is your speed, then you’ve come to the wrong place. Maloos Anvarian—who grew up in Azerbaijan and Tehran and studied in Paris—takes inspiration from classic furnishings and then...
View ArticleThe Weeknighter: Bow Bow Cocktail 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 ArticleFive Picks for Gluten-Free Dishes in San Francisco
Whether you dine gluten-free because you suffer from celiac disease, or it’s a lifestyle (and health) choice, here are some top places and dishes in San Francisco where you can feast gluten-free (and...
View ArticleThis House Cray: The Estate and Lands of de Guigne, Hillsborough, CA
Asking price: $100,000,000Year built: 1914Number of bedrooms: SevenNumber of bathrooms: NineAcreage of land: 47It's hard to find enormous parcels of land in the South Bay, especially ones so...
View ArticleChef Diego Oka of La Mar: Winner of Sapporo's Your City, Your Chef 2013
7x7 and Sapporo held a private event to toast this year's winner of our annual search for San Francisco's next culinary superstar: Chef Diego Oka of La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, overlooking stunning bay...
View ArticleSecret Recipe: Firenze by Night's Caesar Salad Dressing
7x7 asks the city's chefs for the recipes to their most loved cocktails, bar snacks, starters, mains, and desserts. If there's a dish you can't stop thinking about and want to make at home, email...
View ArticleAn Emotional Guide to Burning Man
Originally published on Fest300.comI remember my first Burn fourteen years ago. Having been told mental preparation for Burning Man required physical preparation, I created checklists to monitor my...
View ArticleChampion Mountain Biker Katerina Nash Talks Northern California Riding
Northern California is the birthplace for mountain biking, and some of the best riders in the world are right here in our backyard. Truckee resident Katerina Nash is the best of the best: four-time...
View ArticleWe Wanna Be Friends With: Michael Mina
Our city is chock-full of interesting people and wild personalities. Overwhelmed by the coolness? Every week we'll pick one standout local we'd love to be friends with to answer seven essential...
View ArticleLook of the Week: Burning Man Survival Essentials
Just because you're leaving the brand names at home and getting ready to get dirty doesn't mean you should pack light. Here's our guide to help you prepare for the Playa in style. 1. On Your Bike...
View ArticleFoodie Agenda: A 20th Street Block Party, Taste of Petaluma, and More
Here's our weekly list of all the things happening at the culinary moment in San Francisco. Treat your taste buds to one of these mouthwatering events.August 23One of the best parts about San Francisco...
View ArticleA Western Wedding in Half Moon Bay
Meg and Robert celebrated their wedding in a unique way for the Bay Area with a Western theme at Half Moon Bay. Complete with cowboy hats and boots, they had their ceremony in a whimsical setting with...
View ArticleHop Aboard the Drag Bus With 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical'
Swinging through town for a quick, two-week engagement is the Broadway tour of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical, now playing at the Orpheum. Fans of the early 90s movie, as well as fans of...
View ArticleGo Wild! Our Favorite Salmon Dishes of the Season
The West and East Coasts are longtime seafood rivals: Who has the better lobster, the more superior oysters, or the freshest crabs? But there’s one thing we Westerners excel at, hands down, and that’s...
View ArticleThis Week in Theaters: Casey Affleck in Love, and More
One review and six previews of this weekend's upcoming flicks."I often describe the movie as an old folk song." Coming from a mainstreamer like J.J. Abrams, this insight might sound like a line, but...
View ArticleThe Real Top 10 List of Steepest Streets in San Francisco
I was driving around with a small group of computer and navigational scientists the other day demonstrating VoicePark and doing field research for a collaborative project with them. What I like about...
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