A Lovely Wedding in Los Gatos
The Abbaszadeh nuptials were as close to perfection as we can possibly imagine. The bride and groom grew up 10 miles apart, but didn't meet until they went away to college at UCSD. Fast forward a few...
View ArticleFive Wines for Every Feast
It’s not easy to please both Aunt Edith and your sister’s hipster boyfriend; to find a match for tart cranberry sauce, creamy green bean almondine (thanks, Edi) and freshly-foraged mushroom stuffing...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide to Hosting Family and Friends in SF
If you're staying in the city and hosting family and friends over the holidays, you'll need plenty of ideas to entertain them. Playing tour guide in San Francisco is fun because you get the opportunity...
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Secret Recipe: Camino's Leftover Turkey Kebabs
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...
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Sonoma's Graton Resort & Casino Deals Las Vegas Glam
Originally published on California Home + DesignThe rolling hills around Sonoma County are known for vineyards and farms, but these days a new casino is dealing out Las Vegas style to the agrarian...
View Article15 Minutes with Quince's Michael Tusk
Executive chef and owner of Quince and Cotogna restaurants, Michael Tusk is marking Quince’s ten-year anniversary next week. Over the past decade, his refined and modern cuisine has earned him a Best...
View ArticleDrink Here Now: Four Places to Sip This Week
New Zealand Wine Dinners at Waiheke Island Yacht ClubAmerica’s Cup has come and gone, but the New Zealand-themed pop-up restaurant it spawned is sticking around until the end of the year. And for the...
View ArticleEast Bay Eats: Wood-Fired Meats, Bibimbap, and More
New restaurants continue to pop up throughout Oakland and Berkeley this month, with a hearty dose of comfort food and a charitable restaurant component on the hustle bustle of Telegraph Avenue—kudos...
View ArticleEndive's Rise to Cream of the Crop
Rich Collins’ future was told to him as a dish of braised endive cooked on the stove: “This is what you ought to grow! I pay four bucks a pound for it.” The year was 1978, and that sage was chef Dick...
View ArticleWe Wanna Be Friends With: SF's Fabulous "Golden Girls"
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 ArticleThanksgiving Holiday Parking Rules in the City
Nothing will put a damper on a perfectly lovely four day Thanksgiving holiday more than getting a $72 ticket, or getting towed. Except being blamed for giving bad information resulting in getting your...
View ArticleFive New Bike Projects to be Thankful for this Year
This year brought a lot of improvements to San Francisco streets—especially for the growing number of people biking in our city. From taming of dangerous, high-speed streets to smoother pavement on key...
View ArticleJust How Creative is State Bird Provisions' Stuart Brioza?
Stuart Brioza chef owner of State Bird Provisions, which won the James Beard award for Best New Restaurant, was a presenter at the CIA Worlds of Flavor conference earlier this month. We sat down to...
View ArticleLook of the Week: Top Gifts for Bay Area Men
It's the most wonderful time of year -- time to find the perfect gifts for the most wonderful men in your life. From high-tech snow googles to superb single malts, we have a little something for every...
View ArticleHoliday Theater Preview: 'Tristan & Yseult,''Book of Mormon,' and 'A...
It's a time of year for dinner dates and holiday gifts and roaming Union Square amid the bustle, so you may want to consider a couple of options for some December theater-going.Splurge: Book of Mormon...
View ArticleGive Thanks: An Interview with Kathleen Hannah
It pains me to say it, but there isn't much going on in movies over Thanksgiving. Big studios know they have a captive audience, so they dump some of their least interesting flicks over the long...
View ArticleFoodie Agenda: Eel Fishing, Brown Bagging and More
After you've finished all the turkey day leftovers, add these events to your culinary calender.Sunday December 1Experience the “Best Walking Tour in San Francisco” (awarded by SFGate) and hang out with...
View ArticleSeven Favorite Things: Stylish Local Kickstarters
It's no question, our fine city is full of alternative thinkers and creators. And we get it -- these types can be hard to impress. That's why we're looking to local Kickstarters for innovative holiday...
View ArticleA Wedding Affair at the Fairmont Hotel
Courtney and Zach evoked a 1960's movie star vibe using the iconic San Francisco cityscape as the backdrop for their special day. The ceremony and reception took place at the Fairmont Hotel surrounded...
View ArticleBack to Basics With Wood-Fire Cooking
In an era of passion fruit caviar, cheesecake foam, and coconut bubbles, it’s a wonder that chefs even use fire for cooking anymore. Surprising, then, that one of the oldest and most traditional...
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