Keep it Blue: Five Great Tahoe Gifts
Show your love of Big Blue by shopping locally and picking up a holiday gift that not only screams "I Love Tahoe!", but supports Tahoe shops, vendors and non-profits. These five gifts will keep your...
View ArticleThe Podolls' Family Business Opens on the Peninsula
For the Podolls, fashion is all in the family. The husband-and-wife duo Joshua and Lauren Podoll, who launched their self-titled brand of mens- and womenswear 10 years ago, are officially all grown up....
View ArticleBay Area Native Kara Walker Challenges Assumptions on Race and History
For her provocative subject matter and young age, Kara Walker is an unusual artist.Emancipating the Past: Kara Walker’s Tales of Slavery and Power, on view at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento...
View ArticleWin Tickets to See Arcade Fire!
Welcome to Ticket Tuesdays, your weekly chance to score entry to some of the hottest shows and events in the Bay Area.If you're not able to catch Arcade Fire at this Saturday's sold out Not So Silent...
View ArticleLocal Sports Lovers Marry in East Bay
These local sports fans had a beautiful ceremony at Rolling Hills Church followed by an elegant reception at Diablo Country Club. Everything was done elegantly with impeccable taste, from the Jimmy...
View ArticleFive Things to Do in Wine Country in December
Holiday shopping destinations, uniquely Napa Valley Christmas events, and a new restaurant in Downtown Napa, all happening in December in Wine Country.Discover Downtown Napa’s latest restaurant, TorcIn...
View ArticleSecret Recipe: Bergerac's Duchess & Canals Cocktail
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 ArticleFormer Cotogna Chef Opens ‘TORC’ in Napa
A former chef at Cotogna and Quince, Sean O’Toole, has moved into the space on Downtown Napa's Main Street that once housed the ill-fated Michelin-starred vegan eatery and yoga studio, Ubuntu.His first...
View Article650 Eats: Quail, Sexy Soup and More
A taste of quail and sexy soup are part of new restaurants popping up in the 650. That's happening at a va-va-voom revamped spot that is getting a little help from a big culinary star in San Carlos....
View ArticleParty Blotter: Music to Keep You Dancing All Night
Winter is usually a slower period for touring DJs, but fret not: we’re featuring a handful of the city’s best local parties, perfect for dancing the night away. There’s a couple marquee names in here,...
View ArticleBay Area Design Agenda
Originally published on California Home + DesignThe first Thursday of the month is devoted to transforming the Tenderloin into the “Trendyloin,” and you can experience it all on the Upper TL Art Walk....
View ArticlePet Gift Guide: The Top 10 Must-Haves From K9 Scrub Club
Your loyal pet shares unabashed love and affection with you throughout the year, why not give your best bud a special present or two to show your appreciation?K9 Scrub Club has the best pet gift items...
View ArticleDrink Here Now: Five Places to Sip This Week
1) Take a Holiday Tasting Tour with Liam MayclemLocal television personality and “foodie chap” Liam Mayclem is leading two holiday tours that take guests behind the scenes of SF’s most influential...
View ArticleTwo Sense: Guess Who I Found on a Cheaters Website?
A friend told me she signed up at Ashley Madison, the site for cheaters, and that she was meeting all kinds of interesting (married) men on it, so I went and checked it out, more out of curiosity than...
View ArticleThe Weeknighter: Clooney's
I don’t know what pushed us in the direction of Clooney’s that night. Was it that, as a group, we’d concluded that drinking in the divey-est bar in the vicinity was imperative? Or were we just...
View ArticleFoodie Agenda: SF Food Bank, Vegan Pop-up and More
Take some time for your tastebuds this week and add these eatable dates to your calender. Thursday December 5San Francisco Food Bank is partnering up with Mission Chinese and ShareTable.org for an...
View ArticleCheap(er) Thrills: Seven Films to Watch This Week
Making movie recommendations can be a dicey proposition. Luckily, picks for flicks to see at Another Hole in the Head, which kicked off on Black Friday and runs almost up until Christmas, hardly need...
View ArticleA Preview of Friday's ARTCRANK Bike Art
On Friday night, SOMArts’ lofty space will be buzzing with Bay Area bicyclists and art lovers. The annual ARTCRANK bike poster show rolls back in San Francisco for the sixth year in a row, and this...
View ArticleLook of the Week: Top Holiday Gifts for Bay Area Women
Women can be pretty tough to shop for. Sure jewelry and clothes seem easy enough, but unless you know them extremely well, non-basics are tough to get just right. That's why we took the less...
View ArticleGet Ready for the Most Heinous Season of 'The Real World' in SF
There are a couple of things that we need to know about the forthcoming 29th (and rumored final season) of MTV's The Real World. For one, it's takes place in our fine city of San Francisco. Secondly,...
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