When the weather gets crisp in the fall, I crave my mother’s clam chowder. The rivalry on the East Coast is fierce over the proper way to make clam chowder; so fierce, in fac... Read More
You may have thought the cupcake trend had slowed down, or at the very least thought, they can’t possibly open another cupcake shop in San Francisco. You would be wrong. The ... Read More
Big chef change news: chef Ron Siegel is now the executive chef of Michael Mina (252 California Street, 415-397-9222) after eight years at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco. I talked ... Read More
Proving that a lifelong love of France can pay off, Kimberley Lovato received two awards in September from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation. Lovato’s book Wa... Read More
San Francisco has cultivated such a saloon culture over the years, yet there are very few bars open at 6 a.m. In the Marina, there used to be a few taverns that were open that earl... Read More
Lest readers think this series on the bordellos of San Francisco is never-ending, let me assure them that I am running out of madams and this will be the end of it. Unless, by popu... Read More
Books Inc. hardcover best-seller list CITY OF THIEVES, by David Benioff GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn NO EASY DAY, by Mark Owen TELEGRAPH AVENUE, by Michael Chabon 50 SHADES DARKER,... Read More
“Picabia has destroyed ‘beauty’ and built his work with the leftovers.” — Tristan Tzara A self-declared poet, painter, idiot, failure, pickpocket, and anti-a... Read More
Various forms of martial arts, including karate and kickboxing, have been incorporated into gym workouts nationwide over the past few years. And San Francisco has always had its sh... Read More
Halloween is one of my favorite seasons in San Francisco. When I first moved here from New York almost a decade ago, I was impressed by how seriously Bay Area residents take this h... Read More
Both the city of San Francisco and the state of California are often leaders in the environmental movement. Two new laws go into effect in October that will affect our everyday sho... Read More
In recent months, the booming economy in San Francisco has brought many new buyers to the City. Buyers who had stayed on the sidelines during the downturn tired of waiting for the ... Read More
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Those of us who have been in real estate sales for a while remember a time before the Internet. We would wait with anticipation for the weekly delivery of the Multiple Listing Serv... Read More
The space shuttle Endeavour soars over the Golden Gate Bridge atop its 747 carrier during the final portion of its retirement tour on Sept. 21, 2012. Endeavour flew 25 missions, t... Read More