scape•goat \skāp-gōt\ 1. A person made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place. 2. Chiefly biblical. A goat let loose in the wilderness after the h... Read More
I was talking to a friend who owns a very successful restaurant and asked him why he doesn’t offer Groupons – those deeply discounted deals or special coupons from the... Read More
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
On Sept. 21 at the Drs. Julien and Raye Richardson Apartments, eight proud people and four adorable little dogs proved that everyone deserves a second chance by graduating from the... Read More
“If you ever want to lose faith in humanity, read any comments section on the Internet.” – C Benjamin Dolnick, author and relative of New York Times publisher Arthur ... Read More
Tea nirvana has come to San Francisco. David’s Tea, founded in 2008, grew from one shop in downtown Toronto to over 75 stores across North America. Co-founders and cousins Da... Read More
A recent visit to the UC Davis Veterinary Hospital brought some bad news: The cancer has spread to Jazzy’s lungs and lymph nodes. Though she’s still the same happy, eccentric pit bull she ever was (chasing squirrels in the garden, sniffing and peeing on every bush around Stow Lake, going crazy whenever Jim Cramer is on TV)... Read More
Bobo’s 1450 Lombard Street (at Franklin), 415-441-8880, www.boboquivaris.com; daily 5–11 p.m. You’ll find shrimp, mussels and Dungeness crab in a messy, addictive... Read More
When my grandparents lived in New York’s Little Italy, my grandfather told my grandmother that he had a job “driving a limo.” She soon discovered that meant he was ... Read More
Page Street has become the bane of my existence where bicyclists behaving badly are concerned. Driving home one recent afternoon, I stopped at a four-way sign, looked all direction... Read More
If you own a restaurant, it turns out you really don’t have to suck up to those college students who slam your establishment on Yelp while they’re bored between classes... Read More
First, a correction: the measurement for ketchup in last month’s barbecue sauce recipe (“Recipes for Grilling Season,” July, B2) from “Kitchenless Cook” Bill ... Read More
Recently I was a guest host for the “Cooking with Ryan Scott” show on KGO radio, and one of the topics I covered was the difference between pasture-raised eggs and what I c... Read More
It’s hard to believe, but this month marks the fifth anniversary of Fab Five. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and because other publications have starte... Read More
gen·o·cide \ˈje-nə-ˌsīd\ Noun: The deliberate killing of a large group, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. On July 11, 2012, a black dog named Lennox wa... Read More