Pub Crawls Roil Union Street

The growing frequency of pub crawls has left Union Street merchants and other locals complaining about the effects of these formerly rare occurrences. What might once have been a g... Read More

Business

The budget cliff

There are reasons to be hopeful, and they all have to do with money

By John Zipperer

If you and your beloved wanted to celebrate your mid-October anniversary with a drink or dinner at the Cliff House, then you got a rude awakening when you pulled up to the restaura... Read More

The Adventures of Skylar Grey

As we entered the classroom at SF Puppy Prep on the first day of kindergarten, Skylar Grey was excited to see other puppies but terrified to leave my side. I was trying to juggle her leash with one hand and hold a dog bed under my arm with the other.... Read More

La Deliziosa Vita, Recipes

Butternut squash risotto and rutabaga-carrot mash

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Fall is my favorite time of year, and Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday (it’s like Christmas without all the hustle, bustle and hassle). Many cooks prefer the seasonal boun... Read More

Dining

Two for the price of one edition

By Tony Ching & Susan Dyer Reynolds

Fog City 1300 Battery Street (at Embarcadero), 415-982-2000, www.fogcitysf.com 1. Braised pork cheeks. Bruce Hill’s revamped Fog City is already one of our favorite spots. Th... Read More

@Nite

Fall into romance

By Maryann LoRusso

Artwork by S.F. artist Nidhi Chanani at www.everydayloveart.com Right after I moved here from the East Coast, San Francisco’s mixed-up seasons really threw me off. One eve... Read More

Dishing

Akiko’s Ray Lee takes artisan sushi to spectacular heights

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

A $6,000 super freezer; sous-vide monk fish liver; removing salmon eggs one by one — it might sound obsessive or even compulsive, but to Ray Lee, owner of Akiko’s Restauran... Read More

Metro revolution: San Francisco is part of a growing urban movement to do what Washington can’t

By Greg Dalton

The circus in Washington, D.C., has made it painfully clear that cities and regions can’t count on the federal government to play the supportive role it has in the past. R... Read More

A & E

Richard Brautigan: The hippies’ chosen icon

By Ernest Beyl

Recently I was thinking about Richard Brautigan, the counterculture novelist and poet who hung out in North Beach in the 1950s and 1960s. I was cutting across the grass in Washingt... Read More

Weekend Traveler

Cozy up on the Monterey Coast

By Garrick Ramirez

The Monterey Peninsula is a seaside stunner any time of year, but it really shines during fall. Crowds thin, leaves turn golden, and its towns dress up nicely for the holidays. Yep... Read More

Issue November 2013