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I saw this guy right when I boarded the K-line at Van Ness and I knew I had to sit by him. Me: So, is there a convention or something going on? Muni Man: (chuckles) Nah, today’s my day off. We proceeded to talk about the cool costumes he saw at WonderCon, whether or not he […]
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Tags: kick-ass, muni, superhero, superhero street fair, wondercon
Love Letter to Alcohol
Dear Alcohol, I don’t even know where to start. I was just walking down Clement Street with a massive hangover, which you gave me, when I ran into Dirty Trix. Imagine my surprise when I found out you’ve been getting around. You told me I was special, that I was the only one. Well fuck […]
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Tags: alcohol, dirty trix saloon, love letter
SF Street Art: MOM
As seen on the bench in front of Big Mouth Burgers on 24th between Misison and Valencia. Kevin over at Uptown Almanac also spotted the same elephant elsewhere. Also check out: Photo: Asian Moustache Photo: Evening Shot of the San Francisco Skyline from Coit Tower Photo: Rainbow After the Hailstorm Photo: PAE DAY Photo: Dolores Park Movie Night: Back […]
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Tags: big mouth burgers, elephant, graffiti, Photo, street art, The Mission
I don’t remember much of what happened at Bay to Breakers 2010, but judging from these photos I had a blast. Whoever is in charge of inventing holidays should seriously consider making the day after Bay to Breakers one. Other collections of Bay to Breakers 2010 photos and posts: Uptown Almanac: Bay to Breakers Dance-Off: […]
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Tags: b2b, bay to breakers, bay to breakers 2010, photos
Imagine this scenario: Cartoon characters exist in the real life, just like in Cool World and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It’s Thursday night at the Holy Cow/Friday night at Delirium/Saturday night at The Matrix/Monday night at 540 Club/wherever you go to catch STDs on any given night. You run into Scooby Doo, Yogi Bear, Harvey […]
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Tags: cartoon characters, cartoons, Golden Gate Park, north beach, san francisco cartoons, SOMA, the castro, The Fillmore, the haight, the marina, The Mission, the tenderloin
Benkyodo’s slogan reads, “Confections that win affections,” and they’ve definitely won me over many times. The Japanese confectionery specializes in fresh mochi and manju, which are made daily by hand. It’s easy to confuse mochi for manju, but the difference is actually pretty simple: Mochi – a sticky rice cake that is made from pounding steamed mochi […]
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Tags: benkyodo, confections, dessert, Japantown, manju, mochi, red bean, rice flour, white bean
Asian Moustache
Since when did “Asian moustache” mean “unibrow?” Spotted at China Bazaar in Chinatown. Also check out: Photo: Evening Shot of the San Francisco Skyline from Coit Tower Photo: Rainbow After the Hailstorm Photo: PAE DAY Photo: Dolores Park Movie Night: Back to the Future
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Tags: asian moustache, chinatown, Photo
Big Mouth Burgers in the Mission
Big Mouth Burgers in San Francisco is the 2nd location of this family owned burger restaurant. The original location in San Bruno has been open since 1997. The burger that drew me here initially was The Hangover ($9.75), which had been recommended to me by many. It’s a herculean burger, whose name holds true and […]
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Tags: bacon, big mouth burgers, burgers, cheeseburger, fries, mission, onion rings, super duper burger, the hangover
This gorgeous photo of the evening skyline was taken by local photographer Scott Mansfield. It was taken half way up Coit Tower in North Beach. Watching the city electrify, as the night approaches, is a wonderfully meditative experience. It happens gradually, individual windows turning on adding single squares of light, slowly filling the foreground with […]
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Tags: north beach, Photo, scott mansfield, sf skyline
New Asia is a dim sum restaurant located in the heart of Chinatown, on Pacific between Grant and Stockton, that has been around since 1987. It’s huge inside, with over 100 tables to accommodate daily diners, private parties, and weddings. There’s a stage for a band and a large dancefloor, though it’s covered with dining tables during […]
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Tags: chinatown, dim sum, good luck dim sum, pork buns, soup dumplings, xiao long bao
PAE DAY
San Francisco graffiti artist PAE DAY on a truck outside my apartment in Ingleside. Also check out: Photo: Dolores Park Movie Night: Back to the Future
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Tags: graffiti, Ingleside, pae day, Photo
Super Duper Burger in the Castro
Newly opened Super Duper Burger in the Castro is the latest eatery from the masterminds behind local favorites Starbelly, Beretta, and Delarosa. Super Duper is basically San Francisco’s version of New York’s Shake Shack, which is New York’s version of In-N-Out, which is my favorite burger of all time. The menu is very simple, just […]
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Tags: burger, Castro, fries, in-n-out, milkshakes, shake shack, shakes, super duper, super duper burger
“Where we’re going…we don’t need roads.” Snapped while laying under the sun waiting for the first Dolores Park Movie Night of the season to begin with everyone’s favorite movie about a time traveling DeLorean. Photographer: Macky
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Tags: back to the future, dolores park, dolores park movie night, paper plane, Photo
Last Friday April 2nd was the Lower Haight Art Walk, a semi-regular event that showcases local artwork, shopping deals, good food, and lots of booze for the walking public. Just don’t get caught outside with it! For a city that loves to drink so much, we should really just adopt an open bottle policy. Some […]
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Tags: art walk, Haight, lower haight, lower haight art walk, photos
This past weekend’s Mission Street Food featured guest chef Chad Newton of Fish & Farm, home to San Francisco’s best burger. He’s worked at Postrio, Redd, and Baraka and was joined by Grace Nguyen of Out the Door. Mission Street Food is a popup restaurant that features rotating chefs and menus each time, and they […]
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Tags: chad newton, fish & farm, grace nguyen, lung shan, mission street food, out the door, The Mission
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