Archive for the ‘Events’ Category
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
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
When I first heard that Iron Chef Bobby Flay was doing a burrito throwdown on his Food Network show “Throwdown with Bobby Flay,” I immediately felt bad for whoever he was going up against. His Southwest style of cooking is heavily influenced by Mexican and Latin American cuisine, so I expected him to be comfortable […]
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Tags: bobby flay, burrito, dj mr. e, food network, iron chef, iron chef bobby flay, miguel escobedo, mission district, papalote, papalote mexican grill, southwest, throwdown, triple threat, victor escobedo
2010 Update: This year’s Great San Francisco Pillow Fight is on Sunday, February 14th at precisely 6pm in front of the Ferry Building at Justin Herman Plaza on Market and Embarcadero. See you there! The article below is reposted from February 2009. -Gene Valentine’s Day is usually meant to be spent with your honey booboocakes doing […]
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Tags: Events, flashmob, pillow fight, pillowfight, Valentine's Day
I make no secret of my disdain for cupcakes. They are the most overrated thing since, well, take your pick – the Lakers (self-explanatory), Apple (doesn’t make you cool), fixed gear bikes (there are hills in San Francisco), Entourage (you’re not Ari Gold), and froyo (it’s fucking froyo). However, that doesn’t mean cupcakes aren’t good. […]
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Tags: cupcake, dessert, Events, sf food wars, stable cafe
Last night, about 1,200 partiers gathered on the Metreon’s fourth-floor City View terrace to sample food and drink from several San Francisco restaurants and local wineries. The second annual charity event, Dish, was presented by SF Weekly and Park Merced. Partial proceeds benefitted One World Children’s Fund, which supports community-based organizations around the world serving […]
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Tags: charity, city view, dish, metreon, one world, park merced, sf weekly
Local booze lifestyle magazineDrink Me is celebrating the launch of its fourth issue tonight at Coda Jazz Supper Club in the Mission. The magazine covers the art and culture of drink and drinking — tonight’s launch celebrates whatDrink Me calls its MacGyver issue. Tonight’s party features $4 specialty cocktails and $3 beers and wine from drink […]
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Tags: coda, drink me magazine, sf weekly, sfoodie
After a year of remodeling and renovations following a 2008 fire, Limón (524 Valencia at 16th St.) is finally set to open tonight. Last night’s party for industry and media showed off the new space: a bar and open kitchen with a raw seafood bar, and an upstairs loft with another small bar and space […]
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Tags: fusion, grand opening, limon, nuevo latino, peruvian
It’s no secret that San Franciscans love their city. This was more than evident when I arrived at Bloodhound, which feels like a cross between a hunting lodge and chic lounge, for a viewing party for famed author & traveler Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations in San Francisco. In countless bars around the country you’ll find […]
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Tags: anthony bourdain, no reservations, travel channel
To kick off this year’s first annual San Francisco Street Food Festival, they are hosting a fun scavenger hunt that begins on August 1st and culminates at the festival on August 22nd. The festival is a collaborative effort between La Cocina, street food vendors, and restaurants. They are closing down the street and hosting a […]
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Tags: la cocina, scavenger hunt, sf street food, sf street food festival, Street Food, street food scavenger hunt, team hoodscope
If you have nothing better to do on a Tuesday night, Pacific Standard Time at 330 Ritch is the place to be. I’ll be there tonight ringing in my birthday, so come on by for some good music by San Francisco’s very own DJ Sake One, who will be presenting a special tribute to George […]
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Tags: 330 ritch, dj sake one, george clinton, p-funk all-stars, pacific standard time, parliament funkadelic, pst, sake1
To celebrate the coming of the famous Pride Festival this weekend on June 27-28, WhatImSeeing.com, one of the best San Francisco photography blogs out there, captured this beautiful image. Waiting For Pride To Come Along As seen on Larkin near Hemlock Alley in The Tenderloin. Waiting For Pride To Come Along As seen on Larkin near […]
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Tags: pride 2009, pride festival, pride parade, robert frank, sf pride, sfmoma, whatimseeing
San Francisco is full of museums that run the gamut from ancient art to modern cartooning. Seeing all these museums can be quite a dauting task, and not to mention super expensive! If exploring art and science for free sounds like your kind of thing, then I present to you The Official Hoodscope List of […]
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Tags: california academy of sciences, conservatory of flowers, de young, exploratorium, free museum days, museum, Museums, palace of fine arts, sf moma, yerba buena center
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