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05 Nov 2010

Fry Anything at Chip Shop

Today is Guy Fawkes Day, the English holiday to celebrate Guy’s failed plot to blow up parliament. People celebrate by chanting “Remember, remember the fifth of November” and burning effigies of Guy. Admittedly, I didn’t know about the holiday until high school when it was featured in an episode of

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05 Nov 2010

Taste Dosa-Inspired Dishes and then Make Them at Home

It almost sickens me how obsessed I am with food.  I almost want to make my friends submit me as a subject for “Intervention,” but I feel like that would be a little selfish.  Anyway, one of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco, which I save for special occasions, is

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05 Nov 2010

Weird But Affordable Pets

Background to this post: there is a long-haired dachshund puppy living somewhere near my apartment that I cannot even be around, because she is too cute. A few weeks ago I saw her tethered outside Dumont Burger, waiting for her owner, and I stopped to give her a pet and

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04 Nov 2010

Last Chance to Get FREE Tickets to See Rogue Wave Tonight

Rogue Wave loves you, that’s obvious because tonight’s show at Great American Music Hall is the second FREE show they’ve played in the Bay Area in the past 3 months. There’s a slight catch to this one though – you’ll have to drop by Philz Coffee on 24th St in

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04 Nov 2010

Wine on a Dime at Brooklyn Winery

It was only a matter of time before Brooklyn, the DIY capital of the country right now got its own winery. You would never guess that behind this dimly lit, spacious wine bar is a massive wine making operation complete with barrels stacked high in the back room.  Wine making

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04 Nov 2010

Absolutely Must See Event: I Live Here SF Retrospective

Photo by Julie Michelle Awhile back I took part in Julie Michelle’s I Live Here SF project.  I’m hoping you just clicked on that link in the last sentence, but if you didn’t I’ll explain.  With I Live Here SF, Julie follows around various San Franciscans and photographs them.  She

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04 Nov 2010

FREE Victoire Show at Smack Mellon Gallery Tonight

At first, I was going to highlight all of the cool things going on tonight in Dumbo as part of the First Thursday Gallery Walk. But then I realized that there are, like, A LOT, and decided to pick just one that’s sure to be awesome and leave the rest

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03 Nov 2010

FREE Amy Sedaris Reading About Crafts

I never got into Strangers with Candy. In the first episode I watched, someone cooked Jerri’s pet chicken and it bugged me out. So I didn’t really start liking Amy Sedaris until I bought her book I like You, Hospitality Under the Influence with instructions and recipes for throwing parties

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