OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY EMPEROR NORTON’S BOOZELAND THE TENDERLOIN’S NEWEST HISTORIC DIVE.  HAPPY HOUR NOON – 7PM   I sit down at Café Flore, just off Market Street, and send Bryce a text. “I have arrived. Sitting outside.” It’s really a prayer in text form. Bryce and I have been trying to

was there the first night Emperor Norton’s Boozeland opened. In attendance was what amounted to a royal retinue of SF service industry folk. People who’ve been in the trenches, getting San Franciscans drunk and fed for decades

Voices from the Kitchen is a storytelling project from La Cocina that seeks to share the voices and stories from the cooks and kitchens that are less often heard. The event is a twice-yearly performance that revolves around (and includes) food and drink on a singular topic or theme. The

“Are we creating a culture,” I asked Ty over coffee at the Sea Biscuit Café, “or are we holding its hand as it dies? Right now I honestly can’t tell.” She shook her head. “That’s a really interesting question.” We usually meet in the Mission, where Ty keeps a small

OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY BENDER’S BECAUSE THEY ARE BADASS. DROP BY AND MAKE SOME BAD DECISIONS WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE!   The Irish have a knack for storytelling. And according to my mobster ex-boyfriend, fighting as well. They never give up.  Combined, if they do it right, it’s like a reassuring family.

This originally appeared on Fest300 There’s a photo of me floating around out there that virtually guarantees that I can never run for public office (Note: this was obviously written way before I ran for mayor). In it I’m clearly intoxicated, and wearing Mickey Mouse ears and a pink leotard.

So, it’s Pi Day (like I have to tell you that). Eating pie is practically mandatory today; you deserve to enhance that experience by pairing your pie with beer. We chatted with pie expert Michelle—co owner, along with her husband Miles, of the Mission District restaurant Pig & Pie—to get savvy on

There’s nothing San Franciscans love more than putting on costumes, drinking booze, and dancing. Luckily, there’s a Jewish holiday for that. It’s called Purim and it’s about time everyone (Jews and non-Jews alike) found out how awesome it is. So on Thursday March 24th, I’ve decided to throw the best