Eat & Drink

Dispatches From the Road: Getting Sloppy at Toms Leather Bar and la Esquina del Chilaquil
My last day in the DF and, like so many mornings in this town, my eyes open to a criminal hangover. This cruda is beyond, and, suddenly, the cantina hopping and hanging in Toms Leather Bar until 4 am seem less legitimate without the strength of Ron Bacardi’s fortified

Drunksgiving: A Thanksgiving Beer Guide
Start your afternoon (or morning, it’s the holidays, damn it) with an American saison. Light, fruity and bubbly, this farmhouse style is great with vegetable trays, hummus and maybe even that bag of stale Cheetos your brother brought.

Ganja Thanksgiving Recipes For a Happy Danksgiving
You should not consume all of these dishes in one day, you’ll hallucinate and puke and think you’re in hell. But preparing one or two of these recipes might make for a memorable (if not remembered) Thanksgiving dinner.

SURVIVING A Second THANKSGIVING IN SF ON A $30 BUDGET
OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY EMPEROR NORTON’S BOOZELAND THE TENDERLOIN’S NEWEST HISTORIC DIVE. HAPPY HOUR NOON – 7PM SECOND ANNUAL SURVIVING THANKSGIVING IN SF ON A $30 BUDGET In last year’s Thanksgiving in SF on a $30 Budget, I showed you how you could create a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for you and your friends

Nite Owl: Noche de Muertos In the Foothills
The weather has been indecisive since the day I arrived and today is no different. Heavy oversaturated thunderheads lean on the craggy edges of El Mordor: Mexico City. I’m not sure if it’s lightning I see in the corner of my eye, or my espantos arriving uncharacteristically early. Still, no

The 7 Best Noodle Spots in The Bay Area
OFF MENU: Noodles, pasta. pho, ramen, linguini, you name it, one great noodle for everyday of the week, The best noodle spots in San Francisco and Oakland

Tea Is the New Whiskey
There is a wave of tea houses in San Francisco with popularity surging. They aren’t exactly new—what with places like Samovar being household names for years—but they are growing in scope, scale and (metaphorical) buzz.

The Incredible Oakland Brewery Scene
Craft brewing in Oakland dates back to the 1850s. This article is about where to find their incredible beer and tasting rooms