Eat & Drink

What San Francisco Looks like from a Visitor’s Perspective
“I really like this city,” Camille says as she, Kayla, and I sit in our kitchen eating Brussels sprouts and bacon. It’s Camille’s last night in San Francisco after spending a week with us. Camille and I met 13 years ago in a hostel in Galway, Ireland. I was working

The Best Fried Chicken in San Francisco Might be in a Gas Station
“Gas Station Chicken! Gas Station Chicken!” That’s what my friends and I chanted as we left a backyard Mission District day party to make an important stop before heading to the next bash. We planned on bringing a very special treat: “Gas Station Chicken! Gas Station Chicken!” It’s hard to

Lunch Aboard Amtrak Is a Burger-Filled Majesty
BY DAVID COPPIN LANEGAN David Coppin Lanegan (@willybillybilliam, @wavesons.band) is a writer and musician. Find his SubStack Jawbone here, and his band Wavesons’ music here. Mottled blue and white carpet and air pump from the rounded, creme ceiling on the Coast Starlight, the Amtrak Train with service from Seattle to Los Angeles. Visions

Amado’s in the Mission is Closing
Amado’s, the much loved underground music venue, bar, and restaurant on Valencia Street in the Mission District, is closing. Owner David Quinby told Mission Local this week that Amado’s was closing due to dwindling sales, which he blamed on the Valencia center bike lane. Quinby cited demands from the San

We’re Throwing One Last Happy Hour at the Uptown!
On Tuesday, December 12th at 6pm, Bitch Talk Podcast, Broke-Ass Stuart, and Storied: SF present: One Last Happy Hour at the Uptown! Why do we drink? We drink to celebrate. “It’s awesome!” We drink to commiserate. “It sucks!” We drink to drown our sorrows. “It’s the worst!” We drink …

Possibly The World’s Last Anchor Steam Kegs are Being Tapped at Buzzworks
Runnin’ Out of Steam – An Anchor Beer Bust! Calling all Anchor Lovers! The last Anchor Brewing kegs and Christmas Ales in the world (that we know of) are being cracked, drunk, and celebrated at Buzzworks in San Francisco on December 9th, 12pm-8pm! RSVP Right Here. The last kegs of

This Mission Punk Bar Remains a Burger Destination and a Safe Haven
PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK I have been reminiscing lately about the San Francisco of yesteryears. When I first moved out to the West Coast in the late 90s, one of my frequent spots was the classic dive and now Legacy Business Zeitgeist, which opened in 1977. It was

A Legacy of Bier, Brats, & Bavaria in SF: Suppenküche
On the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (Nov 9th) we had the pleasure of sipping fine Bavarian brews with Fabi, and dined on pork, pretzels, and perfectly poured pilsners.