This past weekend my lady and I went to a wedding up in the Mendocino hills.  The wedding was just as lovely as the surrounding scenery and the best part was that it was as far from a traditional ceremony as you could imagine.  The wedding started with all the attendees standing

Calling All Service Industry Workers (ONLY!): Working behind the bar or out on the floor tended to be a little on the lean side this year. Things have gotten so bad that the city has become a veritable graveyard of boarded up taverns and dusty dining rooms with papered windows.

In general I’m always a little bit skeptical of any restaurant with the word “fun” in its name. What’s so fun about a Chinese food buffet that sells food for $4.98 a pound? Sure it’s inexpensive, but fun? Come on, Chuck E. Cheese’s is fun. Chuck E. Cheese’s has a

That slick bastard “the holiday season” has snuck up on us again meaning it’s time for you to start shelling out some dough for the ones you love. Well guess what? Even if you’ve failed miserably in previous years, this year you can finally get your peeps the perfect present.

photo by Julie Michelle of I Live Here SF. Aw shit!!   Tonight is the night!!! Book Passage in the Ferry Building has asked me to come and do a reading and signing on December 1st (tomorrow).  If you’ve never been to one of my book events before, they are

If you’ve been following the site lately, you’ve noticed that we’ve started doing some band interviews.  In the past month or so we’ve interviewed The Dodos, Sleepy Sun, and Girls in Trouble.  The reason for this is that pretty much everyone who is in a band was a broke-ass at

What’s the old saying?  Imitation is the best form of flattery?  Well if that’s the case, I should be feeling more special than a 15 year old Mexican girl at her quinceanera.  I just saw last night that someone completely ripped off the shirt that Kenny and I designed.  I mean

Just because you have moths flitting out of your pockets doesn’t mean you’ve been relegated to buffets, taquerias and the ilk if you’re dining out. Like our wise Stu points out numerous times in his guide, San Francisco can be a beggars paradise of quality delectables if you play your