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23 Jul 2012

The Best Deal in The Marina: The Brazen Head’s Maker’s Mark Mondays

                Brazen Head’s classic interior   I’ll take the risk of repeating an oft-held position by opining that most of the time The Marina District richly deserves its crappy reputation.  Its main streets (Union, Chestnut, Fillmore) of a Friday or Saturday night are

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17 Jul 2012

Cole Valley’s Ice Cream Bar, Neoclassical Wonderland

              Art Deco Ice Cream in Cole Valley   It’s a dynamic that permeates many art forms and industries: either to look back fondly at old forms and deem them superior to ones perceived as bankrupt in some way or another; or to try

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10 Jul 2012

Cici’s Cocktails, A Safe Haven in The Marina

I work at a restaurant that happens to be situated in the Marina;  “Happens to be situated” because neither it’s concept, cuisine or clientele are emblematic of said District.  It’s a qualification I find myself adding when mentioning my workplace to friends or acquaintances. Part of me wants to be

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