Bar food is always a conundrum. What was once a simple bowl of salted nuts has mutated into a demand for organic avocados and lightly-fried esoterica. It can be delicious, granted, but in a go-for-broke gimmick bar scene like the one that permeates Williamsburg it can be overwrought when all

Okay, so March Madness — i.e., the monthlong hysteria produced by the NCAA men’s basketball tournament — is pretty much over. But you can still watch your tourney bracket get blown to hell in real time on a bigger screen than you can afford for FREE at the Independent tonight! College basketball

Have you ever dated someone that seemed to have it “together” at first, but then realize they actually just have a sickening sense of rich person entitlement? I have! Several times, for some reason. Here’s a list of things that had quickly put me over the edge: 1) Being particularly

How many times have you gone to trivia super excited, like, “Oh, man, this night’s gonna be SO AWESOME,” you’re all stoked and riled up, and then by Round 2 you’re suddenly a jaded, growly-voiced Tom Waits, like, “Are you effing SERIOUS?  These assholes are cheating with their iPhones.  There’s

Have you noticed that I love food? It should be an enormous part of anyone’s life, and food acquisition is getting cheaper all the time. Here’s another method you might not have considered: making your own cooking extracts. That brownie recipe on which you pride yourself? Leave the vanilla extract

As I drink my Chinese beer only one place comes to mind – Japan! With the recent occurrence of the devastating natural disaster I’m sure I’m not the only one with Japan on the brain. Come celebrate all that is Japan, San Francisco style, at the 2011 Cherry Blossom Festival.

Last night I tasted the best Springtime cocktail, made by this awesome bartender named Hans at Oswald’s in Santa Cruz. Being an Aries, I decided that this drink was made for me! This brought me to re-create the drink myself this morning – and share the recipe with all Aries