Eat & Drink

24 Sep 2010

How to Have a Broke-Ass Autumn

In case some jerk in your office didn’t take a moment to point it out, this Wednesday marked the beginning of Autumn with that magical time when the Earth is tilted at just the perfect angle to make all the leaves turn orange and create blooming pumpkin patches throughout the

Andrew Dalton - Aggressive Panhandler 0
24 Sep 2010

Bergen wins the Brooklyn Bagel Battle

As a Brooklyn resident, I initially swore my bagel loyalty to Bagelsmith. Their bagels are consistently perfect, a bit crispy on the outside with dense, fluffy insides. While the Bagel Store coats their everything bagels with an impenetrable layer of toppings, Bagelsmith dips them in just enough seeds, salt and

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
23 Sep 2010

Garden Grill: A Guilty Pleasure

Garden Grill is one of those neighborhood places you walk by every day but never think to actually dine at. I’m no snob when it comes to good old fashioned diner food, in fact I seek it out in most cases, and despite the fact that GG is a chain,

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
23 Sep 2010

Cheap Beer, FREE Sandwiches, and Other Safeway Steals from the Safeway Girl

The Safeway grocery stores in San Francisco vary widely in quality from the you-could-eat-off-the-floors Marina Dateway to the hope-I-make-it-out-alive UnSafeway, so I’m glad to finally find out someone has made my job of navigating the aisles a little easier and cheaper in the process. Like your favorite hipster puppies or

Andrew Dalton - Aggressive Panhandler 0
23 Sep 2010

Enjoy a Whole Lotta Awesome at the New Music Bake Sale

SO, it’s almost the weekend and I bet you’re thinking, “Hrmm, what should I do this Saturday? Should I eat something? Should I drink something? Maybe I should listen to music? Or, gosh, should I help a good cause?” Well, guess what, you. YOU CAN DO ALL FOUR AT THE

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22 Sep 2010

FREE Creme Brulee and Recess at Zipcar HQ Today

Zipcar member? Work downtown? (Or at least willing to head to 2nd and Mission for FREE creme brulee?) Then your lunchtime plans have been made for you today, because from Noon – 2pm Zipcar will be skipping out of work for an extended lunch break including an appearance by the

Andrew Dalton - Aggressive Panhandler 0
21 Sep 2010

Berkeley’s Beehive Market Every Saturday

The newest addition to Berkeley’s already abundant series of farmers markets is the Beehive Market, a market with seemingly younger, hipper, and better-looking patrons. But this is how most Bay Area food events seem to be evolving. It used to be the scruffy, bearded old-timers buying and selling kale, but

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19 Sep 2010

All-You-Can-Eat Wing Wednesdays at Double Decker

Once upon a time I had a friend who really loved his chicken wings.  No matter what fancy restaurant we ate at — Chili’s, Applebee’s, T.G.I. Friday’s — this guy had one goal and one goal only — to tear apart some hot wings. Then we came up to San

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