Local Legends

Introducing Immi: An Immigrant & Community Inspired Pop-Up
Kevin Law and Rum Chicharoen, two chefs who’ve previously worked at some of San Francisco’s finest establishments like State Bird Provisions, have teamed up to create a new neighborhood food pop-up called immi. immi is dedicated to the immigrants who raised our generation, and the menus they create pull from

Daniel’s Caribbean Kitchen Plants Brick-and-Mortar Roots in Oakland
The tale of Daniel’s Caribbean Kitchen is the food love story we so desperately need. It seems each week brings another reason to mourn around the Bay Area. Losses of longstanding restaurants, bars, thrift stores, book shops, etc. come in rapid succession on either side of the bridge—one after another,

I Want to Mail You Weird Postcards
Remember back in February when I sent out the incredibly ridiculous Valentine above? Well it got me thinking: I’d really love to continue sending out weird postcards to all my followers, fans, and frenemies. I mean, who doesn’t like getting something in the mail? In this increasingly digital world, isn’t

The 12 SF Streets Named for Legendary Writers
12 San Francisco streets were renamed for famous artists and authors who had once made San Francisco their home.

Stephen Curry Is Terrifying the Rest of the NBA…with His Eyes
As if the rest of the NBA universe didn’t hate the Golden State Warriors enough already…Stephen Curry just got even better, with contact lenses. As it turns out, the signature Curry squint was a sign of blurry vision. That’s right, you heard that: Curry, the guy considered to have one

Crawl San Pablo Avenue Bars Like an 86’d Sailor
My grandpa was infamous in the Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito area. To many, he was an old, drunk cuss of a man who had peeled his share of potatoes on Navy aircraft carriers. To me, he was Bampa and he was awesome. But awesome or not, he did manage to

Nosey Neighbors Are Trying to Kill All the Joy
People care a lot about the place they call home – it’s not just a shelter with four walls and a roof, it’s a personal respite from the conformity police lurking in every other aspect of our lives. Most people around the Bay Area get up at the butt crack

SF Mayor Is All Up in the News This Week and Its Not All Bad
Appointments here, apologies there. Mayor London Breed is busy sprinkling herself around, making her way into headlines here at home and across the international stage, not all good, not all of it bad. Let’s take a look at what she’s been up to. Public Defender Manohar Raju After Matt Gonzalez