I’m not the biggest fan of made up neighborhoods.  Historically speaking, whenever a “neighborhood” is pieced off from an existing one and then given a new name, it has always been done by real estate people and developers.  They pimp a part of a neighborhood in order to line their

Let’s talk about Chinese food.   I’m pretty sure I could eat it every day for the rest of my life and still want more.  But I run into a big problem at a lot of Chinese eateries, and the problem is called gross, rubbery chicken.  I know I should

It’s hard enough keeping up with one’s day to day nonsense in the great city of San Francisco, so when it comes time to cast your vote, outside of the inane commercials produced for high-profile candidates, it can be hard to find out anything about anyone else. By no means

I love me some DIY, and this weekend is the 5th annual Maker Faire! The two-day DIY extravaganza is happening in San Mateo. How does one get San Mateo you say? Well, I don’t effing know, but lucky for you (if you have a bike) there is an organized ride

I think I may have found the cheapest sandwich shop in San Francisco. It’s so cheap that I am telling everyone to go eat there, and not because I’m a particularly generous or helpful person, mind you. I just want everyone to spend their money on this food because I

There’s nothing better than ice cream.  Wait, I take that back.  There’s nothing better than organic ice cream.  You know, good for the earth and the animals and all that shit.  BUT wait again.  There’s nothing better than CHEAP, organic ice cream.  Good thing Three Twins is turning one this

Remember when rotisserie chicken became a huge suburban food fad? Everybody from Kroger to Wal-Mart to Costco was slinging pre-cooked rotisserie chickens that your Dad would pick up right after he finished loading the cart with 100 pound bags of lawn fertilizer and dog food, while you were off trying