North Beach can be a conflict of interests.  You got all this cool history, the center of the city’s Italian culture, aaaand…douche bags.  Even after you live in the city for years, you still make the occasional excursion over to this venerable hood hoping for the best, and usually getting

Homeygrown’s Biannual Clothing Exchange SWAP! NOT SHOP! is this Saturday the 19th at Soundwave Studios in Oakland.  Their loftier goal: to ‘œcounteract the disposable nature of consumerism by providing the time and place for shopping renegades to recycle clothes and other reusable items.’  Their lower goal: get you boozed up

There are few bars in the Castro that don’t give me the willies. While on vacation in San Francisco before moving here I went into Badlands. Innocently fooled by the large crowd, it got me thinking that it may be a somewhat respectable establishment. On my trek through the bar

Sticky, sweet and svelte- the sentiment one might have when leaving the 500 Club on a Sunday afternoon. As of late they have been holding their Sticky Sundaze, hosted by Clare and Emily.  Fruity, sublime concoctions blended within an inch of their life and hot paninis pressed on site to

I’ll be guest bartending on Wednesday night at Elixir for a fundraiser that’s being put on by The League of Young Voters.  If you’re not familiar with them, their goal is to empower young people nationwide to participate in the democratic process and create progressive political change on the local,

It’s very rare in this day and age that the stars align perfectly to create a beautiful compilation of art, debauchery, and ladies of the night. Luckily for us, there’s a spot in this wonderful city that offers all three on a regular basis. Doc’s Clock is an eclectic dive

The fine folks over at Spencer and Daniels Wine Outlet just informed me that they’re currently selling bottles of Two Buck Chuck (Charles shaw for the uninitiated) for the measly price of 99 cents. Apparently they’ve got a shit ton of other wines on sale for like 50-75% off, but