Eats
We Wanna Give You An SF Coffee Passport!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Coffee Passport. There’s no better way to explore a place than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing, you get 31 cups of coffee at 31 excellent cafes for $35. It honestly doesn’t get much better than that, unless you get
Mission Pie is Closing Down
Early today Mission Local reported that everyone’s favorite pie shop/community space was closing down. Mission Pie has been at the corner of Mission and 25th St. for the past 12 years. I’m pretty sure I first hearing about Mission Pie on Mission Mission way back when the shop first opened.
The Fight to Save The Mezzanine & Nightlife in San Francisco
You may have heard that the Mezzanine, one of San Francisco’s beloved music venues, was being forced out of its home on 444 Jessie st. The Mezzanine’s landlords threatened to raise their rent by 600% by year’s end, essentially kicking them out in order to convert the thriving nightlife venue
SF is Celebrating the First Official Tamale Lady Day!
Virginia Ramos, aka The Tamale Lady, was my friend. We had a long history together and she was a constant in the lives of so many people who call The City home. As I mentioned in this tribute I wrote about her after her passing in September 2018, Virginia “wasn’t
Raise Money for Ramen: Support Artist Yarrow Slaps’ New Book
Calling all ramen heads, creative types, chefs, or any other type of noodle enthusiasts! Local painter Yarrow Slaps (of SWIM Gallery) has launched a GoFundMe campaign for his new book RAMEN FOREVER, an artist’s guide to ramen. This avante-garde cookbook is an illustrated love letter to ramen and an overall observation
How Many of Weirdo Roommates Have You Lived With?
WORST ROOMMATE SEARCH EVER: PART 2 – A Dominatrix, Techie, Pharma Bro, Freegan & Psycho It’s Wednesday and you know what that means: The third episode of Shaky Ground is here! In part two of the Worst Roommate Search Ever, the interviews for a new roommate in a Mission District rent
Is The Slanted Door Still Worth the Hype?
OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY EMPEROR NORTON’S BOOZELAND THE TENDERLOIN’S NEWEST HISTORIC DIVE. HAPPY HOUR NOON – 7PM Worth the Hype? is a column by longtime food and drink writer Geri Koeppel, who will check out bars and restaurants (some new, others popular or exceptional in some way) on her own dime and tell
