A few years ago there was this trend called Flavor Tripping. You’d eat this thing called miracle fruit and all of a sudden your taste buds would get all weird on you for a short amount of time. Among other things, lemons would taste like lemonade, vinegar would taste like

The fine folks at Virgil’s Sea Room are rolling out their new summer menu and they wan’t YOU to come give it a try. Here are all the details: COME HAVE A DRINK ON US! Date: Thursday, June 7th Time: 6pm-9pm Location: Virgil’s Sea Room (3152 Mission Street) Please join

This originally appeared in SF Sounds. Some brilliant bastard called this time of year “San Francisco’s High Holidays”. I wish I could remember who it was, but I did tell him I was gonna steal it, so at least I’m keeping my word. These couple months between Burning Man and

August is here, and across America it is the deepest, hottest part of the summer. The part of summer where you are sweatin’ in your skivvies and praying for winter. The Bay Area isn’t that part of the country. Instead, we shiver in the chilly fog and turn our eyes

This originally appeared in my Broke-Ass City column in the SF Examiner It’s Fogust here in San Francisco. Our Great Grey Dame can even be seen sashaying through the Mission District, leaning gently into the husks of burnt buildings as if she’s peering in with sadness. The downtown skyscrapers, those

July in San Francisco is famous for being full of fog, wind, and tourists from Wisconsin buying several ‘I Heart SF‘ windbreakers and huddling together for warmth in a Peet’s Coffee.  If you’ve lived in San Francisco long, you may have noticed that the last two summers have been surprisingly…not freezing cold.  I live

This post and the discounted tickets for BAS readers were made possible by Summer with the SF Symphony concert series.  Incredible shows are happening this July. Amazing music & movie magic at the Symphony this Summer!  The live musical scores and screenings of some of the greatest films every made is an