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10 Nov 2009

My New Favorite Place in the East Bay: Revolution Café

Revolution Café is located in West Oakland in a neighborhood known as The Lower Bottoms, not a particularly endearing name, but somehow fitting for a place west of “Dogtown.’ From the outside it doesn’t look like anything special, but when you walk through the front door its awesomeness will smack you

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28 Oct 2009

A Broke-Ass take on “When Life Hands You Lemons”

Starting the first day of college, we were all broke.  When friends came over to study at our modest abodes and were, as college students perpetually find themselves, hungry, we each asked ourselves, ‘œWhy share what little I have?’  However some of us chose to share and some of us

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
27 Jan 2024

The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
19 Oct 2009

Chicken? Lining Up For .99¢ Two Piece Fryers at Popeye’s

I can’t quite attest to the quality of Popeye’s, as that when I have that fast food fried chicken itch to scratch, I generally pay a visit to the colonel. I have noticed, however that Popeye’s fans are ardent in their loyalty to the one-eyed mariner’s chicken shack, extolling the

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
13 Oct 2009

FREE Chinatown Dumpling Crawl

Santacon is that special holiday where droves of people dress up like Santa to roam the streets with no particular destination. Except when the Santas realize they need sustenance other than cookies and beer. Last year, my other Santa, our reindeer and I went to a place called “Excellent Dumpling”

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29 Sep 2009

Your Guide to Recession Dining in New York

You may have noticed this pesky “recession” thing everyone’s been talking about, and one of the industries that’s been hit the hardest is the restaurant industry. Now is the time to find the best deals, while the oven is hot, and all over town you can find tasty cheap meals

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
24 Sep 2009

Joy Juice on Wheels – Guardian Tour de Fat Hellriaser Thursday 6pm-9pm

Heralding the New Belgium Tour de Fat, the perennial fun-pushers at the San Francisco Bay Guardian have orchestrated one of their delightful hellraisers at the Gestalt Haus this afternoon for all you chrome and rubber enthusiasts. With slashed prices on all sorts of sudsy refreshment the happy hour promises to be a real corker.

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
13 Sep 2009

Caracas Brooklyn Outpost

You maybe have known about the arepas at Caracas for years, and maybe you’ve even been to their newest location in Brooklyn, in which case this article won’t be news to you.  However, sometimes we all are in need of well-placed reminders about the special gems New York City and

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0
04 Aug 2009

Dosas and a Cup of Chai

If you are among the un-lucky millions without AC in your apartment or an office building to retreat to, if the haze is getting you down, here is my 4-step secret to surviving the occasional summer heat wave. Step 1: Download Passion Pit’s album ‘œManners’ Step 2: Get your ass

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0