doughnuts

23 Mar 2022

Ode to The Doughnut Shop

Given the infestation of corporate coffee shops, the browbeaten drifters have begrudgingly relocated. Sickened by the whine of the latest pop culture commodities, and spooked by the mechanical scripts of corporate serfs, we yearn for the aging coffee shacks of yore, the ones that were only grotesque in their literality.

Lydia Sviatoslavsky 0
21 Oct 2015

Nite Owl: Last Call Carriages From the All-Star Cafe

Nite Owl My head is pounding. I’d gone straight from work, to the gym, to yet another hijacked political meeting and finally a rather awkward, albeit surrealistically humorous event entitled San Francisco Political Squares. It was cute, well constructed and everyone was trying their damndest to channel Paul Lynde (or

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

BAS Editorial Team 0
27 Jun 2014

Bob’s Donuts + Pastry: Good Vibrations at the Hole Peddler

It has been five-years since our super hunky co-editor, Stephen Torres, eloquently shared his no-doubt drunken experience at Bob’s. Oh, and four-years since Christy wrote about Bob’s. And of course, I started writing about donuts at 2am, and then realize all of this. So, fuck it…you’re getting the 2014 version of Bob’s. Because

illyannam 0
29 Jun 2013

BAS Pride 2013: Pink Saturday on Twin Peaks; Dyke March; 1/2 Price at Indie Cent; FREE Entrance to Swag

Look at that world through rose-coloured glasses! It’s Pink Saturday queer folk, and the hits just keep on coming. As of yesterday afternoon, the wedding bells started clanging again and hordes of lovebirds are promenading down those steps downtown like so many Marilyns and Joes. So whether you’re kick starting

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
22 Dec 2012

The Architect’s Kitchen: Blueprints for Fried Chicken and Doughnuts?

Some people say that you can create romance by highlighting your environment- a sort of curb appeal. Although there’s nothing romantic about eating in a parking lot, there have been moments when the food you’re consuming transforms you elsewhere. The Architect’s Kitchen, a one-year old truck that’s building and serving

illyannam 0
12 Aug 2012

Sunday Dinner- Coffee and Sinkers

  A seventh day installment on where to get free/cheap church-going grub.  Growing up Roman Catholic, nothing makes Sunday morning more criminal than fasting. From the day of your first communion onward your not allowed so much as a breadcrumb until the paper-thin wafer passes your lips at mass. No

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
01 Jun 2012

FREE Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Today For National Doughnut Day

The month of May is finally over. Do you know what that means? It means that it’s June 1st, and it is officially National Doughnut Day!!! Now I understand that some of you might be hitting the gym hard to shed some pounds in order to fit into your new

Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage 0
18 Jun 2011

Today: Doughnuts, Beers, and Dads

If your dad is Homer Simpson, he’s gonna go crazy for today’s event at Urban Indigo. And if your dad isn’t Homer Simpson, well, chances are he can’t say “no” to tasty treats. Today, Urban Indigo is hosting a FREE doughnuts-and-beer event in their store to say “thanks” to papas

Mia Di Pasquale - Scroungy Scribbler 0