Embarcadero

15 Apr 2011

Celebrate All Things Goat at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market Tomorrow

Do you like goats?  No?  Hmmm.  Have you SEEN the above photo?  Look at that precious thing!  I’m not particularly an animal lover myself — my affections are usually reserved solely for my dog, Jackie Robinson — but even I can’t help squealing over this little guy. Okay, let’s say

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
28 Feb 2011

May The Flapjack Be With You — FREE Pancakes at IHOP

I have always had a fondness for the International House of Pancakes.  I said this to a friend in passing one time and he informed me it was because I’m of English heritage.  According to him, every Englishman he knows enjoys the occasional stop at the worldly griddle shack. I

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 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
23 Jan 2011

Get In The Mood (Wink Wink) With $1 Oysters at Waterbar

I LOVE going to nice restaurants and being that customer that sits at the bar refusing any other food besides the absolute cheapest things on the menu, which, at the beautiful, yet fairly douchey (a word I reserve for eateries that are not taquerias), Waterbar, are the $1 “Today’s Featured

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
10 Nov 2010

FREE Ice Skating at the Embarcadero Center for Giants Fans

Looking to impress your significant other with a chickflick-style date night this week? Well, you’re in luck, because the yearly holiday Embarcadero Ice Rink opens today in Justin Herman Plaza and while regular admission tickets are usually $9, this Friday is Giants Night – which means anyone in Giants gear

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14 Jun 2010

Meat to Go – Boccalone’s Famous Salumi Cone

My fondness for pork is pretty common knowledge amongst anyone who knows me. That said, I really have to admire Chris Cosentino and Mark Pastore’s mission to make porcine delights (‘œtasty, salted pig parts’ to be exact) more accessible to the people. Which is why, if you happen to be

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

FREE RIDES ON THE F CAR TODAY!

After all of their trial runs this week, the Blue Angels have literally almost made me choke on just about everything I’ve put in my mouth this week. That’s not to say I won’t be specific — but the terror inducing sounds of a jet seeming to fly right through

Monica Miller - The Intern 0
03 Sep 2009

Get a Job – 2009 Empowerment Job Coaching Tour

One thing that is nice about our current economic slump is that, whereas during the Great Depression if you were out of work you pretty much had the option of riding the rails and getting shot for stealing apples, nowadays you can cash in your workforce chips and go back

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