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What to Eat When You’re in The South
Between the joy of a freshly glazed Krispie Kreme donut and the proliferation of bakeries serving things like caramel cream cake and crack pie (look it up, trust me), dentists here are busy

A San Francisco Bar is Being Turned into a Giant Ball Pit!
While there are plenty of bars in this city that could be called “a giant ball pit,” I’m talking about something completely different here.
On March 19th & 20th The Romper Room will be filled with thousands of plastic balls for people like you and me to frolic in. It’ll be just like Chuck E. Cheese, but with booze and without all the pink eye and the stench of feet…hopefully.

The 2025 SF 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 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

Titties and Fried Chicken at the Gold Club
“Come on Stuart. Titties and fried chicken. How can you, of all people, say no?”
They were cajoling me via Twitter. There’s probably some hip slang for that, twijoling maybe, but I don’t know what it is. Regardless, Mik, Ed, Dottie, and Cait were really giving it to me. And of course I caved.

Things to Do in San Francisco on a Rainy Day
If the weather people are right, we are gonna have ton of rain this year. This is obviously much needed because of that whole terrifying drought thing that could possibly destroy California forever.

Ganja Thanksgiving Recipes For a Happy Danksgiving
You should not consume all of these dishes in one day, you’ll hallucinate and puke and think you’re in hell. But preparing one or two of these recipes might make for a memorable (if not remembered) Thanksgiving dinner.

Tea Is the New Whiskey
There is a wave of tea houses in San Francisco with popularity surging. They aren’t exactly new—what with places like Samovar being household names for years—but they are growing in scope, scale and (metaphorical) buzz.

Muslim Chinese Food & Affordable Booze at Chug Pub
Suddenly Iris starting hearing about a local bar serving Uyghur (Muslim Chinese) food – which even around here is pretty unusual. The fact that it’s in a bar is even more bizarre, because of course strict Muslims don’t drink

The California Burrito Dispute and Why Arguing About Food is Dumb
Off Menu Screed: Two distinct camps: those who champion the Mission Burrito and them who wave the flag for the San Diego version