PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK When I texted the owner of Buddy, after realizing that all the reservations for the pizza pop-up Jules were already taken, fortune smiled upon me. Alvaro Rojas, one of the owners of Buddy, told me because of the Eater article that came out August

PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK If good things are worth waiting for, Hadeem is destined for greatness. This Jewish food pop-up has had outstanding responses recently at Buddy, proving so with an all-time record high in a single night of highest sales. On June 4, Hadeem’s chef Spencer Horovitz

As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon

Written By M.T. Agha A new initiative to bring business back to downtown San Francisco is underway in hopes to once again attract patrons to the currently empty stores lining SF’s streets. The program “Vacant to Vibrant,” launched last Monday, will pay both landlords and entrepreneurs with pop-up shops and

As I’ve written about before, there’s a blight of empty storefronts all over San Francisco, particularly in North Beach. Luckily some plucky artists and makers have gotten together and opened Local Maker Mart to give people a place to shop for local art and goods. After three years of sitting

Kevin Law and Rum Chicharoen, two chefs who’ve previously worked at some of San Francisco’s finest establishments like State Bird Provisions, have teamed up to create a new neighborhood food pop-up called immi.  immi is dedicated to the immigrants who raised our generation, and the menus they create pull from

Have you ever tried high-quality, Southeast Asian-grown coffee?  We’re all familiar with the Bay Area’s abundance of third wave coffee roasters and cafes, but it’s time to get to know a new coffee pop-up, Kasama Cà Phê.  Kasama Cà Phê is a cafe concept that’s all about sharing Southeast Asian

All of the businesses shut down by the the tragic St. Patrick’s Day North Beach fire are back, in the form of a new pop-up restaurant that’s a great way to help these displaced businesses and staff get back on their feet. It’s called Doors Open and it literally keeps

A despicable “Congratulations!” malware ad has been wreaking internet havoc for the last several months, and websites are confused as hell about what is happening. The ad has appeared on visits to the New York Times and Washington Post, The Verge, Vice and virtually every reputable website. A just-released report