In the out-for-breakfast battle of sweet v. savory, eggs of any sort tend to triumph over pancakes or french toast when I’m ordering. But on those days few and far between when God forbid I must eat alone, I have been known to consume a pastry or two. It’s no help that La Boulange‘s seductive [...]
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Croissant Bread Pudding Conquers
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Breakfast, Croissant Bread Pudding, Food, Green, La Boulange, Pastries, Polk on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sentimental Scoops
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Food, Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival, Green Tea Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Swensen's on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend, I cruised down to the Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival, and though hankering for sweets, I couldn’t commit to eating 15 samples of delectable cocoa confections for the price of $20. Alas, up the hill we went to neighborhood favorite since 1948, Swensen’s Ice Cream. My dessert date ordered a scoop of chocolate chip cookie [...]
Working for the Weekend
Posted in News, tagged Construction, Hyde, Union on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wondering what all the hullabaloo is at Union and Hyde? Unfortunately that sexy construction crew isn’t building an underground disco, but installing 24″ and 8″ water lines. Those neon-vested studs won’t return until the end of the month (Sept. 19-20, 26-27) to finish up the job, since weekends are the only time MUNI can de-energize [...]
Swallowtail Clears Out
Posted in Stores, tagged Polk, Sheri Sheridan, Shopping, Stores, swallowtail, Vallejo on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I announced the tragic news that Polk Street’s sweetest design shop Swallowtail is closing after 14 years. I was hoping the shop might hold a liquidation sale of some sort and pass on its stunning inventory to my living room. But a little birdie tells me that the shop’s fantastic inventory has all [...]
Chicken Heads for the Soul
Posted in Tid Bits, tagged Amy Tan, Art, Ian Huebert, Illustration, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, San Francisco Chronicle, the Death of Halpin Frayser, The Joy Luck Club, The Literary City on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Artist Ian Huebert illustrated The Literary City, arranging city-relevant quotes in appropriate neighborhoods of San Francisco, for the book review section of the July 19, 2009 SF Chronicle. The map lacks any explicit mentions of Russian Hill, but here are three quotes placed in or around the ‘hood: – “We lived on the middle floor, [...]
Tajine Feels the Heat
Posted in News, Restaurants, tagged Food, Moroccan, News, Pacific, Restaurants, Tajine, Van Ness on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dear readers, your passports to Morocco have expired. Moroccan eatery Tajine, which just decamped to its location at 2080 Van Ness (at Pacific) in May, has closed its doors. Moving from Jones St., the restau carried loyal customers with it, as well as its well-earned Yelp ranking among the top five Moroccan spots in the [...]
Don’t Promote Graffiti.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Mobile, Polk, Street Art, Vallejo on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
. . . unless it is cool.
Man of the Year: La Folie’s Roland Passot
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Green Polk, La Folie, Restaurants, Roland Passot on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You don’t become one of the eight wonders of Bay Area dining or the namesake of a brandy-infused caviar by feeding your kids chicken nuggets and mac ‘n cheese. Renowned French chef Roland Passot of La Folie (2316 Polk St at Green) has been serving his 11-year-old son foie gras since he was four. His [...]
Pesce: Your Passport to Italia
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Pesce, Polk, Restaurants, San Francisco Chronicle, Vallejo on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An article in the Chronicle points out that while San Francisco boasts a vast menu of buono Italian restaurants to choose from, many are Italian with a Californian twist. Offered are six SF restaus that focus on regional Italian cuisine, Russian Hill’s Pesce (2227 Polk at Vallejo) being one of them. Want to hear what [...]
Tear Sheet
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Beretta, Cable Car, Clarion Alley, Fuzio, Tagging, Tear Sheet, Tonga Room, Vice Magazine on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
– Tonga Room a landmark? Not so fast. » SFGate – A cable car crashed into a van at Washington and Mason last night. » SF Appeal – A “bitch-ass” Clarion Alley tagger receives an open letter from a passionate street artist. » Mission Mission – Vice magazine debuts a new guide to San Francisco. [...]
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