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Archive for December, 2009

Happy New Year!

Posted in Uncategorized on December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Live from Bullitt! Oops I did it again.

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An After-Hours Bust at the Wine Bar: It’s About Time

Posted in Bars, tagged , , , , , on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I promised myself that I’d never write about The Wine Bar (2032 Polk St. at Broadway) for the sheer fact that I hate the place, but this one is just too good to pass up. SFist has noted that TWB’s license has been suspended for 10 days due to “consumption and/or sale of alcohol after [...]

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Zarzuela Is Loved

Posted in Uncategorized on December 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Vin Divine calls it how it is: “Zarzuela is the best mother f’ing Tapas in ‘Frisco.”

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Ho, Ho, Ho! Merry Christmas!

Posted in Seen, tagged , , , on December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here are some remains from Santacon strolling down Polk:

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Trying to Bite the Bullitt

Posted in Bars, tagged , , , on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’m in mourning over Bar Johnny. And I’m not just ready for a rebound. Over night, Bullitt shot into 2209 Polk’s black brick façade, painted some stripes, and changed the light fixtures. Poof! The moist and crunch croutons have vanished. So long truffle oil fries. Sayonara pork sliders. I know Rome wasn’t built in a [...]

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Anomaly Threads Have Arrived!

Posted in Stores, tagged , , , , , on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Just in time for the holidays, Russian Hill artist and stylist Danielle Goodman, has launched her debut apparel collection, Anomaly Threads, online today. With tees for guys and dolls bearing images of elegant elephants and inspirational catch-phrases, the goods are must-haves for under your cardigans this season. Next up in 2010 is a kid’s collection, [...]

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It’s Phonebook Season!

Posted in Seen, tagged on December 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The latest and greatest phonebooks have been bagged, knotted, and delivered to our doorsteps in Russian Hill and beyond. For those of you who are unfamiliar with phonebooks, they’re like Yelp, on paper, without the snarky comments. Let’s see how many days it is before they’re moved to the recycling bins. Bets, anyone?

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C’est Cheese!

Posted in Stores, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »

First of all, I apologize for being MIA lately . . . I’ve been traveling and busy with moving to a new apartment — sadly, I moved two blocks further from my beloved stretch of Polk Street. Moving on, I just discovered a wonderful new site called The Bold Italic that I wanted to share. [...]

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Fresh-Cut Firs on Filbert

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Delancey St. Christmas Tree lot has returned to the corner of Filbert and Van Ness. Get your fresh, all-natural garland, wreath, or tree today! Or, just do a few laps around the block; it smells amaaazing! Quite possibly the most wonderfully aromatic former gas station lot I’ve ever sniffed.

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Bullitt Hits Polk at High Speed

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Eater SF has cleared up my speculation over the name of Bar Johnny’s replacement. The new name of 2209 Polk is Bullitt — named for the infamous high-speed car chase Steve McQueen flick that took cruised through Russian Hill.

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