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The Common is a great retail space founded around "fine craftsmanship and an educated aesthetic" that launched last year on Mission Street near 7th. The owners offer a beautifully-curated selection of fashion, art, and other design-centric goods. As if that wasn't enough, they also serve Four Barrel Coffee and host a ton of great events — including live music, art shows, and parties. 

Earlier this year it was announced that The Common would be moving into a different location at 383 Valencia — this week, they'll christen that reopening with a shindig on Thursday, March 10 from 6 - 9 p.m. You can swing by the new space (which we've been watching the progress of on the Taylor Stitch blog) for complimentary drinks, nibbles, and a few surprises. We'll see you there!

Relates to our backstory Taco Belle featuring food trucks: El Tonayense, San Buena, La Palma.

Scavenging for food is featured in Free Falling, which talks about Food not Bombs and Free Farm Stand.

Photo by Travel Channel

ForageSF and their wild take on hunting for seafood was part of the Gone Fishing story.  

Photo by Travel Channel

Bug eating with Rosanna Yau: relates to our own Beetle Juice.

Still a little sleepy, I showed up on Saturday morning to Wise Sons, the new Jewish Deli that pops up once a week at Jackie's Cafe from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Mission. My hopes were high for a good brunch considering the rumors I had heard about their drool-worthy pastrami sandwich and obsession with making their own products. Visions of fresh bagels and rye bread loaves were dancing in my head. 

The place was pleasantly full, but not scarily so. I was surprised to find that their famous sammy was not on the menu, but as a dedicated follower of places like Miller's East Coast Deli I knew there would be other nosh in the house. Plus the line was an indication that anything I ordered would probably be pretty damn good.

I ended up ordering the Ollie's Bialy with smoked salmon, chive cream cheese, red onion, and capers, with sweet & sour cucumbers served on the side. The "pickles" were outrageously tasty.

My companion ordered the Corned Beef Hash, with corned beef, meyer-lemon horseradish hollandaise, and a fried egg on top, served with their house-made rye toast. Yummm. The Golden Beet Borscht was a revelation as well – it was somehow lighter and fresher than yer average borscht.

The takeaway? This food is made with love. Totally different from your average brunch, it warms you from the inside. I'll be back often and probably follow them on Twitter too for a heads up on when they'll be serving that pastrami sandwich.

I also hear one of our writers is working on a larger story about Wise Sons. Curious to hear the backstory on the guys who started this cool little venture.

Photos by Nicole Grant

After spending so much time appreciating and encouraging great design, The Bold Italic is very excited to announce our brand new Shop, where we're housing work by some very special designers. 

The Shop is a work in progress, which we'll grow piece by piece as we find new collectables we like. Right now, we're loving the limited edition, screen printed poster Jayde Cardinalli created for today's story, "The Royal Family." These notable characters have been printed on Dur-O-Tone French Paper made from 100% recycled material.

We also have a poster for "A Field Guide to Bears," designed by Volume Inc. as a complement to "Grizzly Man," our story about identifying chest hair patterns on the furry men we love.

If you have suggestions for lovely items we should consider having in The Shop, feel free to drop us a line at shop@thebolditalic.com.