Don’t Ever Change: Halu
The sign out front of Halu lets you know up front that it is “A Different Japanese Restaurant,” but you can’t really know what to expect without stepping inside this tiny Inner Richmond izakaya....
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San Francisco Neighborhoods through the Zodiac
While our city’s status as Gemini can be verified by its charter, these neighborhood designations are the product of my own intuitive dabbling in the astrological arts....
A Test All Millennials Should Have to Pass Before They Get Hired
OK, people born in the’90s, let’s get our shit together. I’m starting to think that Gen Y is short for Gen Why-the-fuck-are-we-so-bad-at-living?...
Bedbugs Ruined My Life
At first I didn’t tell anyone. I was horrified and ashamed....
Hood Haikus
PHOTO CREDITS San Francisco from above: Chris Michel, Alamo Square: Karen Brockney, Presidio: Wendy Cutler, Castro: Torbakhopper, Lower Haight: Eric Hustad, Fishermans Warf: Sandra Davis, Nob Hill: Emmett Anderson, The Marina: Squinn0401, North Beach: Thomas Hawk …...
Dating In Your 40s
It would be easiest to blame my near nonexistent romantic life on living in San Francisco, a place where it’s rumored to be impossible to date....
How to Rid Yourself of a Toxic Friend
It wasn’t any one incident that pushed me over the brink. It was the accumulation of a hundred incidents that were eating away at my psyche like chemical runoff seeping into groundwater....
Uni Is the New Foie Gras
I’m an equal opportunity eater. I’ve been known to take down duck hearts, shredded pig ears, and even lamb testicles....
The Tiniest Living Spaces in SF
Whether it’s a closet-esque studio or the short-straw bedroom in an apartment, San Franciscans have evolved to forgo sofas and square footage for some of the “coziest” living spaces in the country....
East Bay Beer Map
Served only by the liter and just one day a week, the Monkey Head Arboreal Ale makes Triple Rock the place to be on a Thursday night....
The Worst Online Dates You Hope Will Never Happen to You
You know the feeling. You’re having drinks with a semi-stranger you’ve met online or via an app and it’s not going well....
The Best Places to Watch Fireworks in the Bay Area
America’s greatest holiday is t̶o̶m̶o̶r̶r̶o̶w̶ today! Grills are firing up, the sun is out, party plans are being finalized, and most of us won’t be worried about getting up for work tomorrow....