Take Your Kids to These East Bay Spots
Before becoming a parent, my idea of a fun activity was having some Belgian brews at the Trappist with friends on a warm day....
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The Indie Wedding Expo For People Who Hate Wedding Expos
A wedding expo built for couples who cannot stand wedding expos....
So This Letter from a Landlord Is Crazy
Today Hoodline shared this letter from an anonymous reader that was slipped under their door (and the doors of everyone in their rent-controlled Lower Haight building)....
The San Francisco Mezcal Map
Sometime over the past few years, bartenders and patrons in San Francisco started paying more attention to mezcal, a Mexican spirit derived from the agave plant....
The Worst Reviews of The Bay Area’s Best Restaurants
From haute cuisine to creative California fare, the Bay Area has delicious spots for every occasion....
WTF Are Those Yellow Dots on the Street?
One would assume that the average street, the actual nitty-gritty asphalt that we trod upon a daily basis, wouldn’t be that interesting....
Four-Year-Old Reviews Plum Restaurant (with her face)
Any adult food critic can give a balanced, articulate critique of a restaurant; yet here at The Bold Italic, we instead continue to take adorable, illiterate four-year-olds to fancy restaurants for the most honest, least useful food reviews in the world....
I Can’t Take Being a SF Landlord Any Longer
Allow me to introduce myself. I live in San Francisco, am a Bay Area resident of 20+ years, and a proud Cal grad (Go Bears!)....
Read This If You’re Obsessed with Oakland’s Pizza
Oakland has a lot going for it: a great art scene, a vibrant local community, and a totally enviable list of food and drink options....
Remembering Legendary Uptown Owner Scott Ellsworth
I am sitting in the 500 Club in a booth on a Wednesday night, not even a week after the untimely death from a heart attack of Scott Ellsworth, legendary owner of The Uptown bar....
FLOWCHART: Should You Move to SF?
A flowchart to help you decide whether you should move to San Francisco....
WTF Are Those Things on the Light Posts?
If while sitting at a stoplight in your car (or on your bike) and you find yourself idly staring upwards at the tangle of lights and technology that adorn the light posts, you might see a new addition that looks a little like that thing in the photo above....