I Went to School to Become a Clown
I was recently at a bar with a friend when I told him something I hoped would impress him....
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Wait a San Francisco Minute
By Sarah Han....
Against the Grain
If you want to know how I feel about wheat — pasta in particular — you just have to hear this story from my childhood....
Keep Off the Grass
I remember the exact moment when I heard Dolores Park would be closing. I was in my kitchen, just back from an LA extenda-stay and hungrily catching up with friends on all I’d missed during my Bay Area starvation period....
Neighborhood Watch
24 hours on Sixth and Market....
Homes for the Holidays
What is it about the Christmas season that makes December feel so grand? It could be the time spent with family, or the fact that most of us get a break from work....
The Crazy Circus House of San Francisco
It’s a wonderland where artistry is celebrated, watch-checking is frowned upon, and generic home décor does not exist....
The Best Chinese Dumplings in San Francisco
What actually makes a good dumpling, and which San Francisco kitchens get it right....
Surf’s Down
I’d recently started to accumulate a quiver of damaged boards, the way some people collect rare records....
Costume Shopping with the San Francisco Opera
Every day is Halloween in San Francisco. Between the period parties, street fairs, themed races, gatherings, and club nights, we have enough reasons to don festive getups year-round....
SF Running Clubs
By Mary Catherine O’Connor....
Booze Cruise
I enjoyed my first (legal) drink at Vesuvio, tasted my first (legal) absinthe at Beretta, and made out with more fools than I care to mention in the big red booths in the back of Li Po Lounge....