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The Best Bay Area Eats of 2013

Photo by Ed Anderson

We present to you our favorite local gems in the food department.

Jams We Love: 7x7's Weekly Playlist

Fog Over SF

For our column Jams We Love, we're turning you onto the songs that keep us going every day. June gloom got you down? Pair your mood with this playlist.

SF GIRL(S): The College Student's Dating Scene

Jessica Schimm is a beloved 7x7 online intern who recently graduated from SF State. This is the second of three posts she'll be writing about what it's like to navigate the tough patch of life between college and the real world, without completely freaking out. 

This Week's Hottest Events: Cyndi Lauper, Frameline, and Mt. Tam Jam

Music

Cyndi Lauper

It’s been 30 years since Cyndi Lauper released She’s So Unusual, and so doing informed the world that girls just want to have fun, that money changes everything, and finally, that I bop you bop a they bop a lu she bop. To celebrate, the 59-year-old is hitting the road for a 23-day tour and stopping at Saratoga along the way. 

When: 7:30 p.m., Sat., 6/19

Where: The Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd., Saratoga

 

Opera

13 Awesome Projects at the SF Local Design Market

Originally published on CaliforniaHomeDesign.com

In a festive round of mixing, scouting and shopping (such a job hazard in this line of business), I stopped by San Francisco's Zinc Details last week for the second annual SF Local Design Market

The Five Coolest Pop-Ups in San Francisco

True foodinistas may be quick to say that pop-ups are so 2009, but the fact of the matter is that the nonstaurant scene in San Francisco is still going strong.

Street Style Report: Star Chefs Show Us Their Off-Duty Looks

Last week, local chefs and industry insiders celebrated the StarChefs 2013 Rising Star Award winners with an exclusive dinner at Fifth Floor. We were curious to see the culinary trend-setters out of the kitchen and in their streetwear. It's no surprise that the men and women behind San Francisco's hippest restaurants have a great sense for fashion, too. 

The House of Babes Pride Party 2013

Don’t miss out on one of the most epic parties of the year, smack in the middle of San Francisco's Pride weekend—The House of Babes!

Best Bets for Live Bay Area Music

While we try to figure out if Kanye West really is a god, I direct your attention to more earthly matters: 

Boys Noize, Mezzanine, Thursday

Bay Area Sports Beat: What You Need to Know Right Now

On a day reserved for the dads of the world, it was a mom from Berkeley who won Father’s Day in record-breaking fashion.

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