A Wooden Cabin in the Heart of Downtown SF
Looking for something awesome to do this weekend? We've seen a lot of cool things around SF in our days, but this one takes the cake.
This Week in Local Music News
oOoOO debuts a sultry new song called "NoWayBack" from his forth-coming EP, Our Loving Is Hurting Us, out on Tri Angle Records. [via Tri Angle Records]
Join Us for the 7x7 and St. Regis Wedding Event of the Year
Brides and grooms to be, rev up your engines for San Francisco's wedding event of the year on February 9th. It's our very own Wedding Event at the St. Regis, an elegant evening that's an intimate alternative to the hustle and bustle of traditional wedding fairs. It brings together the best of local wedding fashion, cuisine, cocktails and bubbly with expert designers to inspire your own special day.
Consumed: The Best Things I've Eaten This Week
The best thing I ate this week was not the caramel corn–chocolate chip cookie at Cento (360 Ritch at Brannan St.), which is located right next to Little Skillet. The cookie—which sounded so great in theory—wasn't so good in reality. What was better was the thick as mud Americano I had while sitting in the sun on the loading docks across from the little coffee takeout window. I wish, however, I'd paired it with the mint ice cream sandwiches that one Yelper raves about. Next time.
Local Author Elizabeth Weil Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Her New Book
No Cheating, No Dying, the hotly anticipated memoir from Bernal Heights author Elizabeth Weil, finally hits shelves this month after her New York Times Magazine article “Married (Happily) with Issues” struck a universal chord back in 2009—the story got nearly 4 million page views online. In the book, Weil and her husband embark on a series of relationship-improvement projects on their already solid marriage. Her acute insights into their partnership will no doubt trigger thought and examination of your own. Here, Weil answers a few of our burning questions.
When San Francisco Kids Out-Foodie Their Parents
Two years ago, I sent my 10-year-old son Kapp to the Philadelphia suburbs for a week with my brother and his family. Being from the land of the Liberty Bell and the Philly cheesesteak, Kapp’s cousins couldn’t wait for him to tuck into a greasy hunk of beef and cheese dripping with fried onions.
“What’s a cheesesteak?” Kapp asked innocently when his cousins told him about the hometown classic.
Relief for Post-Parking Stress Disorder
Dear Parking Guru,
I thought I was pretty good at finding parking spaces, but thanks to the 7x7 articles and your parking app I am excellent at finding parking, so a million thanks. However, I'm still getting parking tickets (seven so far this year) and am often not sure exactly why. I'm not really learning any lessons because the violation descriptions on the tickets are always ambiguous, and I often don't know what I've done wrong. Do you have a quick primer for me to simplify parking on a block with a lot of signs?
Sincerely,
Kristen
A Modern-Classic Wedding at the SF Asian Art Museum
Soomin Han says that her wedding proposal was a ridiculously romantic cliché—which is exactly what she wanted. Her then-boyfriend, Chung Ho Park, took her out to an elegant hotel restaurant where he had arranged to have a private room decorated with candles and flowers. In the glow of candlelight, as their song "Love You" by Korean pop singer Jungyup played, he offered her a glittering diamond ring. Was it the most original idea? Perhaps not. But, as Soomin says, "It was the perfect proposal."
Seven Favorite Things: Candystore Collective
What started out in 2004 as a pop-up shop by Jennifer Jones, eventually turned into Candystore Collective, a heart-of-the-Mission womenswear outpost that vigorously supports independent design. The boutique recently launched a new website with easier browsing, and a fresh supply of contemporary womenswear and home accessories.
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AQ (SoMa)
Since opening on this quiet block of SoMa, AQ–with its rustic-industrial chic interior–has been bringing in the foodies for the type of food that could easily find its way to a white table cloth in any other scenario. Chef Mark Liberman cooks seasonal, elegant food at a reasonable price point. 1085 Mission St. (at 7th), 415-341-9000
Ken Ken Ramen (Mission)
This former pop-up is now brick-and-mortar. Diners in the minimalist white dining room order ramen one of five ways: in a rich white-red miso, soy sauce base, a clearer salt base, or a vegan broth. Piled on top are tender pork, baby corn, sprouts, nori, and bok choy. The ramen itself, made in house with flour imported from Hokkaido, is slender and springy. 3378 18th St., 415-967-2636
Parallel 37 (Nob Hill)
Chef Ron Siegel and the Ritz Carlton team have transformed what used to be the stodgy Dining Room into a hipper restaurant both in the design and on the plate. Still sophisticated enough for a business dinner, the menu includes a delicious ravioli stuffed with carrots, rosy slices of duck with salsify, and slow-cooked pork with butter beans. Start with a cocktail in the bar. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 600 Stockton St., 415-773-6168
Roostertail (Pac Heights)
This roasted chicken joint cooks up row upon glistening row of Mary's free range, air-chilled birds seasoned with spices and black pepper which you can order quartered, half or whole in white meat or dark. Don't forget their housemade dipping sauces and ample sides–sumptuous mac n' cheese that's made crispy in the oven, feathery onion strings and bacon-laced brussels sprouts. For healthier options choose a salad and for dessert, they offer Straus swirl cones. The dining experience leans toward family- and casual date-friendly, so popping in and out on the regular is a breeze. 1963 Sutter St., 415-776-6783
State Bird (Fillmore)
Kitchen power couple pastry chef Nicole Krazinsky and chef Stuart Brioza made magic at the now-closed Rubicon in its final days. Now they've taken over a sliver of a space in the funky Fillmore District to serve what might be called fine-casual food of a very eclectic sort, from potato chips with créme fraiche and salmon eggs to cured beef-tongue pastrami sandwich to a dessert of peanut milk. 1529 Fillmore St. (at Geary), 415-795-1272
2/2 Future Twin @ Hemlock Tavern ($6)
2/3 Birds & Batteries @ Uptown Oakland (free)
2/4 Eleanor Friedberger & Dominant Legs @ Independent (get tix)
2/4 Twin Sister @ Great American Music Hall (get tix)
2/9 Bare Wires @ Hemlock Tavern ($7)
2/10 Estelle @ New Parish (get tix)
2/10 Los Campesinos! @ Great American Music Hall (get tix)
2/16 Ms. Lauryn Hill @ Warfield (get tix)
2/17 Terry Malts @ Hemlock Tavern ($6)
2/18 Howlin Rain @ Independent (get tix)
2/23 Built to Spill @ Fillmore (get tix)
2/24 Death Angel @ Slim's (get tix)
2/24 Adam Ant @ Regency Ballroom (get tix)
3/1 Zola Jesus @ Great American Music Hall (get tix)
3/2 Ty Segall & Mikal Cronin @ Great American Music Hall (get tix)
3/3 Roky Erickson @ Great American Music Hall (get tix)
3/3 Cloud Nothings @ Bottom Of the Hill (get tix)
3/5-7 Cold War Kids @ Bottom Of the Hill (on sale Jan. 20)
3/6 Hapa @ Great American Music Hall (get tix)
3/6 Thee Oh Sees @ Independent (get tix)
3/10 Saul Williams @ Slim's (get tix)
3/20 Deicide @ Regency Ballroom (get tix)
3/21 Of Montreal @ Slim's (get tix)
3/21 Sharon Van Etten & War On Drugs @ Independent (get tix)
3/23 Lucero @ Fillmore (on sale Jan. 12)
3/24 Y&T @ Fillmore (get tix)
4/1 The Wedding Present @ Independent (get tix)
4/5 Cults @ Slim's (get tix)
4/8 Bear in Heaven @ Independent (get tix)
4/12 Band Of Skulls @ Fillmore (get tix)
4/12 Metronomy @ Slim's (get tix)
4/13 Youth Lagoon @ Independent (get tix)
4/17 WU LYF @ Independent (get tix)
4/16-20 Godspeed You Black Emperor @ Great American Music Hall (Mon/Tues/Weds/Thurs/Fri)
4/18 Refused @ Warfield (on sale Jan. 20)
4/18 Wild Flag @ Fillmore (get tix)
4/22 Robert Plant & Band Of Joy @ Greek Theater (tix TBA)
4/22-23 M83 @ Fillmore (Sun/Mon)
4/24 Neon Indian @ Fillmore (get tix)
5/2 Overkill @ Regency Ballroom (get tix)
5/7 Atmosphere @ Greek Theater (tix TBA)
7/30 A Perfect Circle @ Greek Theater (tix TBA)
8/14 Adele @ Greek Theater (tix TBA)
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