The City's Best DIY Classes
Life's a Stitch
Self-taught sewing skills just so-so? The gals at Craft Haven in Potrero Hill offer a three-part learn-the-basics package called “The Works” that turns your butterfingers into instruments of needle-and-thread wizardry. Dates ongoing, 520 Hampshire St., crafthaven.org
Pattern Behavior
Decorate your old hardcovers 18th century-style with paste papers. The SF Center for the Book teaches this glorified finger-painting technique using pattern-inducing materials such as Bubble Wrap, plant leaves and sponges. June 26, 300 DeHaro St., 415-565-0545, sfcb.org
Child's Play
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Laborless Labor Day Cocktail Recipes
It's almost Labor Day. Have a cocktail. Here are a few recipes from Liquor.com that don't require much work.
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On A Boat! Kayaking and Canoeing Options Within Driving Distance
I'm on a boat! Kayaks and canoes count. Head to these paddling spots for some open-water action.
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Parking Quiz: What are the Rules for Labor Day?
It's no secret that parking in the city is a bitch. So we've enlisted local parking guru and author of Finding the Sweet Spot, David La Bua, to dish out weekly tips on navigating the ins and outs of city parking.
We started out last week with a quiz on metered parking. And in honor of the Labor Day, we're testing your holiday parking IQ. Check back at 2:00 today for the answer!
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Gourmet Camping: Everything a Food Lover Needs
Roughing it? That doesn't need to apply to the food. Indulge in these foodie camping goodies.
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Weekend Sherpa: The Best Little Secret BBQ Spot in SF
Here's a little piece of grilling heaven—right in the city. Perched on a grassy expanse nearly the size of a soccer field, Fort Miley is a geographic slice of gastronomic delight hidden behind Lands End. To reach its solo grill, make a short climb up a road through a dense forest, then emerge onto a private plateau with giant views of Ocean Beach all the way down Sloat Boulevard. This is a truly secluded playground, so bring the bocce, the burgers, and your best suds and buds. While there, explore the WWII military structures and stroll north up a little path that leads to a fresh, stellar view of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Fort Miley grill is often available for walk-ins, especially on weekdays.
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What's The Deal: Stella & Dot, Therapy, Zaza + More
The weather may be cooling, but the deals are hot...
Stella & Dot Happy Hour: Head to 111 Minna after work today from 5-9 p.m. for cheap drinks and feminine baubles from Stella & Dot.
Therapy: Now thru Sept. 12, take 30% off all dresses, rompers and shorts at the beloved boutique's SF and South Bay locations just in time for Indian Summer.
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Have Gun, Will Travel: 'The American'
Who is Jack, the painfully distant protagonist at the heart of Anton Corbijn’s new thriller? We suspect he might have been an assassin, and indeed, when thrust in harm’s way, he responds with pistols drawn, coldly gunning down friends and foes alike – anyone, it seems, who might compromise his work.
He is a difficult man to engage. Personal disclosures are few, and whatever concessions he offers to inquiring strangers – about his job, or his technological acumen – are often misleading. Yet he takes no joy in the deception. Jack, whose real name might be Edward, is hungry for human contact, a luxury his lifestyle doesn’t afford.
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California Home+Design Talks "Steampunk"
Lately a few of us at CH&D have been hearing the word "steampunk" thrown around. What is steampunk you might ask? Steampunk—which has just been added to the Oxford English Dictionary—is a sub-genre of science fiction that takes place in a futuristic world that is still powered by steam and often evokes Victorian Era style. Confused? Think: Jules Vern, H.G Wells and Capatain Nemo meets 21st Century... almost. In terms of design it's an interesting mix of industrial chic, vintage pharamcy, brassy modern and...well, just take a look.
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Bar Agricole (SoMa)
Bartender Thad Vogler's long-awaited, high-design SoMa bar is finally open. Go and sample a Ti Punch, along with Brandon Jew (ex-Magnolia)'s food.
355 Eleventh St. btwn. Folsom and Harrison, 415-355-9400
Benu (SoMa)
Food-lovers worldwide will be filing reports from former French Laundry chef Corey Lee's new restaurant, located in the former Hawthorne Lane.
22 Hawthorne St. @ Howard, 415-685-4860
Cafe Des Amis (Cow Hollow)
Bacchus Management Group's latest project, styled after a French brasserie, is finally open. Bonus: they serve until 1 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and they just started serving lunch.
2000 Union St. @ Filbert, 415-563-7700
Citizen's Band (SoMa)
Expect a taste of Americana and a Lower East Side vibe at this diner-style restaurant. Food follows suit: burgers, fried green tomatoes and salmon with succotash.
1198 Folsom St. @ Ninth, 415-556-4901
Una Pizza Napoletana (SoMa)
NYC transplant Anthony Mangieri enters the pizza fray. Lots of buzz for this yet-to-open spot, which will be a replica of his New York pizzeria of the same name.
Prospect (SoMa)
Nancy Oakes' long-awaited restaurant, with a kitchen helmed by Ravi Kapur.
300 Spear St. @ Folsom, 415-247-7770
Sons & Daughters (Nob Hill)
This romantic little restaurant serves well-prepared, modern, French-influenced food—and they have a four-course prix fixe menu that's a steal at $49.
708 Bush St. @ Powell, 415-391-8311
Thermidor (SoMa)
The Mint Plaza newcomer, opened by the team behind Spork, combines mod 60s decor with updates of classic dishes, like the decadent namesake, lobster thermidor.
8 Mint Plaza (@ Fifth), 415-896-6500
Wayfare Tavern (FiDi)
Ty Flo's new flagship. Good luck getting reservations.
558 Sacramento St. @ Montgomery 415-772-9060
Zero Zero (SoMa)
Bruce Hill, chef of Bix in SF and Picco in Larkspur, is behind this new pizzeria, with pies named for some of the city's most notable streets. Try one, along with bruschette, pasta and antipasti.
826 Folsom St. @ Fourth 415-348-8800
9/5 Vetiver @ The Independent (get tix)
9/5 Cold Cave @ Great American Music Hall (get tix)
9/6 Panda Bear @ The Fox (get tix)
9/7 Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions @ Great American Music Hall (get tix)
9/10 The Clientele @ The Independent (get tix)
9/14 The Walkmen @ The Fillmore (get tix)
9/14 Menomena, The Suckers @ GAMH (get tix)
9/15 Marina & the Diamonds @ The Independent (get tix)
9/17 Ratatat @ The Warfield (get tix)
9/22 Local Natives @ The Fillmore (get tix)
9/23 The xx @ The Fox (get tix)
9/24 Band of Horses @ The Greek Theatre (get tix)
9/25 Vampire Weekend @ The Greek Theatre (get tix)
9/25 Dirty Projectors @ The Fillmore (get tix)
9/29-30 The Black Keys @ The Fox (get tix)
9/30 School of Seven Bells @ The Independent (get tix)
10/1 The Drums @ The Independent (get tix)
10/1-2 The Flaming Lips @ The Fox (get tix)
10/2 Arcade Fire @ the Greek Theatre (on sale Aug. 22)
10/1-3 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival @ Golden Gate Park (free)
10/5 Arcade Fire @ Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur (sold out)
10/5 CocoRosie @ Regency Grand Ballroom (get tix)
10/5-6 Jack Johnson @ The Greek Theatre (get tix)
10/7 Klaxons @ Great American Music Hall (get tix)
10/8 Fool's Gold @ Rickshaw Stop (get tix)
10/16-17 Treasure Island Music Festival (get tix)
10/16 Morning Benders @ The Fillmore (get tix)
10/17 Hot Chip @ The Warfield (get tix)
10/20 The Vaselines @ Great American Music Hall (get tix)
10/26 Best Coast @ Great American Music Hall (get tix)
10/28 Henry Clay People @ Bottom of the Hill (get tix)
10/29 Of Montreal @ The Warfield (get tix)
10/30 Deerhunter @ Slim's (get tix)
11/3 Lila Downs @ Herbst Theatre (get tix)
11/3-4 Dr. Dog @ The Fillmore (get tix)
11/4 Avi Buffalo @ Bottom of the Hill (get tix)
11/5 Bear In Heaven @ The Independent (get tix)
11/10 Delorean @ Great American Music Hall (get tix)
11/11 Ghostface Killah @ Slim's (get tix)
11/14 Rosanne Cash @ Palace of Fine Arts (get tix)
11/19 Blonde Redhead @ The Warfield (get tix)
12/12-19 Black Crowes @ The Fillmore (get tix)