It’s a contest. It’s a fundraiser for PAWS. It’s guaranteed be a dog-gone good time for all when The Cannery at Del Monte Square hosts the first annual Kibbles ‘n Bits Dog and Owner Look-Alike Contest on Sunday, October 22, 2006, Noon to 4pm at Del Monte Square, 2801 Leavenworth Street, San Francisco, CA. Dogs…
I wish I still fit into the lederhosen I bought in Switzerland on my first trip to Europe. I could have worn them as I hoisted a bratwurst in one hand and a stein of German beer in the other at the 173rd Oktoberfest in Munich. Though it ended on 10/10, I can now frolic…
The Best Western Miyako Inn has been an anchor of the Japantown restaurant and shopping center for decades. Now, there’s a public contest to rename it while its new owners, the fashionable travel geniuses at Joie de Vivre Hospitality, the largest boutique hotel operators in California, remake its 125 rooms. They’ll even name one suite…
An anonymous San Francisco blogger of “Give Me Some Food” writes: “Terzo” means ‘a third place’ in Italian. The design looked awfully like something out of Sweden. Minimalist, wood, sleek, geometric…” This Cow Hollow is a vibrant, authentically European designed neighborhood restaurant featuring friendly service, interesting wines, and a Pan-Mediterranean menu based on seasonal ingredients….
“Tiburon” means “shark” in Español. In fact, I was once in Acapulco and saw “Tiburon Dos” on a movie marquee advertising “Jaws II.” If you’re into sharks, The Lodge at Tiburon, about 15 minutes north of –– and featuring view of –– the Golden Gate Bridge from Marin County, has a special White Tiburon Package…
Since 1900, the world’s most respected authority for restaurant and hotel reviews has been the legendary, the definitive and the anonymously written Michelin Guide. Three stars and your eatery or inn are said to have “exceptional cuisine and worth the journey” as an international symbol of culinary excellence. Two stars and you’re “excellent cooking and…
My pal Kip registered on this Web site — www.klwines.com — joined their wine club, and experienced their great customer service. Snce 1976, K & L Wine Merchants have been assisting the world’s most passionate wine enthusiasts. Their mission is to provide you with unparalleled service, selection and pricing. In fact, they’ve been featured within…
$460 milion spent in retail development. Three years in the making. America’s second largest Nordstrom and Blooomingdale’s stores. 170 total stores, 21 restaurants, 9 movie threatres, and dozens of daily activities. That’s the story in today’s grand opening of the Westfield San Francisco Centre — the largest urban mall west of the Mississippi. The only…
I once had a heated word battle across a pool table with Grace Slick, very late one night at a recording studio in San Francisco. She was cutting a Jefferson Airplane album and I was producing some radio commercials. She called me “Four Eyes” and it was all downhill from there. Anyway, speaking of the…
Here’s a great promotion sponsored by S. Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water. From today through September 29, you can enjoy gourmet, three-course prix-fixe meals in San francisco’s finest restaurants. Pay just $20 for Lunches and $35 for Dinners during the Fifth Annual Dine Out San Francisco. The menus will also include a complimentary bottle of…
Want to see San Francisco and mingle with like-minded folks? Here’s your opportunity… My pal and CEO (Chief Expedition Officer) of The Urban Safari, Daniel Oppenheim, is conducting gender-specific and sexual orientation-specific focus groups over the next two weeks. So if you’re single and would like to give ideas, be creative, wiling to talk, have…
My friend America told me that the groovily fashionable Lingba Lounge just opened last night on Potrero Hill after an extensive remodeling. New photos of this restaurant and lounge are not yet on the Web site, but I’m told by a reliable source that it now looks just like a tropical oasis in the heart…