A Woof Over Your Head: Bark & White Ball, March 2, SF
SF hosts The Black & White Ball every other year in its Civic Center area — an all-night, black-tie extravaganza featuring gourmet food, fine wine with tents and tents to…
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On the Hunt for The Perfect Bag
Definition Bag-a-holic: “one afflicted with the compulsive desire to acquire new bags (purses, briefcases, backpacks, etc). Symptoms: caches of little-used luggage paraphernalia; subconscious gravitation to travel-related stores. Treatment: sfbags.com.” I…
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Fresh Fish, Favorite Bistro: La Fontaine, Budapest
My friend Monique chimes in from Budapest on one of her favorite restaurants: La Fontaine. “It is not very well known,” she says, “but it’s a neat, very romantic bistro…
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The Lead Bead: Mardi Gras, New Orleans
Though the celebration may be smaller in this post-Hurricane Katrina year, New Orleans is still the lead bead among all the Mardi Gras celebrations that go from now through Fat…
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A Room With A View, 30K Feet Up: Holding Pattern Screen Saver
Now, even if you’re not flying, you can have a room with a view — from 30,000 feet — with a FREE download of the cinematic Mac or Windows Holding…
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London on the Low Down: Ibis Hotel, Docklands
With cab rides costing $100 US from Heathrow to your hotel, it is very wise to seek a bargain hotel in London. In the City Center, lodgings might run up…
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The Hip Boutique, Squared: Kube Hotel, Paris
We love all types of boutique hotels. Some are perfect for architecture aficionados. Some are great art lovers. But the Kube Hotel in Paris blends the best of all worlds….
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Cool Culture, Hot Boutique: Graves 601 Hotel, Minneapolis
If you think of Mary Tyler Moore when you think of Minneapolis, you’d smile if you saw the tribute statue of her downtown throwing her beret into the air. But…
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Turning The Tables: Poggio Ristorante, Sausalito
I used to live in Sausalito, but I was on the north side of this bucolic coastside hamlet, a few miles away from the touristy Bridgeway, where a dozen or…
