Why I Love Living in Ingleside
I’ll admit, most people don’t know where my neighborhood is. When they ask where I live, I have to explain, “up past State,” “by Daly City, kind of,” and “like Excelsior but not.” Ingleside also gets...
View ArticleTIMF Sartorialist: Dudes In Flower Prints
It used to be the only time you saw a flower on a dude's shirt was on Hawaiian Shirt day at work. Of course there's nothing wrong with flowers in menswear but it wasn't something I had noticed in any...
View ArticleOakland Restaurant Workers Can't Afford to Eat
The East Bay restaurant scene is exploding, with Oakland, specifically Rockridge, being one of the best dining neighborhoods of 2013. Some 200 restaurants have opened in Oakland since 2011, leading to...
View ArticleTIMF Sun:Metallica Sighting, Sax Hate, TVOTR Rule
Today in bummers: Treasure Island Music Festival is over (and it’s Monday no less). So here’s a fond look at what the festival was. Most notable performance: How do you win a festival? Play a...
View ArticlePalm House: A Tropical Staycation in SF
Did you know there's a tropical oasis in San Francisco? In Cow Hollow. Really! It's called Palm House, and it's a restaurant on Union Street that serves a good helping of island culture in every dish...
View Article8 Reasons to Love a Rainy Monday
It rained this morning! We'd say alert the media, but we are the media. Also, people don't really say that anymore. In celebration of this momentous occasion, I give you eight reasons why today is...
View ArticleLorde's 'Royals' Suddenly Contraband in SF
Go ahead and file 104.5 KFOG and 96.5 KOIT as the best Giants fans in the city. They made the executive decision to ban Lorde’s chart-topping hit “Royals” from the airwaves until the Giants versus...
View ArticleWhere to Drink If You Loved Empress of China
The Empress of China will not be mourned for its food but rather its atmospheric mix of high kitsch and history. Who knew Han Dynasty antiquities lent the perfect backdrop for pics of a sleepy-drunk...
View ArticleThe Latest Spots for a Burger Binge
We love our truffle topped Umami Burgers as much as a quick drive through at In–N-Out for an “animal style” fix, but there are some hot new burger joints in LA that require your attention, whether you...
View ArticleWhy The Giants Will Win the World Series
With the Giants about to play in their 3rd World Series in the last five years, San Francisco is officially a spoiled baseball town. Enjoy it. Appreciate it. This kind of consistent success is a...
View ArticleThis Is Why I Stopped Following You On Instagram
I love Instagram. I wake up and check it, I look during the day, and I scroll through my feed before bed. It's proven to be the longest lasting relationship I've had in years. However, there are some...
View ArticleThis New Personal Ad Series is Very San Francisco
Internet dating is getting to be a little ridiculous. The chances of finding someone have become slim amongst the hordes of aggressively lewd men and totally disinterested women. That’s why it’s not...
View ArticleYou're Gonna Wanna Go to Kink's Haunted House
Sex and fear are well known bedfellows at the world’s largest producer of BDSM pornography: SF’s own Kink.com.Our terrors and desires are equally at home in the company’s Mission headquarters, the...
View ArticleThese San Franciscans are the Giants #1 Fans
When the Giants play at AT&T park this World Series (!!!!), everyone will be watching, including our feathered friends from McCovey Cove, who reliably descend on the stands during the 8th inning of...
View ArticleFun Map: New York as San Francisco
We all know New York is not San Francisco. Certainly there are similarities but we consider her to be our sophisticated older sister who sometimes rolls her eyes at our droll habits. They have better...
View Article6 LA Breweries For Craft Beer
Eagle Rock Brewery This place was one of the early pioneers when they opened in 2009, as one of the first microbreweries in decades to operate and produce their product in the city of Los Angeles which...
View Article'Modern Family' Actor Busts Giants Fan's Balls
Modern Family actor and Kansas City native, Eric Stonestreet flew to Kansas City on Monday and shared the plane with a dude in a San Francisco Giants hat. Stonestreet had some fun with the guy and...
View Article8 Excuses To Live Peter Pan Forever in SF
One Chronicle reporter asked an important question last week: where are the grown-ups in SF? I looked up from my Legos long enough to read the whole (tragically picture poor) article and had to admit...
View ArticleHelp the Family of a Slain BBQ Chef
For the past couple weeks, I had noticed handwritten signs in my neighborhood along Market Street in North Oakland, advertising BBQ plates. For about $10, you could get a plate of barbecued chicken,...
View ArticleYou Can Now Lyft or Uber Your Way from the Airport
As the battle for hired transportation dominance rages between taxi drivers and app-based car service companies like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar, a recent agreement with San Francisco International Airport...
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