Distillations: Strikes and gutters at Mission Bowling Club
There is a city surrounded by Detroit, Justine tells me. It’s a city enveloped by another city,...
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Distillations: Pop quiz — what’s not to like about Elixir?
Quiz nights are the bane of my bar-crawling existence. I admire erudition, I adore the ability to...
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Distillations: The Virgin Mary takes up residence at the 24th Street Bar. And there was much rejoicing.
“Okay, look,” I asked Michael, the heavily bearded bartender at the 24th Street Bar, “I have to...
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Distillations: Clooney’s is a neighborhood bar in a neighborhood that, at times, no longer feels like one
The Mission on Christmas from Mission Local on Vimeo. There are no hooks along the bottom of the...
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Distillations: At Farmhouse they put blinky disco lights on the drinks and light the soup on fire
We needed booze and food, though I was more interested in the booze and Serena was more interested...
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Distillations: A clean and well-dimmed place to drink at Laszlo.
“I collect writers,” Flitter told me as we sat by the window at Laszlo, the bar attached to the...
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Distillations: Seeing much good in Evil Eye — damn it
Cities build on top of themselves, new layers atop the old. Sometimes that’s literal, which is why...
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Distillations: Down and out at Southern Pacific
Is there a bar that all your friends really like but you just can’t stand? And you cringe inside...
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Distillations: Big discussions at little Sycamore
I was sitting with Alaric in the back patio of the Sycamore, which has been her regular spot for...
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Distillations: Past and present at the Royal Cuckoo Market
I have something on Laura. A year ago, on Christmas, I came over to her house and we spent the...
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Distillations: A sense of where you are at the fabulous Alba Ray’s
By the time we got a table at Alba Ray’s, Julian — a trans man from New York — was...
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Distillations: Facing the music at Revolution Café
There was supposed to be a beat-boxing cellist. Instead there is a jazz quartet. You never know...
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Distillations: A return to San Francisco’s greatest bar, Oddjob. How fortunate.
Desmond had something waiting for me when I arrived with a small party at the SRO (Standing Room...
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Distillations: Winging it at Teeth
“Luke” was sitting on a bench on the third and highest level of Teeth’s bleacher-style back patio,...
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Distillations: Tater tots and margarita tots and everything tots at Benders
“Phil” claims that he invented the margarita at Benders. “A couple of years ago,” he said, “Tom...
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Distillations: Me and you and everyone we know at Wildhawk
The moment I stepped into Wildhawk, on 19th, I was absolutely charmed. It’s a small room, but it’s...
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What To Do
Fri
15
18 Reasons: The Italian Way with Vegetables: Mushrooms and Winter Squash
February 15 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Fri
15
Southern Exposure: The Tallest Part of the Arch – Group Exhibition (Opening Reception)
February 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
