Bissap Baobab owner may be early local casualty of federal ‘denaturalization’ efforts
The recent arrest of Marco Senghor, the Senegal-born owner of the popular dance club and...
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Food
Distillations: The mystifying — but undeniable — charm of Paprika
Paprika, which was described to me as “an Eastern European-themed gastropub” on 24th off Mission,...
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Son’s Addition: It All Adds Up!
Son’s Addition opened late last year and brought a family-friendly, approachable, upscale...
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The Fried Chicken Sandwich Showdown at Los Picudos
A March 26 email from Mark: “Went to Tortas Picudos today but could not go through with it. First...
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The Beehive — Can you dig it, baby?
The Beehive opened only a few months ago in the old Range space, by the old Range people,...
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Francisca’s: a chef re-emerges in SF’s Mission
Chef Manny Torres Gimenez has owned four restaurants in the Mission now, with different degrees of...
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The Morris: Your Neighborhood Destination Place
The Morris has only been in existence for just over a year-and-a-half, but owing to its location...
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The fried chicken sandwich showdown stops in at Son’s Addition
Walking into Son’s Addition is perhaps like stepping into the Twilight Zone or, you know,...
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Prubechu – Guam in the House!
Prubechu opened four years ago to only a modicum of fanfare. While the cuisine itself caused a...
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Filipino-fusion food truck wins appeal to return to Mission corner
A food truck serving the Filipino version of tacos, burritos and fries smothered in nacho-like...
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Voters can track millions flowing into local races. Do they give a damn?
Retirement, for Larry Bush, looks a lot like work did. The former journalist, politico, fixer and...
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Former Delfina chef prepares to open his own place at 19th and San Carlos
Anthony Strong, the former executive chef for the Delfina Restaurant Group, was standing in front...
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New idea in SF? Manny’s, a bar for civic engagement at 16th and Valencia
Manny Yekutiel has done a lot of politics in his 28 years. He’s raised funds for the American...
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Rite Spot Café — The Bar that dreams are made of
Who knew the Rite Spot had been around for 60 years? Everyone but me, that’s who. I’m horribly...
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Vegan Gracias Madre survives well — thank you, Mother!
“Gracias Madre” means, essentially, “Thank you, Mother Earth.” The food here is...
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The fried chicken sandwich showdown visits Bi-Rite
Julian, 20-something, and Mark, 70-something, will be hunting for the Mission’s best fried chicken...
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