The Great Burger War goes to The Pork Store
Here’s a question for you, Julian: What is a burger? Before getting that discussion, let me assure...
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COVID-19 could prove fatal to many of San Francisco’s bars
Since the Gold Rush, bars have defined a part of Mission culture associated with nightlife, a bit...
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Distillations: Closing time in the era of COVID-19 and ‘social distancing’
A few years ago, in a Mission bar that no longer exists, the bartender friend of mine introduced...
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Tartine workers vote to unionize — but both union and management challenge the vote count
A slim majority of Tartine workers today voted to unionize — 89 yeses to 84 noes. But, crucially,...
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Distillations: Zeitgeist is a timeless wonder. Try not to get 86ed.
My most significant memory in Zeitgeist is of a group of people rejecting it. Some time ago,...
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Distillations: Memories of Amnesia — a valediction
If asked how Amnesia has changed in all the years I’ve known it, I’d be hard pressed to think of a...
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Distillations: Pi Bar is not an irrational place
I’d been saving my visit to the Pi Bar on Valencia between 25th and 26th for Nicole, because...
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Tartine workers move to unionize
Workers at Tartine Bakery this morning delivered letters to management at four Bay Area locations,...
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Distillations: Life’s off the hook at The Phone Booth
I walked into The Phone Booth on South Van Ness and 25th on a dark and cold night, expecting it to...
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Distillations: Beer Nerds is a box, with beer, pizza — and company. And, sometimes, that’s all you need.
It was a rainy night and I’d been stood up by a super-extrovert, the kind of high-powered people...
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Distillations: Cava22 a warm respite during dark days
I spent time in the Mission the night Obama was elected. Oh man, that was a festivity. People...
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With soup kitchen shutting down for winter break, homeless residents say they’ll make do
On a dreary Christmas Eve morning, hundreds of hungry men and women arrived at Martin de...
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Distillations: Casanova Lounge is authentically weird. And that’s a high compliment.
“My brother said something interesting,” Anselm told me as his Casanova Lounge drink arrived. “He...
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Distillations: The Latin American Club may be the Mission’s best ‘chill bar’
The bartender at the Latin American Club was in the process of making a long line of nearly 10...
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Here are the Mission District bars that’ll be open on Thanksgiving
Let’s say your holiday is not going great — or maybe it’s going really great — and you’re in the...
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Xanath ice cream owner offering $2,000 reward following ‘acid’ vandalism
The owner of a longtime Mission ice cream shop, Xanath, is offering a $2,000 reward for...
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