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Shop the outside aisles, but don't fear the inside
by agold@sfchronicle.com (Amanda Gold)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
When you start to care about where your food comes from, you learn to shop the edges of the grocery store as opposed to the center aisles. Here's where you'll generally find the fresh produce, the butcher and seafood...
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2 peanut sauces power into Hall of Fame
by jhu@sfchronicle.com (Janny Hu)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
A while back, a reader suggested we look at Asian peanut sauces, of which there are many, many in the market. Some are rather liquidy, others coarse like a sambal, but the best ones simply hit all the right flavor notes...
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Super Bowl party recipes
[3 Feb 2011 at 6:00am]
It doesn't matter if you are a Packers or a Steelers fan or if you don't your football from foosball, the Super Bowl is probably a game you'll watch — even if it's just for the commercials. Here are recipes to...
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Rainbow Grocery a key spot 'South of the Slot'
by sfritsche@sfchronicle.com (Sarah Fritsche)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
For an overview of the 49 Square Mile project, where we pick one culinary attraction in each square mile of San Francisco, go to sfg.ly/oNdJeK . Now we're delving a little further into each neighborhood, one square mile...
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Focaccia basis for easy party food or light meals
by food@sfchronicle.com (Flo Braker)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
For versatile party fare - such as for Super Bowl or Oscar night - I turn to focaccia. Its pleasantly chewy texture is delicious on its own, yet sturdy enough to hold flavorful fillings or toppings. You'll find it quite...
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What's New: Herring
by Sunny Liu
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Step aside, mackerel and sardines; there's a new oily fish in town - but only for a short while. Herring is making a comeback onto our plates after being overfished in the 1990s. It's always been popular in Scandinavia...
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What's New: Junami apples
by Sunny Liu
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
There's likely to be plenty of salty snacks around the house today for Super Bowl Sunday, but you might want to temper those with a crisp Junmai apple, in markets for a couple more weeks. A cross between Idared,...
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Weight loss is key in fighting type 2 diabetes
by food@sfchronicle.com (Marion Nestle)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Nutrition and public policy expert Marion Nestle answers readers' questions in this monthly column written exclusively for The Chronicle. E-mail your questions to food@sfchronicle.com , with "Marion Nestle" in the...
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New life for old favorite Original Joe's
by Paolo Lucchesi
[29 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
On opening night at the reborn Original Joe's, owner John Duggan surveyed the packed dining room, watching tuxedoed waiters scurry about the sea of shiny red booths to and from the bustling exhibition kitchen. It was a...
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WHAT'S NEW / Napa Valley's Redd Wood
by Paolo Lucchesi
[29 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
Rather than reference Italy, New York or even California, Richard Reddington describes his new Redd Wood as a Napa Valley-style pizzeria and restaurant. It's an appropriate moniker for the freshly opened Yountville spot...
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WHAT'S NEW / Also open
by Paolo Lucchesi
[29 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
Dottie's True Blue Cafe: Original Joe's isn't the only San Francisco staple to reemerge in bigger and shinier environs. Tenderloin veteran Dottie's True Blue Cafe closed its 18-year-old Jones Street location in December...
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What's New: State Bird Provisions opens in S.F.
by Lynne Char Bennett
[8 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
San Francisco's Fillmore District gained a bird-in-hand with the much-anticipated New Year's Eve opening of State Bird Provisions from the married duo of Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, both former chefs at the...
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WHAT'S NEW / Latest flavors from top S.F. chefs
by Paolo Lucchesi
[18 Dec 2011 at 6:00am]
A pair of four-star San Francisco chefs have unveiled new restaurants, albeit more casual ones than they've opened in the past. Ron Siegel, who made his name at fine dining temples like Masa's and Charles Nob Hill, has...
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Openings
by Paolo Lucchesi
[25 Dec 2011 at 6:00am]
B-Side BBQ: Tanya Holland of Food Network fame has opened a follow-up effort to her popular Brown Sugar Kitchen, with a barbecue spot that tips its hat to Southern flavors. It also embraces eclectic touches, from...
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What's New: Restaurant openings
[18 Dec 2011 at 6:00am]
American Eatery: Prather Ranch Meat Co. has moved to a new slot within the Ferry Building, and added a takeout restaurant showcasing the company's meats. Erica Holland-Toll is the chef. Ferry Building, Suite 33, San...
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Deaf couple launch pizza place in the Mission
by plucchesi@sfchronicle.com (Paolo Lucchesi, Chronicle Staff Writer)
[5 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
As at most new and noteworthy restaurants in San Francisco's Mission District, there's a full house during the dinner rush at Mozzeria, a month-old Italian restaurant and pizzeria. Every one of the 45 or so seats is...
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Moroccan food bounty in S.F.
by lbennett@sfchronicle.com (Lynne Char Bennett, Chronicle Staff Writer)
[27 Oct 2011 at 6:00am]
Fans of Moroccan food have a scattering of places in which to indulge around the Bay Area, but a short five-block stretch of San Francisco's Polk Street lets them sample some regional variations by just walking down the...
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Former dishwasher now cleaning up as head chef
by food@sfchronicle.com (Lisa Wallace, Chronicle Staff Writer)
[20 Oct 2011 at 6:00am]
Long before San Francisco's Westfield shopping center opens its doors, Lark Creek Steak, on the upstairs Restaurant Dome floor, is bustling. On a Wednesday morning late in the summer, chef Ismael Macias is quietly...
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Artisan cheese makers abound in Sonoma and Marin
by fletcher@foodwriter.com (Janet Fletcher)
[16 Oct 2011 at 6:00am]
If Seana Doughty wants a motto for her new Bleating Heart creamery, she might consider "No Guts, No Glory." Doughty's saga of transformation from bored office paper pusher to professional cheese maker has enough...
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Spicy Asian influences on Bay Area fried chicken
by jhu@sfchronicle.com (Janny Hu, Chronicle Staff Writer)
[11 Sep 2011 at 6:00am]
I have a confession that might sound familiar: I loved Kentucky Fried Chicken as a kid. Finger-lickin' goodness aside, it was usually the first meal we'd have when my father visited from Paraguay, where he was stationed...
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Rising Star Chefs 2011: a passionate group
by Michael Bauer, Chronicle restaurant critic
[13 Mar 2011 at 6:00am]
The road to becoming a Chronicle Rising Star Chef is diverse, but there are guideposts along the way. The main one: passion. Yet, while passion is always an element in a chef's success, the feeling is palpable with this...
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What's New: Hecho and Urban Bistro open
by Paolo Lucchesi
[8 Apr 2011 at 6:00am]
Japan and Mexico converge at Hecho, Joseph Manzare's new Financial District sushi restaurant and Tequila bar. The restaurant in Joie de Vivre's Galleria Park Hotel features a dining room upstairs, and a lounge and sushi...
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1833 review: Great setting, food in Monterey
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[8 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
In careless or uncaring hands, 1833 could become a tourist trap. The Monterey restaurant, whose name refers to the building's age, has a history that could turn it into a dining circus. Yet it has avoided these pitfalls,...
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Toast Wine Lounge review: Many innovative dishes
by Nicholas Boer, Special to The Chronicle
[5 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
Peter Jackson takes such joy in creating menu items that asking him to describe dishes from just two weeks back is a bit like asking a lane-splitting Harley to switch into reverse. You can almost hear the mental gears...
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Cypress review: Contemporary by way of classics
by food@sfchronicle.com (Nicholas Boer, Special to The Chronicle)
[29 Dec 2011 at 6:00am]
The Cal-Med food movement swept through restaurants like a tsunami, sweeping dessert trays, lobster Thermidor and tuxedo-clad waiters into a forgotten heap. Yet even the broadest sea change can't completely remake the...
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Gypsy Cafe review: Food is often worth the wait
by food@sfchronicle.com (Carey Sweet, Special to The Chronicle)
[22 Dec 2011 at 6:00am]
It used to be when a restaurant opened for business, it was open for business - as in a fully trained staff and a fully realized menu. These days, with more relaxed dining becoming the norm, it's common for diners to...
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Manresa review: Renovated - and even better
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[8 Dec 2011 at 6:00am]
A great chef is often driven against reason; David Kinch of Manresa is one of those chefs. In his more than nine years in business, he's continued to up his game, creating a restaurant that fulfills his vision,...
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Cupola review: Pizza among Bay Area's best
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[27 Nov 2011 at 6:00am]
At this time of year I plan my shopping weekends around the best places to eat. You have Betelnut on Union Street, A16 on Chestnut Street, Va de Vi in Walnut Creek and, at Westfield San Francisco Centre, a newer place:...
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Mateo's Cocina Latina review: Soulful Mexican food
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[20 Nov 2011 at 6:00am]
Mateo Granados started his restaurant career as a dishwasher in San Francisco more than 20 years ago. Through hard work and talent, the Yucatan native worked up to chef de cuisine at Masa's under Julian Serrano, and...
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Hamro Aangan review: Nepal dishes the best
by food@sfchronicle.com (Nicholas Boer, Special to The Chronicle)
[17 Nov 2011 at 6:00am]
Hamro Aangan's dining room showcases a street scene from Kathmandu, its mountainous backdrop a quiet reminder of Nepal's grandeur. The artwork's seven luminous panels by local Nepalese painter Yuvak Tuladhar have a...
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Trace: Canned act fails despite good intentions
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[13 Nov 2011 at 6:00am]
Walking into Trace, the restyled restaurant in the W Hotel, was like opening a 1990s time capsule. The tall, model-thin hosts wore tight black dresses and high heels, occasionally parading down the center of the long,...
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La Condesa restaurant in St. Helena review
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[6 Nov 2011 at 6:00am]
The Bay Area needs more Mexican restaurants, and it's taken some smart operators from Austin to seize the opportunity. Jesse Herman and Delfo Trombetta, who opened La Condesa in Austin in 2009 and garnered a nomination...
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Birch Street review: Bistro Elan's charm preserved
by food@sfchronicle.com (Mandy Erickson, Special to The Chronicle)
[3 Nov 2011 at 6:00am]
Too often on the Peninsula, a restaurant closes because of high rents, and a neighborhood loses a great place to dine. After 16 years on Palo Alto's California Avenue, Bistro Elan was facing that possibility. But then a...
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Park Tavern review: A worthy successor to Moose's
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[30 Oct 2011 at 6:00am]
Taking over the space of a famous restaurant like Moose's is a gamble. The previous tenant, Joey and Eddie's, made a valiant effort but never built much traction, even though it was advertised as Bronx Italian, and the...
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Pasion gives Inner Sunset a shot of sophistication
by jhu@sfchronicle.com (Janny Hu)
[27 Oct 2011 at 6:00am]
Like the neighborhood itself, the dining scene in San Francisco's Inner Sunset isn't fussy. Largely a mix of solid, inexpensive ethnic restaurants and mom-and-pop cafes, the vibe is comfortable and casual, more humble...
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About our reviews
[7 May 2008 at 6:00am]
-- Dining Out reviews appear in the Thursday Datebook and Sunday Food & Wine sections. These are the restaurant's first review, and are based on at least three visits to the restaurant. We wait until the restaurant has...
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Jardiniere review: Great for palate, not wallet
by Michael Bauer
[12 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
The Chronicle's star ratings always need to be looked at in the context of price. Take this hypothetical as an example: Say you had the exact same excellent main course at two similar restaurants. One costs $24, the...
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Bruno Chemel's Baumé starts to meet expectations
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[15 Dec 2011 at 6:00am]
Call it sweet revenge. A few years ago Bruno Chemel took over the Chez TJ kitchen in Mountain View from Christopher Kostow, and the restaurant lost one of its two Michelin stars. That led to a feud with the owner....
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La Costanera shores up service, food to match view
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[13 Oct 2011 at 6:00am]
Now that the tourists have taken their kids back to school, it's time for the locals to get out and explore. While I generally head north on my leisure forays, it's sometimes nice to go south where in only about 20...
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Isa's service, offerings remain inconsistent
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[20 Oct 2011 at 6:00am]
After waiting for 10 minutes behind two other parties trying to get seated for a 6:15 reservation at Isa, we finally got our turn at the podium. The man at the stand offhandedly noted that we were there under a "special...
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Miss Pearl's Jam House review: A change (not good)
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[15 Sep 2011 at 6:00am]
When it opened in 2008 at Jack London Square in Oakland, Miss Pearl's Jam House tried to reproduce the Caribbean and Island-style cuisine that made it famous when it opened in 1988 alongside the Phoenix Hotel in San...
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Dining update: Sons & Daughters grows up
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[8 Sep 2011 at 6:00am]
When Sons & Daughters opened last year in the former Cafe Mozart space, the men behind the stove were largely unknown. The two chef-owners, Matt McNamara and Teague Moriarty, met in culinary school, and about all I knew...
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Locavore review: Huge improvement in 8 months
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[4 Sep 2011 at 6:00am]
Eight months ago, I paid a visit to Locavore, a new restaurant in the Mission that specializes in local food. It's a name - and a concept- that may be unusual in other parts of the country, but is common in the Bay Area,...
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Bay Area arts and entertainment picks, Feb. 5
by Kathleen Dixon
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
S ART Family Day You can explore art, create your own, travel to new worlds, discover special places and simply be inspired. Moderators are there to guide you through activities and docents lead family-friendly tours....
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Exploring Bay Area's hidden country music scene
by avaziri@sfchronicle.com (Aidin Vaziri)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
People in the Bay Area tend to think country music sucks. And the truth is, a lot of it does - especially the kind that the major labels in Nashville have been sending our way for years, all big hair and slick chords,...
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What's up in twang in Bay Area this week
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
The country, roots and rockabilly forecast for the week. For complete listings, go to Hicks With Sticks ( www.hickswithsticks.com ). The Lonestar Retrobates: 3 p.m. Today. Free. Presidio Yacht Club, Sommerville Road,...
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'Great Gatsby' by John Harbison revived
by jkosman@sfchroncle.com (Joshua Kosman)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said that there are no second acts in American life - an adage that is usually cited only in order to refute it. Now "The Great Gatsby" is poised to offer the latest counterexample to the...
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Channing Tatum reveals heart, mind in 'The Vow'
by sadolphson@sfchronicle.com (Michael Ordoña)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
"The Vow" director Michael Sucsy has no trouble recalling his first impression of Channing Tatum, at least not anymore. "A friend reminded me he'd shown me an issue of Details or GQ and (Tatum) was on the cover, and I...
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Ralph Fiennes directs modern take on 'Coriolanus'
by Pam Grady
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Ralph Fiennes won a Tony Award for playing the titular Danish prince in "Hamlet." He's been Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet," Mark Antony in "Julius Caesar," Claudio in "Much Ado About Nothing," Edmond in "King Lear" and...
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SF IndieFest a showcase for digital filmmakers
by ajohnson@sfchronicle.com (G. Allen Johnson)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
The 14th San Francisco Independent Film Festival features time machines, postapocalyptic visions and characters searching for a bright future. IndieFest has always been forward-looking, but who could have foreseen the...
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Ask Mick LaSalle: Michael Fassbender indecisive
by mlasalle@sfchronicle.com (Mick LaSalle)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Dear Mick LaSalle: Michael Fassbender's performance in "Shame" was incredible and difficult to watch, yet George Clooney won best actor at the Golden Globes. Do you think Fassbender did not receive an Oscar nomination...
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Douglas Trumbull on visual effects he pioneered
by sadolphson@sfchronicle.com (Hugh Hart)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Director-inventor's time has come again with fast-frame-rate technique Douglas Trumbull will pick up a lifetime achievement Oscar this month, but the man who changed the face of visual effects with 1968's "2001: A Space...
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Movies opening Jan. 10
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Opening Friday Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Oscar Nominated Shorts Safe House Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3-D Undefeated The Vow
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A critical consensus
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
An assessment of current motion pictures by major American film critics. Film criticism is rated on a scale of 10 (excellent) to 1 (poor). Criticism not available at press time will be reflected in future columns. The...
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Country music thrives in S.F. Bay Area
by Sue Adolphson, Sunday Datebook Editor
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
The underground country music scene in the Bay Area isn't new. It's been happening since the days of New Riders of the Purple Sage. But Pop Music Critic Aidin Vaziri has a good argument for putting the story on today's...
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Singer Paula West isn't content with old standards
by sadolphson@sfchronicle.com (Lee Hildebrand)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Resting horizontally atop a row of tomes about Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Bing Crosby and other figures associated with the so-called Great American Songbook on a tightly packed bookshelf in Paula West's Nob Hill...
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CD review: Lana Del Rey, 'Born to Die'
by Aidin Vaziri
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Pop Most people discovered, doted on and dismissed Lana Del Rey within the first 16 seconds she appeared on "Saturday Night Live" last month, somewhere between the opening shot of the ugly...
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CD review: Simone Dinnerstein
by Joshua Kosman
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Classical Pianist Simone Dinnerstein follows up her entrancing Bach CD from last year, "A Strange Beauty," with an effort very much in a similar vein. As before, there is a poetic epigraph -...
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New Chuck Prophet album draws on 30 years in S.F.
by avaziri@sfchronicle.com (Aidin Vaziri)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Chuck Prophet's new album, "Temple Beautiful," is an earnest if not entirely factually accurate tribute to his adopted hometown of San Francisco. The former Green on Red front man sings about well-known characters,...
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KDFC continues to improve radio signal after move
by pinkletters@sfchronicle.com (Ben Fong-Torres)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
It's been a year since KDFC, the classical music station, moved from 102.1 FM to a far weaker signal at 90.3, a move that sparked an undying protest over the resulting loss of the iconic college station KUSF. But Bill...
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Bay Area theater openings, Feb. 5
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
OPENINGS Blue/Orange Carl Lumbly, Julian López-Morillas and Dan Clegg star in Joe Penhall's drama about a psychiatric patient who claims to be the son of an African dictator. Previews begin Wed. Opens Sat. Through March...
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'Maharaja: The Splendor of India's Royal Courts'
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Maharaja: The Splendor of India's Royal Courts. Through April 8. Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin St., San Francisco. (415) 581-3500, www.asianart.org . Pictured: Sword and scabbard (18th-early 19th c.), unknown craftsman.
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Letters to Sunday Datebook, Feb. 5
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Omitting actor's German heritage a puzzling oversight It was nice to see the Sunday Datebook profiles on the immensely talented Michael Fassbender, star of "A Dangerous Method" and "Shame" ("Analyzing Freud and his...
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Kiddin' on the Keys - June 27, 1967
by Herb Caen
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Somebody's wonderful line about an alleged Austrian "Countess" who just married a naive Peninsula moneybags: "She's such an operator she could sell knitted bathtubs." ... Former Governor Pat Brown, who'll represent LBJ...
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Rep. Sala Burton mourned in rotunda, 1987
by sadolphson@sfchronicle.com (Johnny Miller)
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Here's a look at the past. Items have been culled from The Chronicle's archives of 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago. 1987 Feb. 6: Some came in hard hats, others on walkers. They were black and white. More than a few could...
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Horoscope
by Minerva
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Starcast Planets fan out across Aquarius and Pisces, lighting brush fires as they go. With Tuesday's full moon in volatile Leo, hold on to your sanity. Aries (March 20-April 19) As the year takes off, personal finances...
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Edo De Waart helped sell Symphony tickets, 1982
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
After the construction of Davies Symphony Hall and the orchestra's expansion to a year-round season in 1980, even Music Director Edo de Waart lent a hand, answering phones and selling subscriptions for the 1982-1983...
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What's new in arts and entertainment, Feb. 5
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
Art New Works by Hush , 941 Geary gallery (Today-March 17). Movies Opening Friday: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG), Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (not rated), Muhammet Uzuner,...
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HOROSCOPE Q+A/MAILBAG
by MINERVA
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
STARCAST Planets fan out across Aquarius and Pisces lighting brushfires as they go. Add to this Tuesday's full moon, a drama queen in volatile Leo, eyeballing the sun in eccentric Aquarius. Hold on to your sanity (and...
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HOROSCOPE for Sunday, 02/05/2012
by MINERVA
[5 Feb 2012 at 6:00am]
ARIES (March 20-April 18): As the year takes off the warming trend continues where personal finances are are concerned. Lucky you! Still, it's difficult to stay plugged in with the full moon levying mad, passionate...
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Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life reopens
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker, Chronicle Art Critic)
[23 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
The institution long known as Judah L. Magnes Museum - custodian of pre-eminent collections representing the cultural history of Jews in the West - reopened Sunday as the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC...
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Anselm Kiefer's tragic works carry traces of humor
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker, Chronicle Art Critic)
[22 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
Painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer, one of the world's most sought-after contemporary artists, titled his engrossing 2010 New York gallery show "Next Year in Jerusalem," after a traditional Jewish toast. At that time,...
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Healdsburg artist Wade Hoefer spices up paintings
by style@sfchronicle.com (Carey Sweet, Special to The Chronicle)
[8 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
During the past four decades, Healdsburg artist Wade Hoefer has received numerous accolades for his flowing, meditative oil-on-canvas studies of Northern California landscapes. Yet when a visitor paused recently in...
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John Cage's influence explored in 'Get Lucky'
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker)
[7 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
"Get Lucky: The Culture of Chance" at SOMArts will make some visitors wish for a more systematic genealogy of John Cage's artistic aftermath - a project that someone may one day attempt. Meanwhile, this one,...
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Douglas Schneider: Art inspired by dreams
by 96hours@sfchronicle.com (Nirmala Nataraj, Special to The Chronicle)
[22 Dec 2011 at 6:00am]
Douglas Schneider describes many of his paintings as being inspired by dream theory. "We go into REM sleep, and our synapses fire images like snapshots from multiple sources," he says. Archetypal images, daily...
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'Robert Adams: Consolations: Prairie, Forest, Sea'
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker, Chronicle Art Critic)
[22 Dec 2011 at 6:00am]
"Robert Adams: Consolations: Prairie, Forest, Sea" at Fraenkel reminded me of Garry Winogrand's remark that pictures show us not the look of the world but what it looks like photographed. Winogrand hinted that the...
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Mexican Museum gains ties with Smithsonian
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker, Chronicle Art Critic)
[31 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
The Mexican Museum has been invited to join the Smithsonian Institution's Affiliations Program. The arrangement will allow the Mexican Museum to borrow objects long term from, and lend to, the largest museum network in...
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'Slap in the Face': SFSU show on street artists
by 96hours@sfchronicle.com (Kimberly Chun, Special to The Chronicle)
[26 Jan 2012 at 6:00am]
By their tags, you will recognize them - the artfully swirled monikers on "Hello My Name Is" labels hastily plastered on street signage, Muni and very occasionally a gallery's walls, like Fifty 24's space at this year's...
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C215: Kicking habit inspires smoking exhibition
by 96hours@sfchronicle.com (Kimberly Chun, Special to The Chronicle)
[8 Dec 2011 at 6:00am]
It wasn't until Paris street artist C215 stopped smoking two years ago because of a bout with meningitis that he was able to step back and really look at the act. He says he realized it was the perfect subject for a new...
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'Hidden in Sight': Creating, excavating artifacts
by 96hours@sfchronicle.com (Nirmala Nataraj, Special to The Chronicle)
[15 Dec 2011 at 6:00am]
Hidden in every urban environment is a world unto itself. Among the buildings and varied landscapes, there are secrets and cryptic lexicons that skirt the boundary between the magical and mundane. This is the idea that'...
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John Priola: Photo series explores 'Philanthropy'
by 96hours@sfchronicle.com (Kimberly Chun, Special to The Chronicle)
[24 Nov 2011 at 6:00am]
Neighborhoods are all too easy to peg by their castoffs. For example, you might know certain segments of the Mission for their castoff mattresses or portions of South Berkeley for the fancy coffee left out by the curb....
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The restless physicality of Oakland's Colosky
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker, Chronicle Art Critic)
[24 Nov 2011 at 6:00am]
Since I first encountered it at Ampersand a year ago, the work of Oakland artist Randy Colosky has begun turning up all over the place. Now he has a solo show that nearly bursts the intimate Museum of Craft and Folk Art...
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'Masters of Venice: Renaissance Painters': review
by datebookletters@sfchronicle.com (Steven Winn, Special to The Chronicle)
[29 Oct 2011 at 6:00am]
In its early galleries, "Masters of Venice," which opens today at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, lays down some deep, somber chords from the Italian Renaissance. Surrounded first by five portraits of imposing male...
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Pissarro, painter of the people, at the Legion
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker, Chronicle Art Critic)
[22 Oct 2011 at 6:00am]
"Pissarro's People," which opens today at the Legion of Honor, extends the recent string of turn-of-the-20th-century French painting shows that has kept the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco's ticket sales crackling....
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When Can You Call Yourself A Native?
by bethspotswood@gmail.com (Beth Spotswood)
[1 Feb 2012 at 9:35am]
The great city of San Francisco has many distinctions, one of them being the feverish, white-knuckled grip with which many locals define themselves as "native." A quick look at several internet...
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Tourist Trapped: Ferry Building Farmer's Market
by bethspotswood@gmail.com (Beth Spotswood)
[30 Jan 2012 at 9:37am]
Tourist Trapped is a weekly Culture Blog post in which Beth Spotswood visits San Francisco's popular tourist destinations and reports back. This week: the Farmer's Market at the Ferry Building.
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Swapping Spit At Sketchfest
by bethspotswood@gmail.com (Beth Spotswood)
[25 Jan 2012 at 11:21am]
I have loved comedy ever since (the apparently very difficult) Jerry Seinfeld asked, "If the black box always survives the crash, how come they don't just make the whole plane out of the black...
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Tourist Trapped: Candlestick Park
by bethspotswood@gmail.com (Beth Spotswood)
[23 Jan 2012 at 12:33pm]
To be a bandwagoner is to be a tourist. And so it is for this column that I end up at things like the San Francisco 49ers playoff game against the New York Giants. I love sporting events in the way I...
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Tourist Trapped: SkyMall Catalog
by bethspotswood@gmail.com (Beth Spotswood)
[16 Jan 2012 at 8:35am]
I've been flying a lot lately, discovering that the one and only highlight of domestic coach air travel is the SkyMall catalog . SkyMall is like Lillian Vernon for employed nerds. On my recent...
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'Sea Fashion Challenge' student design contest
by ed@sfgate.com (SFGate)
[12 Jan 2012 at 5:58pm]
Academy of Art University students from the School of Industrial Design and School of Fashion present 10 beautiful design entries for the "Sea Fashion Challenge." View the entries in the slideshow...
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You Can't Fight New Years Eve
by bethspotswood@gmail.com (Beth Spotswood)
[11 Jan 2012 at 1:21pm]
I booked myself an early flight on New Year's Day. It was a dumb thing to do, and meant that all New Year's Eve, I was watching the clock thinking, "I should really be packing." Which is probably...
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Academy of Art student design contest
by ed@sfgate.com (SFGate)
[9 Jan 2012 at 5:58pm]
Academy of Art students from the School of Industrial Design and School of Fashion present 10 beautiful design entries. View the entries in the slideshow below, along with photos of the students at...
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Tourist Trapped: Japanese Tea Garden
by bethspotswood@gmail.com (Beth Spotswood)
[9 Jan 2012 at 10:05am]
Tourist Trapped is a weekly Culture Blog post in which Beth Spotswood visits San Francisco's popular tourist destinations and reports back. This week: The Japanese Tea Garden.
I've been saving...
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