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San Francisco
Oasis Food Market, Oakland
by lbennett@sfchronicle.com (Lynne Char Bennett)
[29 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Osman Othman opened this market a year ago in North Oakland, an area that is slowly becoming a multicultural food destination. Inside the market, you'll find a Middle Eastern restaurant. Othman has gathered cooks from many places for their special skills:...
 
Middle East - Restaurant - Food - Business - Recreation
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César gets an assist from Haig Krikorian
by plucchesi@sfchronicle.com (Paolo Lucchesi)
[29 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Restaurant expansion, while certainly alluring, isn't always easy, as many restaurants have learned. The good news is that the Bay Area community can be a tight-knit bunch, and sometimes teamwork is the antidote to the recession's blues. Since opening back in...
San Francisco Bay Area - United States - California - Metro Areas - Bay Area
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Fill up on wine, food, tips at SF Chefs 2010
by style@sfchronicle.com (Doug Levy)
[29 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
In a city that revolves around all things culinary, creating a standout wine, food and spirits event seems a tall order. The forthcoming SF Chefs 2010 aims to do that by being bigger - exponentially so - and by being organized by chefs and restaurateurs...
Wine - Food - Recreation - Drink - Business
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Flora more upscale, but slightly out of sync
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[29 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
When it opened 2 1/2 years ago across from the Fox Theater, Flora quickly became the beacon of an emerging Oakland neighborhood. The bar-and-grill-meets-Deco vibe was exciting, the spirit of the place was infectious, cocktails were spot on, and the food was...
Fox Theater - Oakland California - Flora - United States - Art Deco
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Chefs catch on, roll out a haul of fish tacos
by sfinz@sfchronicle.com (Stacy Finz)
[25 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
There were a few traditions growing up in San Diego. When the surf was up, you dropped whatever you were doing and headed to the beach. When the grunions were running, you dropped whatever you were doing and headed to the beach. And when you had a hankering...
San Diego - Taco - United States - Counties - California
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Sugarcane rums gaining in popularity
by wine@sfchronicle.com (Paul Clarke)
[25 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
It's hard to find the concepts of "fresh" and "seasonal" in the realm of booze itself. Most liquor is defined more by engineering and aging than by any nuances in the raw ingredients. But alcohol has a fly-in-amber capacity to capture a flavor and preserve...
Sugarcane - Alcoholic beverage - Agriculture - Field Crops - Earth Science
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Seafood soup reminiscent of Tijuana street food
by food@sfchronicle.com (Gaby Camacho)
[23 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Street food is just finding its niche in the Bay Area, but it has always had a very special place in my heart. My hometown of Tijuana is known for its street food - from tacos and hot dogs to tamales and tortas. I ate them every chance I could. When my...
Tijuana - Mexico - San Francisco Bay Area - Baja California - Taco
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Farallon's Whole Wheat Flour Carrot Cake
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[23 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
True confession: I'm not a fan of carrot cake. For some reason it reminds me of my days in college, when I'd go to my French tutor's house and sit on the floor on a mattress covered with Indian prints smelling of chamomile and patchouli. She drank some...
Home - Cooking - Cake - Fruit and Vegetable - Carrot
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Cafe Des Amis opens in San Francisco
by Janny Hu
[23 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
At long last, Cafe Des Amis is here. The much-anticipated, much-delayed French brasserie from the Bacchus Management Group (Spruce, Village Pub) and Perry Butler (Perry's) finally opened its sleek and shiny doors in Cow Hollow on Wednesday. The restaurant...
San Francisco - United States - Restaurant - California - Metro Areas
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Locanda da Eva opens in Berkeley
by Paolo Lucchesi
[23 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
First-time restaurateur Robert Lauriston has opened Locanda da Eva in the Berkeley location that previously housed Maritime East, Zax Tavern and Casa de Eva. The seasonal Italian menu - complete with wood-fired pizzas, naturally - is executed by partner-chef...
Restaurant - Italian language - Berkeley - Arts - United States
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Napa chefs sow their own meals at former Copia
by food@sfchronicle.com (Michelle Locke |)
[22 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Being "in the weeds" is usually a bad thing for a cook - it's kitchen shorthand for being overwhelmed. But for a group of chefs who've turned abandoned gardens near downtown Napa into a flourishing source of fresh produce, it's a point of honor. "Now it...
Chef - Napa California - California - Napa - United States
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You can count on the sausage at Lokal in Sonoma
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[18 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Entering Lokal, just off the Sonoma square, I was engulfed by the aroma of grilling sausages mixed with floral notes of hops. As my eyes followed my nose to the kitchen at the back of the restaurant, I could see diners with Texas-size glass boots filled with...
Hops - Beer - Food - United States - Shopping
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Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto arrives in Napa
by Paolo Lucchesi
[16 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
World-renowned Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto opened his first West Coast outpost on Thursday, bringing his distinct urban flair to downtown Napa. The modern Japanese restaurant is the first of three big-name projects slated for the Napa Riverfront development,...
Masaharu Morimoto - West Coast of the United States - Iron Chef - Napa Riverfront - United States
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Also opened: Citizen's Band; Radius; Skool
by Paolo Lucchesi
[16 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Citizen's Band: Executive chef Chris Beerman, pastry chef Cheryl Burr (Pinkie's Bakery) and Boris Nemchenok (Uva Enoteca) have teamed up at Citizen's Band, a quirky ode to Americana. Look for diner fare such as pot roast, fried chicken and cheesecake. 1198...
Chef - Cook - Home - Fried chicken - Pastry
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Sasa remixes Japanese cuisine
by Nicholas Boer
[15 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Like the fast-growing bamboo for which it's named, Sasa seeks the light by staying grounded. The restaurant itself is a wonderful remix of basic elements, the cuisine rooted in Japanese tradition, and the servers knowledgeable so as to be a true liaison...
Japanese cuisine - Bamboo - Restaurant - Japanese - Home
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Foraged food movement grows among chefs
by jhu@sfchronicle.com (Janny Hu)
[15 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
With spiky petals that narrow into needle-like tips, a wild artichoke is a scary thing to behold - much less eat. Yet that's exactly what more than 100 diners did last month in a dimly lit San Francisco warehouse, peeling off leafy daggers and sharing tips...
Artichoke - Cook - Home - Fruit and Vegetable - San Francisco
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Secret to smoothest iced coffee: cold brewing
by jhu@sfchronicle.com (Janny Hu)
[11 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Have you ever been giddy about sharing something treasured with a friend - say, a favorite book or restaurant - only to learn that they've already heard about it from someone else? I had one of those stolen moments over the weekend. For the last year, I've...
Iced coffee - Coffee - Beverages - Food - Home
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Heirloom Cafe has promising start
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[11 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Matt Straus, a Boston native, lived for eight years in Los Angeles, where he worked in the wine program at places like L'Orangerie, Sona and Grace. But he always wanted to live in San Francisco, so after looking for two years without finding his ideal job, he...
Los Angeles - San Francisco - Boston - United States - California
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Hog & Rocks; Nex; Mission Chinese Food
by Paolo Lucchesi
[9 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Hog & Rocks: Ham, oysters and classic cocktails converge at this 86-seat restaurant and bar focusing on raw bivalves and artisanal ham. Chef-partner Scott Youkilis - also of the nearby Maverick - has compiled a menu of comfort food items like tomato salad and...
Oyster - Bivalvia - Comfort food - Chinese cuisine - Restaurant
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Review: Acqua Pazza a nice touch in San Mateo
by food@sfchronicle.com (Mandy Erickson)
[8 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Soon after we took our seats at Acqua Pazza in downtown San Mateo, a server strode to our table carrying a plate piled with earthy-brown fungi. They were fresh porcini from Mount Shasta, and he was showing them to promote the night's specials. The chef, he...
San Mateo - San Mateo County California - California - United States - Counties
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Napa's Angèle elevates its cuisine
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[8 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
The Napa dining scene has exploded with the announcement of three high-profile restaurants opening on the Riverfront. At the same time, Angèle, one of the early anchors, is stepping up its game. Since opening nine years ago, this French-inspired restaurant in...
Napa - United States - Restaurant - French cuisine - California
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Embarcadero spots with good food, views
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[4 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Red's Java House I can't think of a better place to get a burger than at Red's. Eat it in front with the bay breezes pushing you from behind, or in back on the worn deck overlooking the water. A cheeseburger with onion, mustard and pickles on a sourdough...
Embarcadero - Cheeseburger - Water - Onion - Sourdough
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Laid-back vegetarian at Encuentro in Oakland
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[4 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Maybe it was the Brittany puppy walking by as I was seated at the bar - but for whatever reason I fell for Encuentro Cafe and Wine Bar on my first visit. My Brittany is a rescue dog, so I've never actually seen a Brittany puppy and spent way too long outside...
Brittany - Dog - BrittanyMurphy - Simon Monjack - Recreation
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Long-awaited Prospect opens in downtown San Francisco
by Lynne Char Bennett
[2 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
The much-anticipated Prospect, from Boulevard's Nancy Oakes, Pam Mazzola and Kathy King, opened last week in San Francisco's downtown luxury Infinity Towers condominium. Executive chef-partner Ravi Kapur, Boulevard's former chef de cuisine, heads the kitchen....
San Francisco - Chef - United States - Boulevard: The Cookbook - California
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Also opened: Spoonbar
by Paolo Lucchesi
[2 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Located within Healdsburg's new H2hotel, the Mediterranean-tinted Spoonbar is the brainchild of executive chef Rudy Mihal and bar manager Scott Beattie. Mihal was last seen at Windsor's now-closed Odyssey, where he was the chef and owner. Mixology star...
Chef - Business - Windsor - Hospitality - Food Service
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Risotto a standout at Grace's Table in Napa
by food@sfchronicle.com (Carey Sweet)
[1 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
When Grace's Table premiered in January in the former Elements space in downtown Napa, it didn't seem so much like a new restaurant as a reintroduction. Elements, which opened in September 2008 and closed 11 months later, had a global small plates theme....
Napa California - Restaurant - Napa - United States - California
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Remodeled Bistro Aix still stands out
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[27 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
It may have taken nine months for Jonathan Beard to reopen Bistro Aix, but it's almost as if the months were merely days. Regular customers have come back in force, as has some of the staff. It's as if the restaurant never closed. After the extensive remodel,...
Restaurant - Business and Economy - Jonathan Beard - Bistro Aix - Fashion
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Also opened: Roam Artisan Burgers; Sons & Daughters
by Paolo Lucchesi,Janny Hu
[25 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
Also opened Roam Artisan Burgers: San Francisco's Union Street makeover is in high gear, with the burger spot from first-time restaurateurs Josh Spiegelman and Lynn Gorfinkle. Beef, turkey, bison and veggie burgers are available with classic toppings ($4.99)...
Beef - Veggie burger - United States - Shopping - Meat
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Wayfare takes over Rubicon
by Paolo Lucchesi
[25 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
Food Network star and Marin County resident Tyler Florence has cut the ribbon on Wayfare Tavern, his new Financial District restaurant in the former Rubicon space. He's reinvented the three-story building as a whimsical American brasserie, with a distinct nod...
United States - Tyler Florence - Food Network - California - Marin
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Chapter 2 for S.F.'s Saison
by Paolo Lucchesi
[25 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
A new era has dawned at Saison in San Francisco's Mission District. Joshua Skenes, one of this year's Chronicle Rising Star Chefs, opened Saison last year as a once-a-week venture behind Stable Cafe. He eventually expanded to three nights a week, but now he's...
Mission District San Francisco California - United States - San Francisco - California - San Francisco Bay Area
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Farallon restaurant returns to top form
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[24 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
Few restaurants offer the whimsical appeal of Farallon, what with its jellyfish light fixtures that hang from the ceiling in the bar, the white plastered nook of a room that feels like the inside of a nautilus shell, and the painted mosaic dome over the main...
Farallon - Mosaic - Business - Real estate - Farallon Capital
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Prime Rib Shabu a good spot in S.F.'s Richmond
by agold@sfchronicle.com (Amanda Gold)
[24 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
The grid-like streets of San Francisco's Richmond District are flooded with Asian restaurants of all sorts - dim sum, Korean barbecue and shabu-shabu places, in particular - so new ones can often go unnoticed. But when Luke Sung, owner of Domo sushi in the...
San Francisco - Richmond District San Francisco - Dim sum - Cooking - Home
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Heading off into the Inner Sunset
by jhu@sfchronicle.com (Janny Hu)
[24 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
With school out and the days long, if not always warm, it's peak season for a visit to Golden Gate Park. Between its world-class museums and gardens, there's no shortage of sights to see or lawns to stroll. But why not double-up with a food exploration as...
Golden Gate Park - Museum - United States - California - Travel and Tourism
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Gracias Madre for this vegan Mexican place
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[20 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
On my final visit to Gracias Madre, a new Mexican restaurant in the Mission, I invited a very particular, decisive and food-savvy friend. She knew the food was vegetarian, but she didn't realize it was also vegan until dessert when the waiter described how...
Veganism - Vegetarianism - Vegetarian - Lifestyle Choices - Mexican cuisine
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SR24, a work in progress that's well on its way
by food@sfchronicle.com (Carol Ness)
[17 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
SR24 is the latest restaurant to stake a claim in Oakland's Temescal gold rush. Chef-owner Josh Woodall calls it an affordable American neighborhood eatery, and offers an appealing menu of popular items like pizza, pasta and pot pies built around a fairly...
Pizza - United States - Pasta - Restaurant - Josh Woodall
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The reincarnation of Santi in Santa Rosa
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[13 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
Santi may be the best Italian restaurant many people haven't heard of. For a decade it was housed in a historic brick building in downtown Geyserville, where it developed a loyal following; however, it was so far north that many in the Bay Area never got...
San Francisco Bay Area - Italian language - Restaurant - United States - Santa Rosa California
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Edible souvenirs offer a taste of travels
by food@sfchronicle.com (Marlena Spieler)
[13 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
Each time I lift my fork, position my chopsticks or ready my spoon, I'm engulfed in the tastes and scents of the wonderful places I've been. Every land I visit, every trip I take, each exciting mouthful enriches my culinary life with new taste experiences. I...
chopstick - Recreation - Business - Food - United States
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Thermidor opens in S.F.
by Lynne Char Bennett
[11 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
Thermidor, the second modern American restaurant from Neil Jorgenson and chef Bruce Binn of Spork, has opened in San Francisco's Mint Plaza. Binn's 1960s-inspired menu features revivals (some with a twist) of classics such as a mini lobster roll, pommes...
San Francisco - United States - Restaurant - Chef - 1960s
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Restaurant openings: Perry's; Fondue Cowboy; the Brick Yard
by Paolo Lucchesi
[11 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
Perry's: The third San Francisco location - and fourth overall - of Perry Butler's classic restaurant has opened in the atrium of the San Francisco Design Center. Like the others, it employs traditional American fare and checkered tablecloths; unlike its...
San Francisco - United States - San Francisco Bay Area - Restaurant - Metro Areas
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Lavish Laurus irresistible at lunch
by food@sfchronicle.com (Nicholas Boer)
[10 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
It's hard to beat lunch at Laurus, a restaurant as elegant as the posh mall in Danville it inhabits. Entrees from the dinner menu are offered in large half portions, and lunch always starts with chef Matthew Silverman's warm, crisp tomato focaccia with an...
Restaurant - Business and Economy - Restaurants and Bars - United States - Cooking
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A complete new menu daily at Lafitte in S.F.
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[6 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
Russell Jackson, also known as the Dissident Chef, became a celebrity in the underground dining movement. Although his resume includes stints at the shuttered Black Cat in North Beach, owner of Russell's in Los Angeles and private chef for Counting Crows, for...
Los Angeles - Chef - United States - Black Cat - California
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New restaurants in Marin
by Paolo Lucchesi
[4 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
All of sudden, there's a flurry of restaurant openings in Marin, with the following places debuting in the last several days. Brick & Bottle: In Corte Madera, Scott Howard has taken over the former Izzy's space to open Brick & Bottle. For Howard, it marks a...
Scott Howard - Corte Madera California - United States - Recreation - Corte Madera
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In new hands, Ubuntu unites diverse ingredients
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[3 Jun 2010 at 2:00am]
Few restaurants have received such favorable national publicity as Ubuntu, thanks to the initial husband-and-wife chef team of Jeremy and Deanie Fox. A few months ago, however, they split and ended up leaving the restaurant. Deanie Fox is back working at...
Ubuntu - Chef - Restaurant - Fox Broadcasting Company - Food
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Italian, yes, but Oenotri is new and different
by mbauer@sfchronicle.com (Michael Bauer)
[30 May 2010 at 2:00am]
A few months ago I was in downtown Napa and looked in at the space that was soon to house Oenotri. It looked as if it was going to be another modern, middle-of-the-road Italian restaurant in a new office and retail development. Certainly nothing to get...
Napa California - Napa - Business and Economy - Restaurants and Bars - United States
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WHAT'S NEW / Also open
by Sarah Fritsche, Paolo Lucchesi
[28 May 2010 at 2:00am]
Pinkie's Bakery: Cheryl Burr's selection of baked goodies, including ginger snap "sammies" with a sweet cream cheese filling, cinnamon roll "cupcakes" and savory brioche buns stuffed with ricotta, chard and garlic, have made Pinkie's Bakery a welcome addition...
Garlic - Home - Cook - Ricotta - Sandwiches
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Bartenders raise a glass to booze-free drinks
by agold@sfchronicle.com (Amanda Gold)
[13 May 2010 at 2:00am]
On the beverage menu at Tacolicious, a hot new Mexican spot in the Marina, there's a section devoted specifically to "Drivers, Kids and Recovering Bartenders." They're not the only ones who would appreciate the drinks that fall into the category - they're all...
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Chronicle critics pick favorite dishes
by sfinz@sfchronicle.com (Stacy Finz)
[15 Apr 2010 at 2:00am]
Anyone who says that eating for a living isn't all it's cracked up to be has some serious issues with the truth. Eating is an obsession for The Chronicle's Food and Wine staff. Sure, as in any job, there are some drawbacks - such as not getting invited to...
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Rising Star Chefs 2010
by Michael Bauer
[7 Mar 2010 at 2:00am]
You might say our Rising Star Chefs have come of age: For 18 years we've turned the spotlight on emerging young talent who we think will make an important impact both locally and nationally, people such as Michael Mina, Charles Phan and Melissa Perello. They'...
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About our reviews
[7 May 2008 at 2:00am]
- 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 been open at least a month before...
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HOROSCOPE for Friday, 07/30/2010
by Christopher Renstrom
[30 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
ARIES (March 20-April 18): Your best efforts won't prevent a situation from falling flat on its face, but think fast and you can help it back on its feet again. TAURUS (April 19-May 19): Claiming that you're being impartial isn’t convincing anybody. Owe up...
 
Foot - Arts - Recreation - Taurus - Makes and Models
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Bad Reporter
by Don Asmussen
[30 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Comic strip. The Lies behind the Truth, and the truth behind the Lies that are behind that Truth.
Bad Reporter - Games - Comics - Arts - Roleplaying
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Analyzing each and every alley cat
by lgarchik@sfchronicle.com (Leah Garchik)
[30 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Summering at home: Ken Maley was at last week's Dore Alley Fair, which he describes as a "mini-Folsom Street Fair." Others have described it as making the Folsom Street Fair look like a PTA picnic. Anyway, in front of the booth for SF Citadel - its website...
Folsom Street Fair - Dore Alley Fair - Science fiction - Arts and Entertainment - Ken Maley
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I slept in the bedroom of a teenage girl while the teenage girl, whose name i...
by jcarroll@sfchronicle.com (Jon Carroll)
[30 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
I slept in the bedroom of a teenage girl while the teenage girl, whose name is Cammie, was out on a vacation with her parents. It's very easy to stay in a teenage girl's bedroom because it's so very hard to mess up. A few more clothes here or there - it is as...
Scouting - Recreation - Girl Scouts of the USA - Organizations - Councils
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Imprisoned Phil Spector gives music a new spin
by Linda Deutsch
[30 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
In the often weird world of show business marriages, the love story of Phil and Rachelle Spector is among the strangest. The 70-year-old Spector is a rock music legend imprisoned for the murder of an actress. His wife, an aspiring singer who just turned 30,...
Phil Spector - Murder - Actor - Singing - Rachelle Spector
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Lisa Kudrow plays therapist in 'Web Therapy'
by Alicia Rancilio
[30 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Former "Friends" star Lisa Kudrow is making herself laugh. She's reading tweets written by her character, Fiona Wallice, on the online show "Web Therapy," which recently completed its third season. Each segment runs about three to 16 minutes. Kudrow's...
Lisa Kudrow - Web Therapy - Friends - Fiona Wallice - Television
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Singer Kristy Lee Cook has her own hunting show
by Chris Talbot
[30 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
The idea is simple but ingenious: Take a winsome country singer, give her a hunting show that features exotic locales and throw in a couple of celebrities. That's the premise behind Versus' "Goin' Country," which features former "American Idol" contestant...
American Idol - Kristy Lee Cook - Singing - Country music - Television
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TV review: 'Rubicon' could be intriguing
by tgoodman@sfchronicle.com (Tim Goodman)
[30 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Rubicon: Drama. 8 to 10 p.m. Sun on AMC (the series regular time slot of 9 p.m. begins the following week). The biggest knock you're likely to hear about "Rubicon," AMC's ambitious new drama series that is "inspired by the suspenseful...
AMC - Rubicon - Drama - Television - James Badge Dale
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Fiction review: 'Star Island,' by Carl Hiaasen
by books@sfchronicle.com (Alan Cheuse)
[30 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
Star Island By Carl Hiaasen (Alfred A. Knopf; 337 pages; $26.95) Does anyone remember what we did for fun before novelist Carl Hiaasen began turning out his satirical comedies one after another after another? Every year you find yourself setting down your...
Carl Hiaasen - Star Island - Alfred A. Knopf - Novel - Arts
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Sense of history drives writer to tell POW tale
by swhiting@sfchronicle.com (Sam Whiting)
[30 Jul 2010 at 2:00am]
When Navy bomber pilot Dieter Dengler turned up alive, six months after being shot down and taken captive in Laos in 1966, Bruce Henderson was there to greet the plane that delivered him back to his ship. Henderson, a 19-year-old weatherman on the aircraft...
Dieter Dengler - Aircraft - Military - Prisoner of war - Bomber
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Intriguing mix in '10 x 10 x 10' exhibition
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker)
[4 Sep 2009 at 2:00am]
The "10 x 10 x 10" exhibition came about when the San Francisco Arts Commission and PhotoAlliance invited 10 local curators and artists each to choose one Bay Area photographer to be represented by 10 pictures. The thrillingly varied show of 100 images fills...
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See the light, hear nature's call in art gardens
by swhiting@sfchronicle.com (Sam Whiting)
[4 Sep 2009 at 2:00am]
Hugh Livingston presses a button and the sound of a High Sierra stream roars down Corte Madera Avenue in Mill Valley. Add the wind in Colorado aspens, birds at dawn, frogs at dusk and the chanting of Navajo bone rattlers, and the sonogarden is up and running...
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Renovations to close Oakland Museum until May
by Kenneth Baker
[21 Aug 2009 at 2:00am]
The Oakland Museum of California will close temporarily at 5 p.m. Sunday to complete its extensive renovation and expansion. It will reopen in May 2010, after a complete reinstallation of its art and history galleries. The National Endowment for the...
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S.F. dealer accused of selling fake Miró prints
by hlee@sfchronicle.com (Henry K. Lee)
[21 Aug 2009 at 2:00am]
A veteran of San Francisco's art gallery scene in Union Square who fashioned himself as an "authenticator of works" has been indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud charges for allegedly selling fake Joan Miró prints. Pasquale Iannetti, 69, who runs...
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Street art and artists in the Mission
by jguthrie@sfchronicle.com (Julian Guthrie)
[21 Aug 2009 at 2:00am]
Clarion is an alley connecting Valencia to Mission, between a cop shop and a crack market, with murals of devils and angels and a moving stairway to heaven. Close by is the Women's Building, a colorful paean to female heroes and goddesses, from Guatemalan...
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Art galleries takin' it to Valencia Street
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker)
[21 Aug 2009 at 2:00am]
In November 2007, Abidin Travels opened for two months on 24th Street in San Francisco, specializing in Baghdad vacation arrangements. Careful observers surely wondered about the fighter jet that blazoned the establishment's logo. Perhaps a few savvy...
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Deborah Butterfield at Paule Anglim
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker)
[15 Aug 2009 at 2:00am]
Montana sculptor Deborah Butterfield produces good work so consistently that she almost makes me want to see her stumble, just to know whether I could catch her at it. The recent work at Paule Anglim continues Butterfield's endless fascination with horses as...
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Susan Hiller: 'The J. Street Project'
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker)
[8 Aug 2009 at 2:00am]
Susan Hiller's "The J. Street Project" at the Contemporary Jewish Museum demonstrates the capacity of a good idea to draw alarming cumulative power from ostensibly matter-of-fact material. During an artist's residency in Berlin, Hiller, an American long based...
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Oral histories tell Polk Street's story
by datebookletters@sfchronicle.com (Katherine Seligman)
[8 Aug 2009 at 2:00am]
In the days before you could get a cup of organic coffee, a reflexology massage and cuisine from half a dozen cultures in just a few blocks, Polk Street was home to a collection of souls that considered themselves a family. "People who didn't have much...
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New Acropolis Museum looks forward, honors past
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker)
[7 Aug 2009 at 2:00am]
Designing a museum figures nowadays as a rite of passage in the careers of many celebrity architects. New York's Bernard Tschumi faced an unusually stern test in this vein after winning a competition in 2001 to build the New Acropolis Museum. For starters,...
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Samurai hold lessons for modern warfare
by jguthrie@sfchronicle.com (Julian Guthrie)
[4 Aug 2009 at 2:00am]
At first glance, Thomas Cleary is an unlikely expert on war, weaponry and man's ability to destroy. The Oakland author and translator of some 80 spiritual texts is gentle and soft-spoken, perfectly suited for poring over ancient works in hushed libraries....
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'Wallworks' serves YBCA by keeping it empty
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker)
[3 Aug 2009 at 2:00am]
"Wallworks," which opened over the weekend at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, marks the public debut of Betti-Sue Hertz as the center's director of visual arts. In a bold move, she elected to take possession of Fumihiko Maki's 1993 building symbolically by...
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Chris Gentile - take a seat, look closely
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker)
[1 Aug 2009 at 2:00am]
New York artist Chris Gentile considers himself a photographer, but one could make a case for calling him a conceptualist or installation maker. Gentile's photographs at Gregory Lind document ephemeral projects done in his studio. One involved him wrapping...
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Impressionist masterworks coming to S.F.
by datebookletters@sfchronicle.com (Steven Winn)
[31 Jul 2009 at 2:00am]
When one door closes, in the art world as anywhere else, another often opens. That's the principle that will bring a surfeit of 19th and early 20th century French paintings, including masterworks by Manet, Renoir, Degas, Vuillard, Bonnard, Monet, Cezanne and...
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The art of the puzzle
by pinkletters@sfchronicle.com (Matt Villano)
[12 Jul 2009 at 2:00am]
Puzzles and fine art have lots in common. Both reflect the genius of their creators. Both incorporate painstaking visual and conceptual detail. Most important, both spark questions and contemplation long after the key riddle or message has been solved....
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Alice Shaw on a path of self-discovery
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (KENNETH BAKER)
[4 Jul 2009 at 2:00am]
"Conceptual art" suggests a bloodless, humorless exercise, and much of it comes across that way. But not when Alice Shaw practices it. Shaw seldom overworks an idea, never exaggerates her originality nor strives for depth when slyness and lightness will do....
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Works of key man in 'conceptual photography'
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker)
[20 Jun 2009 at 2:00am]
Everyone interested in 20th century photography has seen the one or two pictures by Kenneth Josephson that always make it into anthologies, and probably no more. So the Koch Gallery performs a great service in presenting a substantial show of his work....
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Egypt's golden boy king back in S.F.
by pinkletters@sfchronicle.com (Jesse Hamlin)
[19 Jun 2009 at 2:00am]
Renee Dreyfus fell under the spell of Egyptian art at the age of 3, when her parents took her to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Decades later, she's still enthralled by the power and mystery of those exquisitely carved statues and gilded...
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Art review: 'Lords of the Samurai'
by kennethbaker@sfchronicle.com (Kenneth Baker)
[13 Jun 2009 at 2:00am]
"Lords of the Samurai," which opened Friday at the Asian Art Museum, evokes a martial ethos completely antithetical to the remote-controlled carnage of today's high-tech warfare. The samurai of premodern Japan belonged to a social order in which the...
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10 Must-See Acts at Outside Lands
by avaziri@sfchronicle.com (Aidin Vaziri)
[30 Jul 2010 at 12:40am]
Get there early, find your new favorite band!
With something like 60 acts scheduled to appear on the bill at this year's Outside Lands festival in Golden Gate park, putting together our...
 
Golden Gate Park - Outside Lands - Musical ensemble - San Francisco Bay Area - United States
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Hey, Watch It! - Thursday's TV Picks
by rain.jokinen@gmail.com (Rain Jokinen)
[29 Jul 2010 at 12:00pm]
This post is coming to you a bit early today to give you a chance to catch President Barack Obama's "historic" appearance on "The View" this morning at 10 A.M. on ABC, the first appearance on a...
barackobama - View - American Broadcasting Company - President of the United States - President
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911, what is your emergency? Police, Fire or Mental?
by spotsblog@hotmail.com (Beth Spotswood)
[28 Jul 2010 at 3:05pm]
My house alarm is so loud, I thought the world was ending when it went off at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. My first hazy thought was that my roommate had tripped it, fumbling with the code on his way...
Burglar alarm - Police - Physical security - Security - Burglary
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Hey, Watch It! - Wednesday's TV Picks
by rain.jokinen@gmail.com (Rain Jokinen)
[28 Jul 2010 at 3:00pm]
I made a resolution at the beginning of the summer that I would not watch any "summer series" that was on TV simply because it was summer, and a network had to fill in programming time. It worked out...
Television - Arts - Programs - Third Watch - Recreation
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Hey, Watch It! - Tuesday's TV Picks
by rain.jokinen@gmail.com (Rain Jokinen)
[27 Jul 2010 at 3:00pm]
If you're a fan of Gordon Ramsay, you need look no further than Fox tonight, as it's all Ramsay, all night on that network. (At this point, it seems like he should just get his own cable channel;...
Gordon Ramsay - Television - Fox Broadcasting Company - Cable television - Arts
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Tourist Trapped: Surviving GoCar
by spotsblog@hotmail.com (Beth Spotswood)
[26 Jul 2010 at 3:05pm]
This week on Tourist Trapped, my oldest friend Kate and I decided to test out a GoCar . You've probably seen these things tearing around the city, bright yellow two-seater "cars" manned by...
Business and Economy - Travel and Tourism - Tourism - Peru - Machu Picchu
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Hey, Watch It! - Monday's TV Picks
by rain.jokinen@gmail.com (Rain Jokinen)
[26 Jul 2010 at 3:00pm]
We have to wait another week before we find out who Ali picks on the season finale of "The Bacherlorette," (oh, how can we ever bear the wait?), as tonight it's time for "The Men Tell All." There...
Television - Arts - Programs - Dramas - Third Watch
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Hey, Watch It! - Sunday's TV Picks
by rain.jokinen@gmail.com (Rain Jokinen)
[25 Jul 2010 at 3:00pm]
First off, season four of "Mad Men" premieres tonight at 10 P.M. on AMC. You know this. I know this. Everyone knows this. And with the return of this show, Sundays are officially no longer the...
Television - Mad Men - AMC - Arts - Programs
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Hey, Watch It! - Saturday's TV Picks
by rain.jokinen@gmail.com (Rain Jokinen)
[24 Jul 2010 at 3:00pm]
Comic-Con is currently going on down in San Diego, and just like I have for the past few years, I start Comic-Con week with a bit of envy over those who are down there when I am not. But then I start...
San Diego - Comic-Con - United States - Counties - California
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Weekend What's Up, July 23-25
by spotsblog@hotmail.com (Beth Spotswood)
[23 Jul 2010 at 3:05pm]
I have to say, this has GOT to be one of my favoite WEWU's ever. The special effects in the second segment have pretty much made my year (at Hogwarts).
We hope you enjoy the above, and...
Harry Potter - Hogwarts - Games - Roleplaying - Online
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