When the ancient Polynesians invented surfing, they often used a paddle to help them navigate. Fast-forward a few millennia, and Stand-Up Paddleboarding, or SUP, finds itself trendy again. Part of its increasing popularity is that standing upright allows surfers to spot waves more easily and thus catch more of them, multiplying the fun factor. Paddling back to the wave becomes less of a strain as well. The ability to cruise along on flat inland water, surveying the sights, is another advantage. Finally, it’s a good core workout. If you’re sold on the idea, schedule an intro SUP lesson, free with board and paddle rental, and you may find yourself riding the waves like a Polynesian king.More
Many of us remember coming home from our elementary schools with freshly glazed pinchpots, cups, or whatever else our young imaginations could conjure up. Saturday mornings at the Randall Museum can bring that memory back, or create a new one for the youngsters. Ceramics make great gifts — especially on Mothers' and Fathers' Day. Hop on board for the Randall's once-weekly class, and for $6 and two weeks to have your work fired and glazed, you'll have all the materials you need.More
December is almost over - the New Year is coming up and everyone is busy drying off from the rain or holiday shopping. Let's take a look at what's happened this month.
The hottest current thing in the world of tapioca drinks, a.k.a. boba tea (or, as Hillary Clinton recently called them when she tried one in New York, "chewy tea") isn't a crazy new flavor or new way to marinate the root starch balls — it's cotton candy!
The Taco Bike is specifically built for making three different kinds of tacos, and has a four-slot custom griddle so none of the meats touch each other. Also because Weird Fish has a large vegan demographic, the griddle was designed to make sure the veggies are not touching the beef tongue.
Maybe the most surprising news of the interview Farivar's had in the can for two months: Barricklow had designs on building a crepe bike. Alors!
A 2008 Outstanding in the Field dinner at L.A.'s Wattles Farm.
In a little food-themed reversal of Manifest Destiny, the 2010 Outstanding in the Field dinner tour has blazed trails all the way to the East Coast, heaping eats on tables in farms, orchards, and vineyards from sea to shining sea. Looking ahead to the fall though, a few new dates have been added, giving Californians some tasty times to look forward to come late October. The new additions:
Corey Lee's Benu is one of 26 places donating six-person lunches.
The Brown Bag Lunch Project, an online fundraiser for the San Francisco Community School, is auctioning off meals from 26 S.F. chefs and restaurants. The school is seeking to raise $5,000. The list of providers so far includes 4505 Meats, Benu, Chad Newton, Canteen, Betelnut, Delfina, Dosa, Foreign Cinema, and more. Each will make a six-person lunch on Friday, Oct. 8, for the winning bidder ― get those hooky excuses ready. Menus will post on the SFC Brown Bag site Sept. 16, and the auction goes from Sept. 20 to 24. Questions? Contact sfbrownbag@gmail.com.
Nothing is more humiliating than name-checking some chef you supposedly have a deep personal bond with ― or have cooked under ― and getting his or her name wrong. There are chefs SFoodie has been writing about for years we refer to by first name rather than look the fool. So we asked summer contributor Trevor Felch ― a restaurant critic at the Claremount Colleges during the school year ― to call around, asking each chef or a member of the chef's staff to pronounce his or her name. Now we're just praying we repeated his pronunciations correctly:
PostedByTamara Palmer
on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 4:03 PM
bodybyjake.com
Some time ago, we offered up a list of our favorite local food T-shirts. Now, we're taking it one step further with our top five food tees we'd love to see:
1. Humphry Slocombe tees that say "Body by Jake" would be awesome, since HS owner Jake Godby has had a serious hand in the expansion of our waistlines.
Eddie Haung, owner of BaoHaus, whose braised pork-belly bao ― the Chairman Bao ― long preceded the San Francisco food truck, tweeted today that he'd obtained the trademark ("tm") from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("uspto"). Huang:
Yo @chairmanbaotruck say goodnight. I got tm from uspto today. U should rename ur shit Mr. Me Too Truck... #sharkbiters
Responding to SFoodie's e-mail query for confirmation, Huang sent a link to the trademark on file and a rap lyric from the Birdman/Lil Wayne song "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" (see above):
PostedByTamara Palmer
on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Motormouth Press
This weekend's SF Zine Fest will have plenty of offerings for those who still treasure not only print but individuality. Among the books, comics, arts, and crafts that should tempt even the most occasional impulse buyers, we'll be looking out for S.F.'s Motormouth Press to stock up on adorable food-themed note cards and stationery, including elaborately folded all-purpose cards that include recipes. We're intrigued by the culinary rhyming that surfaces in local artist Amy Martin's Bachelor Girl's Mother Goose comic book as well as the Blister Packs by Ohio's Love Bunni Press; the latest one includes authors waxing on "fantastical tales of breakfast." And, perhaps for the biggest grab of your cash, we're expecting to see dozens of felted wool creatures shaped like cupcakes, pizzas, mushrooms, and other edible delights.
SF Zine Fest
When: Sept. 4-5, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: S.F. County Fair Building (Ninth Ave. at Lincoln)
Just add ice: Chè from Lee's Sandwiches, $1.95 each.
What, 83 degrees today? You've survived worse, O San Franciscan. Nevertheless, today is a day for cold noodles and ice cream. Long lunches on the Yerba Buena Park lawn. Or for an afternoon chè break.
Rifle through the drinks fridge at your nearest Vietnamese deli, and you'll see dozens of chè, or soupy, cold desserts: lychees and gelatinous basil seeds floating in caramel-colored syrup, coconut milk with sago pearls and fresh melon balls, or multicolored suong sa hot luu like the cups above, which we bought at Lee's Sandwiches on Larkin this morning. (Lee's also devotes a goodly chunk of its steam table to steaming containers of warm chè, which you can order by the bowl and do some pick-a-mixing, Brachs style.)
PostedByBrian Yaeger
on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Brian Yaeger
Healdsburg's Bear Republic Brewing is entering 23 of its brews in this month's Great American Beer Festival in Denver.
At last year's Great American Beer Festival, Bear Republic Brewing's Racer 5 IPA took home a gold medal, not for American India Pale Ale, but for American-style Strong Pale Ale. At this year's GABF ― Sept. 16-18 in Denver ― Racer 5 is gunning for its fifth GABF medal. Just how many medals is the Healdsburg brewery shooting for this year? Out of 78 possible categories, 23.
Last weekend, to kick off medal-hunting season two weeks in advance of the GABF, Bear Republic's founding father-son team Richard and Rich Norgrove plus their crack team of brewers welcomed a crowd of about 100 to try this year's entries, on the patio out behind the brewpub.
We weren't able to get through the entire lineup, but we did manage to sample more than half (barely).
PostedByAlex Hochman
on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:29 AM
Alex Hochman
When it opens on (or after) Oct. 15, Chat's Bistro will offer simple breakfasts and lunches.
Potrero Hillians who've spent the past year watching the former Klein's Deli (501 Connecticut, at 20th St.) sit depressingly empty can now breathe a sigh of relief: Chat's Bistro will be moving in soon (expected launch date: Oct. 15). Better yet, the new tenants, who also own nearby Chat's Roasting Company on Arkansas, hope to revive some of the old Klein's neighborhood vibe, which sputtered out after the site's latest occupant, Jay's, took over.
"We love children and look forward to families coming in for breakfast or our family style dinners" says the owner, who wants to remain unnamed for now, told us. Details are still sparse. Initially, Chat's will be open only for continental breakfasts, featuring what the owner calls "European-style" bread baskets, and a moderately priced lunch: soups, stews, and sandwiches heated up either in a press or the oven.
Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
