When I started working on this column, I never thought that I would get this far. And no it wasn't because I thought I would die or be forced into rehab, but because I simply never imaged there was this much to say. This being the 104th Drink of the Week column, the mathematical two year mark, I thought I would talk about the one thing that everyone asks about: the hangovers.
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While it's up for debate whether the very best things in life are indeed free, we do know that some wonderful things are very cheap.
We've all been there. It's Sunday afternoon. You're in the middle of running what feels like a million errands when hear something growl. You stop, put down the Vitamix you can't afford, and realize that it has been an ungodly number of hours since your last meal.
All too often, you're faced with the dismal reality of nothing but an Ikea meatball in sight. Not if you find yourself at the SOMA shopping center on 9th and Bryant. There, among Bed Bath & Beyond, Trader Joe's, and Nordstrom Rack, stands Publico UrbanTaqueria, a postage stamp-size eatery offering salvation for starving shoppers.
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A visit to the local ice cream shop now has some added drama thanks to Cryo Cream, an ice cream shop that freezes its creations in seconds thanks to liquid nitrogen. Customers choose from the brief list of flavors and watch as the sweet liquid turns semi-solid front of their eyes. Flavors change often, but include strawberry, salted caramel crunch, breakfast cereal (featuring Captain Crunch and Fruity Pebbles), and "The Elvis" that includes banana ice cream, chocolate sauce, sliced bananas, and optional bacon. This comes on the heels of the announcement that S.F.'s Smitten Ice Cream, which has patented machines devoted to the liquid nitrogen-freezing process, is coming to Los Altos later in the fall, making these exciting times for the local ice cream enthusiast. 240 Park Rd., Burlingame; (650) 401-6400.
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Baby Lobster Roll at Sushi Sam's is a Favorite Sandwich in Nigiri Form
Because of the government shutdown, people aren't getting their food stamps, veterans can't visit the World War II Memorial, seismologists are no longer feeling the earth move under their feet, and even the Orange Julius in the National Mall is closed.
