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'Burb Burps: Evvia Estiatorio
Bay Area Bites | December 31st 2009
Evvia -- sister to Kokkari in San Francisco -- is one of our favorite of the favorites down here. Evvia serves wonderfully classic Greek fare along with dishes they describe as "local interpretations of many traditional Hellenic favorites." Because read more
1962 – 2009
dude | December 30th 2009 by thebrad00
I attempted to recreate exactly the black and white photo, shot in 1962. I took several shots, but could not seem to find the exact spot the original was taken from, but one thing seems clear – the middle of the road has shifted somewhat to the read more
Decade in retrospect
Zebra Is Food | December 30th 2009 by Zebra Is Food
This was a bad decade. It’s good to know it’s over. This doesn’t mean specific people didn’t ride high; perhaps it’s worth lauding their accomplishments in a series of lists that can be consulted as sorts of time-capsule read more
McQuade's Celtic Chutney
Bay Area Bites | December 26th 2009
Fig chutney with cheese, crackers, and cashews. Photo by Scott Hawkins Did you like your presents? Although I was hoping for cashmere socks, the funniest, etsy-est thing I got this year was a little poster from my sister, printed in block type, that read more
Holiday DUI Arrests Up From Last Year
DWI Blog | December 26th 2009 by Rana Taimoor Akbar Khan
According to the CHP officials, the California Highway Patrol has made more DUI arrests in the Bay Area and statewide during the holiday enforcement period, till now, as compared to the last year. So far, the CHP officers in the Bay A read more
On This Day Before Christmas…
Tasithoughts Weblog | December 24th 2009
This is the first Christmas that we will be spending in the Bay area. No travels to the snowy mountains of Utah this year. The children are grown and involved. Things have changed. Finances are tighter. We are happier. I have enjoyed the Chr read more
San Francisco considers displaying phone radiation levels next to…
quest strategic plan | December 24th 2009
If the San Francisco unit of the surroundings gets its way, control gate as soon as next month Bay Area company might start noticing the pencil levels of cellphones displayed prominently next to their respective price at retail outlets. This is, of read more
Show Cased Green Interior Kitchen & Room Designs To Transform…
San Francisco Bay Area INterior Desiner Jeanese Rowell | December 22nd 2009 by Jeanese Rowell
We all know that green and eco-friendly is a huge concern here in the bay area. We also know there are ton’s of new and exciting industries supporting this transformation and morphing of awareness expands further and further into mainstream soc read more
Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won [3G Test 2009]
TechBlogs Today | December 21st 2009
Given carrier reputation and our own iPhone call drops, we were pretty surprised to discover, through careful testing in 12 markets, that AT&T’s has pretty consistently the fastest 3G network [...] read more
Final Thoughts for Your Redesign
San Francisco Bay Area INterior Desiner Jeanese Rowell | December 20th 2009 by Jeanese Rowell
Closing Credits From Bay Area Living. Jeanese Rowells Contact Information read more
12 Days of Local Christmas: Small Hand Foods
Kitchen Gadget Girl | December 20th 2009 by Kitchen Gadget Girl
Yesterday, I posted locally distilled spirits from St George Spirits in Alameda. A perfect accompaniment, especially if you plan on making cocktails, are the syrups from Small Hand Foods. In fact, when Genie from The Inadvertant Gardener was recomme read more
ISNA West Zone Seerah Conference
MyLifeDump | December 18th 2009 by Zahid
This year’s theme: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness December 18 – 19, 2009 MCA Santa Clara, 3003 Scott Blvd. Santa Clara, California 95054 Adult: $ 25, Husband & Wife: $ 50, Student: $ 20, Saturday Banquet: $ 20 CONFIRMED SP read more
Looking for Jewish Singles San Francisco
Media & Entertainment News | December 18th 2009 by Neny
The overall number of memberships found on social network sites exceeds dating sites. The largest online social network is face book with a staggering ninety million members. Many of these sites are free with the sites earning revenue from advertisin read more
Looking for Jewish Singles San Francisco
Free Unlimited Ebook Blog | December 18th 2009 by Neny
The overall number of memberships found on social network sites exceeds dating sites. The largest online social network is face book with a staggering ninety million members. Many of these sites are free with the sites earning revenue from advertisin read more
12 Days of Local Christmas: Her Coconess Salted Caramels
Kitchen Gadget Girl | December 15th 2009 by Kitchen Gadget Girl
A few weeks ago, while touring Filoli and their Holiday Fair, I came across Shelley and her wonderful Chocolate Dipped Salted Caramels. Her Coconess is a brand new business, just started in 2009, right here in the San Francisco Bay Area, and as Shel read more
The Clearance Rack: The High Decibels
Zebra Is Food | December 15th 2009 by Zebra Is Food
Due to the fact that I am constantly buying music off the clearance rack, I come into contact with a lot of ridiculously obscure hip-hop. Yet wether I just bought an album from Portland Oregon’s, Cool Nutz, or North Carolina’s, Jozeemo, the vast read more
How to photograph Christmas Lights in San Francisco
California Photo Scout | December 15th 2009 by California Photo Scout
Macy's Christmas Lights, Union Square Christmas time should bring cheer to our hearts and bring people closer together. In our consume driven society, corporations have succeeded in distorting our views and changing our perception of what matters read more
Get Your Spice On: The Bay Area's Best Gingerbread
Bay Area Bites | December 14th 2009
Gingerbread men from Noe Valley Bakery According to The Journal of Antiques, Gingerbread has been around for centuries, first appearing when the Medieval Crusaders returned from the Middle East bringing back spices, sugar, and citrus fruits. Then, C read more
'Burb Burps: Shokolaat
Bay Area Bites | December 12th 2009
Shokolaat Lobster Salad Sandwich. Photo courtesy Kitchen Gadget Girl The first thing you see when you walk into this self-described modern bistro are the sparkling cases stuffed with rich piles of handmade chocolates and pastries. That decadent disp read more
Chloe’s Clicks: Links we liked this week
Dog Jaunt | December 12th 2009
Bringing a dog to Hawaii is not easy, and really only makes sense if you’re going to be visiting for more than a couple of weeks, but if you’re one of those lucky people (or, of course, if you’re a local dog-owner), take a look at t read more
Blustery Day on the Bay
dude | December 11th 2009 by thebrad00
With temperatures on the bay hovering around 50 degrees, it might not have been an ideal day for a Hornblower Cruise. Nevertheless, the mighty IT team braved the elements and posed for the obligatory group shot. read more
NY Times: ‘The Heritage of Kraftwerk on Funk & Techno, Dec…
SOUL OF SYDNEY: A Funk, SOUL, Disco & Soulful House Music Bl… | December 11th 2009 by Soul of Sydney
By MIKE RUBIN Published: December 4, 2009 Link IT was at a party in 1970 that Ralf Hütter first glimpsed the potential power of the Man Machine. Kraftwerk, the avant-garde musical group he had founded that year with Florian Schneider in Düsseldo read more
Men Who Stare at GOATs
Zebra Is Food | December 10th 2009 by Zebra Is Food
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I dig the never-ending argument as to which rapper is the greatest. Souls of Mischief recently sounded off on their opinion. While I am a Souls fan, I disagree with almost everything they read more
On Location: San Francisco for A Christmas Carol at A.C.T.
StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast | December 9th 2009
It’s opening night at American Conservatory Theater for A Christmas Carol! Others who read this post, also enjoyed:James Carpenter as Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’ tonight at A.C.T. in San FranciscoTheater review: ‘A Chris read more
Foodie Holiday Wishlist: Top 10 from the Bay Area
Bay Area Bites | December 9th 2009
It's beginning to look a lot like Xmas! All I want for Christmas is... not another pair of toe-socks (no offense, Mom) or body lotion/soap set. The Bay Area is rife with unique eating experiences, culinary talent, and tasty goods made with lots o read more
Hello, San Francisco
Lost Coin Development | December 9th 2009 by Daniel Doen Silberberg
What do Alice in Wonderland, The Blue Cliff Record, San Francisco, and Kill Bill have in common? Daniel Doen Silberberg Sensei, who has recently moved to San Francisco and will be holding the SF group’s first meeting next week. On December… read more
Couples Retreat
libelletage | December 8th 2009 by Lisa
I spent the weekend with my husband in Sausalito, just north of San Francisco. We had planned on going to a marriage class over the weekend in the Santa Cruz mountains but ended up not being able to afford it. Marriage is hard, and we recognize that read more
Moon Over Water
Daily Foto | December 8th 2009 by Lisa
This picture was taken up in Sausalito, where I spent my weekend without children. My husband and I had gone for a late night walk. read more
McSweeney's San Francisco Panorama
Bay Area Bites | December 8th 2009
The San Francisco-based publishing hub McSweeney's has always liked packaging. A clever design sensibility characterizes the brand as much as its playful literary ethos. Issue #17 of the quarterly was a stack of mail. Half a year later, another ( read more
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