By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet – “When you’re alone, and life is making you lonely, you can always go—downtown.” —Petula Clark Those lyrics were humming through my head as…
By Dina Novarr – You know what’s more American than Thanksgiving with family? It is the miracle of mismatched chosen families gathering around the table to eat food cooked with…
2025 marks the 20th Anniversary of Check, Please! Bay Area, which made its debut on KQED on November 3, 2005. Some of us here at the San Francisco Bay Times…
By Gordon Edgar – (It’s hard to write an article about cheese, or any food, while SNAP benefits are still in jeopardy for millions of people nationwide. While this piece…
By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet – Aren’t we lucky to live in San Francisco? The natural beauty and light, the views, the culture, the array of winning sports teams,…
By Stella Singer – The Castro Farmers’ Market is nearing its seasonal closure on November 19, 2025. Enjoy the variety of fall produce that farmers grow and will bring to…
Cocktails With Dina by Dina Novarr Your Slack, WhatsApp, and Teams are pinging. Someone just scheduled a “quick sync” that will absolutely not be quick. Your ability to get out…
By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet – Fall is in the air in San Francisco. You can still feel a touch of summer, but chilly nights have returned and Halloween…
By Dina Novarr– Before Stephanie Romo Flores ever unlocked the doors of Mercado 925, she was already searching, not for the spirits that dominated store shelves or carried celebrity endorsements,…
By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet – My pal Olive Corya-Pace, who works at AF&Co, smartly identified a new trend in restaurants that she calls “maxxing.” As she explained to…
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