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    Heritage, Evolved: When Innovation and Cultural Identity Collide

    Heritage, Evolved: When Innovation and Cultural Identity Collide

    By David Landis, (with a lot of help from Chef Paul Iglesias, Parche and Jaji)– I’ve heard a lot of buzz about Parche and Jaji restaurants in Oakland from numerous…

    Bastille Day Fête du Marché 2025 at Rockridge Market Hall

    Bastille Day Fête du Marché 2025 at Rockridge Market Hall

    Berets and French fare were de rigueur at Rockridge Market Hall on July 12, 2025, for the 8th annual Bastille Day celebration (ahead of the actual holiday that falls on…

    Catch This: AI and the Art of Cocktail Creation

    Catch This: AI and the Art of Cocktail Creation

    By Dina Novar– In the sea of industrial clean-lined restaurants popping up in SF—those sterile spaces with exposed concrete, minimalist plants, and all the warmth of a tech office—Catch French…

    Pouring Pride: A Cocktail of Trans Joy

    Pouring Pride: A Cocktail of Trans Joy

    By Dina Novarr– In the heart of San Francisco’s vibrant nightlife scene, behind the bar where rainbow lights dance across bottles that cost more than most people’s shirts, Sabatino stirs…

    New Places, New Spaces

    New Places, New Spaces

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– You can feel it in the air. There’s a renewed energy in San Francisco: new ideas, new businesses, and best of all, some new…

    San Francisco Bay Times Columnist Leslie Sbrocco Celebrates 20 Years of Check, Please! Bay Area

    San Francisco Bay Times Columnist Leslie Sbrocco Celebrates 20 Years of Check, Please! Bay Area

    One of the most well-attended events in the history of the San Francisco Design Center Galleria took place on June 9, 2025, when nearly 1000 guests enjoyed this year’s Taste…

    Celebrating Pride? Here’s Your Guide

    Celebrating Pride? Here’s Your Guide

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– While the San Francisco Bay Times’ Pride Week issue is still on the horizon, yours truly wanted to give you the heads up for…

    Phil Collins and the Art of Making It Look Sexy

    Phil Collins and the Art of Making It Look Sexy

    Cocktails With Dina by Dina Novarr The day I met him, Phil Collins—the beverage director at TableOne, not the musician—sauntered in wearing a crop top, leggings, and the most magnificent…

    Wooden Spoon: An Urbane, Urban Diner

    Wooden Spoon: An Urbane, Urban Diner

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– In the words of Sir Paul McCartney, “It’s good to be back!” For those of you who may not have heard, I’ve been recovering…

    Tales of Serpents and Second Chances

    Tales of Serpents and Second Chances

    By Dina Novarr– Nothing says “the universe hates you” quite like a snake in your cocktail. Just ask Carletta Andrews, who experienced nature’s most twisted bartending trick when a baby…

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