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    Maxxing: Making A Restaurant More Than Just an Eatery

    Maxxing: Making A Restaurant More Than Just an Eatery

    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…

    Fall Colors Include the Bright Hues of Persimmons, Pomegranates, Apples, Squash, and Chard

    Fall Colors Include the Bright Hues of Persimmons, Pomegranates, Apples, Squash, and Chard

    By Stella Singer – The Castro Farmers’ Market is nearing its seasonal closure on November 19, 2025. The summer season at the market brims with stone fruit, tomatoes, and melons,…

    Cowgirl Creamery’s Mt. Tam Is Still a Really Awesome Cheese

    Cowgirl Creamery’s Mt. Tam Is Still a Really Awesome Cheese

    By Gordon Edgar – When you have worked as a monger for a long time, you can see a long trajectory in certain cheeses. At first, no one knows their name…

    The Blue States: A Toast to Gridlock

    By Dina Novarr – Here we go again. As of this writing, the federal government has shut down. Lawmakers have dug into partisan trenches and essential services have ground to…

    From Wine Country to Agave Country: Two Drinks, Two Stories

    From Wine Country to Agave Country: Two Drinks, Two Stories

    By David Landis, with generous help from Jaime Salas, the Head of Cuervo Legacy & Advocacy at Próximo Spirits – Margaritas and tequila shots are a popular way to imbibe…

    Calvinball: LGBTIQ Rights Before the Supreme Court Again Soon

    Calvinball: LGBTIQ Rights Before the Supreme Court Again Soon

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis – After seven months of writing dissents from the Supreme Court’s Republican-nominated supermajority’s decisions upholding seemingly anything that the Trump administration does, Justice Ketanji…

    Do Not Be Quiet in This Moment

    Do Not Be Quiet in This Moment

    By Joanie Juster – Raise your hand if you’ve ever commemorated Constitution Day. I will confess that I didn’t even know it existed until recently (thanks for the tip, Cleve…

    Bernadette A. Bohan: Stitching Futures, Designing Love

    Bernadette A. Bohan: Stitching Futures, Designing Love

    By Sir Kippy Marks – Bernadette A. Bohan doesn’t just create—she cultivates. As the founder of GRNHS Gallery, the author of the Iyla & Friends children’s series, and a lead…

    10th Annual SF Cheese Fest

    10th Annual SF Cheese Fest

    Boris Zharkov Photography The San Francisco Ferry Building’s Grand Hall was a turophile’s (cheese lover’s) dream on September 13, 2025, as cheesemakers and cheese eaters alike gathered for the 10th…

    The King Was Never Lost: A Story of Succession

    The King Was Never Lost: A Story of Succession

    By Dina Novarr– Some cocktails are simply drinks; you snap a picture, cheers, and sip. At The Barrel Room in San Francisco, there is one that carries a story deeper…