The House Hotel is exactly that- your home away from home. That is if you live in the home of the architects that designed the Dolmabahce Palace. The [..]
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Yay it’s back! Another Sol Food deal! Right now you can get their Early Bird deal with $10 worth of food for $5 or their Night Owl deal [..]
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Rue La La has a deal for a 3 day VIP Package to Outside Lands Festival this weekend that includes food from Little Skillet and Mission Minis and wine from Rock Wall Wine Co. You will be pampered with massages and have access to VIP seating, restrooms, etc. Once you sign up, go to the Locals Picks and choose San Francisco.
For you Marinites, would you buy this for your car?
A proud Marinite
The guys behind Tonic & Bullitt on Polk, Mayhem in the Mission, and Rebel in the Castro have recently launched this fabulous idea. Just call 415-830-7679 and they will come pick you up and drop you off at any of their 4 bars. Rides are free, you just need to tip the driver. This means more money for the Olde E 40…or burgers and tator tots.
The San Francisco burger joint chain, Super Duper, is coming to Mill Valley hopefully by the Fall. It is going to take over the space that was the Jack-N-the-Box on Miller that I often miss. Started by the owner of Pasta Pomodoro, they will serve fast food style burgers, fries and shakes with high quality ingredients like Niman Ranch beef and organic Straus cream from Petaluma. They currently have 2 locations on Market Street, one in the Castro and one in downtown. Ironically, Pearl’s Deluxe Burger of Mill Valley is supposedly opening a new store on Market. War of the burger joints? What’s your vote?
SF Chefs 2011 has been going on all week at the Westin St Francis. This weekend will feature grand tastings, late night parties, and food demos by Michael Chiarello & Tyler Florence in addition to many other events. Tickets are still available for the events.
The 28th Annual Fremont Festival of the Arts is Saturday, August 6th & Sunday, August 7th from 10am-6pm. Held in Central Fremont, it is the largest 2 day street festival west of the Mississippi. It features gourmet food, wine garden, beer, art, live music and fun stuff for kids.
The 4th Annual Petaluma Music Festival is Saturday, August 6th from 11am-8pm. It is held at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds. 16 different bands will be performing including The Mother Hips and The Devil Makes Three. There will also be a wine and food tasting pavilion from 1-5pm. Tickets are still available to purchase ahead of time and go up $5 on the day of. Bring your own water bottle as they will be providing free water and no bottled water will be available for purchase.
Adesso Pig Party (4395 Piedmont Ave #2, Oakland, 510-601-0305) is on Sunday, August 7th from 2-6pm. They will be grilling up pig parts, spit roasting hams, porchettas and sausages accompanied by seasonal side salads. A $25 ticket covers all the food you can eat and drinks will be a la carte. Call or stop by Dopo or Adesso for tickets.
The 6th Annual Urban Wine Experience is going on this Sunday, August 7th from 2-5pm at Jack London Pavilion. It will feature over 20 local wineries and food from Brown Sugar Kitchen, Bocanova, Fra’Mani and others. Early bird tickets are still available for $40 until tomorrow. Designated drivers admission is $10.
Aaron Neville is performing this Sunday, August 7th at the Stern Grove Festival. Performances start at 2pm. You can bring your own food and drinks but they also have some available for purchase. Bring your own beer and wine as alcohol is not sold there. Be sure to get there early to get good seats!
Here are the 10 worst restaurant names according to Zagat…
We’ve rounded up some of the worst restaurant names we can find – silly, sexually suggestive, potty referencing and all – but we ran into trouble deciding which name was the absolute worst. That’s where you come in! Check out the list below and then vote on which restaurant name you think has the most unfortunate moniker. We’ll announce a winner at the end of the week based on your votes. Get ready to cringe!
This Italian eatery at the Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel in NYC has a name that probably means something beautiful in Italian, but in English suggests an unappetizing reference to a not-so-sanitary part of the human anatomy. Personally, we don’t want to think about anyone’s a*s anywhere near our food.
When we saw the name of this Arizona Scandinavian eatery, we couldn’t help but think to ourselves: beaver…huh-huh. Good name, guys – we all know how much beavers love Scandinavian food.
This Manhattan Chinese restaurant is a Chinatown legend but its name makes us immature Americans snicker like frat boys.
This Mid-Atlantic seafood chain’s name is probably just a silly play on the owner’s first name, but it’s certainly not making us hungry for King Crab legs.
This Houston Italian was going to call itself porta-pottie-itto’s, but they decided that was too crass.
Read the name of this Florida Chinese eatery too quickly and you might think someone just dropped the F-bomb.
The owners of this Florida deli really should have run this name through Urban Dictionary before rolling with it. Just sayin’.
This Beverly Hills Vietnamese makes a humorous play on the famous zip code, but does it really work as a restaurant name? 9021…no.
While “Phuc” in Vietnamese actually means blessings and luck, the swear word it sounds like in English makes for a silly name for a London noodle bar. But phuc – we kind of love it.
If a pervy, double entendre–laden name is going to work anywhere, it’s Vegas, which is where this popular Mexican chain originated. While the name doesn’t seem to be turning off most patrons on the whole, the brand has had a few run-ins with offended women in Arizona when it tried to open a Scottsdale location. But ownership defends itself by claiming the name is based on its signature dish – and although certain things are legal in Nevada, they sure aren’t serving that.
Jay-Z and Kanye West are coming to HP Pavilion in San Jose on Saturday, December 10th! Pre-sale started already but there is still time to buy tickets before they go onsale to the public on August 8th. Click here to buy tickets and use the password WTT
The following offer comes courtesy of Liquor.com…
When it comes to pairing liquor with haute cuisine, we generally go by one rule: Enjoy rich with rich. And the refined French-Japanese dishes at Michael Mina go perfectly with Camus Cognac. For almost 150 years, five generations of the eponymous family have produced some of the finest spirits in France. (It’s the fifth-largest cognac house.)
Join us August 4 for three extravagant courses, two delicious cocktails and a tasting of Camus’ portfolio. Plus, the brand’s international ambassador Fred Dezauzier will personally introduce you to the extremely rare 1971 and 1989 vintage bottlings.
You’ll be one of the first people in this country to taste these limited-edition cognacs, which represent the most exceptional grape harvests and have been maturing in oak casks for decades.
So, don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime meal.
Gilt City has a great deal right now on Virgin America flights right now. You can get 3 round trip flights in Main Select Cabin for as low as $427. Main Cabin is great because you have extra leg room, 1st bag is free, and you get free food and drinks! Take advantage now as flights the package deal will sell out soon. Take advantage of this deal here!
Orbitz has a 72 hour hotel sale every Wednesday where hotel prices are cut by 50%. Right now you can save on hotels like the Affinia in Chicago where Marcus Samuelsson has one of his restaurants or The Resort at Squaw Creek in Lake Tahoe. This sale is ending in 43 hours and counting down…
