Union Street French market Chez Berlue introduces new monthly wine club

San Francisco is the perfect place to be a foodie. And while there are abundant local offerings from farms, bakeries, artisan shops, and wineries, the City is also a place to explo... Read More

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Off the Grid expands to the Presidio, adds vendors, features at Fort Mason

By Julie Mitchell

Off the Grid has become one of California’s largest and most popular street food events, currently operating 19 weekly markets around the Bay Area. It’s been at Fort Ma... Read More

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Bar-goers and foodies alike take stock of Stock in Trade

By Julie Mitchell

While the sign still hangs in front of the Marina staple, La Barca, the longtime Mexican restaurant is no more. Instead the space on Lombard Street is home to Stock in Trade, a bra... Read More

Wellness

Over 50? No reason not to keep moving

By Julie Mitchell

While regular exercise should be an integral part of everyone’s daily life, it’s particularly important as we age. According to the National Institutes of Heath (NIH) N... Read More

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Marina Bistro & Wine Bar offers cafe food, top-flight wines

By Julie Mitchell

Not much is certain in the restaurant business in San Francisco except change. And change is what Coskun “George” Bektas did with Marina & Kebab on Chestnut Street... Read More

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Hayes Valley Bakeworks: A bakery and cafe with a conscience

By Julie Mitchell

San Francisco is home to many upscale bakeries, teashops and other specialty food purveyors, but most of them are simply out to provide good food. At Hayes Valley Bakeworks, the mi... Read More

Wellness

Climbing the walls with cabin fever? Try a climbing gym instead

By Julie Mitchell

February in San Francisco is a month with a split personality. Warm, spring-like days alternating with dreary downpours can make it tough for outdoor enthusiasts to maintain a soli... Read More

Wellness

Bound into the new year with trampoline training

By Julie Mitchell

Many of us see January as a time to take up a new fitness routine, especially when we’re battling a few extra pounds from holiday indulgences. With potentially rainy days ahe... Read More

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Evolution Fresh serves up juices and more

By Julie Mitchell

Perhaps as a counterbalance to all the specialty cup-cake and patisserie shops opening everywhere, establishments serving healthful food like veggie wraps, fresh juices and smoothi... Read More

Wellness

Wanna get fit? Take a walk on the waterfront

By Julie Mitchell

We’ve all heard it a hundred times: Staying active is good for us; sitting is bad. But some of us are too wary, too busy or too thrifty to join a gym or purchase a piece of e... Read More

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The Corner Store serves up comfort food to many ’hoods

Your new home for casual eats

By Julie Mitchell

Tucked in at Masonic and Geary, The Corner Store straddles the borders of the Richmond, Nopa and Laurel Heights. But whichever neighborhood it’s in, this cozy spot, described... Read More

Wellness

Cycle your way to fitness without braving the weather

By Julie Mitchell

If you love to ride your bike, but between the hills and the fog, you never make it out the door, or you’re looking for a low-impact way to get fit that will burn tons of cal... Read More

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Winners of ‘Cupcake Wars’ come to California Street

By Julie Mitchell

You may have thought the cupcake trend had slowed down, or at the very least thought, they can’t possibly open another cupcake shop in San Francisco. You would be wrong. The ... Read More

Wellness

It’s a workout, it’s self-defense, it’s Krav Maga

By Julie Mitchell

Various forms of martial arts, including karate and kickboxing, have been incorporated into gym workouts nationwide over the past few years. And San Francisco has always had its sh... Read More

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New Chef Hector Diaz works wonders with small plates at B Bar SF

By Julie Mitchell

When B Restaurant & Bar in Oak-land shuttered its doors earlier this year, owner Kevin Best didn’t want to lose his talented chef, Hector Diaz, so he asked Diaz to be he... Read More

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