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Who doesn’t love donuts?  But who can resist donuts + local, organic, San Francisco, Alice Waters inspired flavors?   Now we’re just getting ridiculous.   And worse yet, they’ve opened up a block from my apartment, and have become a daily challenge not to wander a block down 24th Street and see what the flavors of [...]

  The New York Times has a nice write up looking at different session beers – that is, low alcohol, high flavor beers you can knock back a few of without being trashed.   I’ve often discussed that when homebrewing, making lower alcohol, more nuanced beers can be even harder than making a hop-bomb.  Since you’re dealing with [...]

  While en route to a concert in the park, I took the chance to stop into the newly reopened Magnolia.  The changes have lead to some consternation regarding the new look.  The old, Grateful Dead style murals have been painted over with gold leaf, and the look has been tightened and modernized.  Overall, I like the new feel of [...]

    It started out innocently enough – I wasn’t looking to go out and do a bunch of photography and blogging – rather, just to take Eli’s nephew on a walk around the Mission, and hopefully grab a few cute pictures along the way.  Once we set out, it was clear we’d need something to eat, [...]

    Not too shabby – on a list of 100, I’ve tried 82, and I think I’d be willing to give everyone a shot (not so sure about roadkill.  But i’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.  Or hit it.) (By way of Becks and Posh) “Here’s a chance for a little [...]