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Good vibes and music take over Haight Street

Ivane Lund-Soyombo
September 15, 2014

Throngs of people flocked to Haight Street on Sunday for the 1st Annual Haight Street Music and Merchants Festival. For the adults, there were drink specials at the many bars along Haight Street,...

Against the Grain

Xpress Mag Staff
May 23, 2014

Written by Katie Mullen Photo by Tony Santos It’s a beautiful Saturday in San Francisco. The sun has come out to play and so have you. You and a group of friends decide that the only thing to...

What the Fuck is Foraging?

Xpress Mag Staff
April 3, 2014

  Written and illustrated by Nicole Dobarro With a teasing view of the Golden Gate Bridge peaking out above the fog, my eyes were peeled across acres of foliage while my mind shuffled through...

SF Staples: Dignified Dirty Dogs

Xpress Mag Staff
February 14, 2014

By Nicole Dobarro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGDl--J-f-k It’s 3 a.m. and it’s been a long night of inhaling cheap whiskey, tolerating the hoots, hollers, and enduring the judgement of walking...

Cocktails With a Kick: Winter Sour

Xpress Mag Staff
February 14, 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vlgp7uJkbU Written by Dani Hutton Elixir--Winter Sour--$11 Have you ever wondered what a Christmas tree tastes like? No, probably not. But, in the event that you’re...

Catching Crabs

Xpress Mag Staff
December 17, 2013

Words and photos by Tony Santos Braving the open sea, wrangling wild animals from the depths of the ocean, and taking the kill home to feast upon the meat. Ok, it’s no Deadliest Catch, but...

An example CSA subscription box, put together by Blue House Farms, sits on the back of their truck during a farmers market event in the Mission District. Photo by Kate O'Neal / Xpress.

Get Your Greens

Agnes Mogstad
November 19, 2013

It’s an expensive lunch in San Francisco. There’s that seven dollar sandwich, that six dollar salad- convenient but hardly satisfying. Fast food has taken away our desire to cook. Many blame it...

Grease Buzz

November 10, 2013

Written by Ivane Lund-Soyombo Photos by Mike Hendrickson It’s Friday night (Thursday, if you’re like me) and you’re at the local watering hole clinging to the now room temperature drink...

It's Kinda It: How To Make SF's Finest Ice Cream Sandwich At Home

It’s Kinda It: How To Make SF’s Finest Ice Cream Sandwich At Home

Agnes Mogstad
November 6, 2013

Written and Illustration by Nicole Dobarro Photos by John Ornelas If you’re reading this, you’re probably in San Francisco, meaning you’ve hopefully tried one of the best things this city...

Michelle McKenzie, program director and chef at 18 Reasons, teaches an attendee to correctly chop an onion during a knife skills class at 18 Reasons Cafe in the Mission.

Mission Collective Empowers Eaters

Agnes Mogstad
October 21, 2013

Written by Nicole Dobarro Photography by Mike Hendrickson Some heroes wear shiny badges or capes. Some heroes can be found on television or on cereal boxes. Some are in plain sight, while others...

Toasting to the Tropics

Xpress Mag Staff
September 15, 2013
Five island-inspired drinks that will put you on your ass

Best Hangover Breakfasts

May 1, 2013

By Ben Pack Photos by Frank Leal You wake up, and through your squinting eyes you remember that it’s Sunday. You try to piece together last night, but somewhere between that second shot of Jager...

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