Reader's Pick
Bike to Brew Launch Party
Sunday, 1pm @ Alamo Square
This comes from reader Brenda. It's actually a double launch for Bike to Brew and Hot Bike! tacos. There's a two-hour scavenger hunt by bike, with assorted prizes offered from Public Bikes (yay!), Huckleberry Bicycles, and Mojo Cafe. Then, Sports Basement (Mission) hosts the after party at 3pm with beer, wine, and more tacos... along with a 10% discount. Score!
Local Food Pick
Kabab and Curry's
1498 Isabella St. (at Lincoln St.)
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 247-0745
It was packed on a late weekday night, and the aroma of turmeric and curry powder filled the room. I didn't regret a single dish - the tikka masala, garlic naan, korma, and paneer. 4 stars - 594 reviews
Previous San Francisco picks: Radius; Limon Rotisserie; Art's Cafe; Little Star Pizza; Yamo; Breakfast at Tiffany's; Humphry Slocombe; Tu Lan; Foreign Cinema; Zanze's Cheesecake; San Tung; Katana-Ya; A La Turca; Boxing Room; Frances; Saigon Sandwich; Brenda's French Soul Food; Park Tavern; Broken Record; Rosamunde Sausage Grill; Curry Up Now; Yasukochi's Sweet Stop; Lime Tree Southeast Asian Kitchen; Firefly; Red Door Cafe; L'Ardoise Bistro; Pluto's; My Tofu House; Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous; Walzwerk; Good Luck Dim Sum; Amber India; Sotto Mare; Sweet Maple; Shanghai Dumpling King; Super Duper; Kokkari Estiatorio.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay picks: Curry Up Now (San Mateo); Little Lucca Sandwich Shop & Deli (Burlingame/South SF); Falafel's Drive In (San Jose); Sunny Bowl (Mountain View); Back A Yard Caribbean Grill (Menlo Park); Pluto's (Palo Alto/San Jose); Ramen Dojo/Ramen Parlor (San Mateo); Amber India (Mountain View/San Jose/Palo Alto); Nini's Coffee Shop (San Mateo).
Previous East Bay/Sacramento picks: Little Star Pizza (Albany); Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen (Berkeley); Asmara (Oakland); Keanu's Island Kine Food (Vacaville); Tara's Organic Ice Cream (Berkeley/Oakland); Pluto's (Chico/Davis/Sacramento/
Previous North Bay picks: Bouchon Bakery (Yountville); Della Fattoria Bakery (Petaluma); Sol Food (San Rafael); Stumptown Brewery (Guerneville); Moustache Baked Goods (Healdsburg); Super Duper (Mill Valley).
Local Bar Pick
The Turf Club
22519 Main St. (at A St.)
Hayward, CA 94541
Hayward, CA 94541
The expansive back patio is the main highlight for the "world famous" Turf Club. It started in 1923 a block away, and moved to its current site in 2002. Free BBQ is offered on Saturday afternoons, and drinks are ridiculously strong. 4 stars - 76 reviews
Previous San Francisco picks: Blackbird; El Rio; Rickhouse; Southern Pacific Brewing; The Hidden Vine.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay pick: Antonio's Nut House.
Previous East Bay pick: The Trappist; Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon.
Previous North Bay pick: Lagunitas Brewing Co.
Local History
Angelo J. Rossi
(1878-1948)
Armed with a sixth-grade education, Mr. Rossi would eventually start his own floral company and become a three-term mayor of San Francisco. He presided over several major New Deal-era constructions: the Golden Gate Bridge, Treasure Island, the Mount Davidson Cross, the Bay Bridge, and City College of San Francisco. His virulently anti-Communist and anti-labor beliefs led to two deaths and 85 injuries during the strike of 1934. Eventually, during World War II, Mr. Rossi was accused of Italian fascist sympathies. He went on to lose the 1943 election. A street and playground in the Inner Richmond are named after him.
Previous San Francisco history: John Geary; Samuel Brannan; Michael O'Shaughnessy; Jasper O'Farrell; Frank McCoppin; Thomas Hayes; Francisco de Haro; Jose Bernal; David Broderick; Henry Haight; John Townsend; Cyril Magnin; Jose Arguello; Keiko Fukuda; John Le Conte; Eugene Schmitz; Theodore Judah; Herb Caen; James Phelan; Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay history: Millbrae; Tanforan Racetrack; T. Jack Foster; Leland Stanford; Milpitas; Donald Tresidder; Josiah Belden; Hiram Morgan Hill.
Previous East Bay history: Charles Tilden; William Hayward; John Fremont; Mariano Vallejo; Ygnacio Martinez; Henry Kaiser; Anthony Chabot.
Previous North Bay history: Cotati; Charles Fairfax; Luther Burbank; William Richardson.
Bay Area Charity
FabMo Creativity Center
2423 Old Middlefield Way
Mountain View, CA 94043
Started in 1997, this Mountain View-based nonprofit is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization that diverts fabrics to Bay Area artisans and teachers. FabMo also hosts an annual art boutique and a variety of workshops.
Previous organizations Randy's Guide has spotlighted and donated: Common Ground Relief, LYRIC, Aldea Inc., Glide Memorial, City CarShare, Maitri, Loaves and Fishes, Friends of the Urban Forest, Farm Sanctuary, Bay Area Community Services, Blue Energy, My New Red Shoes, College Track, Foundation for the People of Burma, Vital Life Services, Little Angel Fund, San Francisco Health Services Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bay Localize, San Francisco Women Against Rape, Sustainable Conservation, Ashoka, Old Skool Cafe, Darfur Sister Schools, Rebuilding Together San Francisco, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Urban Solutions, San Francisco Suicide Prevention, The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse, Shanti, Curry Without Worry, SF Neighborhood Theater Foundation, La Cocina, Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California, The Bike Kitchen, First Graduate, Lazarex Cancer Foundation (Amy C), and KQED (88.5 FM).
Bay Area Weekend Highs
The heat is on!
~ Thursday-Friday ~
Coast: low-60s
SF: upper-60s
Bay: mid-70s
South Bay: mid-80s
North Bay: upper-80s
Inland East Bay: low-90s
~ Saturday-Sunday ~
Coast: upper-60s
SF: upper-70s
Bay: low-90s
South Bay: mid-90s
North Bay: upper-90s
Inland East Bay: low-100s
Bay Area Free Activities of the Week
1. North Beach Festival
Saturday-Sunday, 10am-6pm
Now in its 58th year, this sprawling festival offers 125+ booths, three live music stages, a blessing of the animals, and elaborate chalk art. Be prepared for crowds!
2. Juneteenth Celebration
Saturday-Sunday, 11am-7pm
It's back on Fillmore (between Geary and McAllister)! Three-on-three basketball, community organizations, live music by Digital Underground and Bobby Seale, fashion show, and Soul Train Line.
3. Pirate Festival
Saturday-Sunday, 10am-6pm
Mermaids, singers, sword fighters, and (of course) pirates take over the Vallejo waterfront.
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