Bay Area Food Pick
The Pelican Inn
10 Pacific Way
Muir Beach, CA 94965
(415) 383-6000
A recent bike ride along winding Highway 1 led me to this isolated British pub, nestled inside a small lodge in rural Marin County. There's an enclosed patio (where I sat) as well as a decor-appropriate interior. You'll find typical food options, such as a lamb-based shepherd's pie, bangers & mash, and fish & chips. Pints of beer are expertly poured. I can't wait to return! 4 stars - 275 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; Olea; Bodega Bistro; The Chairman Truck; Molinari Delicatessen.
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); Kabab and Curry's (Santa Clara); Fiddler's Green (Millbrae).
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).
Previous Other picks: Built to Grill (Portland).
Bay Area Bar Pick
Martuni's
4 Valencia St. (at Market St.)
San Francisco, CA 94103
The dimly lit piano bar runs popular with amateur singers and performers... as well as their admirers. The martinis are adequately strong; my favorite is the raspberry lemon drop. It's centrally located at a good price point and cool ambiance. 4 stars - 573 reviews
Previous San Francisco picks: Blackbird; El Rio; Rickhouse; Southern Pacific Brewing; The Hidden Vine; Vesuvio; The Pig & Whistle; Biergarten.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay pick: Antonio's Nut House (Palo Alto); The Oasis Beer Garden (Menlo Park).
Previous East Bay pick: The Trappist (Oakland); Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon (Oakland); The Turf Club (Hayward); Jupiter (Berkeley); St. George Spirits (Alameda).
Previous North Bay pick: Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma).
Previous Other pick: New Deal Distillery (Portland).
Bay Area History
Laurentine Hamilton
(1826-1882)
New York-born and raised, Mr. Hamilton was assigned to and built the Presbyterian church in Columbia, Calif. in 1855. He later moved to San Jose and became Superintendent of San Jose Schools. He also surveyed a nearby summit with two others as part of the first California Geological Survey. That mountain was later named after him - Mount Hamilton. Later, he served on the Oakland Board of Education and founded the First Unitarian Church of Oakland.
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; Angelo Rossi; Charles Brenham; Warren Hellman.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay history: Millbrae; Tanforan Racetrack; T. Jack Foster; Leland Stanford; Milpitas; Donald Tresidder; Josiah Belden; Hiram Morgan Hill; Simon Mezes.
Previous East Bay history: Charles Tilden; William Hayward; John Fremont; Mariano Vallejo; Ygnacio Martinez; Henry Kaiser; Anthony Chabot; Thomas Caldecott.
Previous North Bay history: Cotati; Charles Fairfax; Luther Burbank; William Richardson; Oscar and James Shafter.
Previous Other history: Francis Pettygrove (Portland).
Bay Area Charity
On May 6, 2012, a four-alarm fire destroyed the corner building on Valencia St. and Duboce Ave. 37 residents have been displaced. Community members have worked with Community Living Campaign for the fire survivors' collection fund.
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), KQED (88.5 FM), and now FabMo Creativity Center.
Bay Area Weekend Highs
The spread in temperature between inland and coast should increase over the next few days.
Coast: low-60s
SF: upper-60s
Bay: mid-80s
North Bay: low-90s
South Bay: low-90s
Inland East Bay: low-100s
Bay Area Free Activities of the Week
Saturday, 9am-4pm
U-S-A! U-S-A! An active array of sporting activities for all ages, gourmet food trucks, and a simulcast of the Olympics will be available in front of San Francisco's City Hall.
2. Pistahan
Saturday-Sunday, 11am-5pm
Filipino culture and entertainment will completely fill Yerba Buena Gardens. The parade occurs on Saturday morning down Market Street, from the Embarcadero to the festival.
Sunday, 10am-2pm
Stop into Jack London Square for free bike check-ups, bike-powered ice cream maker, cargo bike test rides, bike registration, bike-related presentations, and bike prizes.
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