Who's the lucky one now?
Every time
I fall in love
I've heard you calling her name.
Previous songs: Down to the River to Pray (Alison Krauss); Three Rounds and a Sound (Blind Pilot); Chicken Fried (Zac Brown Band); The Story (Brandi Carlile).
Bay Area Food Pick
248 Church St. (at Market St.)
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 558-0690
Opening in March 2008, this artisan bakery offers up simple pleasures: great coffee, warm baguettes, and buttery almond croissants. You can even move outdoors on a warm sunny day. This spot certainly rivals a better-known pastry stop a few blocks away on 18th St., but without the persistent line and fight over tables. 4-1/2 stars - 352 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; Wayfare Tavern; Wexler's.
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 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); The Pelican Inn (Muir Beach); Garden Grill (Guerneville).
Previous Other picks: Shoki Ramen House (Sacramento); Built to Grill (Portland).
Bay Area Bar Pick
55 4th St. (at Oak St.)
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 465-5900 (JC)
(510) 452-1800 (D)
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, I locked up my bike and popped into a large, unassuming warehouse near the 880 freeway and Jack London Square. Inside, you'll see barrels and barrels of wine, as well as two side-by-side tasting stands for separate wineries. We didn't encounter a crowd around 12:30pm, but upon a return the next day around 4:30pm, the place was swamped. JC Cellars had been offering an awesome 50% off deal on mixed cases, so four of us split the cost and had our tasting fees waived. 4-1/2 stars - 40 reviews (JC); 4-1/2 stars - 40 reviews (D)
Previous San Francisco picks: Blackbird; El Rio; Rickhouse; Southern Pacific Brewing; The Hidden Vine; Vesuvio; The Pig & Whistle; Biergarten; Martuni's; Tosca Cafe; Toronado.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay picks: Antonio's Nut House (Palo Alto); The Oasis Beer Garden (Menlo Park).
Previous East Bay picks: The Trappist (Oakland); Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon (Oakland); The Turf Club (Hayward); Jupiter (Berkeley); St. George Spirits (Alameda); Drake's Barrel House (San Leandro).
Previous North Bay picks: Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma); Bear Republic Brewing Co. (Healdsburg).
Previous Other pick: New Deal Distillery (Portland).
Bay Area History
Dogpatch (San Francisco)
Once part of Francisco de Haro's Potrero Nuevo land claim, this area features homes dating to the 1860s. Two possible reasons exist for the neighborhood's cool name: (1) native patches of dog-fennel, a plant similar to chamomile; (2) packs of wild dogs that would roam in search of wasted meat parts from the Bayview slaughterhouses. During the last 20 years, warehouses and shipyards have given way to pricey lofts and light industry. Popular destinations include Hard Knox Cafe, Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous, and Rickshaw Bagworks.
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; John McLaren.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay history: Millbrae; Tanforan Racetrack; T. Jack Foster; Leland Stanford; Milpitas; Donald Tresidder; Josiah Belden; Hiram Morgan Hill; Simon Mezes; James Forbes.
Previous East Bay history: Charles Tilden; William Hayward; John Fremont; Mariano Vallejo; Ygnacio Martinez; Henry Kaiser; Anthony Chabot; Thomas Caldecott; Laurentine Hamilton; Joel Clayton.
Previous North Bay history: Cotati; Charles Fairfax; Luther Burbank; William Richardson; Oscar and James Shafter; George Guerne.
Previous Other history: Francis Pettygrove (Portland).
Bay Area Charity
Based in San Francisco since 2006, this organization provides emotional and psychological support to Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, service members, and their families. Estimates are that one out of six troops returning from the wars will have psychological trauma.
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), FabMo Creativity Center; and now Duboce/Valencia Fire Relief.
Bay Area Weekend Highs
Looking seasonal. Fog and wind are lessening day by day for the coastal communities.
Coast: low-60s
SF: low-70s
Bay: upper-70s
South Bay: mid-80s
North Bay: upper-80s
Inland East Bay: low-90s
Bay Area Free Activities of the Week
1. Saturday Music
Opera in the Ballpark: Saturday, 8pm
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention: Saturday, 11am-3pm
Rock Make Music Street Festival: Saturday, noon-7pm
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra: Saturday, 1pm
The annual simulcast into AT&T Park attracts about 30,000 fans - new and old - to the wonderful world of opera. A repeat of Verdi's Rigoletto, which was simulcast into Civic Center Plaza in 2006, will certainly be enhanced by the better sound system and HD scoreboard at the ballpark. RSVP online and arrive before the 6:30pm gate opening for field seating. At the Berkeley Farmers Market, 20 string bands will face off in the climax of a five-day music convention. One block of the Mission District's Treat Avenue will host two stages for 13 local indie bands, and 70+ artisans plus the requisite food trucks. And lastly, area favorite Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra performs in Yerba Buena Gardens.
2. Sunday in Golden Gate Park
California Academy of Sciences: Sunday, 11am-5pm
32nd annual Comedy Day: Sunday, noon-5pm
The quarterly free admission day at the California Academy of Sciences has arrived, so get in line early to score Planetarium tickets and entry into the popular Earthquake Exhibit. While you're in the park, stop by Comedy Day in Sharon Meadow. Forty comics on one stage, and don't be too surprised if Robin Williams or Whoopi Goldberg stops by on a whim!
3. Ferry Plaza
20th anniversary Ferry Plaza Harvest Market: Saturday, 8am-2pm
Electric Car Expo: Monday-Tuesday, 10am-5pm
It's been 20 years since the Ferry Plaza first started its farmers' market on Saturdays. In addition to the dozens of local vendors, you'll find cooking demos at the CUESA booth. An electric car expo will be hosted in Justin Herman Plaza, with nine different auto manufacturers and a charging station company represented. Public rides and test drives can be reserved on Tuesday via info@chargeacrosstown.com or (415) 559-9993.
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