Waiting for a roar
Looking at the mutating skyline
The city is my church
It wraps me in the sparkling twilight.
- M83
Bay Area Food Pick
521 3rd St. (at South Park Ave.)
San Francisco, CA 94107
As featured on the Food Network, this cash-only coffee shop has been nurtured by the Yeung family for about five decades. The spicy pork kimchee burrito is a standout. Other popular items, such as the Mongolian beef cheesesteak and the loco moco, are listed on the chalkboard by the front door. Lines are particularly common on game days and sunny weekdays. I can't wait to return. 4-1/2 stars - 775 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; Thorough Bread & Pastry; Lers Ros Thai; Helmand Palace.
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); Alana's Cafe (Burlingame).
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
1195 Evans Ave. (at Jennings St.)
San Francisco, CA 94124
Most likely, you've seen the Speakeasy logo on a liquor store or bar window. Big Daddy IPA and Prohibition Ale are its two most commonly found beers. On Friday and Saturdays from 4-9pm, the brewery in the Bayview throws open its doors for free tours, $3 beers, and live music. Street parking is relatively available nearby - pay attention to the signs though. 4-1/2 stars - 196 reviews
Previous San Francisco picks: Blackbird; El Rio; Rickhouse; Southern Pacific Brewing; The Hidden Vine; Vesuvio; The Pig & Whistle; Biergarten; Martuni's; Tosca Cafe; Toronado; The Alembic; Trad'r Sam; Sugar Lounge.
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); JC Cellars (Oakland); Dashe Cellars (Oakland).
Previous North Bay picks: Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma); Bear Republic Brewing Co. (Healdsburg).
Previous Other pick: New Deal Distillery (Portland).
Bay Area History
Samuel P. Taylor
(1827-1886)
Mr. Taylor came out west, successfully prospected for gold, and used the proceeds to buy land in Marin County. He built the first paper mill in California - the Pioneer Paper Mill - and produced (in part) recycled paper products. He built the first fish ladder on the West Coast to help fish swim near his paper mill, and would later serve on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. After his death, the land fell out of the Taylor family for about 50 years. At that point, the state took over the land and named it the Samuel P. Taylor State Park.
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; Dogpatch; Thomas Larkin.
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; Henry Coe, Jr.
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; Frank Doyle.
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
A smattering of showers has passed through the Bay Area this week. Skies should clear somewhat over the next few days. Go Giants! Go Oakland!
~ Thursday-Friday ~
Coast: low-60s
SF: mid-60s
Bay: mid-60s
North Bay: upper-60s
South Bay: upper-60s
Inland East Bay: upper-60s
~ Saturday-Sunday ~
Coast: mid-60s
SF: low-70s
Bay: low-70s
South Bay: mid-70s
Inland East Bay: mid-70s
North Bay: upper-70s
Bay Area Free Activities of the Week
Saturday-Sunday, 9am-5pm
Thousands will descend upon Half Moon Bay's downtown area to check out heavyweight champion pumpkins, three entertainment stages, a parade (featuring Grand Marshal Steve Young), pumpkin treats, and pie-eating contest. Arrive early, and expect traffic along Highways 92 and 1.
2. East Bay Open Streets
- Sunday Streets Berkeley: Sunday, 11am-4pm
- East Bay Bike Party: Friday, 7:30pm
Berkeley hosts its first Sunday Streets event, modeled after ones held in San Francisco, Portland, and elsewhere. Free yoga and zumba classes, live salsa music, dodgeball demo, free bike repair, and more. Earlier, on Friday evening, the East Bay hosts a Bike Party that starts at a BART stop with theme in mind.
Friday-Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm
The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra hosts a two-hour program featuring Mozart, Ravel, Francaix, and Couperin. Shows are always free, but supporting members receive priority entrance and priority seating.
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); Lucky One (Pure Bathing Culture); Easy Way Out (Gotye); Hell or High Water (William Elliott Whitmore); Hymn #101 (Joe Pug).
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