It's time to begin
Isn't it?
I get a little bit bigger
But then I'll admit
I'm just the same as I was
Now, don't you understand?
That I'm never changing who I am.
Bay Area Food Pick
1530 Howard St. (at 11th St.)
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 552-0309
Run by the Zouzounis family since its opening in 1967, Ted's Market and Delicatessen is well-known for its $5 sizable sandwiches... and the lunch lines to get them. In fact, the store recommends strongly that orders are faxed in advance. Much of their specialty meat, such as the tri-tip, pulled pork, and steamed pastrami, are gone before closing. And, if you watched Pursuit of Happyness, you'll recognize this deli! 4-1/2 stars - 285 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; HRD Coffee Shop; Fat Angel; Aperto; Pho Huynh Hiep 2.
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); Sushi Sam's Edomata (San Mateo).
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 Nightlife Pick
691 Market St. (at Geary St.)
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 795-1375
From the empire-minded wizards of Bourbon and Branch comes this subterranean lounge that is fast becoming a magnet for the FiDi crowd. Reservations are strongly recommended, unless you enjoy being crushed near the u-shaped bar. I ordered the bar-named beverage and was thoroughly impressed. Drink prices range in the low-double-digits. 4 stars - 241 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; Speakeasy Ales & Lagers; Lucky 13; Hotel Biron; Bottom of the Hill; Blackthorn.
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); Room 389 (Oakland); Beer Revolution (Oakland).
Previous North Bay picks: Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma); Bear Republic Brewing Co. (Healdsburg).
Previous Other pick: New Deal Distillery (Portland).
Bay Area History
John Gilroy (Cameron)
(1794-1869)
A native of Scotland, he fled by boat to Monterey during the War of 1812. Eventually, he would become the first recognized non-Spanish settler in Alta California and marry into the family owning the San Ysidro Rancho in Santa Clara Valley. After inheriting the land, he would assume various managerial positions, such as alcalde and Justice of the Peace, before his fall into gambling and rheumatism. The city of Gilroy, population: 48,821 (2010), is 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; Angelo Rossi; Charles Brenham; Warren Hellman; John McLaren; Dogpatch; Thomas Larkin; Nancy Pelosi; Levi Strauss; John Sloat; Jose Sarria.
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; Edson Adams.
Previous North Bay history: Cotati; Charles Fairfax; Luther Burbank; William Richardson; Oscar and James Shafter; George Guerne; Frank Doyle; Samuel Taylor; Harrison Standley.
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 Quote
"The Department is pleased to be moving forward with the neighborhood-driven project to create a community garden in Golden Gate Park."
- Sarah Ballard, spokeswoman for the Recreation and Park Dept.
"I thought they would wait until January. Now we'll have a lot of people out of work for Christmas."
- Ed Dunn, director of the Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood Council Recycling Center
Bay Area Weekend Highs
Cool, clear nights. Possible record highs for Sunday. No rain in sight for the next week.
~ Thursday-Friday ~
Near 60
~ Saturday-Sunday ~
Near 65
Bay Area Free Activities of the Week
1. Neighborhood Holiday Block Parties
- Mission District: Friday, 5-10pm
- Hayes Valley: Friday, 6-9pm
The Mission, specifically 16th St. or Valencia St., will be bribing holiday shoppers with free alcohol, food, and music for the fifth year. Its predecessor in Hayes Valley is hosting events at over 30 businesses as part of its 21st annual celebration.
2. Indie Holiday Fairs
- Vagabond Indie Bazaar: Saturday-Sunday, noon-6:30pm
- SF Made Holiday Fair: Sunday, 10am-6pm
Etsy co-sponsors the Vagabond Bazaar in SoMa's Urban Bazaar with over two dozen local artists. Fort Mason hosts over six dozen artists for the largest local holiday market.
3. Holiday Events in the Parks
- McLaren Lodge ceremony: Thursday, 5pm
- Drag Queens on Ice: Thursday, 8-9:30pm
- Aloha on Ice: Friday, 4-7pm
- Chanukah Festival: Saturday, 6:30-8pm; Sunday 3-6pm; Monday-Thursday 5pm; Friday 3pm; Saturday 7pm
Golden Gate Park's McLaren Lodge will light its holiday tree and offer Santa photos, carnival rides, and live entertainment. Union Square Park will host six drag performers in an ice skating competition and celebrity bell ringers. Over at Justin Herman Plaza, you'll be able to make a fresh flower lei, sample luau cuisine, and take a photo in the booth. Lastly, eight days of festivities, starting with the Saturday unveiling and Sunday festival, will take over Union Square Park in honor of the Jewish tradition.
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