Monthly Archives: August 2007

San Francisco Monday

Posted on August 30, 2007 by kiki

Sears Fine Foods Sears Fine Foods Monday we settled in for our only real breakfast, and we could not have chosen better than Sear’s Fine Foods. The line stretches down the block, but moves fairly quickly. It is short enough … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Sunday

Posted on August 24, 2007 by kiki

BLONDIE’S PIZZA When I was a teenager, there was nothing cooler than going up to San Francisco for the weekend with a friend’s punk band. Everyone always hung out at Blondie’s Pizza. Maybe because it’s by the streetcar lines, but … Continue reading →

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Saturday in SF

Posted on August 23, 2007 by kiki

Tommy’s Joynt Saturday my brother and nephews picked me up for a day of sightseeing and to sample the kind of local dives they know I love. We started out with lunch at a disappearing San Francisco institution, a hofbrau. … Continue reading →

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San Francisco 1

Posted on August 20, 2007 by kiki

As timing would have it, my trip to San Francisco last week came right on the heels of Michael Bauer’s controversial article, The Dish on Los Angeles. Unlike many Angelinos, I did not get the impression that his article was … Continue reading →

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The mysteries of Dinah’s

Posted on August 3, 2007 by kiki

The Mysteries of Dinah’s Fried Chicken When Alan Arkin freaks out in the beginning of Little Miss Sunshine, shouting, “Again with the fucking chicken! It’s always with the goddamn fucking chicken!” all I could do was stare at the instantly … Continue reading →

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