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Restaurants
Serves up the cuisine of an Asia without borders
Only a few years ago, it seemed as if the culinary world was dividing and parceling itself in the manner of the former Yugoslavia or Los Angeles county. Call it the first wave of reaction to the global villagization, or the last stand of identity politics, but for a few years in the mid-nineties, every cuisine, if not every dish, seemed intent on carving out its rightful historical place on your palate. Try me, cried each restaurant, I am the true flavor of Vietnam (or Provence or Lebanon or Northern Chile). And why not? The successful assimilation of Thai food promised every formerly unknown regional flavor... More
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Bars
Are you fan of any of the following: microbrewed beer, fresh ground hamburgers or the Grateful Dead? If the answer is yes, get in your VW van and chug over to the Magnolia Pub (which it proclaims is the Haight-Ashbury's Only Brew Pub) at 1398 Haight Street, on the corner of Masonic Ave. More
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Restaurants
Should I start a review of a vegan restaurant by stating that the day after, I was riddled with meat lust? Probably not, but I will say that Millennium, San Francisco's premier destination for organic, vegan fine dining has reached a lovely, effective apex in its new location in the Theater District. With high ceilings, Victorian class, reams of orange sherbet-colored fabric, and a menu more complex than a Borges story, Millennium truly rules the school when it comes to a totally different way to have dinner. More
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Wine
Not Too Sweet After All
Riesling: it tends to conjure thoughts of unpronounceable labels and syrupy sweet wine. At a recent tasting of 2002 German Rieslings at William Cross Wine Merchants (2253 Polk), I got some insight into what all those long German words actually mean, and tasted some stellar white wines that were much easier to drink than syrup. More
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Theater
Preview by Charyn Pfeuffer
Think you're edgy? 10 days of the area's most audacious theater may just make you think again. Born in Scotland, bred across the States, the Fringe Festival invades downtown San Francisco, from the Financial District to the Mission, in a multi-ring circus of theatrical performances from September 6th through the 16th. This year, 50-plus groups will put on 256 mind-expanding shows, making choosing downright difficult. Lucky for you, no ticket is over $8, and you can get ten tickets for $55 by buying a Frequent Fringer Pass. We've summed up some a few of the must see events for this year's Fringe. More
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Museums
By Rachel Churner
Can you create an exhibition around a title? Co-curators Elizabeth Armstrong and Victor Zamudio-Taylor have done just that in Ultrabaroque: Aspects of Post-Latin American Art currently at SFMOMA. What emerges from this masterful title is a collection of the contradictions and multiplicities inherent in the baroque itself. Used to describe a style of art prevalent in the 17th century that was characterized by bold ornamentation and contrasting elements, the term baroque also denotes grotesqueness, extravagance, and flamboyance. More
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Galleries
By Greg Youmans
Situated in a cubicle and two shared conference rooms on the 17th floor of a Financial District skyscraper, the office/gallery is not the flashiest exhibition space in San Francisco-though it may rank among the city's most philosophically rigorous. More
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Museums
By Rodrigo Diaz
Video as a medium has expanded our understanding of our sense of sight -- however it has come with limitations. Video footage of the Rodney King beating and recent terrorists attacks ingrain themselves in our collective psyche. Yet acquittals of the police officers, and analogies to an "action film come alive", elucidate video's failure to truly communicate "reality." This is the premise that Blind Vision: Video and the limits of Perception at the San Jose Museum of Art, through November 11, 2001, aspires to highlight, yet partially misses due to the selection of artists and a claustrophobic presentation. More
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Theater
By Summi Kaipa
What did I expect when I heard that Kevin Killian's new play, White Rabbit, would be premiering at New Langton Arts? A Temptation Island episode with the likes of Siegfried and Roy, Claudia Schiffer, and Arnold Schwarzenegger sounded like a strange combo for such an otherwise sexually charged show, where the usual candidates are married couples tested by the throes of apparently lusty babes. Well, aside from the suspiciously funny premise of reality television as the plot of this play, Killian's premiere has nothing, thankfully, in common with the melodrama of such a show. More
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Galleries
By Charyn Pfeuffer
Victor Cartagena's exhibition Media Punishment is the artist's reaction to the ongoing national debate about capital punishment and the recent media frenzy on the issue via the trial and execution of Timothy McVeigh. More
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