5 things in November

San Francisco: An inspector arrives at a dark house to investigate a murder and finds the crime scene ongoing. People keep singing and getting...

Grandma's stockings still bring holiday joy

Grandma May was a mad knitter. She'd finish the last loop on a sweater and already be unwinding a ball of yarn for the next. Everyone in our...

Sunday's a Drag: Show changes Starlight Room view

Harry Denton's Starlight Room may be the best view bar in the city, but not on Sundays. That's when they black out the windows for two brunch...

Dessert that takes the cake

It used to be that we were all satisfied with a slice of cake for dessert. But on many restaurant menus, this style of dessert has been replaced...

Fairmont gingerly builds gingerbread house

About a week before Thanksgiving , a crew of carpenters will start banging and bolting in the ornate lobby of the Fairmont San Francisco. At the...

Bakers raise the bar on cookie swaps

Like a bidder at a silent auction, Mindy Swagel is nonchalantly circling the cookie table, calculating her chances. Her chocolate-chip macaroons...

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