Dead Meat

Chapter 6: Cattle tale. To spare his own life, a captive chef shares a dirty secret about the Mercer brothers and their famous grass-fed beef.

Scheur Linen owner

Ah, sheet

Textiles expert Mark Scheuer lays down his laws: Buyer beware. Forget thread count. And “nothing replaces ironing.”

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The sweetest thing

A chef discovers an unexpected spectrum of flavor in unrefined sugars.

Video Game

Game on!

In hard times, a (comparatively) surprising success story.

Shanghai 1930 Bar

Eat and rumba

At a handful of San Francisco venues, the unthinkable is on the menu: great food alongside smokin’ live music.


Built it, and they came

A surprising boomlet in the sales of Oakland's downtown condos.

By Justine Sharrock

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Suicide hotlines and resources

If you or someone you know might be contemplating suicide, contact the following resources.

From their lips to the White House's ears

10/20/08—Copy chief & reviews editor Mia Lipman volunteers at a star-studded rally for words.

Burning Man Decompression 2008

10/14/08—Rebecca Pariser and her camera crash the annual Burning Man after party.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2008

Editorial intern and bluegrass musician Brian Heffernan reviews the eighth annual festival's highlights.

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Treasure Island Music Festival 2008

The eyes at San Francisco magazine capture two days of good, clean, carnival-themed fun at the second annual festival.

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Nellie's gotta go

Irascible, iconoclastic, infectious—what made Don Nelson this way?

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Publisher's note

When you’re traveling, sometimes knowing what’s ahead is even more exciting than anticipating the unknown.

Slaughterhouse redux

In a follow up to San Francisco's August feature on the future of slaughterhouses, Incanto chef Chris Cosentino offers a view of the past with a look at his collection of vintage abattoir photos.

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