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No longer is Petaluma Whiskerino the only Bay Area facial hair event. See the rest »

Burrito Justice has answered the question (which he also brilliantly asked), What if the neighborhoods of San Francisco were islands and the streets canals?

A lovely view of the Valencia Street Canal. See the rest »

They were lined up perfectly. Like, “you complete me” perfectly. Half man. Half Apple ad. A creature out of Greek marketing mythology. If only my crappy iPhone camera captured it more clearly. And that’s the smallest irony of this picture.

Spotted on Market Street, SF.

KYEO, never know what you’ll see:
KYEO: Ominous Shadow Art on California Street
KYEO: Urban Mushrooms
KYEO: Wheatpaste on Market St, Name That Casual Male
KYEO: Breadface & Blues Wheatpastes in Chicago’s Roscoe Village
FYI: Shit You Can’t Flush on Southwest Airlines

Hot on the heels of news that Anchor has been sold to a Novato company, they’ve announced their first new seasonal in 5 years: Humming Ale.

Here’s the question: Why did Anchor make this announcement?
A) The oh-so-rare Nelson Sauvin hops in Humming Ale are oh-so-good.
B) They’re trying to squelch the usual big-company-buys-microbrewery-and-microbrewery-stops-putting-out-interesting-small-batch-beer expectations.

I’m guessing a little from column A, a little from column B. Either way, I’m excited. I was lucky enough to try Humming at TAPS Petaluma last November. It’s a wonderfully light, sessionable beer. But not “new” by any means. Just “new to bottles”.

Full story and video at BeerNews »

Anchor Brewers & Distillers »

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Beer: Deep Fried Bacon Dog and Anchor Humming Ale at TAPS Petaluma

SFist dropped the bomb that two Banksy pieces have been spotted around San Francisco. More pics and info on where they’re at over at Spots Unknown.

He must be in town promoting his doc, Exit Through The Gift Shop:

Richard Hawley “Tonight the Streets Are Ours” from Lady’s Bridge
(Heard on the Friday Five)

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KYEO: Ominous Shadow Art on California Street
KYEO: Urban Mushrooms
KYEO: Wheatpaste on Market St, Name That Casual Male
KYEO: Breadface & Blues Wheatpastes in Chicago’s Roscoe Village
Art: Last Mike Giant / Skullz Press Show at 260 Divisadero

Three years of tasting, tweaking, and perfecting. Now it’s bottled, corked, and about to fall into the hands of San Francisco’s finest mixologists …

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Ever dance your ass off while checking out rad art, while simultaneously traversing the same labyrinth as the one inside Notre Dame? Then don’t miss this …
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Dropping today—new Mike Giant screenprinted posters and the Spring 2010 line at REBEL8.   See the rest »

Don’t miss tonight’s opening for Samplings from Creativity Explored, the third installment of OgilvyWest Gallery Series.

Come early for Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball, Leffe, and more. Come late for PBR. Seriously. 7×7 picked up the opening so come early.

See more pics from the show … See the rest »

Friday was the last Skullz Press opening at the short-lived Divisadero space. Not sure where it’ll pop up next. First, Mike Giant is off to Italy.

A rare shot of Giant with his Pops. Sneak peeks of his upcoming Italy show “Welcome To Frisco” below … See the rest »

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More fine-lined, Sharpie-goodness from Mike Giant. Check out the limited prints for sale at mikegiant.com.

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Art: New Mike Giant Posters and Spring Line at REBEL8
Art: Last Mike Giant / Skullz Press Show at 260 Divisadero
Video: Mike Giant on a Penny Farthing
Tattoo: Skin & Bones, Tattoos In the Life Of The American Sailor
Augmented Reality: Living Sasquatch

Run, don’t walk, to Dynamo Donuts on 24th. ‘Cuz afterwards you’ll be in a bacon coma and glad you got a little up time. Speaking of healthy, they’re just a few blocks from the ice cream splendor of Humphry Solcombe.

Their other goods are all equally interesting, like the licorice lovers’ Chocolate Star Anise. None as sweetly/salty/bacon-y-licious as the Maple Glazed Bacon Apple donut. Sweet fancy Moses, go grab a box STAT.

Peruse their menu at DynamoDonut.com.

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If you weren’t at 1015 Folsom Thursday night, you missed a very cool, FREE event. Curated by Etsy so you know the goods were good. Plus, proceeds went towards DrawBridge.

Drinks and killer holiday gifts by local Bay Area artisans, including Melissa’s Blue Ribbon Salvage.

Where: 1015 Folsom, Thursday December 3rd (map)
More info on Etsy’s Handmade Ho-Down here.

Find Blue Ribbon Salvage downstairs, right next to the Magnolia Photo Booth. Primo!

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UPDATED: Halloween night, a roaming Star Wars Cantina Band took over the Mission in SF. Hitting up bar after bar. And when they couldn’t get in (ahem … Bruno’s) they played on the sidewalk.

Great idea, Occlupanid.

It takes a band of Biths to bring Megatron and Hammerhead together. Here’s a video from Nate at A New Leaf; one of the members of the roaming rockers.

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MÖRE:

May the 4th: Celebrate with LEGO Star Wars III Commercials and More
Drink: Princess Leia Beer Can Mystery
Moustache: The Lando Calrissian Disguise Kit
Fab: Moog Beer + Moog Star Wars Cantina Song
How To: Make a Guinness Black & Orange (Smashed Pumpkin)
Spooky: The Shocker The Costume
Awesome: Sears Website Gets Zombified

Congrats to the Bay Area’s best mobile, authentic Neapolitan pizza artisans, Pizza Politana. Just featured in an ABC News article on Street Foods. And now securing spots at two killer watering holes. Stop by, grab a ‘za, and give big ups to Petaluma wönder duo, Joel and Naomi.

MONDAYS
Bloodhound (Folsom at 7th, SF)

THURSDAYS
San Francisco Ferry Building (Farmers’ Market)

FRIDAYS
Lagunitas TapRoom & Beer Sanctuary (Petaluma)

OTHERDAYS
Find out where they’ll roll next …
Follow them on Twitter: @PizzaPolitana.

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