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SENT February 8, 2012

Southern Pacific, the Mission's only brewery, opens

Slowly but surely, San Francisco is becoming a beer town again. The evidence is mounting: a cicerone here, a beer garden there--and now, with the opening of Southern Pacific in...

SENT February 7, 2012

At Ice Cream Bar, lactarts get a new lease on life

Getting to the soda fountain in the back of Ice Cream Bar will take a little bit of self-control. The freezer full of house-made ice cream at the entrance exerts a strong...

SENT January 17, 2012

Mezcal, tequila's smoky cousin, opens up a new world of agave

What do yuzu, blue cheese, smoked caramel and cocaine have in common? On local mezcal lists, these disparate nouns are used to describe the flavor of once-maligned mezcal, which...

SENT December 19, 2011

Two classic liqueurs get a much-deserved makeover

Few spirits were befouled in the name of industrial progress as much as the crème. Originally, these liqueurs had a delicate sweetness and a creamy consistency, owing not...

SENT December 16, 2011

The boba revolution starts now

Three nights a week, Boba Guys sell bubble tea from the bar at Ken Ken Ramen. It's a sideline gig for Bin Chen and Andrew Chau, who met at Timbuk2, where they both still work....

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