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Some Street Fairs on All Sides of the Bay
The Chatterbox

Some Street Fairs on All Sides of the Bay

This year is the 95th annual NORTH BEACH BAZAAR, a Columbus Day celebration of Italian culture and heritage. It takes place in the churchyard of Saints Peter and Paul, just across the way from Washington Square Park, on Saturday and Sunday October 11th-12th from 11am-7pm. In addition to…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The House That Jacques Built
The Starlet

The House That Jacques Built

Jacques PĂ©pin—who is in town to shoot his next and final public television series, Heart & Soul, here at KQED Studios—has been busier than the tablehopper with his dinners around town! La Folie was the place to be last Wednesday—he was there with Mary Risley of Tante…
Marcia Gagliardi
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The Starlet

Jacques Pépin

The House That Jacques Built October  7, 2014 Jacques PĂ©pin—who is in town to shoot his next and final public television series, Heart & Soul, here at KQED Studios—has been busier than the tablehopper with his dinners around town! La Folie was the place to be last Wednesday—…
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Mishaps, Cars, Bartenders, and Ways to Help
The Lush

Mishaps, Cars, Bartenders, and Ways to Help

How many times have bartenders helped you out of a jam, given you advice, or just poured you a drink without judgment when you really needed one? Well, recently a couple of bartenders in this town have suffered some injuries, so let’s pay it forward and help them out…
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