San Carlos
FOOD & DRINK
6 Bay Area swimming holes to dip your toes in
We've rounded up top beaches and public swimming pools — now it's time for swimming holes to get their due.Why it matters: Swimming holes are usually found in freshwater bodies like rivers, creeks and streams. They can offer an escape from the heat and fast-paced nature of city life.As always, do your own research before you go and clean up after yourself.The Inkwells (Marin) are deep, dark pools filled with water flowing from Kent Lake. It's popular with campers and hikers but has previously had issues with poor water quality due to high levels of bacteria, so proceed with caution.Accessible...
‘What I wanted to wear wasn’t in the stores’: Meet the San Mateo maker giving new life to vintage fabrics
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Edwina Ferro embarks on a new textile project, she listens to the voice of her material. “The fabrics actually speak to me, they get my attention; the fabric decides what shape it wants to be, it knows what colors it wants to be matched with and the size it wants to be,” she said. “There’s something that comes alive in that creative process for me.”
Eats on the streets: What’s up with outdoor dining?
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Although we in the Bay Area are lucky enough to be able to dine outdoors for much of the year, in the summer months you may find yourself wanting to enjoy the warm evenings and spend mealtimes outside all the more. During the COVID-19 pandemic, some public sidewalks and streets became a location for those wanting to safely patronize local eating and drinking establishments. Since then, cities have been contemplating the ongoing status of businesses offering seating in the public right-of-way, and of keeping key areas closed to cars (while balancing concerns about accessibility, parking and aesthetics). Here are the latest policies from several cities on the Peninsula.
Chaparral Ranch location in Woodside remains open
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With the shutdown of Chaparral Ranch in San Francisco, stables owned by the Chaparral Corporation continue to operate in Wunderlich Park in Woodside but a renewal of its contract in 2025 is still pending. Chaparral Corporation is a stable management company that recently shut...
Good Taste: Food fun and free rides at the Ferry Building
You’re eyeballing Good Taste, a menu for eating well in the Bay Area. With this week’s launch of the first hydrogen-powered free ferry in San Francisco, there are more reasons than ever to graze through the Ferry Building. The Ferry Building feels brilliantly fun and alive right now....
The Golden Age of Brazilian Food in the Bay Area Is Here
Cross the street from the Buena Vista Cafe’s white-coated bartenders pouring San Francisco’s most famous Irish coffee and the gobs of tourists stepping off the Powell/Hyde Cable Car turnaround, there’s an unexpected new addition to the neighborhood: a Brazilian restaurant. But this isn’t just any Brazilian restaurant....
Watch: The Rolling Stones Dust Off “Far Away Eyes” in Santa Clara
Last night, July 17, The Rolling Stones blew through Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. with the penultimate program in its Hackney Diamonds world tour. For this second-to-last date in the sprawling, memorable series that bridged the band’s countless iconic eras in a global celebration of its legacy, the Stones honored the occasion with a tour debut performance of the classic “Far Away Eyes.”
Now We Know What’s Replacing Slanted Door in the Ferry Building (Sorta)
Dianne de Guzman is a deputy editor at Eater SF writing about Bay Area restaurant and bar trends, upcoming openings, and pop-ups. The guessing game about what will happen with Slanted Door’s Ferry Building location has finally ended. Alex Hong, the chef behind Michelin-starred Sorrel in Pac Heights, announced Tuesday that he is opening a new restaurant and bakery in the expansive Slanted Door space, with an expected opening date of early 2025. Details are scarce on the style of food and the name of the new project, but a press release teases that it will be a “large format, full-service restaurant offering a seasonal ingredient menu rooted in the bounty of the California coastline.” The restaurant will have an open kitchen, seated bar, outdoor seating, and showstopper, Bay Bridge-facing, floor-to-ceiling windows. Meanwhile, the connected bakery will focus on laminated pastries.
Arts briefs: International dance festival, Anat Cohen, Old 97’s and more
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... This weekend, the Peninsula International Dance Festival highlights dance from around the world; Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Leslie Mendelson plays at Sound Union; Anat Cohen and her Quartetinho perform an intimate concert with Brazilian influences at Stanford Jazz Festival; long-running alt-country and pop-rock group Old 97’s perform at The Guild; the Obon Festival takes place at Mountain View Buddhist Temple; and Djerassi hosts an open studios day at its secluded Woodside ranch.
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