I Told You So
Satisfying Moment #1394 Satisfaction doesn’t have to be a big fat I TOLD YOU SO. The kind that’s in-your-face-obnoxious and annoying as fuck. We’ve all said it. I told you so. I friggin told you…
Spruce Restaurant San Francisco
With my masculinity in shambles I was in desperate need of delicious food. A meal I could scarf down like a trucker at a rest stop after hauling for 16 hours straight—the whole eat your…
Glassbaby and the Girl Trapped in the Bathroom
What is this place? I wondered stumbling upon the Presidio Heights glassbaby shop. What’s a glassbaby? As usual, my curiosity got the best of me and I stepped inside. Bright was the interior. Walls the…
Outgrowing the Closet
Part 1 of 3 Part 1: Outgrowing the Closet Part 2: The Closet Didn’t Get Smaller Part 3: How Jenny McCarthy Saved My Life The scary thing about gold-star-days is that they usually come without warning…
Love Stories & Everything But Butt
Part 3 of 3 This is the third part of a three part series on how I fell in love in San Francisco. You can skip back to Part 2 or start from the beginning with Part…
Local Artists Find Inspiration in Herradura Tequila Barrels
I first met artist Todd Berman in 2009 at the Aids Lifecycle finish line. Actually, it was after that, but I can explain. First let me be clear about one thing—I wasn’t technically in the…
Bears on Stairs
Part 2 of 3 This is the second part of a three part series on how I fell in love in San Francisco. To start from the beginning, read Part 1 first or skip ahead to…
The Diary of a Pastry Chef
When I first met Chef Belinda Leong it was for this interview. It was a Friday morning at her Pacific Heights patisserie just off the corner of California and Divisadero Streets. I’d eaten there many…