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A terroiriste's plot

For close to three decades, Bonny Doon’s Randall Grahm has enjoyed a reputation as the P.T. Barnum of the wine world. Now he’s abandoning his sideshow antics in a quest to redeem his past and discover the soul of California wine.

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Vodka behind bars

A humble spirit distilled in a former Navy jail is breaking out and winning awards.

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Haute tech

At Baumé, molecular gastronomy is more than just the latest killer app.

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Separate but equal

The recession has inspired a cadre of designers to bring back versatile separates. Now Lily Samii, whose custom gowns dominate the S.F. gala scene, has joined the fray.


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Spring into beauty

In honor of the spa’s recent 2010 Top Medical Spa in the US recognition, Epi Center MedSpa hosted a spring party at their chic atelier. Friends enjoyed wine, hors d’oeuvres from Le Club, and mini treatments like spray tanning and skin analysis. Spa staff was on-hand to answer questions and give advice. Though guests may have been shy upon arrival, impromptu skin analyses were status quo by night’s end.

Photographs by Mona T. Brooks

BEST OF THE BAY

San Francisco magazine on Eye on the Bay

Check out Eye on the Bay's coverage of our Best of the Bay Area issue with host Liam Mayclem and featuring Editor-in-Chief Bruce Kelley and Food Editor Jan Newberry. Watch the stream here.

BEST OF THE BAY

The Best of the Bay Area 2010: Readers' Poll

Your 14,565 votes, boldly cast.

Them’s eatin’ words

Overused food terms wind up on Jan Newberry's chopping block.

THE TALK

The origins of life—in Emeryville?

Hot off the presses: synthesized DNA, from our very own Cricks and Watsons.

SNAP JUDGMENTS

Snap Judgments

Our critics weigh in on new books, albums, and films.

THE TALK

Art as eco-signifier

Replacing boring park info plaques with beauty and wit.

Litquake’s savory spawn

Might the Bay Area’s attraction to all things literary finally have come together w

FIVE GREAT

Five great cooking classes

The Food Network may offer great tips and plenty of eye candy, but there’s no substitute for learning how to preserve your own anchovies or mix up killer salsa with one of the Bay Area’s top chefs. Here are five culinary classes to excite your imagination and taste buds.

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Sports talk

Why Timmy should stay a Giant forever.

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK

5 ways to case a bank, sort of

Is a bank investing responsibly in its own community? Is it about to implode, as Tamalpais Bank did? Finding out isn’t as simple as buying organic. Here’s how to figure out, as best you can, where to move your money.

SNAP JUDGMENTS

Snap Judgments

Our critics weigh in on new books, albums, and films.

THE TALK

The Tenderloin as tourist attraction?

An indecent proposal that puzzled even San Francisco’s visitors’ bureau.

THE TALK

Shuffle shunners

Cassette culture is making a comeback.

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Kiku Imports features a rare mix of traditional Japanese antiques. Owner Sunny also has a knack for customary tea ceremony items, unfound anywhere else.

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