More published pieces about the history of a treasured San Francisco Art Deco bar, a legendary restaurant in the shadow of the Acropolis, the birthplace of outdoor cinema and democracy in Athens, Greece, and more …
Pieces
Orson’s Belly: Day and Night
Have you ever dreamt of opening a café or bar that would be the medley of everything you love? Have you ever worried that San Francisco is losing its creative venues because high rents demand investors who demand tried-and-true (i.e. boring) business formulas so that they can be assured of a return? Orson’s Belly is … Read More
Feasts at The Kitchen of Efrosinos—Athens, Greece
It is rare that one falls in love with a restaurant. The Fabrika tou Efrosinos is a dream come true, a new restaurant and wine bar in the hopping Koukaki neighborhood of Athens, Greece. The restaurant grew out of the fantastical tale of Efrosinos, the patron saint of all cooks. The legend of Saint Efrosinos … Read More
Stookey’s Club Modern
Join me in raising a toast to Stookey’s Club Modern, a delightful 1930s art deco-style cocktail bar owned by a dynamic trio of owners – husband and wife Tim Stookey and Leslie Cole Stookey and Leslie’s cousin Aaron Cole. The bar is at 895 Bush St. (at Taylor Street), about four blocks northwest of Union … Read More
Greece: The Birthplace of Outdoor Cinema and Democracy
“Greece: The Birthplace of Outdoor Cinema and Democracy,” an article I wrote about Athens outdoor cinemas and much more, has been published in EatDrinkFilms.com. I hope you will enjoy it and sign up for EatDrinkFilms.com emails. The site is a wealth of info! READ MORE: EatDrinkFilms.com
failed states: a journal of indeterminate geographies
failed states: a journal of indeterminate geographies I am pleased to introduce all of you to a wonderful new literary journal produced in London by the artist Jamie Atherton. Failed states is an occasional publication that aims to collate and investigate ideas around place, or more specifically: “indeterminate geographies.” My friend Carrie Friese and I … Read More
Secret Horrors of the Castro Theatre: A True Story—San Francisco
This story can also be read at Medium, and Eat Drinks Films! Please visit these delightful sites! One would never expect such real-life horror to happen at the gorgeous, historic Castro Theater in San Francisco. That fateful night, I was slinging candy and popcorn. The air was thick with that hot buttery scent as I … Read More
