Tweet This city may have its bars, restaurants and celebrity chefs. But there’s one place that truly represents what San Francisco food and drink is all about: CUESA’s Ferry Building Farmers Market. It’s where Daniel Patterson can be found plucking asparagus at the crack of dawn; where Christopher Kostow occasionally splits a beer behind the [...]
May 18, 2013 | Posted in
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Tweet In order to reach some of the world’s most beautiful and remote locations, tourists may have to deal with a few scary takeoffs and landings along the way. Many of the airports on this list got their frightening reputations because their runways sit at high elevation or are too short and made to adapt [...]
May 18, 2013 | Posted in
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Tweet By Sam Ferrigno for HooplaHa.com. Happiness comes to those who wait. These four things are worth delaying that sought-after crave for instant gratification. 1. Success When I was a kid, I thought I’d be famous by now. Doing what, I’m not sure, but fame would be mine and glory would meet me on the [...]
May 17, 2013 | Posted in
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Tweet FORT WORTH, Texas — If you’re traveling light, you can board earlier on American Airlines. The airline said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat – no rolling suitcases – will be allowed to board before most other passengers. American said that the change will speed up the [...]
May 16, 2013 | Posted in
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Tweet This story comes courtesy of LA Weekly. By Jessica A. Koslow Cooking octopus can be tricky. But when done right, it’s tender, delicious and loaded with health benefits (low-calorie, lean, vitamin-rich). Japanese and Mediterranean diets are swimming, as it were, with octopus options — as is this town, where many restaurants have the dish [...]
May 16, 2013 | Posted in
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Tweet The stress and strain of constantly being connected can sometimes take your life — and your well-being — off course. GPS For The Soul can help you find your way back to balance. GPS Guides are our way of showing you what has relieved others’ stress in the hopes that you will be able [...]
May 15, 2013 | Posted in
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Tweet Victoria Day is just around the corner and with that comes a much anticipated long weekend. This year, Victoria Day falls on May 20, despite being part of the May “two-four” weekend, the nickname Canadians have given the weekend, thanks to the sheer number cases of beer consumed during the weekend. But there’s more [...]
May 14, 2013 | Posted in
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Tweet Just when we thought we’d been left for New York, Mission Chinese Food’s Danny Bowien once again wrapped his loving arms around San Francisco. In a post-James Beard Awards interview with the San Francisco Chronicle’s Paolo Lucchesi, Bowien, who won the award for Rising Star Chef that very night, revealed plans to open a [...]
May 14, 2013 | Posted in
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Tweet Here’s a recap of animal stories and events from the past few weeks: The carcass of a mystery sea creature washed up on the shore in New Zealand A moth with supersonic hearing was described in a new study A documentary exploring the life of albino deer premiered on TV Research revealed that bats [...]
May 13, 2013 | Posted in
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Tweet The past week brought several big headlines in extreme weather news: Two awe-inspiring rope tornadoes touched down in central Kansas, but didn’t cause any damage. An incredible lightning strike was captured off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and tweeted out by the Department of the Interior. An American Eagle plane was struck [...]
May 12, 2013 | Posted in
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