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Coqueta

SPANISH INVASION

Michael Chiarello's new tapas outpost

Picture this: You're sitting in a rich leather chair that rests on a bull hide, sipping a glass of sangria made with Manzanilla sherry, about to dig in to some patatas bravas flecked...

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1601 Bar & Kitchen

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

San Francisco's first Sri Lankan restaurant

We like to think we have a pretty diversified palate, what with the vast range of international restaurants in SF. But we had yet to introduce our taste buds to Sri Lankan...

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Oakland mosaics

TILE ME PRETTY

A guide to Oakland's growing mosaics

The art scene in Oakland is thriving. Between First Fridays , the creative types on Temescal Alley and the new Uptown Art Park , the city is turning into a veritable living...

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Garrod Farms

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE

Spend a day in Saratoga

The formerly sleepy town of Saratoga is having a moment. Just less than an hour's drive south of SF, its main street (Big Basin Way) is humming with tasting rooms and live music--yet the...

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