FROM PERKS
These backpacks from Keep Pursuing have a patented 4-Point Suspension weight absorbing technology that makes carrying around all your essentials feel effortless. It’ll feel like a giant weight has been lifted from your shoul—anyway, we’re also getting you 24% off.
CUPID IS AS CUPID DOES
Oh hey, look at the calendar. It says, “Time to head to Finn Town for their love-and-not-love-themed Valentine’s Day prix fixe dinner with dishes like beef tartare and the Devil’s Heart chocolate cake while watching The War of the Roses and Love Actually.” Or February 14. Same thing.
MULTIPLICITY
Réveille has another new cafe for you to start your Thursday with in Lower Haight. They’ve got their usual coffee and sandwiches, plus, in a month or so, they’re looking to be the first Réveille to offer dinner alongside wine and beer. Three cheers for innovation.
SUITS YOU JUST FINE
After successfully navigating the minefield that is Valentine’s Day gifting, it’ll be time to give yourself a gift in the form of a custom suit from Chicago’s Daniel George. No, you don’t have to go to Chicago. Yes, you do have to go to their trunk show at Le Méridian Hotel. Chicago’s still nice, though.
FROM JAPAN WITH BEER
On Saturday, head to Oakland for the Japan Beer Fest presented by Umami Mart and the Trappist, featuring over 25 Japanese brews with a heavy emphasis on yuzu. Expect yuzu and beer slushies, food from Aburaya and a live DJ. Yep, it was the DJ that sold you.
NOODLE SYSTEM
In case you missed it, you’ve got two more Sundays to hit Noodle Girl’s pop-up up at Belcampo Meat Co. More specifically, two more Sundays to sup upon Vietnamese noodle dishes that incorporate Belcampo’s glorious meats. That’s right. Sup.
PRIVATE PARTS
Go to them. Go to them now. Oh, and here’s a gentleman’s guide to grand romantic gestures, in case you had one planned for later tonight. Plus: if you’re planning on seeing Black Panther on Friday, but have no idea what’s going on in the world of Black Panther, this will make for a good primer.
Joe Starkey is the tallest person in the room 90% of the time. He enjoys liquors that aren’t smoky, dive bars that are, and has a vague dread that someone, somewhere might be having more fun than him.
