Pizzeria Delfina is popular for a reason
Michael Bauer
We thought we might slip in under the wire at Pizzeria Delfina in Pacific Heights, so we arrived about 6:15 only to find every seat taken. Diners put their name on the chalkboard just inside the door and then milled...
An etiquette quiz for generation text
Carolyne Zinko
Old habits die hard, or so the saying goes. But this is a brand-new year, presenting hope and opportunity for a brand-new you - a more cultured, civilized you. To that end, we bring you an unofficial guide to improving...
Designers pull up stakes at N.Y. fashion week
Sylvia Rubin, Chronicle Fashion Editor
Sometimes we all need a push, and a gloomy economy is a heck of a way to incite changes at New York Fashion Week, which begins next month. As some big designers - most notably Vera Wang - opt out of showing their fall...
Jefferson Award / Presented to Judy Grossman / Program prepares student athletes for college
Shelah Moody, Chronicle Staff Writer
As a volunteer at Mission High School in San Francisco, Judy Grossman helps young people change their lives. Grossman sees the Athletic Scholars Advancement Program, of which she is interim executive director, as a...
For lasting romance: Don't creep out at dawn
Louise Rafkin, Special to The Chronicle
Why would a gay man travel to Hollywood in 2003 with two straight women? To see a taping of "Will & Grace," of course. Jeff Hauk, now 36 and working in development at UCSF, was then living in Washington, D.C., and the...
Letters to Style
Editor - Regarding "Dream gowns for Obama's inaugural balls" (Jan. 4), it is wonderful to see the confidence and good taste in fashion that Michelle Obama's apparel exhibits. She wears styles that fit and flatter her,...
Shotwell boutique owners shop around for faves
Aidin Vaziri, Chronicle Staff Writer
Holly Kricher and Michael Weaver are the owners of the stylish new Union Square boutique Shotwell, which showcases pieces by independent and emerging designers. They tell us about their favorite places in the Bay Area...
PiX / A patchwork of Bay Area parties & personalities
The Interfaith Prayer Breakfast honored organizations that feed the hungry in the Bay Area. 1 The San Francisco Food Bank's Paul Ash (from left); Glide Foundation's Willa Seldon ; the Rev. John Harding , of the St....
San Francisco Ballet season opening gala
This week Camp Mustang Five high school baseball players who've signed at NCAA Division I universities will be among those teaching baseball to players ages 9 to 13, with proceeds benefiting the Monte Vista High School...
Survival tips for the well-dressed recessionista man
Aaron Britt
As the slow trudge through January marches on, clearance sales and going-out-of-business closeouts drying into a paltry trickle by mid-month, the stylish gent finds himself in that vast wasteland of post-holiday...
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