Kevin Koss

My partner Erik went to the Warfield last night. The show was really fun. They played all the hits plus rockabilly Christmas classics. This is a yearly event and we highly recommend for next year.

I made some Ramen last night for friends who I have not seen in a long time. I got the Momofuku book for my birthday and was inspired. I will get better pictures, this one is off my iphone.

• Slow cooked pork with star anise, cloves and ginger
• Broth was beef stock, mirin, soy, rice vinegar
• Bacon that I broiled and cut up into bits
• Napa cabage and carrots
• Serrano chiles,  cilantro, chives (as toppings)
• Lime

We drank a Riesling. Delish.

A great article on Mashable today about blogs that became books.

• Fail Blog
• Twitter Wit
• Escape from Cubicle Nation
• Rules for my unborn son
• FU Penguin
• This is why you are fat
• Stuff white people like

Who is next?

Recently went to Starbelly in the Castro. It was really good. Had the chicken liver pate with chutney pictured here. Starbelly is run by the same people as Beretta, I think.

Yeah I went…and yeah I screamed until my voice was hoarse. You can’t not have fun at a Kiss concert.

So the Holidays are in full gear, I’m feeling like I missed Santacon, what other cool stuff is coming up? Here is the list:

• Avatar Opens Up – Another Titanic size hit for James C. But go see Up in the Air first.
• Art of Prince - San Francisco Art Exchange
• Aniversary Show MOMA
• Saturday – Unsilent Night - Boombox Christmas Parade, 7:30 Delores Park
  “Now hitting its 15th year, Unsilent Night has been performed across the world, from Berlin to Tallahassee, and has been recreated in the studio for a gorgeous CD on Bang on a Can’s Cantaloupe Music label. One of few Christmas albums actually worth buying, the disc is an ambient wash of heaven-sent shimmer, recognizable as seasonal mostly for its modulating bells and time-stretched hymnal melodies.”
  - The Onion
• Sunday – 7th Annual Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Extravaganza, Warfield, evening
  Widely recognized as the father of modern day rockabilly, Brian Setzer continues to nurture the tradition with The Brian Setzer Orchestra, a 17-piece ensemble which elevates the stripped down sound of his renowned band The Stray Cats to exponential sonic heights.

As always, you can check out my annual city events calendar that leaves out all the ongoing stuff that other calendars get cluttered with.

Pinkie’s Bakery
Former pastry chef at EOS and bacar, Cheryl Burr brings her deliciousness to Potrero, right next to Pizza Nostra.
300 De Haro Street #342 (map)
San Francisco, CA 94103
Monday – Friday (6:30am – 3:00pm)
http://pinkiesbakerysf.com/

Pera
Mediterranean restaurant in the Eliza’s space (boo hoo, still traumatized). We’ve been, and the Hummus is delish.
1457 18th St. San Francisco
(at Missouri St.)
415-796-3812

As always, check out www.tablehopper.com for the best restaurant buzz.

Sunday December 13th, 2009 is “Bill Graham Menorah Day” in Union Square with a full day festival capped with the lighting of a giant 25-foot tall mahogany menorah in in the middle of the square.

Jewish Music 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Dreidel House – Arts & crafts 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Each child will be able to light their own Menorah
Ceremony with Local dignitaries begins at 4:15 p.m.
Actual lighting at 5:00 p.m.

If you were driving around the city yesterday, you saw the hoardes of Santas. I thought it might be the Flaming Lips in town. But I asked one of the Santas and they said “Santacon”. Here is the lowdown:

From the website: http://santacon.info/San_Francisco-CA/
SantaCon is for adults – where guys & girls of legal age dress up like Santa and go cavorting around town for no better reason than that it’s huge fun. The first SantaCon took place in San Francisco in 1994 and was sponsored by The San Francisco Cacophony Society.

Santacon San Francisco