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• Commented on Christmas Comes Early to SF
  I adore Christmas too. ADORE it. That said, I was appalled when I saw the lights turned on last Friday. One holiday at a time, people! (And yeah, LoveSF, I was hoping it was for a "Trauma" filming as well!)...
• Commented on Nob Hill Cala Foods To Get Replaced By Condos
  This Cala was featured prominently in a fab 60s movie called "Petulia." Seek it out if you want to see what the store in the good old days....
• Commented on Preservationists Still Trying to Save Tonga Room
  You know, every time I have tried to go there in the past year, there has been a long, slow line, even though the place was half empty. And they weren't very friendly, either. Don't get me wrong, I'd HATE...
• Posted SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV to SFist
  Previously on "Top Chef," local chef Jamie Lauren made crab, NOT scallops. Quickfire Challenge. Eric Ripert was the guest judge and the challenge had three parts. Part one, clean and butterfly two sardines in five minutes. Jamie slaughtered her tiny fish and was eliminated from the rest of the challenge. Part two was filleting an arctic char in five minutes, and part three was peeling and filleting an eel--that was still moving. Ick! Stefan...
• Posted SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV to SFist
  Previously on "Top Chef," local chef Jamie Lauren did NOT make scallops. Quickfire Challenge: Make some thing for guest judge Scott Conant. It involved a stupid "Superbowl pool" type of assignment system, with the main ingredient being Quaker Oats and a randomly chosen second ingredient. Jamie ended up with fruit, but didn't want to do sweet, so she made a coconut and oatmeal crusted fried shrimp with a nectarine salsa and avocado creme fraiche....