Given the drinks we are about to discuss, you might think we were still pregnant. But we're not. You may already be familiar with Peet's Coffee's seasonal quencher, the "Jasmine Lime Cooler." Seasonal because its secret ingredient is none other than Odwalla's Summertime Lime drink. But, you know, it's hard to get the jasmine tea brewed just right, and then the right proportion of limeade to tea... we've tried. The thing is, jasmine+lime=strange but not......

As we near the Olympics it seems fitting to take stock of where the Bay Area stands relative to other countries. First we took on the French and their wine, and won. Now the Bay Area is making an attack on the Swiss and their chocolate. The newest contender on our team is Coco-Luxe, which opens today. It’s an artesian chocolate shop located at the corner of Haight and Cole. In the midst of......

We're gargantuan fans of local photographer Darwin Bell. Famous for his use of polaroids, his digital images are just as spectacular. The above shot ("the chocolate orgy ended in love") is an old favorite.......