Mission Mission

See this and a couple other striking shots by Arthur Alvarez of the Sunset at sunset here.

Hip Hop & Ping Pong TONITE at Rickshaw Stop 8PM on! Really excited to share a chill tide pool bouillabaisse of oldies, goodies, and newly discovered foreign fossils from the Daisy Age! Plus Berlin Style Ping Pong, dancing, and possibly drinks!!

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[via American Tripps]

This is the official poster art:

And this is the official tagline:

It’s like we ate Pitchfork, stole your iPod and rode off with your track bike.

RSVP and invite your friends (and get half-price presale tickets).

They’re moving to Oakland, and bigger digs, which is nice for them (but sad for us here in the Mission).

Inside Scoop reports:

In sad news for lovers of the 24th Street sandwich shop — Pal’s is heading to the other side of the Bay. But, what’s San Francisco’s loss is Oakland’s gain.

According to [Pal #1 Jeff] Mason, he’s collaborating with Firebrand Artisan Breads ‘Matt Kreutz and Colleen Orlando on their forthcoming bakery/restaurant space at the Hive.

Pal’s is just one of several food/drink projects, including Firebrand, that are setting-up shop at the Uptown Oakland development. Others include Numi Tea, Calavera and Drake’s Brewery.

Mason has been buying bread from Firebrand for years and has a close working relationship with Kreutz and Orlando. When they approached him to see if he wanted to oversee the sandwich program at the new 5,000-square-foot bakery, Mason said yes.

In addition to full creative control over the sandwich menu, Mason’s getting something else — a full kitchen. For someone who has worked his sandwich magic in tiny makeshift kitchens, this is huge.

Read on for lots more info.

And for goodness’ sake, enjoy yourself some Pal’s while you still can.

On Friday night it’s the official 4th anniversary party for American Tripps, the club night that originally imported this style of party from Germany. The musical entertainment at this particular party comes courtesy of Beauregard Testarossa and is something called “true-school” hip hop. RSVP and invite your friends!

And then on Monday, the SF Berlin-Style Ping Pong League kicks off its fall season, at a secret location in the Mission. Sign up!

RSVP and invite your friends!

I guess sometimes you have to leave the Mission?

[via Omar]

It was a pretty good couple of segments.

Watch the full episode here, or skip straight to the “Stephen vs. Stephen” bit here.

Epic poster art, right?

Here is the press release in full:

We, the shegetz of Shegetz Bagel, don’t believe that it takes a New York City zip code (or water supply) to make a killer bagel, and we intend to prove it by boiling and baking them up, right here on the West Coast.

Shegetz is a collaboration between two San Francisco natives, Oliver Steele and Ben Kaminsky, and their long-time conspirer Alex Rogers; all three well-known staples in the Bay Area food and coffee scene. Rogers developed the lauded bread recipe for Local’s Corner, and became well-versed in bagel-making, working with Michelle Polzine at 20th Century Cafe (though Shegetz will be more akin to the New York style). Steele, a member of the industry darling Pizzetta 211, is a practiced set of hands in the world of dough and pastry. Kaminsky is a three-time US Cup Tasters Champion. After a three year stint as the Director of Quality Control and Espresso at Ritual Coffee, he has become a sought-after international coffee consultant and most recently helped launch Saint Frank in Russian Hill.

Some things to know about our pop-ups:

Bagels will not be toasted. Fresh bagels do not need to be toasted (because, you know, they were just in an oven.)
Our West-Coast style bagels use sourdough starter
Bagels will cost $5–12 depending on toppings.
We will try to always have a full staff so you don’t have to wait too long.
The bagels are likely to go fast.

The first Shegetz Bagel event is this Sunday the 27th at PizzaHacker.

I guess Padre Serra, a very important figure in the history of California, is going to officially become a saint tomorrow, and local filmmaker Jenni Olson finished her new film about him just in time. It screens at the Roxie this Thursday evening only, and it sounds pretty wild:

A cinematic essay in defense of remembering, The Royal Road offers up a primer on Junipero Serra’s Spanish colonization of California and the Mexican American War alongside intimate reflections on nostalgia, the pursuit of unavailable women, butch identity and Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo — all against a contemplative backdrop of 16mm urban California landscapes, and featuring a voiceover cameo by Tony Kushner.

Co-presented by the San Francisco Film Society and Frameline, and being shown just one day after Pope Francis actually canonizes Junipero Serra, this bold, innovative film from acclaimed San Francisco filmmaker Jenni Olson combines rigorous historical research with lyrically written personal monologue and relates these seemingly disparate stories from an intimate, colloquial perspective to tell a one-of-a-kind California tale. Filmmaker Jenni Olson will be here IN PERSON!! Written & directed by Jenni Olson. Produced by Julie Dorf & Jenni Olson. USA. 2015, 65 mins.

Tickets and more info here.