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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Find more of KQED’s picks for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/fallguide2023\">best fall 2023 events here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heading into fall, there are certain fundamental truths every Bay Arean knows: that summer here is (mostly) a lie. That September tomatoes are sacrosanct. And that the hottest damned day of the year often falls on some random weekday in October. This is the season of \u003ci>not\u003c/i> lighting our stoves, when mostly all we want to do is drink aguas frescas inside an air-conditioned room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully, our local food scene is well prepared for this seasonal scorching. Here are 10 of my favorite dishes to beat the heat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933770\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933770\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT.jpg\" alt=\"A plate of cold soba with dipping sauce and a side of tempura.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slurping cold, slippery soba on a hot day is an A+ sensory experience. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Cold Soba at Soba Ichi\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>2311A Magnolia St., Oakland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hot days were simply \u003ci>made \u003c/i>for cold noodles — or is it the other way around? Either way, it’s hard for me to separate the two, and the few times a year when Bay Area temperatures edge toward triple digits, I start thinking about heading to West Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sobaichi_oakland/?hl=en\">Soba Ichi\u003c/a> for a plate of soba. The restaurant serves these traditional buckwheat noodles a number of ways, of course, but my favorite is when the noodles are served cold with a dashi-based dipping sauce. Slurping those cold, slippery noodles while the sweat drips down your face: That’s an A+ sensory experience right there. An ice-cold lemon chu-hi also doesn’t hurt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933775\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933775\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT.jpg\" alt=\"An elegantly plated Peruvian cebiche: raw fish topped with a crinkled piece of fried trout skin, with trout roe and assorted seaweeds arranged on the plate.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The trout cebiche is notable for its undercurrent of briny ocean umami. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Cebiche at Pucquio\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>5337 College Ave., Oakland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a sweltering hot day, sometimes the only thing I want to eat is chilled seafood — say, a simple poke bowl or a classic, caper-studded “Sicilian sashimi” from Swan Oyster Depot (if I didn’t have to wait in line for two hours). For me, the apex of this genre can be found at \u003ca href=\"https://www.pucquio.com/\">Pucquio\u003c/a>, an often-slept-on Peruvian joint where every cebiche on the menu is a stone cold killer. You’ll want to get a couple of them to share: The classic cebiche de pescado (made with rockfish during my recent visit) is bright and bracing, super-charged with a zip of citrusy ají limo chile heat. My favorite, though, is the comparatively mellow trout cebiche, which comes topped with crispy trout skin, as well as marinated trout roe that adds an undercurrent of briny ocean umami. 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The bánh hỏi đặc biệt platter at El Cerrito’s criminally underrated \u003ca href=\"https://eatattigon.com/\">Tigon\u003c/a> takes this general principle and kicks it up eight or nine notches. The base of the platter is the tidy little rice noodle bundles known as bánh hỏi, on top of which the chef has arranged a huge spread of beef, chicken, shrimp, crispy egg rolls and fried bean curd. You dip a round of rice paper in warm water; arrange your meats, noodles and fresh herbs and vegetables on top; and voilà — a make-your-own spring roll party that’s festive and communal, without anyone having to break a sweat. Note well: The $38.50 đặc biệt platter is probably enough food to feed a family of four, but there’s also an option to pick just one or two proteins if you come in a smaller group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933772\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933772\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT.jpg\" alt=\"Hand holding a white plastic takeout container of saucy meat skewers arranged over a bed of white rice.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daly City’s Fil-Am Cuisine offers exquisite summer barbecue vibes all year round. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>BBQ Skewers at Fil-Am Cuisine\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>66 School St., Daly City\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every time I step inside this Daly City meat stick institution, the smell of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915306/bbq-in-the-bay-series-intro-multicultural-barbecue-bay-area\">summer barbecue\u003c/a> hits me like a tidal wave of nostalgia. Fil-Am Cuisine boasts the same kind of sweet, charred meat and friendly Asian aunties that I associate with family get-togethers from when I was a kid. Even the prices seem like they’ve been time-warped from the early ’90s. Connoisseurs of crispy, carbonized edges, this is your spot. And whether you walk away with a fistful of skewered chicken or pork (why not both?), you can’t go wrong. Cash only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933771\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933771\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/messob-veggie-combo_LT.jpg\" alt=\"An Ethiopian veggie combo: six colorful spreads dolloped on an injera-lined metal plate.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/messob-veggie-combo_LT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/messob-veggie-combo_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/messob-veggie-combo_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/messob-veggie-combo_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/messob-veggie-combo_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/messob-veggie-combo_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cool, garlicky buticha — the scrambled egg–like dip in the front-left quadrant — is part of what makes Messob’s veggie combo one of the best around. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Buticha at Messob\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>4301 Piedmont Ave., Oakland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My friend and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/rgebreyesus\">former KQED food writer\u003c/a> Ruth Gebreyesus first \u003ca href=\"https://eastbayexpress.com/the-curious-history-of-the-eritrean-and-ethiopian-veggie-combo-2-1/\">turned me on to\u003c/a> the buticha at \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/messobethiopianrestaurant/\">Messob\u003c/a>. This easy-to-miss slip of an Ethiopian restaurant serves what might be my favorite veggie combo in the Bay — especially the iteration that comes with a scoop of cool, refreshing buticha. At lesser restaurants, this cold chickpea flour dip often resembles an onion-y hummus, or a bland egg salad of sorts. Messob’s buticha is more flavorful by several orders of magnitude, with a texture akin to soft-scrambled eggs and a garlicky punch that had me dipping my injera back into it again and again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CctQwzzPfZE/\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Some Like It Harra at Reem’s\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>2901 Mission St., San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s something uniquely pleasing about scooping up a cool dip or spread with a hunk of warm, fresh bread. In some ways, that’s the whole organizing principle around \u003ca href=\"https://www.reemscalifornia.com/\">Reem’s\u003c/a>, an Arab bakery where the hot pita alone is worth the trip to the Mission. One of my favorite ways to eat it is with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcet.org/shows/the-migrant-kitchen/reem-assils-labneh\">labneh\u003c/a>, a strained yogurt dish that’s a classic hot-weather treat in much of the Arab world. For her “Some Like It Harra,” chef Reem Assil spices up the labneh with garlic chile morita oil, toasted sesame seeds and a jammy soft-boiled egg. Perfect for \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CjHGICVJbv5/?hl=en\">pita dunking\u003c/a>. (\u003cem>Note: Reem’s Mission location is temporarily closed and is expected to reopen after Labor Day weekend. Its smaller kiosk in the Ferry Building remains open.\u003c/em>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933779\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933779\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB.jpg\" alt=\"A Burmese tea leaf salad, premixing, with piles of various seeds and nuts arranged on the plate.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1914\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB-800x798.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB-1020x1017.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB-768x766.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB-1536x1531.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mandalay’s fermented tea leaf salad is probably the most flavorful version in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Mandalay/Facebook)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Tea Leaf Salad at Mandalay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>4348 California St., San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you tell me it’s so hot that you just want to eat salad for dinner, I’ll take that to mean we should go out for Burmese food. After all, Burmese tea leaf salads are one of the jewels of the Bay Area’s immigrant food scene. My favorite is \u003ca href=\"https://www.mandalaysf.com/\">Mandalay’s\u003c/a> extra-pungent version, which isn’t cut with any lettuce — just cabbage, a huge dollop of fermented tea leaves, lime, shrimp powder and an assortment of nuts, seeds and other crunchy-toasty things. Forget your boring tossed salads: Here’s a salad that manages to be refreshing, nutritious \u003ci>and \u003c/i>righteously funky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933773\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933773\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of cold ramen noodles topped with grilled pork belly and a halved soft-boiled egg, with dipping broth served in a separate small bowl on the side.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">For many ramen aficionados, tsukemen is the preferred choice for muggy days when you don’t want to drink a steaming-hot bowl of soup. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Tsukemen at Shugetsu\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>2944 S. Norfolk St., San Mateo\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t know if there’s such a thing as “too hot for ramen,” but if I’m sweating even \u003ci>before\u003c/i> I sit down at the noodle counter, I’ll look to see if the menu includes tsukemen, or dipping noodles. Just like the best tsukemen shops in Tokyo, \u003ca href=\"https://shugetsu-ca.com/\">Shugetsu\u003c/a> lets you have whatever size bowl of thick, house-made noodles you want (regular, large or XL) for the same price, with the option to request them cold, as is traditional — both for cooling-off purposes and so that the noodles maintain their springy texture. The idea with tsukemen is to dip the noodles into a super-concentrated broth, too salty and intense to drink on its own, coating each bite with the perfect amount of flavor and fat. This is where Shugetsu shines: The rich, tangy dipping broth, blasted with dried-scallop umami, is simply fantastic. Pro tip: When you’ve slurped up your last noodle, ask the server for the “soup-wari,” a kettle of plain chicken soup that they pour into your remaining dipping broth — diluting it just enough so you can drink it like a normal, if uncommonly tasty, soup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933776\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933776\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT.jpg\" alt=\"The cross section of a tuna salad sandwich made with thick slices of milkbread.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The conbini-style tuna salad sandwich features Kewpie-style mayonnaise and thick, bouncy milkbread. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Konbini Tuna Salad Sandwich at Ok’s Deli\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>3932 Telegraph Ave., Oakland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deli sandwich weather means a short break from our usual programming of cheesesteaks and hot pastrami: It’s cold cut weather. Egg salad weather. At Oakland’s newish \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oksdeli/\">Ok’s Deli\u003c/a>, most of the sandwiches have some Asian American twist — and just about every one of them is a certified hit. Lately, I’ve been especially enamored with the deli’s take on a tuna salad sandwich, which takes all of the classic elements — line-caught tuna; pickles, onion and celery chopped super-fine; and lots and lots of mayo — and Asia-fies them ever so slightly through the lens of Japan’s incredible convenience store sandwiches. So, the house mayo is \u003ca href=\"https://thetakeout.com/my-chemical-dependence-on-japanese-kewpie-mayo-1798251538\">Kewpie\u003c/a>-adjacent. The bread is Ok’s delightfully bouncy house-made milk bread. And the sandwich, as a whole? Refreshing as a cool blast of convenience store AC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933778\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933778\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt.jpg\" alt=\"A steaming vessel of chicken ginseng soup with a whole cornish hen.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Fight fire with fire’ with BN Chicken’s soul-replenishing samgyetang. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Samgyetang at BN Chicken\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>2725 El Camino Real, Santa Clara\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For those who like to zig when everyone else is zagging, consider that in Korea, it’s customary to eat samgyetang — a bubbling-hot chicken and ginseng soup — on the very hottest days of the year. The idea is that causing yourself to sweat \u003ci>more\u003c/i> actually cools you down; meanwhile, the medicinal properties of the soup’s ginseng, garlic and dried jujubes help refill your stamina bar. It’s “\u003ca href=\"https://tastecooking.com/summer-koreans-fight-fire-fire/\">fighting fire with fire\u003c/a>,” as Koreans are fond of saying. And there’s no better place to do it than at Santa Clara’s \u003ca href=\"http://bnchicken.com/\">BN Chicken\u003c/a>, an entire restaurant dedicated to the steamy, soul-replenishing pleasures of samgyetang. The soup comes in a stone bowl, which keeps things boiling-hot for the duration of your meal. Rip into the whole Cornish hen to dig into the glutinous rice and aromatics stuffed inside, and dip chunks of the tender meat in salt as you go. And if the hot soup approach isn’t working for you? Not to worry: BN Chicken also serves a top-notch version of the bracingly vinegary, ice-cold noodle soup known as naengmyeon.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Find more of KQED’s picks for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/fallguide2023\">best fall 2023 events here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heading into fall, there are certain fundamental truths every Bay Arean knows: that summer here is (mostly) a lie. That September tomatoes are sacrosanct. And that the hottest damned day of the year often falls on some random weekday in October. This is the season of \u003ci>not\u003c/i> lighting our stoves, when mostly all we want to do is drink aguas frescas inside an air-conditioned room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully, our local food scene is well prepared for this seasonal scorching. Here are 10 of my favorite dishes to beat the heat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933770\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933770\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT.jpg\" alt=\"A plate of cold soba with dipping sauce and a side of tempura.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/soba-ichi-cold-soba_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slurping cold, slippery soba on a hot day is an A+ sensory experience. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Cold Soba at Soba Ichi\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>2311A Magnolia St., Oakland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hot days were simply \u003ci>made \u003c/i>for cold noodles — or is it the other way around? Either way, it’s hard for me to separate the two, and the few times a year when Bay Area temperatures edge toward triple digits, I start thinking about heading to West Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sobaichi_oakland/?hl=en\">Soba Ichi\u003c/a> for a plate of soba. The restaurant serves these traditional buckwheat noodles a number of ways, of course, but my favorite is when the noodles are served cold with a dashi-based dipping sauce. Slurping those cold, slippery noodles while the sweat drips down your face: That’s an A+ sensory experience right there. An ice-cold lemon chu-hi also doesn’t hurt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933775\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933775\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT.jpg\" alt=\"An elegantly plated Peruvian cebiche: raw fish topped with a crinkled piece of fried trout skin, with trout roe and assorted seaweeds arranged on the plate.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/pucquio-cebiche_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The trout cebiche is notable for its undercurrent of briny ocean umami. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Cebiche at Pucquio\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>5337 College Ave., Oakland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a sweltering hot day, sometimes the only thing I want to eat is chilled seafood — say, a simple poke bowl or a classic, caper-studded “Sicilian sashimi” from Swan Oyster Depot (if I didn’t have to wait in line for two hours). For me, the apex of this genre can be found at \u003ca href=\"https://www.pucquio.com/\">Pucquio\u003c/a>, an often-slept-on Peruvian joint where every cebiche on the menu is a stone cold killer. You’ll want to get a couple of them to share: The classic cebiche de pescado (made with rockfish during my recent visit) is bright and bracing, super-charged with a zip of citrusy ají limo chile heat. My favorite, though, is the comparatively mellow trout cebiche, which comes topped with crispy trout skin, as well as marinated trout roe that adds an undercurrent of briny ocean umami. Eat with a spoon so you can get a bit of each component in every bite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933777\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933777\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/tigon-banh-hoi-2_LT.jpg\" alt=\"A spread of Vietnamese spring roll fillings next to a plate covered with lettuce and herbs.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/tigon-banh-hoi-2_LT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/tigon-banh-hoi-2_LT-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/tigon-banh-hoi-2_LT-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/tigon-banh-hoi-2_LT-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/tigon-banh-hoi-2_LT-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/tigon-banh-hoi-2_LT-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh herbs and vegetables keep Tigon’s bánh hỏi light and refreshing. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Bánh Hỏi Dặc Biệt at Tigon\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might already know that fresh spring rolls are a Vietnamese hot-weather staple — something about the combination of pliable rice paper wrapping, crisp lettuce, fresh herbs and, often, cold meat or shrimp that makes for such a refreshing bite. The bánh hỏi đặc biệt platter at El Cerrito’s criminally underrated \u003ca href=\"https://eatattigon.com/\">Tigon\u003c/a> takes this general principle and kicks it up eight or nine notches. The base of the platter is the tidy little rice noodle bundles known as bánh hỏi, on top of which the chef has arranged a huge spread of beef, chicken, shrimp, crispy egg rolls and fried bean curd. You dip a round of rice paper in warm water; arrange your meats, noodles and fresh herbs and vegetables on top; and voilà — a make-your-own spring roll party that’s festive and communal, without anyone having to break a sweat. Note well: The $38.50 đặc biệt platter is probably enough food to feed a family of four, but there’s also an option to pick just one or two proteins if you come in a smaller group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933772\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933772\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT.jpg\" alt=\"Hand holding a white plastic takeout container of saucy meat skewers arranged over a bed of white rice.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fil-am-cuisine-skewers_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daly City’s Fil-Am Cuisine offers exquisite summer barbecue vibes all year round. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>BBQ Skewers at Fil-Am Cuisine\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>66 School St., Daly City\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every time I step inside this Daly City meat stick institution, the smell of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915306/bbq-in-the-bay-series-intro-multicultural-barbecue-bay-area\">summer barbecue\u003c/a> hits me like a tidal wave of nostalgia. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003ch2>Some Like It Harra at Reem’s\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>2901 Mission St., San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s something uniquely pleasing about scooping up a cool dip or spread with a hunk of warm, fresh bread. In some ways, that’s the whole organizing principle around \u003ca href=\"https://www.reemscalifornia.com/\">Reem’s\u003c/a>, an Arab bakery where the hot pita alone is worth the trip to the Mission. One of my favorite ways to eat it is with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcet.org/shows/the-migrant-kitchen/reem-assils-labneh\">labneh\u003c/a>, a strained yogurt dish that’s a classic hot-weather treat in much of the Arab world. For her “Some Like It Harra,” chef Reem Assil spices up the labneh with garlic chile morita oil, toasted sesame seeds and a jammy soft-boiled egg. Perfect for \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CjHGICVJbv5/?hl=en\">pita dunking\u003c/a>. (\u003cem>Note: Reem’s Mission location is temporarily closed and is expected to reopen after Labor Day weekend. Its smaller kiosk in the Ferry Building remains open.\u003c/em>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933779\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933779\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB.jpg\" alt=\"A Burmese tea leaf salad, premixing, with piles of various seeds and nuts arranged on the plate.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1914\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB-800x798.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB-1020x1017.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB-768x766.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/mandalay-tea-leaf-salad_courtesyFB-1536x1531.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mandalay’s fermented tea leaf salad is probably the most flavorful version in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Mandalay/Facebook)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Tea Leaf Salad at Mandalay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>4348 California St., San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you tell me it’s so hot that you just want to eat salad for dinner, I’ll take that to mean we should go out for Burmese food. After all, Burmese tea leaf salads are one of the jewels of the Bay Area’s immigrant food scene. My favorite is \u003ca href=\"https://www.mandalaysf.com/\">Mandalay’s\u003c/a> extra-pungent version, which isn’t cut with any lettuce — just cabbage, a huge dollop of fermented tea leaves, lime, shrimp powder and an assortment of nuts, seeds and other crunchy-toasty things. Forget your boring tossed salads: Here’s a salad that manages to be refreshing, nutritious \u003ci>and \u003c/i>righteously funky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933773\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933773\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of cold ramen noodles topped with grilled pork belly and a halved soft-boiled egg, with dipping broth served in a separate small bowl on the side.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/shugetsu-tsukemen_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">For many ramen aficionados, tsukemen is the preferred choice for muggy days when you don’t want to drink a steaming-hot bowl of soup. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Tsukemen at Shugetsu\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>2944 S. Norfolk St., San Mateo\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t know if there’s such a thing as “too hot for ramen,” but if I’m sweating even \u003ci>before\u003c/i> I sit down at the noodle counter, I’ll look to see if the menu includes tsukemen, or dipping noodles. Just like the best tsukemen shops in Tokyo, \u003ca href=\"https://shugetsu-ca.com/\">Shugetsu\u003c/a> lets you have whatever size bowl of thick, house-made noodles you want (regular, large or XL) for the same price, with the option to request them cold, as is traditional — both for cooling-off purposes and so that the noodles maintain their springy texture. The idea with tsukemen is to dip the noodles into a super-concentrated broth, too salty and intense to drink on its own, coating each bite with the perfect amount of flavor and fat. This is where Shugetsu shines: The rich, tangy dipping broth, blasted with dried-scallop umami, is simply fantastic. Pro tip: When you’ve slurped up your last noodle, ask the server for the “soup-wari,” a kettle of plain chicken soup that they pour into your remaining dipping broth — diluting it just enough so you can drink it like a normal, if uncommonly tasty, soup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933776\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933776\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT.jpg\" alt=\"The cross section of a tuna salad sandwich made with thick slices of milkbread.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/oks-deli-tuna-salad_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The conbini-style tuna salad sandwich features Kewpie-style mayonnaise and thick, bouncy milkbread. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Konbini Tuna Salad Sandwich at Ok’s Deli\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>3932 Telegraph Ave., Oakland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Deli sandwich weather means a short break from our usual programming of cheesesteaks and hot pastrami: It’s cold cut weather. Egg salad weather. At Oakland’s newish \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oksdeli/\">Ok’s Deli\u003c/a>, most of the sandwiches have some Asian American twist — and just about every one of them is a certified hit. Lately, I’ve been especially enamored with the deli’s take on a tuna salad sandwich, which takes all of the classic elements — line-caught tuna; pickles, onion and celery chopped super-fine; and lots and lots of mayo — and Asia-fies them ever so slightly through the lens of Japan’s incredible convenience store sandwiches. So, the house mayo is \u003ca href=\"https://thetakeout.com/my-chemical-dependence-on-japanese-kewpie-mayo-1798251538\">Kewpie\u003c/a>-adjacent. The bread is Ok’s delightfully bouncy house-made milk bread. And the sandwich, as a whole? Refreshing as a cool blast of convenience store AC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933778\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933778\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt.jpg\" alt=\"A steaming vessel of chicken ginseng soup with a whole cornish hen.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/bn-chicken-samgyetang_lt-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Fight fire with fire’ with BN Chicken’s soul-replenishing samgyetang. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Samgyetang at BN Chicken\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>2725 El Camino Real, Santa Clara\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For those who like to zig when everyone else is zagging, consider that in Korea, it’s customary to eat samgyetang — a bubbling-hot chicken and ginseng soup — on the very hottest days of the year. The idea is that causing yourself to sweat \u003ci>more\u003c/i> actually cools you down; meanwhile, the medicinal properties of the soup’s ginseng, garlic and dried jujubes help refill your stamina bar. It’s “\u003ca href=\"https://tastecooking.com/summer-koreans-fight-fire-fire/\">fighting fire with fire\u003c/a>,” as Koreans are fond of saying. And there’s no better place to do it than at Santa Clara’s \u003ca href=\"http://bnchicken.com/\">BN Chicken\u003c/a>, an entire restaurant dedicated to the steamy, soul-replenishing pleasures of samgyetang. The soup comes in a stone bowl, which keeps things boiling-hot for the duration of your meal. Rip into the whole Cornish hen to dig into the glutinous rice and aromatics stuffed inside, and dip chunks of the tender meat in salt as you go. And if the hot soup approach isn’t working for you? Not to worry: BN Chicken also serves a top-notch version of the bracingly vinegary, ice-cold noodle soup known as naengmyeon.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>At the outset of \u003ca href=\"https://www.chloeshermanphotography.com/\">Chloe Sherman\u003c/a>’s new photography book \u003cem>Renegades\u003c/em>, there are three forewords. One by fellow photographer \u003ca href=\"https://art21.org/artist/catherine-opie/\">Catherine Opie\u003c/a>, one by writer (and former Blatz vocalist) \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4059815.Anna_Joy_Springer\">Anna Joy Springer\u003c/a>, and one by Tribe 8 vocalist and author \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lynneeboy/?hl=en\">Lynn Breedlove\u003c/a>. All pay tribute to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915084/chloe-sherman-renegade-san-francisco-1990s-schlomer-haus\">Sherman’s disarming photographic style\u003c/a> and her knack for preserving everyday moments in queer Bay Area history. Breedlove’s words, however, go one step further, viscerally reveling in the memory of what it was to be young, rebellious and queer in 1990s San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13915084']“We came from around the country and the planet, tired of the crusades to be seen and not killed, from rural places, big cities,” Breedlove writes. “Even NYC and LA looked askance at our out-of-line gender assertions, as we stabbed flags into the dirt, some of us already transitioning, adopting pronouns, audaciously insisting we were gorgeous, terrifying, trifling with normativities, flying in the face of cisterns, tossing dynamite at binaries, then rebuilding ourselves from the bits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breedlove’s searing introduction wholly reflects the 58 pages of photographs in \u003cem>Renegades\u003c/em>. But in truth, the book would have had just as much impact — and still succeeded in painting the very same picture that Breedlove does — even if accompanied by no words at all. Sherman’s colorful, intimate, impulsive and affectionate photos speak loudly for the wild, untethered souls in them, as well as the era they were living through.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1556px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig.png\" alt=\"An androgynous Black person wearing black t-shirt and jeans laughs closely to a white woman with long, messy, pink hair. They are both leaning over a mint green cake on a red table in a back yard.\" width=\"1556\" height=\"1030\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933329\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig.png 1556w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig-800x530.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig-1020x675.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig-768x508.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig-1536x1017.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1556px) 100vw, 1556px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chloe Sherman, ’Birthday Cake With Wings,’ mid-90s. \u003ccite>(Hatje Cantz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The queer joy positively beams from these pictures, with a palpable and rollicking sense of newfound freedom and community. Viewing these images all in one sitting is like suddenly being invited into the coolest (and tightest) group of friends you’ve ever had. Those of Sherman’s pals who appear repeatedly — I don’t mind admitting that I grew rather attached to both \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Dodge\">Harry Dodge\u003c/a> and Asia — begin to feel like characters to root for. Each appearance leaves a more detailed impression of their beautiful, unapologetic selves than the last.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13902953']Sherman’s work also acts as a guide to queer San Francisco hotspots — some past (RIP \u003ca href=\"http://lostwomynsspace.blogspot.com/2014/07/red-doras-bearded-lady.html\">Bearded Lady Cafe\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10501545/goodbye-lexington-owner-to-shut-doors-to-beloved-lesbian-bar\">The Lexington\u003c/a>), others still very present (hello \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/hole-in-the-wall-saloon-san-francisco\">Hole in the Wall\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/glama-rama-san-francisco-3\">Glamarama\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.blackandbluetattoo.com/\">Black & Blue Tattoo\u003c/a>). Well known figures from the city’s queer community also appear — including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13835007/juanita-more-beloved-drag-mother-is-queering-san-francisco-politics\">Juanita More\u003c/a> looking like a silver screen goddess in 1999, \u003ca href=\"https://www.mothersf.com/home\">Mother\u003c/a> bar owner Malia Spanyol before she started running venues, and Lexington founder Lila Thirkield behind her brand new bar in 1998. Impossibly cool members of queercore bands like \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe_8\">Tribe 8\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypher_in_the_Snow\">Cypher in the Snow\u003c/a> also make appearances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1572px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM.png\" alt=\"A woman in a red satin dressing gown reclines on a bed, her black messy hair pulled back, her lips painted red. She is talking on a green landline telephone and smoking a cigarette. A leaf-shaped ashtray sits at her hip.\" width=\"1572\" height=\"1048\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933364\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM.png 1572w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM-768x512.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1572px) 100vw, 1572px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chloe Sherman, ‘Anna Joy Post Surgery at Home,’ 1997. \u003ccite>(Hatje Cantz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Though featured frequently, \u003cem>Renegades\u003c/em> isn’t just about queer San Francisco nightlife in the ’90s. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“We came from around the country and the planet, tired of the crusades to be seen and not killed, from rural places, big cities,” Breedlove writes. “Even NYC and LA looked askance at our out-of-line gender assertions, as we stabbed flags into the dirt, some of us already transitioning, adopting pronouns, audaciously insisting we were gorgeous, terrifying, trifling with normativities, flying in the face of cisterns, tossing dynamite at binaries, then rebuilding ourselves from the bits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breedlove’s searing introduction wholly reflects the 58 pages of photographs in \u003cem>Renegades\u003c/em>. But in truth, the book would have had just as much impact — and still succeeded in painting the very same picture that Breedlove does — even if accompanied by no words at all. Sherman’s colorful, intimate, impulsive and affectionate photos speak loudly for the wild, untethered souls in them, as well as the era they were living through.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1556px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig.png\" alt=\"An androgynous Black person wearing black t-shirt and jeans laughs closely to a white woman with long, messy, pink hair. They are both leaning over a mint green cake on a red table in a back yard.\" width=\"1556\" height=\"1030\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933329\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig.png 1556w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig-800x530.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig-1020x675.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig-160x106.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig-768x508.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Cake-and-wig-1536x1017.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1556px) 100vw, 1556px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chloe Sherman, ’Birthday Cake With Wings,’ mid-90s. \u003ccite>(Hatje Cantz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The queer joy positively beams from these pictures, with a palpable and rollicking sense of newfound freedom and community. Viewing these images all in one sitting is like suddenly being invited into the coolest (and tightest) group of friends you’ve ever had. Those of Sherman’s pals who appear repeatedly — I don’t mind admitting that I grew rather attached to both \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Dodge\">Harry Dodge\u003c/a> and Asia — begin to feel like characters to root for. Each appearance leaves a more detailed impression of their beautiful, unapologetic selves than the last.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Sherman’s work also acts as a guide to queer San Francisco hotspots — some past (RIP \u003ca href=\"http://lostwomynsspace.blogspot.com/2014/07/red-doras-bearded-lady.html\">Bearded Lady Cafe\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/10501545/goodbye-lexington-owner-to-shut-doors-to-beloved-lesbian-bar\">The Lexington\u003c/a>), others still very present (hello \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/hole-in-the-wall-saloon-san-francisco\">Hole in the Wall\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/glama-rama-san-francisco-3\">Glamarama\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.blackandbluetattoo.com/\">Black & Blue Tattoo\u003c/a>). Well known figures from the city’s queer community also appear — including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13835007/juanita-more-beloved-drag-mother-is-queering-san-francisco-politics\">Juanita More\u003c/a> looking like a silver screen goddess in 1999, \u003ca href=\"https://www.mothersf.com/home\">Mother\u003c/a> bar owner Malia Spanyol before she started running venues, and Lexington founder Lila Thirkield behind her brand new bar in 1998. Impossibly cool members of queercore bands like \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe_8\">Tribe 8\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypher_in_the_Snow\">Cypher in the Snow\u003c/a> also make appearances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1572px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM.png\" alt=\"A woman in a red satin dressing gown reclines on a bed, her black messy hair pulled back, her lips painted red. She is talking on a green landline telephone and smoking a cigarette. A leaf-shaped ashtray sits at her hip.\" width=\"1572\" height=\"1048\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933364\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM.png 1572w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM-768x512.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-17-at-11.51.05-AM-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1572px) 100vw, 1572px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chloe Sherman, ‘Anna Joy Post Surgery at Home,’ 1997. \u003ccite>(Hatje Cantz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Though featured frequently, \u003cem>Renegades\u003c/em> isn’t just about queer San Francisco nightlife in the ’90s. Some of the most impactful images are of messy bedrooms with graffitied walls, group outings in classic cars, idyllic picnics with sunbathing and snacks, and casual frolics on the beach. It’s a reminder that not so long ago, San Francisco was a place with affordable rent where young bohemians could live, thriving on minimal wages and maximum fun. That Sherman can take us back to that time so vividly is a gift to us all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Japanese denim brand Kapital has a global following that includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/asaprocky/comments/1336c87/kapital_japanese_brand/\">A$AP Rocky\u003c/a> and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard \u003ca href=\"https://pausemag.co.uk/2021/03/spotted-shai-gilgeous-alexander-in-kapital-patchwork-zeal/\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander\u003c/a> — so what makes it so special?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thirtytwo-year-old Rue Critchfield explains it to me as we sit on a wooden staircase in the back patio of \u003ca href=\"https://cottonsheep.com/\">Cotton Sheep\u003c/a>, the San Francisco boutique he helps manage with his mother Eiko Mizuhara, sister Aria Mizuhara and father Victor Critchfield. Their store has carried the brand since 2004 and was the first in the United States to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The machines [Kapital] uses to create denim are the old looms that Americans used to use. You have to literally watch over them, they don’t just crank out rolls of fabric at the speed that modern machines do,” Rue tells me. “And they use real Japanese indigo. Sometimes it’s even the plant version, not the chemicalized dye.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re probably the one store where we encourage customers to touch everything,” he adds. “So you can feel the quality.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933467\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933467\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A 32-year-old Asian American man in glasses sits in front of a display of high-end Japanese denim.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rue Critchfield sits for a portrait inside his family’s business, Cotton Sheep, in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rue speaks with a gentle and understanding tone. He’s wearing a pair of canvas-colored Kapital carpenter pants (he tells me some pairs from the brand have been in his closet since high school), and his dad’s worn-in denim chore coat. It’s vintage, from years ago when his dad was a picker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I was three, my parents bought a van and traveled through America buying vintage sneakers and Levi’s from thrift stores and flea markets to ship to Japan after they realized the Japanese market was crazy for American vintage,” explains Rue. “I remember I had maybe eight VHS tapes I’d watch on repeat on a tiny portable TV in the back of the van while my parents were picking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a few years of this, Eiko and Victor decided to open Cotton Sheep. Eiko studied fashion at the Mode Gakuen in Nagoya, Japan, and worked as a stylist for TV companies in Tokyo in her youth. With the couple’s experience as pickers, it seemed like a natural next step.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think this sensibility of importing from one culture to the other, in order to provide things that one country has that the other wants, comes from my parent’s picking days,” Rue says. “This store is just a reversal of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933264\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two people wearing hats looks at wares in a modern-looking clothing store.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Employee Marco Verdin (right) helps Benny Raygoza (left) shop for bandanas at Cotton Sheep in San Francisco on August 15, 2023. Cotton Sheep imports denim and cotton items from Japan. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cotton Sheep’s racks are jumbled with tweed coats, patchwork pants, patterned denim, silver jewelry and colorful side-bags from Kapital, Japanese bag-making company Porter, and Japanese jewelry designer Masato. It’s busy, in the way a vintage shop would be. The interior is covered by wood paneling that gives the feeling of a cozy wood cabin. The design of it, Rue tells me, is completely Eiko’s own.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She had this vision: ‘I want California mixed with Georgia O’Keeffe’s home,” says Rue. “She got these big redwood slabs and flew in two Japanese carpenters. She housed them while they built it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Cotton Sheep is now known for being the first store states-side to carry Kapital, becoming a stockist for the brand wasn’t easy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When my mom first approached Kapital, they actually refused. They said, ‘We’ve never sold out of the country — we don’t know how it’ll be received or how you’ll style it,’” says Rue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stylistically, Kapital’s clothing features psychedelic patchwork, asymmetric and exaggerated cuts, and traditional Japanese denim-making techniques — like \u003cem>sashiko\u003c/em> stitching and \u003cem>boro\u003c/em> distressing — that the U.S. hadn’t seen prior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933466\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933466\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clothes hang on the walls at Cotton Sheep in San Francisco on Friday, July 28, 2023. Cotton Sheep’s merchandise consists of imported Japanese cotton and denim. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, Eiko wasn’t discouraged. After several asks, she negotiated a trip to Kapital’s showroom to just look at the clothes without buying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most buyers are rushing during showroom time — they’re throwing things, not taking care. But my mom would button and fold everything nicely again after looking,” says Rue. “So Kiro [Hirata], Kapital’s owner, he’s observing and says, ‘If it’s her, I trust her. Let’s give it a shot — let’s make her our first international buyer.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cotton Sheep found success early, but as Rue notes, it mostly carried what Eiko specialized in: womenswear. That is, until Rue graduated from nearby UC Berkeley and began working at the family store full-time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I started ten years ago, we had maybe a three-foot-wide section of menswear,” says Rue. “Eventually, I convinced my mom to let me go to showrooms in Japan to bring more, and I started curating the men’s side. It’s funny — now that’s most of what we carry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933470\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933470\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adrian Vicente (center) browses at Cotton Sheep with his friends in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is one benefit of the store being family-owned: It evolves each time one of the family members steps in to help manage it, as it did when Rue’s 26-year-old sister Aria took the helm for a period a few years back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Aria connected our store — which before had an older clientele — to her aesthetic that appeals to the younger generation who are almost more hypebeast-y,” says Rue. He pauses to laugh: “I remember my mom was so confused. ‘Who are these kids coming in with all this cash? How are they buying $1,000 jackets?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being family-owned also means the family gets to have more intimate relationships with their customers — who include local fashion enthusiasts like San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CrhSaLZpD2A/\">rap star Larry June\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933469\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A close-up shot of a gift box filled with high-end denim. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rue Critchfield wraps a gift at his family’s store, Cotton Sheep in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’ve got customers I’ve sold to for 10 years. I know everything they own,” says Rue. “Sometimes during a showroom, I’ll text one of my customers like, ‘Hey, there’s some crazy stuff coming in — would this interest you?’ It’s very personal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps most importantly of all — considering father-son duo Toshikiyo and Kiro Hirata run Kapital — being family-owned might be what allowed Cotton Sheep to become the brand’s first international stockist in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think they saw we weren’t a corporation,” says Rue. “I believe they don’t want their products to go to just whoever.” [aside postid='arts_13932870']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If being family-owned has one downside, though, it’s the matter of succession. What will become of the store as they age? At least for now, Rue remains unconcerned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We can’t all work here forever. But how can you sell something so precious like this?” says Rue. “It’ll be interesting to see what happens, but for the time being nothing will change. And that’s exciting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://cottonsheep.com/\">Cotton Sheep\u003c/a> is located at 572 Hayes St., San Francisco. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Japanese denim brand Kapital has a global following that includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/asaprocky/comments/1336c87/kapital_japanese_brand/\">A$AP Rocky\u003c/a> and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard \u003ca href=\"https://pausemag.co.uk/2021/03/spotted-shai-gilgeous-alexander-in-kapital-patchwork-zeal/\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander\u003c/a> — so what makes it so special?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thirtytwo-year-old Rue Critchfield explains it to me as we sit on a wooden staircase in the back patio of \u003ca href=\"https://cottonsheep.com/\">Cotton Sheep\u003c/a>, the San Francisco boutique he helps manage with his mother Eiko Mizuhara, sister Aria Mizuhara and father Victor Critchfield. Their store has carried the brand since 2004 and was the first in the United States to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The machines [Kapital] uses to create denim are the old looms that Americans used to use. You have to literally watch over them, they don’t just crank out rolls of fabric at the speed that modern machines do,” Rue tells me. “And they use real Japanese indigo. Sometimes it’s even the plant version, not the chemicalized dye.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re probably the one store where we encourage customers to touch everything,” he adds. “So you can feel the quality.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933467\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933467\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A 32-year-old Asian American man in glasses sits in front of a display of high-end Japanese denim.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67966_20230815-CottonSheep-38-JY-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rue Critchfield sits for a portrait inside his family’s business, Cotton Sheep, in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rue speaks with a gentle and understanding tone. He’s wearing a pair of canvas-colored Kapital carpenter pants (he tells me some pairs from the brand have been in his closet since high school), and his dad’s worn-in denim chore coat. It’s vintage, from years ago when his dad was a picker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I was three, my parents bought a van and traveled through America buying vintage sneakers and Levi’s from thrift stores and flea markets to ship to Japan after they realized the Japanese market was crazy for American vintage,” explains Rue. “I remember I had maybe eight VHS tapes I’d watch on repeat on a tiny portable TV in the back of the van while my parents were picking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a few years of this, Eiko and Victor decided to open Cotton Sheep. Eiko studied fashion at the Mode Gakuen in Nagoya, Japan, and worked as a stylist for TV companies in Tokyo in her youth. With the couple’s experience as pickers, it seemed like a natural next step.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think this sensibility of importing from one culture to the other, in order to provide things that one country has that the other wants, comes from my parent’s picking days,” Rue says. “This store is just a reversal of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933264\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933264\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two people wearing hats looks at wares in a modern-looking clothing store.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67975_20230815-CottonSheep-46-JY-KQED.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Employee Marco Verdin (right) helps Benny Raygoza (left) shop for bandanas at Cotton Sheep in San Francisco on August 15, 2023. Cotton Sheep imports denim and cotton items from Japan. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cotton Sheep’s racks are jumbled with tweed coats, patchwork pants, patterned denim, silver jewelry and colorful side-bags from Kapital, Japanese bag-making company Porter, and Japanese jewelry designer Masato. It’s busy, in the way a vintage shop would be. The interior is covered by wood paneling that gives the feeling of a cozy wood cabin. The design of it, Rue tells me, is completely Eiko’s own.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She had this vision: ‘I want California mixed with Georgia O’Keeffe’s home,” says Rue. “She got these big redwood slabs and flew in two Japanese carpenters. She housed them while they built it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Cotton Sheep is now known for being the first store states-side to carry Kapital, becoming a stockist for the brand wasn’t easy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When my mom first approached Kapital, they actually refused. They said, ‘We’ve never sold out of the country — we don’t know how it’ll be received or how you’ll style it,’” says Rue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stylistically, Kapital’s clothing features psychedelic patchwork, asymmetric and exaggerated cuts, and traditional Japanese denim-making techniques — like \u003cem>sashiko\u003c/em> stitching and \u003cem>boro\u003c/em> distressing — that the U.S. hadn’t seen prior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933466\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933466\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67395_20230728-CottonSheep-19-JY-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clothes hang on the walls at Cotton Sheep in San Francisco on Friday, July 28, 2023. Cotton Sheep’s merchandise consists of imported Japanese cotton and denim. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, Eiko wasn’t discouraged. After several asks, she negotiated a trip to Kapital’s showroom to just look at the clothes without buying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most buyers are rushing during showroom time — they’re throwing things, not taking care. But my mom would button and fold everything nicely again after looking,” says Rue. “So Kiro [Hirata], Kapital’s owner, he’s observing and says, ‘If it’s her, I trust her. Let’s give it a shot — let’s make her our first international buyer.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cotton Sheep found success early, but as Rue notes, it mostly carried what Eiko specialized in: womenswear. That is, until Rue graduated from nearby UC Berkeley and began working at the family store full-time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I started ten years ago, we had maybe a three-foot-wide section of menswear,” says Rue. “Eventually, I convinced my mom to let me go to showrooms in Japan to bring more, and I started curating the men’s side. It’s funny — now that’s most of what we carry.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933470\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933470\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67979_20230815-CottonSheep-51-JY-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adrian Vicente (center) browses at Cotton Sheep with his friends in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is one benefit of the store being family-owned: It evolves each time one of the family members steps in to help manage it, as it did when Rue’s 26-year-old sister Aria took the helm for a period a few years back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Aria connected our store — which before had an older clientele — to her aesthetic that appeals to the younger generation who are almost more hypebeast-y,” says Rue. He pauses to laugh: “I remember my mom was so confused. ‘Who are these kids coming in with all this cash? How are they buying $1,000 jackets?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being family-owned also means the family gets to have more intimate relationships with their customers — who include local fashion enthusiasts like San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CrhSaLZpD2A/\">rap star Larry June\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933469\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A close-up shot of a gift box filled with high-end denim. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67972_20230815-CottonSheep-44-JY-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rue Critchfield wraps a gift at his family’s store, Cotton Sheep in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’ve got customers I’ve sold to for 10 years. I know everything they own,” says Rue. “Sometimes during a showroom, I’ll text one of my customers like, ‘Hey, there’s some crazy stuff coming in — would this interest you?’ It’s very personal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps most importantly of all — considering father-son duo Toshikiyo and Kiro Hirata run Kapital — being family-owned might be what allowed Cotton Sheep to become the brand’s first international stockist in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think they saw we weren’t a corporation,” says Rue. “I believe they don’t want their products to go to just whoever.” \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">View the full episode transcript.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The dahlia is San Francisco’s official flower and it’s also a favorite for the Excelsior raised floral designer, Jessica Alicia Cotrim. Her love for San Francisco and her neighborhood is on full display when you walk into her cozy shop, \u003ca href=\"https://www.beijaflordesigns.com/about-designer\">Beija Flor Flower Gallery\u003c/a>. Between the hanging dried roses, there’s Muni inspired artwork and pieces flaunting the 415 area code. The register table is adorned with hella stickers promoting local businesses and creatives. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Besides repping her San Francisco pride, Cotrim’s store honors her Brazilian and Salvadoran roots. When the words “beija” and “flor” are paired together in Brazilian Portuguese, it translates to hummingbird.\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cotrim says the symbolism of the hummingbird in Salvadoran and other Latino cultures represents the spirits of loved ones that have passed on. In this way, her business Beija Flor, honors her family’s lineage that shaped her craftsmanship and work ethic.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933382\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13933382 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67351_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-16-BL-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A person with long black hair wearing a gold niners jacket and dress leans over buckets of flowers in a bright interior space. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67351_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-16-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67351_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-16-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67351_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-16-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67351_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-16-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67351_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-16-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67351_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-16-BL-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jessica Alicia Cotrim prepares flowers for an arrangement at Beija Flor Gallery in San Francisco’s Excelsior neighborhood on July 27, 2023, a storefront and gallery with local art she owns and operates. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When creating custom bouquets, Cotrim seeks to match customers’ energy and desires with flowers and she does that by tapping into her ancestral intuition to bring forth healing floral experiences. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dahlias are really good for grounding. The solidago… is known for encouragement, good luck, and success. So if you have that around, it might help you bring in financial stability. Yellow snapdragons are symbolically known for creativity… Eucalyptus is symbolically known for purification,” Cotrim informs me as I pick out stems for my own bouquet.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933384\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13933384\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67343_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-09-BL-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67343_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-09-BL-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67343_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-09-BL-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67343_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-09-BL-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67343_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-09-BL-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67343_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-09-BL-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/RS67343_230727-BeijaFlorGallery-09-BL-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jessica Alicia Cotrim cuts eucalyptus for a bouquet. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jessica got started in the floral industry through a city job training program, known as New Door Ventures.\u003c/span>\u003cb> “\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When I started working with flowers, my first job did really upscale events and deliveries. I would see how happy [flowers] would make people. But I noticed really early on that it was a very specific type of people,” recalls Cotrim. “I just felt like there was more that flowers could do for our community that wasn’t really being done. I try to make sure that my people can always afford to bring in that little luxury into their lives and into their homes.”\u003cbr>\n[aside tag ='adorned' label= 'More From the Adorned Series' num='5']\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the high costs of running a business, Jessica’s doing what she can to promote accessibility while still paying the bills. Cotrim sells $20 bouquets at pop up events around San Francisco. At her store, clients can also create bundles ranging from $10-50. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her flower offerings range in price. So, in addition to designing for high end weddings and banquets, s\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">he even offers delivered bouquets throughout the Bay Area starting at $70. And whenever she has leftover flowers from events, she puts out a bucket with a sign “Flowers for the Hood” offering them for free. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">On this episode of Rightnowish, Jessica Alicia Cotrim talks to me about the ways flowers can promote wellness and how we can cultivate our intuition with the help of our flower friends. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC8573961372&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And if you want to mostly just like, gather them and then we can go back and, like, design them a little bit better. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ok\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. That sounds like a plan. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Hey Rightnowish listeners, welcome to the third episode of Adorned. Today we’re taking time to smell the roses and make bouquets with the help of Jessica Alicia Cotrim. She’s a floral designer and the owner of Beija Flor Flower Gallery in the Excelsior neighborhood.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Excelsior in San Francisco is just really special to me, especially seeing how much it has changed and will continue to change. Just owning this store, this studio, in the neighborhood that I grew up in, it just makes it that it was a way for me to like, hold space in my community. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol\u003c/b> \u003cb>Medina-Cadena\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Jessica’s custom flower arrangements also help folks express their emotions. If you need flowers for your altar, or to leave at the gravesite of your loved ones, She got you. If you want to celebrate your homies new promotion by sending them a bouquet, she got you too. Or maybe you just want to buy yourself some flowers, give yourself some TLC because you deserve that! Jessica can\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">absolutely help with that\u003c/span>\u003cb>. \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether it’s making elaborate arrangements for weddings or small bundles for a casual customer…Jessica takes her craft seriously. She knows that flowers can truly transform one’s space and mood. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sometimes when you’re, like ,in a city setting, it’s really hard to get those moments,\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">getting out in nature,\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">unless you, like intentionally, like drive somewhere for it. So I think, like, flower shops and creating bouquets of cut flowers are like a really nice way to like, get your hands in nature and creating with nature while still being within, like, the city setting.\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this episode, Jessica talks to me about the power of adorning our spaces with colorful flowers and how creating bouquets can help our intuition blossom. I’m your host Marisol Medina-Cadena. That conversation coming up right after this. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m looking at these sunflowers that you have toward the entrance of the shop. They’re really calling to me. You work with so many beautiful flowers. Do you have a favorite flower? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Growing up sunflowers were actually my favorite flowers, I actually have one tattooed on my finger [laughs] So they… they still hold the spot as like one of my favorites. But as I started working with flowers, it’s just really hard to pick one. So now I’ve developed a list of my top five favorites. So when people ask me. like what my favorite flower is, I just have to say them all. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So sunflowers are still on there. Dahlias. I’m in love with, um, there’s just so many different types of dahlias, and they’re also like the official flower of San Francisco, which is the reason that I like them a lot. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then roses, but specifically light pink roses. For some reason, they just, like, bring this, like, softness to my space that I feel like I need sometimes. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black calla lilies I love. I just think they’re, like, super unique and elegant…like a balance to remind you that like there is darkness in the world, but it’s beautiful too. And then my fifth favorite flower would be the King Protea. It just… it dries really beautifully. Yeah, it holds a lot of power. It’s kind of shaped like a crown. So it kind of reminds me of like royalty and power. So those are definitely my top five.\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Do you have suggestions for, like, places or how to use flowers in our homes to kind of bring a different mood or an energy? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think any room in the house should have flowers and can have flowers. I think that, you know, just their presence will bring like a little bit of a more, like, homier feel but somewhere near the entrance when you’re, when your guests are coming in or when you’re coming home at the end of the day, maybe having like a little table or something near your door and having an arrangement there is really special because they’re kind of like greeting you and creating like the energy for the space. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bathrooms are really popular, like having like a nice small, bud vase, usually maybe something fragrant and whatnot. and like, kitchens are also another one where people love to have flowers a lot of times like, you know, just like on a counter you have like an island or something having like, a little vase of flowers somewhere in your kitchen. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then I would say like your bedroom, like having something near your bed, maybe something a little more intentional, like looking into like the different symbolisms of flowers and having, like, eucalyptus or lavender or, like, flowers that help promote, like, rest and ease your mind at the end of the day and having that, like, near your like, your bed is definitely like, a great idea. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why is that… that flowers, like, really have this impact on like, our mental health and and our wellness?\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most basic reason is just that they’re really pretty to look at and they’re like the colors of them and how unique they are and how they’re such a gift from the earth. Like, they’re not trying. They’re just beautiful. And I think that people kind of pick up on that energy. And I think it subconsciously reminds people that things are just beautiful. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buying flowers for yourself, I think that that’s like a really great thing that people can do to cheer themselves up. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aside from buckets of fresh flowers, Jessica has adorned her shop with artwork made by her friends and other local artists. There’s spray painted canvases with the city’s 415 area code and collages with the old school transfer tickets Muni used to give. The space is \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">steeped\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in San Francisco imagery, making it feel like a love letter to the city. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But Jessica doesn’t just rep her Frisco roots. She hangs a Brazilian flag and one from El Salvador in the shop to celebrate her mixed identity. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You know, you always hear, like, people that are um born here but have family or like, first generation saying like, “no soy ni de aqui ni de alla.” When I think of myself, I think of me being from El Salvador, Brazil and San Francisco. And I feel like for me it’s like I’m split between three “no soy ni de aqui, ni de alla, ni de alla!” So I try to just bring all of it in and like, represent all of it as much as I can so that I don’t feel like I’m leaving out any of my culture and anything that I do. And so I just try to represent that everywhere. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol\u003c/b> \u003cb>Medina-Cadena\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Let’s talk about the name of the place, Beija Flor. I know it has layers of meaning for you. Can you tell us what’s the story behind it? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. So Beija Flor is a Portuguese word, Brazilian, Portuguese. And it basically means hummingbird. But when you take the two words apart, it also means to kiss a flower. So beija and flor and it kind of just came to me one day that it was just really powerful to me because my dad, being from Brazil and me not being as close to that side of my family as I am to my Salvadorian side. So just kind of trying to bring in that connection a little more. And just how significant like hummingbirds are overall in like Salvadorian culture, Mexican culture, Brazilian culture. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So yeah, definitely just the connection to like the afterlife and just like the spirit of people that aren’t here anymore is what I think of when I come across hummingbirds or when I think of hummingbirds. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol\u003c/b> \u003cb>Medina-Cadena\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Were flowers kind of always a part of your life? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> When my grandma first came into the country in the 80s, she actually worked at a flower shop in San Francisco. She’s always told me that. So I kind of always knew that there was like a little background of, like flower shop work there. And like, when she comes in here, she’s always like, “Oh, like I used to clean the leaves and the petals or do this or that or whatever.” So there’s that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And my grandma on my dad’s side, and I think this is one of the reasons why sunflowers are my favorite flowers, is my grandma’s house in Brazil always had, like, really big, tall sunflowers in the front. She passed away a few years ago, so it’s kind of like I just associate sunflowers with her. That’s a really early memory of flowers for me. So I guess, like connections to my grandmothers a lot. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">On your web site, you talk a lot about how when you’re designing floral arrangements, you also, like, tap into your ancestral intuition. And that really, like, resonated with me. And I’d love to hear you explain that or say more. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I definitely think about it in like the spiritual way of your ancestors energy being around you. So yeah I feel like sometimes when I’m choosing to put like a rose next to a dahlia or something in a specific arrangement. And I’m not really, like, thinking about it. It’s just like a flow that’s coming out of me. And it’s just, it just comes out that way. I think it’s because of the way that like I appreciate flowers and and that and just like this this wisdom that’s in me but that it’s been passed down like through like from my people and from my culture. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So just like a really deep lineage of creativity and diversity and ways of doing things and thinking about things. And I feel like sometimes it’s not like a conscious decision. It’s just you’re this way because of your ancestors and that’s why your work comes out that way. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Hearing you talk about your intuition, I’m realizing, like, I feel a little separate from that right now. And I’m wondering, like, do you have maybe some advice about how I could cultivate that intuition again through flowers?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">One thing that I could definitely recommend is like visiting like a flower shop or, you know, looking up like local floral classes or like just being in a space where there is a variety of flowers for you to choose from and just kind of like spending your time with them or like, you know, just like admiring them and getting your hands dirty with them. So like letting yourself be attracted to different ones without not so much thinking like, oh, what will the end result be? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But just kind of like choosing flowers that are sticking out to you for, you know, for whatever reason… just be open to the fact that the decisions that you’re going to that you’re going to be making, even if you’re not thinking about the end result too much, is the right decision for you because you’re making it from a place that’s guided by like all this history.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can we get our hands on some flowers and like, make a small bouquet together…\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> If you want, we can like have you choose some and then I can tell you what the different energies that you’re putting into, like, the bouquet that you’re making and whatnot. So we could definitely do that yeah. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I choose some flowers that I’m drawn to…Jessica says they’ll each serve a different purpose in my bouquet, so the solidago I find will be my filler flower. It’s a green stem with clusters of bushy golden flowers. My secondary flower is called a snapdragon. I pick really tall ones to give the arrangement some height. I also select some eucalyptus to add some texture. Lastly, I pick two different colored dahlias as my focal flowers, including one that’s a deep plum purple. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the main thing you have here is the dahlias. So you’re attracted to like a very, like, elegant flower…which actually, this is funny because this was your intention, spiritual evolution. So what you’re trying to do is, like, tie in with like, your spiritual side and your intuition a little more. Dahlias are really good for, like, grounding and whatever. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The solidago, which is like the filler flower that you chose. That is known for, like, encouragement, good luck, success. So if you like, have that around, it might, like, help you bring in, like, financial stability and that kind of thing. And then the little yellow snapdragons, these are symbolically known for, like, creativity, which I think is really cool because you’re like, trying to be creative with the flowers right now. And then for the eucalyptus that we’re working with for the… the greenery, eucalyptus is symbolically known for like purification and the magical powers that is… that it has is for healing. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cool\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It sounds like what I was called to are things that I’m trying to channel. So it was like this nice….Like I put out that energy and that’s what I got back. I’m attracting it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, definitely.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Mariosl Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next, Jessica shows me how to assemble the individual stems I picked into an elegant bouquet. First, we start by removing all the leaves and petals on the lower parts of the stems ‘cause petals in the vase water ends up creating bacteria and we don’t want that.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[sounds of flowers being clipped and placed inside a vase]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So then once you have that stripped, the next thing I do is to go through and look at it and just make sure that nothing on it is like dying. So, like, let’s say it was like a rose you would cut, you would pluck off all the like wilting petals and whatever, which actually also is known to help flowers last longer because you’re kind of taking away the little parts of the flower and might be spending too much energy trying to heal or bring back. So if you take off like a leaf or a petal that is dying, you’re letting the flower concentrate on like… on the good parts, and then it’ll help it, like, last a little longer because it’s not wasting energy trying to bring that back. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So once you have, like, your stems and you’re like, okay, this seems like it’s ready to work with, um, I like to start with the greens because you kind of like, create this base. So you, um, yeah, you grab your greens so that, um, you have a little, like fluff to work with. After the greenery, I will go for the filler flower next because you’re still kind of creating like this little nest where you’re going to put like the focal flowers. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And since both of what we have left is dahlias. They’re both technically focal flowers, but since these are a little smaller, I would go with… in with these next. So usually I’m putting in like the larger flower last.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because it’s, like, really like the star of the show. So once you have like everything kind of shape, then, you know, like where there’s space to really show off their focal flower. So I would do the little flower, the littler dahlias first.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">They’re kind of like a sunrise color, which I think is why I was drawn to them, because they really pop with the yellow snapdragons. The snapdragons, almost kind of like this highlighter yellow. But then these are more soft. And so it’s this nice play.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A little, like, sorbet, like sunset type of situation going on. And then you’re going to put it in like the darkness of the night. It’s like this whole process of the sun going down that you have going on. I love it. Yeah.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cb> \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Clinking sounds of flowers being arranged in a vase]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I kind of like the way like the flowers kind of hug each other. Just based on, like, where you put them. I like that.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, they definitely, like, play with each other and, like, um, just kind of like, vibe off each other. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like it, I’m happy with it.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It looks really beautiful. It’s definitely giving that, like, end of the day, like, all the vibes you need to get, like, a nice rest. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, I love it. It’s so beautiful \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you ever name your bouquets?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You know, on my website, um, certain, like, arrangements have names that I’ve put just to be able to, like, recognize them. But when I’m doing, like, hand ties and stuff like that, not really. you should give it a name.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I really like what you’re saying about sorbet. I don’t know. Is it cheesy to call her sorbet? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">No, I think it goes! sorbet. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sorbet, I’m really feeling the sorbet. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Dahlia sorbet? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dahlia sorbet!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. You did a great job. I love it. Thank you. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As soon as I got home, I placed the flower bouquet in a glass vase to rest on my altar. With Jessica’s guidance on changing the water every 2 days and trimming the dead leaves, my bouquet lasted me a good 10 days. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">For me, putting flowers on my altar is a two fold offering, one to myself and one to my ancestors. It’s a way to tell them, I’m thinking of you. This abundance is for you and in turn is a mirror to remind myself there is beauty around me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So big, big Thank you to Jessica Alica Cotrim for having me into your space and showing me the ways of the floral world. I learned so much from you! \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you, RIghtnowish listeners, also want to learn from Jessica, she offers in person workshops on how to make your hand tied bouquets/ so be sure to follow her on instagram to stay in the loop for upcoming dates. Her handle is @beijiflorgallery \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And For those of you who want to order yourself or a loved one a bouquet for pickup or delivery you can order directly on Jessica’s website at \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.beijaflordesigns.com/flwrbookingform\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">https://www.beijaflordesigns.com\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (beija is spelled B-E-I-J-A)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now time to give thanks to the whole squad that makes this show possible. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xorje Olivares produced this episode.\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chris Hambrick is our editor. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our engineer is Christopher Beale. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rightnowish team also includes Pendarvis Harshaw, Sheree Bishop, and Ryce Stoughtenborough . \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Cesar Saldaña, and Holly Kernan.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m your host Marisol Medina-Cadena. 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When the words “beija” and “flor” are paired together in Brazilian Portuguese, it translates to hummingbird.\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cotrim says the symbolism of the hummingbird in Salvadoran and other Latino cultures represents the spirits of loved ones that have passed on. 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She’s a floral designer and the owner of Beija Flor Flower Gallery in the Excelsior neighborhood.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Excelsior in San Francisco is just really special to me, especially seeing how much it has changed and will continue to change. Just owning this store, this studio, in the neighborhood that I grew up in, it just makes it that it was a way for me to like, hold space in my community. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol\u003c/b> \u003cb>Medina-Cadena\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Jessica’s custom flower arrangements also help folks express their emotions. If you need flowers for your altar, or to leave at the gravesite of your loved ones, She got you. If you want to celebrate your homies new promotion by sending them a bouquet, she got you too. Or maybe you just want to buy yourself some flowers, give yourself some TLC because you deserve that! Jessica can\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">absolutely help with that\u003c/span>\u003cb>. \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether it’s making elaborate arrangements for weddings or small bundles for a casual customer…Jessica takes her craft seriously. She knows that flowers can truly transform one’s space and mood. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sometimes when you’re, like ,in a city setting, it’s really hard to get those moments,\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">getting out in nature,\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">unless you, like intentionally, like drive somewhere for it. So I think, like, flower shops and creating bouquets of cut flowers are like a really nice way to like, get your hands in nature and creating with nature while still being within, like, the city setting.\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this episode, Jessica talks to me about the power of adorning our spaces with colorful flowers and how creating bouquets can help our intuition blossom. I’m your host Marisol Medina-Cadena. That conversation coming up right after this. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m looking at these sunflowers that you have toward the entrance of the shop. They’re really calling to me. You work with so many beautiful flowers. Do you have a favorite flower? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Growing up sunflowers were actually my favorite flowers, I actually have one tattooed on my finger [laughs] So they… they still hold the spot as like one of my favorites. But as I started working with flowers, it’s just really hard to pick one. So now I’ve developed a list of my top five favorites. So when people ask me. like what my favorite flower is, I just have to say them all. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So sunflowers are still on there. Dahlias. I’m in love with, um, there’s just so many different types of dahlias, and they’re also like the official flower of San Francisco, which is the reason that I like them a lot. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then roses, but specifically light pink roses. For some reason, they just, like, bring this, like, softness to my space that I feel like I need sometimes. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black calla lilies I love. I just think they’re, like, super unique and elegant…like a balance to remind you that like there is darkness in the world, but it’s beautiful too. And then my fifth favorite flower would be the King Protea. It just… it dries really beautifully. Yeah, it holds a lot of power. It’s kind of shaped like a crown. So it kind of reminds me of like royalty and power. So those are definitely my top five.\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Do you have suggestions for, like, places or how to use flowers in our homes to kind of bring a different mood or an energy? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think any room in the house should have flowers and can have flowers. I think that, you know, just their presence will bring like a little bit of a more, like, homier feel but somewhere near the entrance when you’re, when your guests are coming in or when you’re coming home at the end of the day, maybe having like a little table or something near your door and having an arrangement there is really special because they’re kind of like greeting you and creating like the energy for the space. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bathrooms are really popular, like having like a nice small, bud vase, usually maybe something fragrant and whatnot. and like, kitchens are also another one where people love to have flowers a lot of times like, you know, just like on a counter you have like an island or something having like, a little vase of flowers somewhere in your kitchen. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then I would say like your bedroom, like having something near your bed, maybe something a little more intentional, like looking into like the different symbolisms of flowers and having, like, eucalyptus or lavender or, like, flowers that help promote, like, rest and ease your mind at the end of the day and having that, like, near your like, your bed is definitely like, a great idea. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why is that… that flowers, like, really have this impact on like, our mental health and and our wellness?\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most basic reason is just that they’re really pretty to look at and they’re like the colors of them and how unique they are and how they’re such a gift from the earth. Like, they’re not trying. They’re just beautiful. And I think that people kind of pick up on that energy. And I think it subconsciously reminds people that things are just beautiful. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buying flowers for yourself, I think that that’s like a really great thing that people can do to cheer themselves up. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aside from buckets of fresh flowers, Jessica has adorned her shop with artwork made by her friends and other local artists. There’s spray painted canvases with the city’s 415 area code and collages with the old school transfer tickets Muni used to give. The space is \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">steeped\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in San Francisco imagery, making it feel like a love letter to the city. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But Jessica doesn’t just rep her Frisco roots. She hangs a Brazilian flag and one from El Salvador in the shop to celebrate her mixed identity. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You know, you always hear, like, people that are um born here but have family or like, first generation saying like, “no soy ni de aqui ni de alla.” When I think of myself, I think of me being from El Salvador, Brazil and San Francisco. And I feel like for me it’s like I’m split between three “no soy ni de aqui, ni de alla, ni de alla!” So I try to just bring all of it in and like, represent all of it as much as I can so that I don’t feel like I’m leaving out any of my culture and anything that I do. And so I just try to represent that everywhere. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol\u003c/b> \u003cb>Medina-Cadena\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Let’s talk about the name of the place, Beija Flor. I know it has layers of meaning for you. Can you tell us what’s the story behind it? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. So Beija Flor is a Portuguese word, Brazilian, Portuguese. And it basically means hummingbird. But when you take the two words apart, it also means to kiss a flower. So beija and flor and it kind of just came to me one day that it was just really powerful to me because my dad, being from Brazil and me not being as close to that side of my family as I am to my Salvadorian side. So just kind of trying to bring in that connection a little more. And just how significant like hummingbirds are overall in like Salvadorian culture, Mexican culture, Brazilian culture. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So yeah, definitely just the connection to like the afterlife and just like the spirit of people that aren’t here anymore is what I think of when I come across hummingbirds or when I think of hummingbirds. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol\u003c/b> \u003cb>Medina-Cadena\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Were flowers kind of always a part of your life? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> When my grandma first came into the country in the 80s, she actually worked at a flower shop in San Francisco. She’s always told me that. So I kind of always knew that there was like a little background of, like flower shop work there. And like, when she comes in here, she’s always like, “Oh, like I used to clean the leaves and the petals or do this or that or whatever.” So there’s that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And my grandma on my dad’s side, and I think this is one of the reasons why sunflowers are my favorite flowers, is my grandma’s house in Brazil always had, like, really big, tall sunflowers in the front. She passed away a few years ago, so it’s kind of like I just associate sunflowers with her. That’s a really early memory of flowers for me. So I guess, like connections to my grandmothers a lot. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">On your web site, you talk a lot about how when you’re designing floral arrangements, you also, like, tap into your ancestral intuition. And that really, like, resonated with me. And I’d love to hear you explain that or say more. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I definitely think about it in like the spiritual way of your ancestors energy being around you. So yeah I feel like sometimes when I’m choosing to put like a rose next to a dahlia or something in a specific arrangement. And I’m not really, like, thinking about it. It’s just like a flow that’s coming out of me. And it’s just, it just comes out that way. I think it’s because of the way that like I appreciate flowers and and that and just like this this wisdom that’s in me but that it’s been passed down like through like from my people and from my culture. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So just like a really deep lineage of creativity and diversity and ways of doing things and thinking about things. And I feel like sometimes it’s not like a conscious decision. It’s just you’re this way because of your ancestors and that’s why your work comes out that way. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Hearing you talk about your intuition, I’m realizing, like, I feel a little separate from that right now. And I’m wondering, like, do you have maybe some advice about how I could cultivate that intuition again through flowers?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">One thing that I could definitely recommend is like visiting like a flower shop or, you know, looking up like local floral classes or like just being in a space where there is a variety of flowers for you to choose from and just kind of like spending your time with them or like, you know, just like admiring them and getting your hands dirty with them. So like letting yourself be attracted to different ones without not so much thinking like, oh, what will the end result be? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But just kind of like choosing flowers that are sticking out to you for, you know, for whatever reason… just be open to the fact that the decisions that you’re going to that you’re going to be making, even if you’re not thinking about the end result too much, is the right decision for you because you’re making it from a place that’s guided by like all this history.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can we get our hands on some flowers and like, make a small bouquet together…\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> If you want, we can like have you choose some and then I can tell you what the different energies that you’re putting into, like, the bouquet that you’re making and whatnot. So we could definitely do that yeah. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I choose some flowers that I’m drawn to…Jessica says they’ll each serve a different purpose in my bouquet, so the solidago I find will be my filler flower. It’s a green stem with clusters of bushy golden flowers. My secondary flower is called a snapdragon. I pick really tall ones to give the arrangement some height. I also select some eucalyptus to add some texture. Lastly, I pick two different colored dahlias as my focal flowers, including one that’s a deep plum purple. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the main thing you have here is the dahlias. So you’re attracted to like a very, like, elegant flower…which actually, this is funny because this was your intention, spiritual evolution. So what you’re trying to do is, like, tie in with like, your spiritual side and your intuition a little more. Dahlias are really good for, like, grounding and whatever. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The solidago, which is like the filler flower that you chose. That is known for, like, encouragement, good luck, success. So if you like, have that around, it might, like, help you bring in, like, financial stability and that kind of thing. And then the little yellow snapdragons, these are symbolically known for, like, creativity, which I think is really cool because you’re like, trying to be creative with the flowers right now. And then for the eucalyptus that we’re working with for the… the greenery, eucalyptus is symbolically known for like purification and the magical powers that is… that it has is for healing. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cool\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It sounds like what I was called to are things that I’m trying to channel. So it was like this nice….Like I put out that energy and that’s what I got back. I’m attracting it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, definitely.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Mariosl Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next, Jessica shows me how to assemble the individual stems I picked into an elegant bouquet. First, we start by removing all the leaves and petals on the lower parts of the stems ‘cause petals in the vase water ends up creating bacteria and we don’t want that.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[sounds of flowers being clipped and placed inside a vase]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So then once you have that stripped, the next thing I do is to go through and look at it and just make sure that nothing on it is like dying. So, like, let’s say it was like a rose you would cut, you would pluck off all the like wilting petals and whatever, which actually also is known to help flowers last longer because you’re kind of taking away the little parts of the flower and might be spending too much energy trying to heal or bring back. So if you take off like a leaf or a petal that is dying, you’re letting the flower concentrate on like… on the good parts, and then it’ll help it, like, last a little longer because it’s not wasting energy trying to bring that back. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So once you have, like, your stems and you’re like, okay, this seems like it’s ready to work with, um, I like to start with the greens because you kind of like, create this base. So you, um, yeah, you grab your greens so that, um, you have a little, like fluff to work with. After the greenery, I will go for the filler flower next because you’re still kind of creating like this little nest where you’re going to put like the focal flowers. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And since both of what we have left is dahlias. They’re both technically focal flowers, but since these are a little smaller, I would go with… in with these next. So usually I’m putting in like the larger flower last.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because it’s, like, really like the star of the show. So once you have like everything kind of shape, then, you know, like where there’s space to really show off their focal flower. So I would do the little flower, the littler dahlias first.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">They’re kind of like a sunrise color, which I think is why I was drawn to them, because they really pop with the yellow snapdragons. The snapdragons, almost kind of like this highlighter yellow. But then these are more soft. And so it’s this nice play.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A little, like, sorbet, like sunset type of situation going on. And then you’re going to put it in like the darkness of the night. It’s like this whole process of the sun going down that you have going on. I love it. Yeah.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cb> \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Clinking sounds of flowers being arranged in a vase]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I kind of like the way like the flowers kind of hug each other. Just based on, like, where you put them. I like that.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, they definitely, like, play with each other and, like, um, just kind of like, vibe off each other. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">: \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like it, I’m happy with it.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It looks really beautiful. It’s definitely giving that, like, end of the day, like, all the vibes you need to get, like, a nice rest. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, I love it. It’s so beautiful \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you ever name your bouquets?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You know, on my website, um, certain, like, arrangements have names that I’ve put just to be able to, like, recognize them. But when I’m doing, like, hand ties and stuff like that, not really. you should give it a name.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I really like what you’re saying about sorbet. I don’t know. Is it cheesy to call her sorbet? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">No, I think it goes! sorbet. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sorbet, I’m really feeling the sorbet. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Dahlia sorbet? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dahlia sorbet!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jessica Cotrim: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. You did a great job. I love it. Thank you. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As soon as I got home, I placed the flower bouquet in a glass vase to rest on my altar. With Jessica’s guidance on changing the water every 2 days and trimming the dead leaves, my bouquet lasted me a good 10 days. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">For me, putting flowers on my altar is a two fold offering, one to myself and one to my ancestors. It’s a way to tell them, I’m thinking of you. This abundance is for you and in turn is a mirror to remind myself there is beauty around me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So big, big Thank you to Jessica Alica Cotrim for having me into your space and showing me the ways of the floral world. I learned so much from you! \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you, RIghtnowish listeners, also want to learn from Jessica, she offers in person workshops on how to make your hand tied bouquets/ so be sure to follow her on instagram to stay in the loop for upcoming dates. Her handle is @beijiflorgallery \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And For those of you who want to order yourself or a loved one a bouquet for pickup or delivery you can order directly on Jessica’s website at \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.beijaflordesigns.com/flwrbookingform\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">https://www.beijaflordesigns.com\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (beija is spelled B-E-I-J-A)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now time to give thanks to the whole squad that makes this show possible. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xorje Olivares produced this episode.\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chris Hambrick is our editor. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our engineer is Christopher Beale. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rightnowish team also includes Pendarvis Harshaw, Sheree Bishop, and Ryce Stoughtenborough . \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Cesar Saldaña, and Holly Kernan.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m your host Marisol Medina-Cadena. 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"content": "\u003cp>You can’t tell the story of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop\">Bay Area hip-hop\u003c/a> without a tip of the cap to all of the Filipino Americans who helped shape the scene — from the legion of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13812554/how-daly-citys-filipino-mobile-dj-scene-changed-hip-hop-forever\">mobile DJ crews\u003c/a> and B-boys/B-girls to the influential \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13905208/a-new-generation-of-filipino-hip-hop-builds-on-a-deep-bay-area-legacy\">emcees\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13924042/nump-hyphy-i-gott-grapes-interview\">producers\u003c/a> and graffiti artists. It makes sense, then, that the 2023 edition of \u003ca href=\"https://www.undiscoveredsf.com/\">Undiscovered SF\u003c/a>, San Francisco’s preeminent Filipino American culture fest, is framed as a months-long celebration of hip-hop. This year is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13932076/bay-area-hip-hop-50th-anniversary-celebrations\">hip-hop’s 50th anniversary\u003c/a>, after all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, when the block party kicks off in the SoMa Pilipinas cultural district on Aug. 19, one of the biggest draws will be the same thing that attracts a crowd to any big Filipino gathering: the food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And as Desi Danganan — executive director of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kultivatelabs.org/\">Kultivate Labs\u003c/a>, the nonprofit that organizes the event — explains it, the Bay Area’s vibrant Fil-Am food scene today is itself deeply rooted in the community’s ties to hip-hop. Back in the ’80s, among Filipino Americans in the Bay, “everyone and their mom was a DJ,” Danganan recalls. Then there was a stretch of time when it seemed like everyone became a club promoter. Danganan remembers when he was in his twenties, the promotion crews running the nightclubs in SoMa were 90% Filipino.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These days? Those same folks are operating some of the region’s most popular food trucks and pop-up restaurants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of a sudden, the new DJ was the chef,” Danganan says. “Chefs started popping up, rave-style, in places that weren’t necessarily kitchens.” He describes something akin to a DJ/dancer/club promoter to chef pipeline: Alex Retodo was a club promoter before he started rolling lumpia at \u003ca href=\"https://www.thelumpiacompany.com/\">the Lumpia Company\u003c/a>, which he co-owns with E-40. Evan Kidera was a rapper before he co-founded \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/senorsisig\">Señor Sisig\u003c/a> — arguably the single \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2019/11/4/20946482/senor-sisig-filipino-open-mission-sf\">most famous Bay Area food truck\u003c/a>. The couple behind Filipino-Japanese pop-up \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/oxandtiger/\">Ox and Tiger\u003c/a> were dancers before they were chefs. So were the co-founders of the Chase Center food stall \u003ca href=\"http://www.instagram.com/thesarapshop\">Sarap Shop\u003c/a>. And Undiscovered SF booked Rod Reyes, of the San Jose–based food truck \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/baryakitchen\">Barya Kitchen\u003c/a>, as a DJ for one of the festival’s earliest incarnations, before he’d even started his food business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933294\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933294\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/KultivateLabs_Undscvrd_food.jpg\" alt=\"Pork sisig served with a slice of lemon and a mound of white rice.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2511\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/KultivateLabs_Undscvrd_food.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/KultivateLabs_Undscvrd_food-800x1046.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/KultivateLabs_Undscvrd_food-1020x1334.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/KultivateLabs_Undscvrd_food-160x209.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/KultivateLabs_Undscvrd_food-768x1004.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/KultivateLabs_Undscvrd_food-1174x1536.jpg 1174w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/KultivateLabs_Undscvrd_food-1566x2048.jpg 1566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A plate of pork sisig from a previous edition of Undiscovered SF. The annual festival has always celebrated the Bay Area’s Filipino street food scene. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Kultivate Labs)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The kind of trajectory that Danganan describes isn’t uniquely Filipino, of course. Some of it is rooted in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13907726/e-40-goon-with-the-spoon-bay-area-rappers-food-entrepreneurs-hustle\">entrepreneurial spirit and hustle culture\u003c/a> that undergirds the whole Bay Area hip-hop scene. And if the Bay Area’s Filipino American community produced some of the most \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/10777508/top-5-tracks-born-from-the-bay-areas-filipino-mobile-dj-scene\">legendary DJs in hip-hop history\u003c/a>, it’s only natural that that kind of creativity would also translate into other artistic endeavors. “They’re really gifted at taking ingredients and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13898436/uncle-tito-filipino-comfort-food-soma-opening\">remixing them\u003c/a> to create something new,” Danganan explains — say, a bacon cheeseburger lumpia or a sisig burrito. The only difference? “Now they’re not beats. They’re flavors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13907726,arts_13905208,arts_13923127']\u003c/span>All of the aforementioned DJ- or dancer-turned-chefs — and many more — will be on hand to sling food for at least one iteration of this year’s Undiscovered SF block party. Organizers decided hip-hop’s big birthday was too monumental to limit to a single afternoon, so it’ll host three separate parties over the course of the next three months. Each one will have a specific theme: Aug. 19 will be “Classics and Throwbacks.” Sept. 16 will focus on “The Future.” And Oct. 21 will be “The Present.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food highlights at \u003ca href=\"https://www.undiscoveredsf.com/\">Aug. 19’s kickoff event\u003c/a> will include Señor Sisig and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13926749/tasty-tings-jamaican-beef-patties-sf-oakland\">Tasty Tings\u003c/a>, whose Jamaican-Filipina-Chinese-Creole owner incorporates Filipino ingredients like longaniza pork into her Jamaican patties. The September and October lineups will include Barya Kitchen and a special collaboration between Ox and Tiger, Sarap Shop and lechon specialist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jeepneyguy/\">Jeepney Guy\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933297\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Turontastic_photo-from-Kultivate-Labs.jpg\" alt=\"A paper tray of turon (banana lumpia) topped with ube ice cream and sprinkled with ube crumbles.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Turontastic_photo-from-Kultivate-Labs.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Turontastic_photo-from-Kultivate-Labs-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Turontastic_photo-from-Kultivate-Labs-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Turontastic_photo-from-Kultivate-Labs-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Turontastic_photo-from-Kultivate-Labs-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Turontastic_photo-from-Kultivate-Labs-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turontastic’s take on turon, or banana lumpia, topped with ube ice cream. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Kultivate Labs)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to Danganan, one of the local Filipino food scene’s newest trends is the proliferation of sweets shops and bakery pop-ups, many of which cropped up during the pandemic. This, too, will be reflected at Undiscovered SF: There will be plenty of ube treats to be had.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the offerings will come from small local purveyors, with one notable exception. In a classic case of knowing your audience, representatives from SPAM HQ will be on hand to pass out free samples of the brand’s new flavor — maple-flavored Spam — to the assembled crowd of \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2022/03/spam-wwii-history-hormel-canned-meat/629416/\">noted canned meat lovers\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.undiscoveredsf.com/\">\u003ci>Undiscovered SF\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> will host block parties in the SoMa Pilipinas cultural district, at and around The Parks @5M (44 Mary St., San Francisco) on Aug. 19, Sep. 16 and Oct. 21, from noon to 6 p.m.. 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This year is \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13932076/bay-area-hip-hop-50th-anniversary-celebrations\">hip-hop’s 50th anniversary\u003c/a>, after all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, when the block party kicks off in the SoMa Pilipinas cultural district on Aug. 19, one of the biggest draws will be the same thing that attracts a crowd to any big Filipino gathering: the food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And as Desi Danganan — executive director of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kultivatelabs.org/\">Kultivate Labs\u003c/a>, the nonprofit that organizes the event — explains it, the Bay Area’s vibrant Fil-Am food scene today is itself deeply rooted in the community’s ties to hip-hop. Back in the ’80s, among Filipino Americans in the Bay, “everyone and their mom was a DJ,” Danganan recalls. Then there was a stretch of time when it seemed like everyone became a club promoter. Danganan remembers when he was in his twenties, the promotion crews running the nightclubs in SoMa were 90% Filipino.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These days? Those same folks are operating some of the region’s most popular food trucks and pop-up restaurants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of a sudden, the new DJ was the chef,” Danganan says. “Chefs started popping up, rave-style, in places that weren’t necessarily kitchens.” He describes something akin to a DJ/dancer/club promoter to chef pipeline: Alex Retodo was a club promoter before he started rolling lumpia at \u003ca href=\"https://www.thelumpiacompany.com/\">the Lumpia Company\u003c/a>, which he co-owns with E-40. Evan Kidera was a rapper before he co-founded \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/senorsisig\">Señor Sisig\u003c/a> — arguably the single \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2019/11/4/20946482/senor-sisig-filipino-open-mission-sf\">most famous Bay Area food truck\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cp>When \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hinayakitori/\">Hina Yakitori\u003c/a> first opened on Divisadero Street in 2019, San Francisco’s general dining public had a hard time making heads or tails of the place. Here, it seemed, was a restaurant specializing in the kind of grilled chicken skewers you could find for $5 or $6 a pop at any izakaya in town. But at Hina, there wasn’t any a la carte menu at all — just an “omakase style” tasting menu that would run you well over $100 a person for about half a pasture-raised chicken’s worth of food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As far as anyone could tell, it was the \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2019/9/26/20883995/hina-yakitori-sf-open-japanese-chicken-skewer-restaurant-omakase\">first restaurant of its kind in the U.S.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, even back in 2019, anyone who’d eaten at a high-end yakitori restaurant in Japan understood, immediately, what kind of restaurant Hina was striving to be. And anyone who had eaten at chef Tommy Cleary’s earlier, more casual version of Hina in Oakland understood that Cleary was a chicken magician — and that once you saw, \u003ca href=\"https://eastbayexpress.com/hina-yakitori-in-oakland-works-magic-with-whole-chickens-and-a-charcoal-grill-2-1/\">as I’d seen\u003c/a>, how delicious he could make the “crisp-edged, earthy chicken heart and the fatty, cartilaginous tail,” you could never again think of grilled chicken as a boring menu option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, after four years and a host of accolades, Hina Yakitori — or this iteration of it, at least — is shutting it down. Last week, the restaurant announced that its \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CvizrtXpWnY/\">last day of dinner service will be Aug. 31\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933019\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933019\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary.jpg\" alt=\"A yakitori chef in a baseball cap and apron turns chicken skewers over a smoky charcoal gril.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2539\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary-800x1058.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary-1020x1349.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary-160x212.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary-768x1016.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary-1162x1536.jpg 1162w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary-1549x2048.jpg 1549w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Tommy Cleary has been on the vanguard of a burgeoning yakitori movement here in the U.S. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Hina Yakitori)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cleary says the ownership group’s decision to close can largely be attributed to a particularly brutal July when, for the first time in the four years since Hina opened, the restaurant had empty seats even on Friday and Saturday nights. “It just fell off a cliff,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And at least anecdotally, it isn’t just Hina that’s struggling. Cleary says all of his friends who run restaurants in San Francisco have seen similar drop-offs in business. Even at the buzziest, most highly acclaimed fine-dining restaurants, Cleary says, “you can just walk in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While it’s hard to pinpoint a single root cause, Cleary says he can’t help but feel like Hina’s recent doldrums are somehow connected to the broader narrative about San Francisco that’s getting blasted out in the media and \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2022/06/04/total-recall-the-wechat-infowars-over-chesa-boudin/\">across WeChat group chats\u003c/a> right now — that the whole city has turned into some kind of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11880951/sf-leaders-say-robbery-and-theft-are-down-despite-narratives-of-rampant-crime\">lawless wasteland\u003c/a>. “The image that’s portrayed of San Francisco is not a good one,” he says. “For people outside the area, it’s like a punching bag.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933022\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933022\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling.jpg\" alt=\"A square of crispy chicken skin topped with caviar.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A non-skewer course featured crispy chicken skin topped with caviar. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For a restaurant like Hina — a destination, special occasion spot for most diners — the downtick in out-of-town visitors has taken its toll. For instance, Cleary says he used to get a big chunk of business from overseas Chinese tourists, but all of that has dried up in the past year. “Even my uncle in Japan was like, ‘What’s going on in San Francisco?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Cleary says he’s certain he doesn’t want to open another restaurant in San Francisco in the foreseeable future. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the road for Hina. Cleary says he’s mulling over four different options at this point: He might reopen Hina more or less as it was — a tiny, boutique, omakase-style yakitori restaurant. Alternatively, he might open a more casual 40- or 50-seat izakaya. Or he might revive the fried chicken sandwich concept that he’d pivoted to during the height of the pandemic, when his \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2021/1/21/22241119/hina-yakitori-yagenbori-nashville-hot-chicken-japanese-shichimi-togarashi\">take on Nashville hot chicken\u003c/a>, seasoned with a Japanese shichimi togarashi spice blend, was one of San Francisco’s most delicious lunchtime takeout options. Whichever restaurant concept he settles on, he’ll look for a space somewhere in the East Bay or in the San Mateo area, where he grew up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13907206\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13907206\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A fried chicken sandwich in a plastic takeout container.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleary’s Yogenbori fried chicken sandwich is a Tokyo-Nashville hybrid. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fourth option would be the most unexpected: Cleary is getting married in Thailand this winter, and he says he might just pack everything up and move there outright. Hina Yakitori would do pretty well in Thailand, he thinks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What has felt especially bittersweet, Cleary says, is how many longtime customers rushed to make reservations after the initial closure \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CvizrtXpWnY/\">announcement\u003c/a>. Within a day and half, they were fully booked for the rest of the month — a last gasp of business that came too late to save the restaurant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13907197,arts_13926203,arts_13929494']\u003c/span>Meanwhile, Cleary had already planned a whole month’s worth of\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CvgpFjIr1M6/?img_index=1\"> special collaboration dinners\u003c/a> in August featuring yakitori chefs from around the country. The original idea was to hype the restaurant up during this sluggish stretch, but the dinners were also meant to be a showcase for the burgeoning yakitori movement here in the U.S. These days, a growing number of pop-ups and restaurants are helping to expand people’s consciousness of the wide range of artistry one can achieve with hot charcoal and skewered chicken parts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take one of the guest chefs, Ozzie Mendoza Diaz, a Puerto Rican chef who did street-side yakitori pop-ups in New Orleans for years and is now in the process of opening a yakitori-focused izakaya called \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fowlmouth_pr/\">Fowlmouth\u003c/a> on the island, in San Juan. A self-taught chef, Mendoza Diaz says he was inspired by the similarity between yakitori and pinchos — Puerto Rico’s own version of grilled meat on a stick. “Meat on a stick is cross-cultural as hell,” he tells me. And so his take on yakitori expresses traditional Puerto Rican flavors through the lens of techniques that are distinctly Japanese: His chicken oyster skewer with pigeon pea miso is a play on Puerto Rican arroz con gandules; his “pincho de pega’o” rice cake skewer celebrates Puerto Rican and Japanese people’s mutual love for the crunchy rice at the bottom of the pot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CU71KkZFrxT/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Hina is already completely booked for its Aug. 17 collab dinner with Mendoza Diaz — as it is through the end of its run — diners desperate for one last meal can still put themselves \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploretock.com/hinayakitori\">on a waitlist\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hina, of course, has been on the vanguard of this new yakitori movement. Though the guest chef dinners weren’t originally planned as an out-with-a-bang farewell celebration, Cleary believes they’ll show how vibrant and diverse the American yakitori scene is becoming — and how much it’s already grown since Hina first opened on Divisadero with the city’s unlikeliest omakase menu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were almost there,” Cleary says. “The whole idea was to elevate that style to show people that yakitori is not just a cheap street food. It’s up there with people who do sushi — it’s just as respectable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hinayakitori/\">\u003ci>Hina Yakitori’s\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> last official day of business at 808 Divisadero St., San Francisco, is Aug. 31. The standard omakase-style yakitori tasting menu is $165 per person; the special collaboration dinners are $200 per person. While the restaurant is currently fully booked through the end of its run, customers can put themselves on a waitlist through \u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://www.exploretock.com/hinayakitori\">\u003ci>Tock\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>. \u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hinayakitori/\">Hina Yakitori\u003c/a> first opened on Divisadero Street in 2019, San Francisco’s general dining public had a hard time making heads or tails of the place. Here, it seemed, was a restaurant specializing in the kind of grilled chicken skewers you could find for $5 or $6 a pop at any izakaya in town. But at Hina, there wasn’t any a la carte menu at all — just an “omakase style” tasting menu that would run you well over $100 a person for about half a pasture-raised chicken’s worth of food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As far as anyone could tell, it was the \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2019/9/26/20883995/hina-yakitori-sf-open-japanese-chicken-skewer-restaurant-omakase\">first restaurant of its kind in the U.S.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, even back in 2019, anyone who’d eaten at a high-end yakitori restaurant in Japan understood, immediately, what kind of restaurant Hina was striving to be. And anyone who had eaten at chef Tommy Cleary’s earlier, more casual version of Hina in Oakland understood that Cleary was a chicken magician — and that once you saw, \u003ca href=\"https://eastbayexpress.com/hina-yakitori-in-oakland-works-magic-with-whole-chickens-and-a-charcoal-grill-2-1/\">as I’d seen\u003c/a>, how delicious he could make the “crisp-edged, earthy chicken heart and the fatty, cartilaginous tail,” you could never again think of grilled chicken as a boring menu option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, after four years and a host of accolades, Hina Yakitori — or this iteration of it, at least — is shutting it down. Last week, the restaurant announced that its \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CvizrtXpWnY/\">last day of dinner service will be Aug. 31\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933019\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933019\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary.jpg\" alt=\"A yakitori chef in a baseball cap and apron turns chicken skewers over a smoky charcoal gril.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2539\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary-800x1058.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary-1020x1349.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary-160x212.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary-768x1016.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary-1162x1536.jpg 1162w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_tommy-cleary-1549x2048.jpg 1549w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Tommy Cleary has been on the vanguard of a burgeoning yakitori movement here in the U.S. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Hina Yakitori)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cleary says the ownership group’s decision to close can largely be attributed to a particularly brutal July when, for the first time in the four years since Hina opened, the restaurant had empty seats even on Friday and Saturday nights. “It just fell off a cliff,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And at least anecdotally, it isn’t just Hina that’s struggling. Cleary says all of his friends who run restaurants in San Francisco have seen similar drop-offs in business. Even at the buzziest, most highly acclaimed fine-dining restaurants, Cleary says, “you can just walk in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While it’s hard to pinpoint a single root cause, Cleary says he can’t help but feel like Hina’s recent doldrums are somehow connected to the broader narrative about San Francisco that’s getting blasted out in the media and \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2022/06/04/total-recall-the-wechat-infowars-over-chesa-boudin/\">across WeChat group chats\u003c/a> right now — that the whole city has turned into some kind of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11880951/sf-leaders-say-robbery-and-theft-are-down-despite-narratives-of-rampant-crime\">lawless wasteland\u003c/a>. “The image that’s portrayed of San Francisco is not a good one,” he says. “For people outside the area, it’s like a punching bag.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933022\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933022\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling.jpg\" alt=\"A square of crispy chicken skin topped with caviar.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hina_crackling-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A non-skewer course featured crispy chicken skin topped with caviar. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For a restaurant like Hina — a destination, special occasion spot for most diners — the downtick in out-of-town visitors has taken its toll. For instance, Cleary says he used to get a big chunk of business from overseas Chinese tourists, but all of that has dried up in the past year. “Even my uncle in Japan was like, ‘What’s going on in San Francisco?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Cleary says he’s certain he doesn’t want to open another restaurant in San Francisco in the foreseeable future. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the road for Hina. Cleary says he’s mulling over four different options at this point: He might reopen Hina more or less as it was — a tiny, boutique, omakase-style yakitori restaurant. Alternatively, he might open a more casual 40- or 50-seat izakaya. Or he might revive the fried chicken sandwich concept that he’d pivoted to during the height of the pandemic, when his \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2021/1/21/22241119/hina-yakitori-yagenbori-nashville-hot-chicken-japanese-shichimi-togarashi\">take on Nashville hot chicken\u003c/a>, seasoned with a Japanese shichimi togarashi spice blend, was one of San Francisco’s most delicious lunchtime takeout options. Whichever restaurant concept he settles on, he’ll look for a space somewhere in the East Bay or in the San Mateo area, where he grew up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13907206\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13907206\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A fried chicken sandwich in a plastic takeout container.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/hina_sandwich_LT-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleary’s Yogenbori fried chicken sandwich is a Tokyo-Nashville hybrid. \u003ccite>(Luke Tsai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fourth option would be the most unexpected: Cleary is getting married in Thailand this winter, and he says he might just pack everything up and move there outright. Hina Yakitori would do pretty well in Thailand, he thinks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What has felt especially bittersweet, Cleary says, is how many longtime customers rushed to make reservations after the initial closure \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CvizrtXpWnY/\">announcement\u003c/a>. Within a day and half, they were fully booked for the rest of the month — a last gasp of business that came too late to save the restaurant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Have you heard? Have you somehow \u003cem>not\u003c/em> heard? Are you waking from a six-month-long coma and desperately need someone to explain the phrase “\u003ca href=\"https://www.nme.com/news/music/stepson-missing-billionaire-titanic-submarine-blink-182-concert-3458659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blink-182 submarine stepson\u003c/a>”?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Never mind all that, for Taylor Swift is coming to town. Specifically, the singer’s Eras extravaganza will bring her to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on July 28 and 29, events for which the cheapest ticket on Stubhub is currently $1,200 \u003cem>for a nosebleed seat behind the stage\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In theory, Swift is simply on tour, the way other artists go on tour, in that she is traveling to different cities for musical performances. In practice, her fans crashed Ticketmaster in such a spectacular fashion that it \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/01/24/1150942804/taylor-swift-ticketmaster-senate-hearing-live-nation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">led to a Senate hearing\u003c/a>, and what she’s bringing to town is more like a circus put on by a small yet powerful nation-state. This thing has its own infrastructure and jurisdiction; it is its own GDP. As of June, the tour was bringing in an average of $13 million per show, putting it on track for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/04/taylor-swift-eras-tour-set-to-earn-record-breaking-1-billion-dollars-in-sales.html#:~:text=Taylor%20Swift%20is%20already%20one,setting%20%241%20billion%20in%20sales.\">highest-grossing tour in music history\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13925513\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13925513\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/GettyImages-1425749504-scaled-e1677268803208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/GettyImages-1425749504-scaled-e1677268803208.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/GettyImages-1425749504-scaled-e1677268803208-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/GettyImages-1425749504-scaled-e1677268803208-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/GettyImages-1425749504-scaled-e1677268803208-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/GettyImages-1425749504-scaled-e1677268803208-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/GettyImages-1425749504-scaled-e1677268803208-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pre-sale debacle that confounded fans trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets last November brought renewed scrutiny to the giant Ticketmaster. \u003ccite>(Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Given the tour’s impact on local economies — her Chicago and Las Vegas shows were credited with briefly bringing tourism in those cities back to pre-pandemic levels — it makes sense that wherever Swift goes, politicians are stoked. Which is fine. Be stoked! Splurge on good seats, take the whole family, buy a \u003ca href=\"https://store.taylorswift.com/collections/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-collection/products/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-cropped-lavender-pullover\">$65 crop top\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But please, I beg of you: \u003cem>Stop with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-eras-tour-cities-celebrating/glendale-arizona/\">corny-ass proclamations and city renamings and “honorary mayor” nonsense\u003c/a>.\u003c/em> I’m not sure which polls you’ve been reading, but none of the ones I’ve seen suggest that residents want their civic leaders to devote time and taxpayer dollars to working up a list of song references with their aides or daughters in a patronizing attempt to get said politician’s name in the news and ultimately appeal to white middle-class voters aged 18–42.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Tampa, Swift was presented with a key to the city and named mayor for a day. Minneapolis officially became “Swiftie-apolis” for two days, while Nashville unveiled a bench with a plaque in honor of “Taylor Swift Homecoming Weekend.” Several other cities have named new streets for the singer; only New Jersey’s governor has declared that the \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-eras-tour-cities-celebrating/minneapolis-eras-tour/\">official state sandwich is now called a Taylor Swift Ham, Egg and Cheese\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara and San Francisco have both joined the fray in the past few days, getting in line to kneel in this embarrassing form of genuflection at the Altar of Swift. Santa Clara leaders, as a dozen headlines have told you by now, have \u003ca href=\"https://www.santaclaraca.gov/Home/Components/News/News/44597/3171\">temporarily renamed the city “Swiftie Clara”\u003c/a> and bestowed upon Swift an honorary mayorship. In San Francisco, Supervisor Matt Dorsey introduced, \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@sfstandard/video/7257635574117453099\">in a song title-laden speech\u003c/a>, a resolution that would make July 28–30 “Taylor Swift Weekend” in the city. I understand that this is supposed to be cringey-cute, but I cannot be alone here: my visceral reaction to said headlines is that they make me want to crawl under my desk and stay there forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='pop_18933']Look, I get it. The tourism sector is struggling; the mall is closing; my friends back East keep gently asking if the streets are actually filled with zombies ransacking Walgreens. A positive, family-friendly event is coming to town, one that represents a weekend-long cash infusion for our hotels and restaurants, and maybe we \u003cem>should\u003c/em> all just feel grateful that Swift would deign to grace our poor, sad-sack city with her Midas touch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But jeez, can we be grown-ups about it? Is it too much to ask our elected representatives — especially here in this supposed bastion of counterculture — to keep their attention trained on artists closer to home, on discussions about the value of live music and what the city can do to encourage a healthy arts scene that makes people want to come here and spend their money at our venues year-round?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10900528\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10900528\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. \" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. \u003ccite>(Emma Silvers/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On the one hand, I’m well aware that I’m veering into Old Man Yells at Cloud territory here; “Taylor Swift Weekend” won’t hurt anyone. On the other, it improves absolutely nothing, except for — maybe? possibly? — the public image of the politicians, each of whom is hoping their proclamation speech goes viral, banking on media outlets \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@sfstandard/video/7257635574117453099\">reposting it without critique\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13931533']And here is where I acknowledge that I think Taylor Swift makes good pop songs, and I like a lot of them. While no one person should possess her current slice of market share — and while this tour illustrates so much of what’s currently broken and toxic about the music industry and perhaps, by extension, with free-market capitalism itself — none of that is exactly her fault. I respect her songwriting and her business acumen and this show is supposed to be impressive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you have a spare $1,200 to $8,000 lying around, by all means, hit that resale ticket market, grab your clear backpack and go. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/10900446/live-review-taylor-swift-regular-super-normal-girl-like-you-and-me-at-levis-stadium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The last time I saw her was in 2015\u003c/a>, and instead of addressing the crowd as “Bay Area,” she kept saying stuff like “Thank you, Santa Clara, California!” Will she say “Swiftie Clara” this time? Or “Thank you for the Taylor Swift weekend, San Francisco”? Can someone record it and then we’ll play it on loop on a giant screen for people arriving at SFO? How can we milk this until the next tour?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ll be in the fetal position under my desk if anyone has ideas.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Look, I get it. The tourism sector is struggling; the mall is closing; my friends back East keep gently asking if the streets are actually filled with zombies ransacking Walgreens. A positive, family-friendly event is coming to town, one that represents a weekend-long cash infusion for our hotels and restaurants, and maybe we \u003cem>should\u003c/em> all just feel grateful that Swift would deign to grace our poor, sad-sack city with her Midas touch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But jeez, can we be grown-ups about it? Is it too much to ask our elected representatives — especially here in this supposed bastion of counterculture — to keep their attention trained on artists closer to home, on discussions about the value of live music and what the city can do to encourage a healthy arts scene that makes people want to come here and spend their money at our venues year-round?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10900528\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10900528\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. \" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. \u003ccite>(Emma Silvers/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On the one hand, I’m well aware that I’m veering into Old Man Yells at Cloud territory here; “Taylor Swift Weekend” won’t hurt anyone. On the other, it improves absolutely nothing, except for — maybe? possibly? — the public image of the politicians, each of whom is hoping their proclamation speech goes viral, banking on media outlets \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@sfstandard/video/7257635574117453099\">reposting it without critique\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>On the latest episode of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrcnRVZo1Y9S-8xIlv8knxRcYwCqsu1OC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>History of the Bay Podcast\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, host Dregs One talks with legendary hip-hop photographer \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/isawdray/?hl=en\">D-Ray\u003c/a>. Throughout the conversation, she drives home the notion that good photography is all about getting \u003cem>the shot\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931453\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931453\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Legendary hip-hop photographer from Hayward, D-Ray, standing with influential San Francisco hip-hop engineer and artist manager D.E.O..\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Legendary hip-hop photographer D-Ray stands with influential San Francisco hip-hop engineer and artist manager, D.E.O. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She explains that access is a necessity, technical skills are important and cultural competency is key, but having the ability to get \u003cem>the shot\u003c/em> — one image that speaks to the overall spirit of the event — that’s what’s most important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931465\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Members from the San Francisco collective Family Not a Group stop for a photo. \" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members from the San Francisco collective Family Not a Group stop for a photo. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Sunday afternoon in San Francisco, The Midway was converted into a cathedral of Bay Area hip-hop culture as it hosted the first ever History of The Bay day party. A celebration of all aspects of Bay Area hip-hop culture, the event was organized by \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dregs_one/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dregs One\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/deo415/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D.E.O.\u003c/a> and the team behind the aforementioned podcast; and hosted by the lively brother from East Oakland, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lordrab/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lord Rab\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/novultures/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Vultures\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931466\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931466\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06358_720.jpg\" alt=\"A whole bunch of SF Giants hats and peace signs.\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06358_720.jpg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06358_720-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A whole bunch of SF Giants hats and peace signs. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Veteran rappers who’ve put on for the region for decades rocked the stage as fans and fellow artists packed into the quaint outdoor area and rapped along to their favorite songs bar for bar. Inside were panel discussions about the state of the culture and vendors selling clothing stitched with the game given to them from the soil. I walked laps around the venue, amongst acclaimed artists of all sorts, hunting for \u003cem>the shot\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931458\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931458\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298-800x1197.jpg\" alt=\"Bay Area hip-hop producer Koast wearing the region on his back. \" width=\"800\" height=\"1197\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298-800x1197.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298-1020x1526.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298-160x239.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298-768x1149.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298-1027x1536.jpg 1027w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay Area hip-hop producer Koast wearing the region on his back. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I made images of Giants baseball hat brims pulled low over faces billowing clouds of smoke, photographed a woman with electric red hair rocking a pair of glowing golden “415” earrings, and snapped the moment when Nef The Pharoh asked the audience to raise their middle fingers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931459\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931459\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Nef The Pharaoh asked audience members to show him their middle fingers and many of them responded accordingly. \" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nef The Pharaoh asking audience members to hoist their middle fingers. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>An \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CugaXKBLWkp/?hl=en\">exhibition of Bay Area rap artifacts\u003c/a> in the hallway curated by \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/braincamping\">Anthony MacArthur\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\nshowcased a treasure trove of items: a copy of Paris’ \u003cem>The Devil Made Me Do It\u003c/em>, a Zion I flyer, a DVD of Mac Dre’s \u003cem>Treal TV\u003c/em>, an image of Rappin’ 4-Tay in \u003cem>Murder Dog\u003c/em> magazine, a tape of Souls of Mischief’s \u003cem>’93 Til Infinity\u003c/em>. Bruh, these fools even had a pair of Hammer pants on display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931469\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/img_9240_720.jpg\" alt=\"A mini Tupac figurine and a copy of Souls of Mischief's classic '93 Til Infinity on display. \" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/img_9240_720.jpg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/img_9240_720-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mini Tupac figurine and a copy of Souls of Mischief’s classic ”93 Til Infinity’ on display. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was one big-ass reminder of Bay Area hip-hop’s global impact; supported by the fact some of these iconic artists were in the building.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931461\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Hip-hop in the Bay on full display.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hip-hop in the Bay on full display. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As Yukmouth of the Luniz, San Quinn, RBL Posse, Mac Mall and more hit the stage, D-Ray, the photographer who inspired my photographic philosophy for the evening, stood on stage with her designer hand bag and camera. Earlier she’d spoken on a panel alongside renowned Oakland aerosol artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ladimeuna/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dime\u003c/a> of the \u003ca href=\"https://linktr.ee/fewandfarwomen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Few & Far Women collective\u003c/a>, pioneering Oakland lyricist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cmgflowz/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carla “CMG” Green\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/consciousdaughters/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conscious Daughters\u003c/a>, and KQED Arts’ associate editor \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nananastia/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931464\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931464\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"The Baby Mama Mafia, a group comprised of lyricist Beastella, DJ Ella Baker and rapper The Booth Fairy, pose for a photo.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Baby Mama Mafia, a group comprised of lyricist Beastella, DJ Ella Baker and rapper The Booth Fairy, pose for a photo. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As East Oakland legend and \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/2GZbaXdK8Js?t=109\">king of the super duper hyphy hyphy\u003c/a> Keak The Sneak hit the stage, the audience erupted. With the crowd gathering ever closer to him, Keak, who uses a wheelchair after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13849409/keak-da-sneak-heads-to-prison-no-compassion-for-disabilities-he-says\">surviving multiple gunshot wounds and a series of medical issues\u003c/a>, became hard to see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931468\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931468\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06312_720.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco lyricist San Quinn dropping bars with a mic in his hand and Fillmore stitched on his hat. \" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06312_720.jpg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06312_720-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco lyricist San Quinn drops bars at the History of the Bay party. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I stood 10 feet from the stage, periodically taking photos when the line of sight allowed for it while simultaneously rapping every lyric as Keak tore through his list of hits. At one point Keak paused to to appreciate the love from the crowd, and let out an exuberant smile. My camera clicked. I got \u003cem>the shot\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931467\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931467\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06271_720.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco lyricist and actress Tia Nomore poses for a photo.\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06271_720.jpg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06271_720-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco lyricist and actress Tia Nomore poses for a photo. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The image of his smile was emblematic of the entire day: the joy of Bay Area hip-hop, personified. The event allowed me to meet \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/noah.haytin/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">designers behind logos\u003c/a> I’ve seen for decades and shake the hand of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13895586/a-salute-to-san-francisco-rap\">lyricists I’ve been following for years\u003c/a>. Dregs One freestyled for a minute or two straight about miscellaneous objects that folks in the audience handed him, and you could hear people laughing at his punchlines. All afternoon I saw folks hugging, passing trees and taking selfies together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931462\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931462\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06369_720.jpg\" alt=\"People handed Dregs-One rolling trays, hats and other miscellaneous items for him to freestyle about, and he did so with ease. \" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06369_720.jpg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06369_720-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The audience handed Dregs One rolling trays, hats and other miscellaneous items as he freestyled about them with ease. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After making the image of Keak’s smile, I took my eye away from my viewfinder and saw that D-Ray had left her position from the crowded stage. She was now in the audience, with me, in front of the stage — except she was \u003cem>right\u003c/em> in front, with a clear view of Keak, and at that very moment holding up her phone to take a portrait. Damn, I bet she has an even better angle of \u003cem>the shot\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931463\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931463\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Legendary hip-hop photographer D-Ray gets "the shot" of Keak Da Sneak.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Legendary hip-hop photographer D-Ray makes a portrait of Keak Da Sneak. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Again, access is a necessity, technical skills are important and cultural competency is key. But a big part of getting the shot it is simply about being at the right place at the right time. And for one overcast July day in San Francisco, the right place was an outdoor patio surrounded by folks celebrating the spirit of hip-hop in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>On the latest episode of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrcnRVZo1Y9S-8xIlv8knxRcYwCqsu1OC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>History of the Bay Podcast\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, host Dregs One talks with legendary hip-hop photographer \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/isawdray/?hl=en\">D-Ray\u003c/a>. Throughout the conversation, she drives home the notion that good photography is all about getting \u003cem>the shot\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931453\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931453\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Legendary hip-hop photographer from Hayward, D-Ray, standing with influential San Francisco hip-hop engineer and artist manager D.E.O..\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06276.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Legendary hip-hop photographer D-Ray stands with influential San Francisco hip-hop engineer and artist manager, D.E.O. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She explains that access is a necessity, technical skills are important and cultural competency is key, but having the ability to get \u003cem>the shot\u003c/em> — one image that speaks to the overall spirit of the event — that’s what’s most important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931465\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Members from the San Francisco collective Family Not a Group stop for a photo. \" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06396.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members from the San Francisco collective Family Not a Group stop for a photo. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Sunday afternoon in San Francisco, The Midway was converted into a cathedral of Bay Area hip-hop culture as it hosted the first ever History of The Bay day party. A celebration of all aspects of Bay Area hip-hop culture, the event was organized by \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dregs_one/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dregs One\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/deo415/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D.E.O.\u003c/a> and the team behind the aforementioned podcast; and hosted by the lively brother from East Oakland, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lordrab/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lord Rab\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/novultures/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Vultures\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931466\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931466\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06358_720.jpg\" alt=\"A whole bunch of SF Giants hats and peace signs.\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06358_720.jpg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06358_720-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A whole bunch of SF Giants hats and peace signs. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Veteran rappers who’ve put on for the region for decades rocked the stage as fans and fellow artists packed into the quaint outdoor area and rapped along to their favorite songs bar for bar. Inside were panel discussions about the state of the culture and vendors selling clothing stitched with the game given to them from the soil. I walked laps around the venue, amongst acclaimed artists of all sorts, hunting for \u003cem>the shot\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931458\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931458\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298-800x1197.jpg\" alt=\"Bay Area hip-hop producer Koast wearing the region on his back. \" width=\"800\" height=\"1197\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298-800x1197.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298-1020x1526.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298-160x239.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298-768x1149.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298-1027x1536.jpg 1027w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06298.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay Area hip-hop producer Koast wearing the region on his back. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I made images of Giants baseball hat brims pulled low over faces billowing clouds of smoke, photographed a woman with electric red hair rocking a pair of glowing golden “415” earrings, and snapped the moment when Nef The Pharoh asked the audience to raise their middle fingers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931459\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931459\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Nef The Pharaoh asked audience members to show him their middle fingers and many of them responded accordingly. \" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06344.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nef The Pharaoh asking audience members to hoist their middle fingers. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>An \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CugaXKBLWkp/?hl=en\">exhibition of Bay Area rap artifacts\u003c/a> in the hallway curated by \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/braincamping\">Anthony MacArthur\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\nshowcased a treasure trove of items: a copy of Paris’ \u003cem>The Devil Made Me Do It\u003c/em>, a Zion I flyer, a DVD of Mac Dre’s \u003cem>Treal TV\u003c/em>, an image of Rappin’ 4-Tay in \u003cem>Murder Dog\u003c/em> magazine, a tape of Souls of Mischief’s \u003cem>’93 Til Infinity\u003c/em>. Bruh, these fools even had a pair of Hammer pants on display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931469\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/img_9240_720.jpg\" alt=\"A mini Tupac figurine and a copy of Souls of Mischief's classic '93 Til Infinity on display. \" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/img_9240_720.jpg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/img_9240_720-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mini Tupac figurine and a copy of Souls of Mischief’s classic ”93 Til Infinity’ on display. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was one big-ass reminder of Bay Area hip-hop’s global impact; supported by the fact some of these iconic artists were in the building.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931461\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Hip-hop in the Bay on full display.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/IMG_9238-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hip-hop in the Bay on full display. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As Yukmouth of the Luniz, San Quinn, RBL Posse, Mac Mall and more hit the stage, D-Ray, the photographer who inspired my photographic philosophy for the evening, stood on stage with her designer hand bag and camera. Earlier she’d spoken on a panel alongside renowned Oakland aerosol artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ladimeuna/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dime\u003c/a> of the \u003ca href=\"https://linktr.ee/fewandfarwomen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Few & Far Women collective\u003c/a>, pioneering Oakland lyricist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cmgflowz/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carla “CMG” Green\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/consciousdaughters/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conscious Daughters\u003c/a>, and KQED Arts’ associate editor \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nananastia/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931464\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931464\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"The Baby Mama Mafia, a group comprised of lyricist Beastella, DJ Ella Baker and rapper The Booth Fairy, pose for a photo.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06233.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Baby Mama Mafia, a group comprised of lyricist Beastella, DJ Ella Baker and rapper The Booth Fairy, pose for a photo. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As East Oakland legend and \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/2GZbaXdK8Js?t=109\">king of the super duper hyphy hyphy\u003c/a> Keak The Sneak hit the stage, the audience erupted. With the crowd gathering ever closer to him, Keak, who uses a wheelchair after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13849409/keak-da-sneak-heads-to-prison-no-compassion-for-disabilities-he-says\">surviving multiple gunshot wounds and a series of medical issues\u003c/a>, became hard to see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931468\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931468\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06312_720.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco lyricist San Quinn dropping bars with a mic in his hand and Fillmore stitched on his hat. \" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06312_720.jpg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06312_720-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco lyricist San Quinn drops bars at the History of the Bay party. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I stood 10 feet from the stage, periodically taking photos when the line of sight allowed for it while simultaneously rapping every lyric as Keak tore through his list of hits. At one point Keak paused to to appreciate the love from the crowd, and let out an exuberant smile. My camera clicked. I got \u003cem>the shot\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931467\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931467\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06271_720.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco lyricist and actress Tia Nomore poses for a photo.\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06271_720.jpg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06271_720-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco lyricist and actress Tia Nomore poses for a photo. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The image of his smile was emblematic of the entire day: the joy of Bay Area hip-hop, personified. The event allowed me to meet \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/noah.haytin/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">designers behind logos\u003c/a> I’ve seen for decades and shake the hand of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13895586/a-salute-to-san-francisco-rap\">lyricists I’ve been following for years\u003c/a>. Dregs One freestyled for a minute or two straight about miscellaneous objects that folks in the audience handed him, and you could hear people laughing at his punchlines. All afternoon I saw folks hugging, passing trees and taking selfies together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931462\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931462\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06369_720.jpg\" alt=\"People handed Dregs-One rolling trays, hats and other miscellaneous items for him to freestyle about, and he did so with ease. \" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06369_720.jpg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/dsc06369_720-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The audience handed Dregs One rolling trays, hats and other miscellaneous items as he freestyled about them with ease. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After making the image of Keak’s smile, I took my eye away from my viewfinder and saw that D-Ray had left her position from the crowded stage. She was now in the audience, with me, in front of the stage — except she was \u003cem>right\u003c/em> in front, with a clear view of Keak, and at that very moment holding up her phone to take a portrait. Damn, I bet she has an even better angle of \u003cem>the shot\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931463\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931463\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Legendary hip-hop photographer D-Ray gets "the shot" of Keak Da Sneak.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/DSC06387.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Legendary hip-hop photographer D-Ray makes a portrait of Keak Da Sneak. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Again, access is a necessity, technical skills are important and cultural competency is key. But a big part of getting the shot it is simply about being at the right place at the right time. And for one overcast July day in San Francisco, the right place was an outdoor patio surrounded by folks celebrating the spirit of hip-hop in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>If you’ve ever walked around a city with a skateboarder, you’ve probably been inundated with comments about a concrete ledge’s history here, or the backstory of a set of stairs there. Through magazines and videos, skaters map the world according to the spots they skate. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Skaters are clerks to memorized libraries of not just existing skate spots, but potential spots, across our daily environment. Staircases become new measuring sticks for difficult tricks, and parking lot curbs become ageless playgrounds. As Dischord Records founder Ian MacKaye said in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYKYU-Qj_Ro\">a 2013 lecture to the Library of Congress\u003c/a>, skateboarding means “learning how to redefine the world around you.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Viewers can now take a tour of San Francisco with this unique eye to the streets with art historian, writer and skateboarder \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tedbarrow/?hl=en\">Ted Barrow\u003c/a> in \u003cem>Thrasher\u003c/em> magazine’s new web series “This Old Ledge.” Barrow offers a new way of seeing things most residents pass by every day, delivering onsite historical lessons on both the architectural and skateboarding history of key skate spots. Barrows’ seemingly freestyle, well-researched presentations are interspersed with archival photos from the San Francisco Public Library’s \u003ca href=\"https://sfpl.org/locations/main-library/sf-history-center/digital-collections\">Digital Archive\u003c/a> and \u003cem>Thrasher\u003c/em>’s \u003ca href=\"https://m.thrashermagazine.com/magazine/covers-archive/\">own\u003c/a>, telling the city’s history through those who have skated its streets. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXrdZ5kWRqs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barrow is the professor who can skate and dress better than his students. With a bemused grin and sharp tongue, his commentaries are part snark, part self-deprecation. In one episode, dedicated to the \u003ca href=\"https://artandarchitecture-sf.com/embarcadero-ribbon.html\">Embarcadero Art Ribbon project\u003c/a> that became the skate spot Bay Blocks, Barrow details the “massive compromises” made to the project before construction, including gaps added between the concrete ledges for pedestrian accessibility — and opportunity. “It’s the gaps that activate this as a [skate] spot,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of a sudden these ideas crystallize around you,” Barrow tells me. “You can see the actual history of a built environment in a city and how people’s stories impacted the city through the juxtaposition of buildings and different spaces.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931481\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Thrasher.Triptych-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1268\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931481\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Thrasher.Triptych-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Thrasher.Triptych-800x396.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Thrasher.Triptych-1020x505.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Thrasher.Triptych-160x79.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Thrasher.Triptych-768x381.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Thrasher.Triptych-1536x761.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Thrasher.Triptych-2048x1015.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Thrasher.Triptych-1920x951.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L–R): Karl Watson, nollie 180 switch crooked grind at Pier 7, 1996; Chico Brenes, backside kickflip at Bay Blocks, 1997; Fred Gall, switch crooked grind at Hubba Hideout, 1995. \u003ccite>(Watson and Brenes: Luke Ogden; Gall: Gabe Morford; Courtesy Thrasher magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Barrow returned to the Bay Area a few years ago after many years in New York, teaching art history at such universities as Baruch and City College, while pursuing his PhD (he successfully defended his dissertation this year) and appearing in skate videos. He also gave walking tours, sneaking in skate references when describing the First Customs House where George Washington signed the Declaration of Independence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It always seemed like there was this very rich history that videos and interviews with skateboarders didn’t always fully address,” he says, particularly around “how we think about space and how we think about place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931484\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Henry-Sanchez-left-and-John-Cardiel-right-at-Embarcadero_1992_Photo-by-Tobin-Yelland.jpg\" alt=\"Two teenage boys in baggy shirts on a concrete ledge\" width=\"1200\" height=\"786\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931484\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Henry-Sanchez-left-and-John-Cardiel-right-at-Embarcadero_1992_Photo-by-Tobin-Yelland.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Henry-Sanchez-left-and-John-Cardiel-right-at-Embarcadero_1992_Photo-by-Tobin-Yelland-800x524.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Henry-Sanchez-left-and-John-Cardiel-right-at-Embarcadero_1992_Photo-by-Tobin-Yelland-1020x668.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Henry-Sanchez-left-and-John-Cardiel-right-at-Embarcadero_1992_Photo-by-Tobin-Yelland-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Henry-Sanchez-left-and-John-Cardiel-right-at-Embarcadero_1992_Photo-by-Tobin-Yelland-768x503.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L–R) Henry Sanchez and John Cardiel at Embarcadero, 1992. \u003ccite>(Tobin Yelland; Courtesy Thrasher magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Revisiting landmarks of modern street skating\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“This Old Ledge” begins at Justin Herman Plaza, simply known to skaters as Embarcadero or Embarco. Designed in 1971 by modernist architect \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11316687/halprins-experiments-in-environment-still-radical-50-years-later\">Lawrence Halprin\u003c/a>, it’s one of several civic-minded projects designed by Halprin in response to a generation of failed urban renewal projects, describing it as a “total environment in which all the elements working together create a place for participation.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much of the plaza’s skateable features have changed over the years. But the silhouettes of former plaza obstacles are still visible along the bricks, Barrow shows, as are thousands of axle marks from skateboarders turning the plaza, from 1991 to 1994, into street skating’s modern laboratory of innovation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13916267']Reading these visual histories is “part of the intimidation of these skate spots,” Barrow explains. “They’re palimpsests: they’ve changed, things have been removed, but you can still read the history of skateboarding etched into those places.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researching the series, Barrow discovered how “the actual ledges and obstacles that people skated in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s weren’t there. And I always presumed that they were there.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931482\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Hubba-Hideout-destruction.jpg\" alt=\"A backhoe demolishes a large concrete walkway\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931482\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Hubba-Hideout-destruction.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Hubba-Hideout-destruction-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Hubba-Hideout-destruction-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Hubba-Hideout-destruction-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Hubba-Hideout-destruction-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">After years as a formative skate spot, as detailed in ‘This Old Ledge,’ Hubba Hideout was eventually demolished. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Thrasher magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a different episode, we follow Barrow to another skate spot Halprin unintentionally designed, Hubba Hideout. In 1976, Halprin joined a team to connect the Alcoa Building with the waterfront through a pedestrian bridge extending from the building, over Davis Street, and into a newly landscaped plaza. The X-braised Alcoa Building would eventually mark the spot for skaters to find the bridge’s “harsh, brutalist concrete” handrails going down some stairs into a plaza with Halprin’s signature red bricks. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here, many would “hide out and smoke crack in the middle of one of the most profitable commercial districts in the world in broad daylight” explains Barrow. Hubba, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pArkWvlAebg\">Bay Area slang for crack cocaine\u003c/a>, became skate lingo for any concrete ledge acting as a handrail downstairs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Thrasher\u003c/em> magazine’s President, Tony Vitello, describes the now-defunct spot as “a proving ground,” with the nickname representative of San Francisco’s influence on skateboarding. “You could be at a [skatepark] planning meeting with some local government, and they’re talking about a hubba ledge.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931483\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Jack-Curtin_Switch-Nosegrind-at-Bay-Blocks_Photo-by-Dan-Zaslavsky.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a flannel shirt rides a skateboard high atop a concrete block\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931483\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Jack-Curtin_Switch-Nosegrind-at-Bay-Blocks_Photo-by-Dan-Zaslavsky.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Jack-Curtin_Switch-Nosegrind-at-Bay-Blocks_Photo-by-Dan-Zaslavsky-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Jack-Curtin_Switch-Nosegrind-at-Bay-Blocks_Photo-by-Dan-Zaslavsky-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Jack-Curtin_Switch-Nosegrind-at-Bay-Blocks_Photo-by-Dan-Zaslavsky-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Jack-Curtin_Switch-Nosegrind-at-Bay-Blocks_Photo-by-Dan-Zaslavsky-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jack Curtin, switch nosegrind at Bay Blocks. \u003ccite>(Dan Zaslavsky; Courtesy Thrasher magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A historian’s eye for design and context\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Part of Vitello’s inspiration for “This Old Ledge” came at jury duty. On the wall of the courthouse was a framed photo of an abandoned San Francisco mansion, the Old Koshland House on Washington Street, whose curved exterior hubba ledge was \u003ca href=\"https://64.media.tumblr.com/b52e8b45d1554d98e9978416f510d2a1/tumblr_nqglutAUZJ1sgg3dvo1_500.gifv\">briefly a popular skate spot\u003c/a>. The photo was “dated the day after the 1906 earthquake,” with notable damage to buildings nearby. Vitello then considered the popular St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, and found drawings from when the Cathedral was built. “The out ledge that \u003ca href=\"https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/atlantic-drift-episode-2-st-paul-s/\">everyone has skated\u003c/a> is sitting there in the 1600s, from a period before skateboarding was even invented – that trips me out.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through original videos, \u003cem>Thrasher\u003c/em>’s “been pushing to expand further into personality and cultural stuff,” Vitello says, “beyond just ‘Here’s a [skate] video with music in the background.’” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This push isn’t only palpable across their nearly seven million Instagram followers, but in the magazine’s hiring a full-time archivist to help log \u003cem>Thrasher\u003c/em>’s entire photo and video history. Between these archives and the number of San Francisco skate spots replicated in skateparks worldwide, “San Francisco has had such an outsized influence on skateboarding,” Vitello says, “and therefore everything connected to our culture.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931485\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1118px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Skaters-at-Embarcadero_January-1992_photo-by-Kevin-Thatcher_419.jpg\" alt=\"Young boys sit on their skateboards amidst a concrete and brick plaza\" width=\"1118\" height=\"739\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931485\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Skaters-at-Embarcadero_January-1992_photo-by-Kevin-Thatcher_419.jpg 1118w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Skaters-at-Embarcadero_January-1992_photo-by-Kevin-Thatcher_419-800x529.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Skaters-at-Embarcadero_January-1992_photo-by-Kevin-Thatcher_419-1020x674.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Skaters-at-Embarcadero_January-1992_photo-by-Kevin-Thatcher_419-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Skaters-at-Embarcadero_January-1992_photo-by-Kevin-Thatcher_419-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skaters at Embarcadero, 1992. \u003ccite>(Kevin Thatcher; courtesy Thrasher magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Betsy Gordon, Project Manager at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, struck up a friendship with Barrow at the academic skate conference Pushing Boarders, where they both presented. She attests to his style of teaching: “I appreciate the fact that he has advanced skills and is very well-educated,” she says, “but never makes you feel stupid.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barrow recently contributed to \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smithsonianstore.com/four-wheels-and-a-board-11042/\">Four Wheels and a Board: The Smithsonian History of Skateboarding\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, co-edited by Gordon. She looped in Barrow to write and contribute several pieces, including an introductory chapter to the 1990s section. “Not everybody can have that historian’s eye of seeing that context and say, ‘Oh, that trick for the ‘90s was really progressive’ with a sense of what was possible,” she says. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13891248']Still, a skateboarder’s relationship with space evolves over time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Skateboarding is aging,” Gordon explains. “It was always very future-focused; now there’s more appreciation for history and what came before.” This ongoing relationship with space grounds Barrow’s deep historical knowledge into the present, making his onsite testimonies resonate that much deeper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vitello places that impact, and the project’s, into his everyday life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes you just forget to look up,” he explains. “I’ve found myself, even in a city I grew up in, looking up and looking at things a bit different.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘This Old Ledge’ is on \u003ca href=\"https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/\">Thrasher magazine’s website\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@ThrasherMag/videos\">YouTube channel\u003c/a> now. New episodes drop each Wednesday. Ted Barrow also runs a Patreon, \u003ca href=\"https://www.patreon.com/beratethebirds\">Berate the Birds\u003c/a>, centered around art history and skateboarding. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Reading these visual histories is “part of the intimidation of these skate spots,” Barrow explains. “They’re palimpsests: they’ve changed, things have been removed, but you can still read the history of skateboarding etched into those places.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researching the series, Barrow discovered how “the actual ledges and obstacles that people skated in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s weren’t there. And I always presumed that they were there.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931482\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Hubba-Hideout-destruction.jpg\" alt=\"A backhoe demolishes a large concrete walkway\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931482\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Hubba-Hideout-destruction.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Hubba-Hideout-destruction-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Hubba-Hideout-destruction-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Hubba-Hideout-destruction-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Hubba-Hideout-destruction-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">After years as a formative skate spot, as detailed in ‘This Old Ledge,’ Hubba Hideout was eventually demolished. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Thrasher magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a different episode, we follow Barrow to another skate spot Halprin unintentionally designed, Hubba Hideout. In 1976, Halprin joined a team to connect the Alcoa Building with the waterfront through a pedestrian bridge extending from the building, over Davis Street, and into a newly landscaped plaza. The X-braised Alcoa Building would eventually mark the spot for skaters to find the bridge’s “harsh, brutalist concrete” handrails going down some stairs into a plaza with Halprin’s signature red bricks. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here, many would “hide out and smoke crack in the middle of one of the most profitable commercial districts in the world in broad daylight” explains Barrow. Hubba, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pArkWvlAebg\">Bay Area slang for crack cocaine\u003c/a>, became skate lingo for any concrete ledge acting as a handrail downstairs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Thrasher\u003c/em> magazine’s President, Tony Vitello, describes the now-defunct spot as “a proving ground,” with the nickname representative of San Francisco’s influence on skateboarding. “You could be at a [skatepark] planning meeting with some local government, and they’re talking about a hubba ledge.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931483\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Jack-Curtin_Switch-Nosegrind-at-Bay-Blocks_Photo-by-Dan-Zaslavsky.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a flannel shirt rides a skateboard high atop a concrete block\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931483\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Jack-Curtin_Switch-Nosegrind-at-Bay-Blocks_Photo-by-Dan-Zaslavsky.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Jack-Curtin_Switch-Nosegrind-at-Bay-Blocks_Photo-by-Dan-Zaslavsky-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Jack-Curtin_Switch-Nosegrind-at-Bay-Blocks_Photo-by-Dan-Zaslavsky-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Jack-Curtin_Switch-Nosegrind-at-Bay-Blocks_Photo-by-Dan-Zaslavsky-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Jack-Curtin_Switch-Nosegrind-at-Bay-Blocks_Photo-by-Dan-Zaslavsky-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jack Curtin, switch nosegrind at Bay Blocks. \u003ccite>(Dan Zaslavsky; Courtesy Thrasher magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A historian’s eye for design and context\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Part of Vitello’s inspiration for “This Old Ledge” came at jury duty. On the wall of the courthouse was a framed photo of an abandoned San Francisco mansion, the Old Koshland House on Washington Street, whose curved exterior hubba ledge was \u003ca href=\"https://64.media.tumblr.com/b52e8b45d1554d98e9978416f510d2a1/tumblr_nqglutAUZJ1sgg3dvo1_500.gifv\">briefly a popular skate spot\u003c/a>. The photo was “dated the day after the 1906 earthquake,” with notable damage to buildings nearby. Vitello then considered the popular St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, and found drawings from when the Cathedral was built. “The out ledge that \u003ca href=\"https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/atlantic-drift-episode-2-st-paul-s/\">everyone has skated\u003c/a> is sitting there in the 1600s, from a period before skateboarding was even invented – that trips me out.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through original videos, \u003cem>Thrasher\u003c/em>’s “been pushing to expand further into personality and cultural stuff,” Vitello says, “beyond just ‘Here’s a [skate] video with music in the background.’” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This push isn’t only palpable across their nearly seven million Instagram followers, but in the magazine’s hiring a full-time archivist to help log \u003cem>Thrasher\u003c/em>’s entire photo and video history. Between these archives and the number of San Francisco skate spots replicated in skateparks worldwide, “San Francisco has had such an outsized influence on skateboarding,” Vitello says, “and therefore everything connected to our culture.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931485\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1118px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Skaters-at-Embarcadero_January-1992_photo-by-Kevin-Thatcher_419.jpg\" alt=\"Young boys sit on their skateboards amidst a concrete and brick plaza\" width=\"1118\" height=\"739\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13931485\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Skaters-at-Embarcadero_January-1992_photo-by-Kevin-Thatcher_419.jpg 1118w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Skaters-at-Embarcadero_January-1992_photo-by-Kevin-Thatcher_419-800x529.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Skaters-at-Embarcadero_January-1992_photo-by-Kevin-Thatcher_419-1020x674.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Skaters-at-Embarcadero_January-1992_photo-by-Kevin-Thatcher_419-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Skaters-at-Embarcadero_January-1992_photo-by-Kevin-Thatcher_419-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skaters at Embarcadero, 1992. \u003ccite>(Kevin Thatcher; courtesy Thrasher magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Betsy Gordon, Project Manager at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, struck up a friendship with Barrow at the academic skate conference Pushing Boarders, where they both presented. She attests to his style of teaching: “I appreciate the fact that he has advanced skills and is very well-educated,” she says, “but never makes you feel stupid.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barrow recently contributed to \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smithsonianstore.com/four-wheels-and-a-board-11042/\">Four Wheels and a Board: The Smithsonian History of Skateboarding\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, co-edited by Gordon. She looped in Barrow to write and contribute several pieces, including an introductory chapter to the 1990s section. “Not everybody can have that historian’s eye of seeing that context and say, ‘Oh, that trick for the ‘90s was really progressive’ with a sense of what was possible,” she says. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Essentially, they work on their own schedules — which is part of the excitement for viewers.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CuSUe7tvCS3/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s the big deal? \u003c/strong>Right now, two corpse flowers are blooming in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>One is at San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers, while the other is at the San Diego Botanic Gardens.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The Conservatory’s corpse flower is named Scarlet, and last bloomed in 2019. She began blooming again earlier this week, and is \u003ca href=\"https://conservatoryofflowers.org/corpse-flower-2023/\">still standing tall\u003c/a> for her many visitors in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San Diego’s flower du jour last bloomed in 2021, and is already \u003ca href=\"https://sdbg.org/explore-our-plants/whats-in-bloom/corpse-plant/#live-stream\">noticeably more shriveled \u003c/a>than the peak event earlier this week. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The Titan Arum, or corpse flower, has become a rockstar in the plant world for its unpredictable displays, and more notoriously, its putrid stench of rotting flesh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it? \u003c/strong>The very large flowering plant is related to the calla lily, and in fact looks like a supersized and more macabre version, with a large central spike surrounded by a frilly maroon skirt of a leaf.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>The Titan Arum is native only to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, but has become even more difficult to see in the wild due to habitat loss. In the last few decades, advances in technology and horticultural knowledge have allowed botanical gardens to cultivate the corpse flower more widely.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you’re not familiar with why the flower has its distinctive name — when the corpse flower unfurls, tiny male and female flowers at the base of its large central spike emit a putrid odor, akin to rotting meat and stinky laundry.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Titan Arums have a fairly long and unpredictable flowering cycle, and they can take up to a decade before they flower for the first time. Even mature plants can go years between blooms. Essentially, they work on their own schedules — which is part of the excitement for viewers.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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