Mike Chino Writer, Editor

SF is... unabashedly exuberant.

What event will we find you at this week? I love my bike, so whenever I have a free Wednesday I check out the Butter Lap - a weekly ride around city that culminates in a beer and whiskey blast at Bender's.

What's your most embarrassing SF moment? Most recently, when I knocked over all of the blackberries at Bi-Rite market.

Who's your favorite quintessential local character? Jonathan Richman playing mysterious Spanish chords.

If you could change one thing about San Francisco, what would it be? More outdoor beer gardens. Zeitgeist aside, do those even exist in SF?

What's your favorite San Francisco institution? The Tonga Room - may its uncanny indoor waterfall never run dry.