Whether you’re looking for an awesome Middle Eastern restaurant to check out this weekend or a good-old-fashion love story to cry over — or both — we are here to help. So let’s get to it, shall we?
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1 WATCH: A world-class tearjerker
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield are two of the best actors going. So believe us when we tell your their new movie will have you balling your eyes out.
2 PLAY & SIP: A Marin brewery day trip
Want to try a maple ale, a key lime pie sour and more IPAs than you can shake a stick at? Head for this trio of breweries in Fairfax and San Rafael.
Kenny Scott, left, and Jordan Lane Shappell star in TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s “King James.” (Kevin Berne/TheatreWorks Silicon Valley)
3 SEE & HEAR: Bonding over basketball
Technically, “King James,” the new stage comedy at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, is a play about basketball — but there is more going on than that.
4 EAT: Middle Eastern deliciousness
Bay Area chef Michael Mina has a new cookbook out — his first in 20 years — so did we ask about his favorite recipes? Well, yes, of course. But we also asked about his fave Middle Eastern restaurants across the Bay Area right now. Here are his picks.
Zelda takes the spotlight in “The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.” (Nintendo)
5 PLAY: Zelda’s back, and she’s … different
“The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom” takes the video game franchise and its iconic heroine in a cool new direction.
6 SEE & HEAR: Great shows are all over
From pop/rock genius Jeff Lynne’s return to the Bay Area to a new show by renowned theater-maker May Zimmerman, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond.
7 READ & COOK: A Colbert cookbook?
Yes, late-night funnyman Stephen Colbert and his wife Edie have just released a new cookbook. It’s fun, funny, well-written, and totally worth your time.