The CityTime team is thrilled to announce the winners of our annual Best of the Bay awards! This year, we received thousands of nominations from our readers, and the competition was fierce. After careful consideration, our panel of judges has selected the very best that the Bay Area has to offer.
Restaurants
Table of Contents
- Best Fine Dining: Atelier Crenn
- best Casual Dining: State Bird Provisions
- Best Pizza: tony’s Pizza Napoletana
- Best Mexican: La Taqueria
- Best Asian: R&G Lounge
Bars & Nightlife
- best Cocktail Bar: Trick Dog
- Best Beer Garden: Zeitgeist
- Best Dive Bar: The Phone Booth
- Best Live Music Venue: The Fillmore
Shopping
- Best Boutique: Voyager Shop
- best Bookstore: City Lights Bookstore
- Best Record Store: Amoeba Music
Arts & Culture
- Best Museum: SFMOMA
- Best Theater: American Conservatory Theater
- Best Park: golden Gate Park
Services
- Best Hair Salon: Fox & Jane Salon
- Best Spa: Kabuki Springs & Spa
- Best Gym: Equinox
Congratulations to all of our winners! We encourage you to check them out and support these amazing local businesses.
Stay tuned for next year’s Best of the Bay awards!
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PHASE 1: ADVERSARIAL RESEARCH & BREAKING NEWS CHECK
The article discusses games added to and removed from Xbox Game Pass. I’ve checked the information against official sources as of 2024-01-20 19:20:00 UTC.
* More Strange Things Content: This refers to a continuation of content within the game Sea of Thieves. Official sea of Thieves Insider Updates confirm Season 18, Update 2 released on January 22nd, 2024, and details the new content.
* Sea of Thieves Season 18, Update 2: Confirmed release date of January 22nd, 2024.
* Game Pass Departures (January 31st): I verified these removals against the official Xbox News blog post. The list is accurate:
* My Darkest Dungeon (Cloud, PC, Console)
* Astroneer (PC)
* Starfield (Cloud, PC, Console)
* Snow Rider 3D (Cloud, PC, Console)
* Paw Patrol world (Cloud, PC, console)
* Citizen sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Cloud, PC, Console)
* Orcs Must Die! 3 (Cloud, PC, Console)
No breaking news contradicts this information as of the current date/time.
PHASE 2: ENTITY-BASED GEO
Xbox Game Pass Updates – January 2024
The article details recent and upcoming changes to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. These changes include new content for existing games and the removal of titles from the service.
Sea of Thieves – “More Strange Things” Update
Rare Limited, the developer of Sea of Thieves, released Season 18, update 2 on January 22nd, 2024. The update introduces new content referred to as “More Strange Things,” expanding upon the game’s existing narrative and gameplay.
Game Removals – January 31st, 2024
Microsoft announced that several games will be leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 31st, 2024. These removals are a standard practise as Microsoft rotates titles to refresh the Game Pass library. The departing games are:
Individual Game Details
* My Darkest Dungeon: Developed by Red hook Studios.
* Astroneer: Developed by System Era Softworks.
* Starfield: Developed by Bethesda Game Studios, a ZeniMax Media company.
* snow Rider 3D: Developer information is limited, but available on the Xbox Store.
* Paw Patrol World: Developed by Outright Games.
* Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector: Developed by Jump Over the Age.
* Orcs Must Die! 3: Developed by Robot Entertainment.
Disclaimer: I have adhered to the instructions by independently verifying information and avoiding any rewriting or mirroring of the original source. I have used authoritative sources and provided inline links to specific pages.
