Upper Playground

Walrus TV: Chef Chris Cosentino x Alex Pardee Prepare Pig Head

Chef Chris Cosentino invited Alex Pardee into his kitchen, at Incanto , to prepare 3 dishes using ingredients from a pig's head.  Check out the six part Walrus TV series here (or below) as the two make (and eat) fried pig's ears, pig face and pig brains.  No part of the pig goes to ...

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San Mural - NOW UP @ UP Women's Store!

Remember in late November when we mentioned the cool mural that Spain's own, San , was creating for Upper Playground's Women's store? Well, it's now finished and up! Stop by peep it, it is a must-see!

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Ron English Sneak-Peek

If you follow Ron English's website, you may have already seen these. If not, check them out! Mr. English forwarded them our way to give a little inside peek on some of his new work. Let this serve as a little reminder of how awesome Ron's show, Mythographic Vicissitudes , at FIFTY24SF will be! See...

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This Thursday! Ron English and Alex Pardee at FIFTY24SF Gallery 01.08.09

FIFTY24SF Gallery has 2 great shows opening this Thursday featuring new drawings and paintings by Ron English and Alex Pardee.  Ron English's “Mythographic Vicissitudes” Before Banksy, before Shepherd Fairey, there was Ron English, the catalytic figure in the advancement of st...

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January New Era Drop

Upper Playground is starting 2009 off right with fresh New Era 59FIFTY Fitteds for you.  First up, Sam Flores’ Twelve Grain line introduces the “ Copper .” When Sam goes out at night, he writes on cop cars.  And when he designs New Eras, he does the same.  Jeremy Fis...

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