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Jessica Lipsky

Jessica Lipsky is Thrillist's cities editor and hails from a long line of self-proclaimed tour guides. When she's not on the hunt for food, drink and adventure, you can find her behind the wheels of steel, spinning sweet soul music. Her work has also appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle and Noisey.

Latest Posts From Jessica

Secret San Francisco Nightlife You Need to Know About

Mar 6, 2019

Secret San Francisco Nightlife You Need to Know About

San Francisco is lucky to have some of the best bars in the country, as well as some pretty phenomenal places to dance until all hours of the night (or last call, anyway).

Cesky Krumlov, Czech republic

Jul 20, 2017

Countries Where You Can Make the Most Bank Teaching English

Let’s say you want to travel abroad -- for years, even -- but you don’t want to drain your bank account or leave any huge gaps on your resume.

Dec 15, 2016

What the Hell Is The Dickens Fair, the Christmas Tradition in Daly City?

I did not grow up celebrating Christmas; like many other Jews, my family spent the holiday eating Chinese food, watching movies, and looking quizzically at our friends who went to midnight mass.

Sep 22, 2016

What's Cookin' at the First Fried Chicken Festival

Ever wonder why it’s taken so long to have a festival dedicated to fried chicken?

Aug 26, 2016

Finally, You'll Be Able to See Inside Prince's Purple Lair

So we’re not sure just how purple Prince’s studios actually are (we’re assuming they’re fairly well-hued), but Prince fans and Twin Cities residents will soon get a chance to see for themselves.

Jul 22, 2016

Our Weekend Plans: A Bill Murray Art Exhibition and Golf Party

Whether you’re caught in a fanboy loop watching Groundhog Day, have spent years championing Dr. Peter Venkman as the best member of the Ghostbusters team, really enjoy Bill Murray's roles in Wes Anderson’s films, or you just love reading about the beloved actor inexplicably showing up to everything from karaoke nights to random bachelor parties -- not that you have to choose, of course – every Murray iteration will get its due at The Murray Invitational.

san francisco beautiful streets Lincoln Boulevard

Jun 6, 2016

The Most Beautiful Streets in San Francisco

I once heard that San Francisco is one of the three most geographically blessed cities in the world -- and while I've never researched the truth of that statement (and am, you know, unsure how to verify a claim like that), I really do believe it wholeheartedly.

Tourettes Without Regrets

May 27, 2016

The Hottest Burlesque Shows in San Francisco & the Bay Area

Ah, burlesque: the mostly socially acceptable way for sexy strangers to make you laugh... and feel a little funny in your pants simultaneously.

New SFMOMA 2016

May 12, 2016

All the Highlights of the SFMOMA Reopening This Weekend

San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will reopen this Saturday, May 14th after a multi-year closure.