All too often a successful restaurateur expands too quickly, opening new restaurants at the expense of the others.

When Ken Lowe opened Tokyo Go Go in the Mission late last year, I wondered if Ace Wasabi, his Marina restaurant, would suffer. But if a recent visit is any indication, it looks like Ace Wasabi is doing just fine.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT a great outdoor dance party in the Bay Area that just goes off like nobody's business. Maybe the weather has something to do with it. When a sound-system crew picks just the right day (not an easy feat in this climate), party people are just as apt to be celebrating the rare sunny day as praising the DJ.

You may find yourself falling head over heels for The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Or at least falling out of your seat laughing.