• Now that Wendy's has overtaken it as the country's second-most-popular fast-food joint, Burger King is getting a cash influx from its biggest franchisee— the chain is selling the franchisee nearly 300 corporate-owned locations. [Miami Herald] • Hey, did you...
Plus: Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich head to Hong Kong to open Lupa; and Burger King gets a huge cash infusion, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Mario Batali expands to Hong Kong and more, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus food trucks in hotels and more, all in our morning news round-up.
• In honor of National Women's Month, Presidio Social Club bartender Pipi Ray Diamond created a cocktail in honor of famed San Francisco socialite and mascot of the Fire Department, Firebelle Lil, a.k.a. Lily Hitchcock. Money from her will was...
The singer failed a sobriety test after being busted for chatting on his phone while driving.
• See, we want kids to learn about recycling. So it's only natural that the $20 million a year in tax money the politically-connected McMahons made off their school milk contracts was recycled back to insiders like Aldermen Ed Burke...
Plus: Alicia Silverstone chews her baby's food; and children may be harvesting our food here in the U.S., all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Alicia Silverstone pre-chews her kid's food, the last hours of Bill's Gay Nineties, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Plus Alicia Silverstone's spawn and more, all in our morning news round-up.
• Regarding the ongoing debate on pairing cocktails with food, should you or shouldn't you, and where in San Francisco the concept works best. [7x7, Earlier] • In conjunction with this past weekend's reopening of Meadowood, the Chron has this...
A second suspect was arrested in yet another crime against taco town.
• If you wince and lose your appetite every time you hear the term "pink slime," you can blame a government scientist named Gerald Zirnstein for coining the term. [Reuters] • Tristesse: The famed Hemingway Bar at the Ritz in...
Plus: store brands having a moment, Le Caprice will stick around for the summer, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Plus: Store brands are much cooler than you think; and the Hemingway Bar at the Ritz in Paris is closing, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus Paris says au revoir to the Ritz's Hemingway Bar and more, all in our morning news round-up.
• Pop-ups are still popping: The Journal delves into the economics and ongoing popularity of pop-ups, and Wise Sons plays a starring role in the piece. [WSJ] • Local soda maker SodaCraft, which makes regular appearances at Ferry Building farmers'...
The 35,000 member-strong union promises to put its weight behind keep medical marijuana dispensaries open.
• Kraft's new global brand name Mondelez could be a problem given that it sounds like a slang term for oral sex in Russia. That's as opposed to in the rest of the world, where it merely brings to mind...
Plus: company that makes red Solo cups sells for $1 billion, and more, in our morning news roundup.