Chilean Wine Name Offends Chinese; California Wine Arsonist Gets Sentenced
Also, that New York sommelier turned thief admitted he's guilty.
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Another Taco-Truck Shooting in Oakland; You Can’t Buy Beer on Super Bowl Sunday in Indiana
• Another taco truck was involved in a shooting in Oakland's Fruitvale district last night. A man attempted to rob the Tacos el Mazatlan taco truck, and both he and the vendor (who also had a gun) shot each other...
Regarding Charlie Trotter’s Wide Influence on Eating; Minimum Wage Gets Hiked in S.F. and Elsewhere
• With the news that Charlie Trotter will close his eponymous Chicago restaurant, here's a look at some of the food trends he's getting credit for helping to start, including seasonal eating, the chef's table, and the offal craze. [Atlantic...
Russians Busted With Huge Cache of New Year’s Caviar Hidden in Morgue
The suspects claim the stuff, all 375 pounds, was for a hospital staff New Year's party. Yah, right.
Marshmallow Vodka Blamed for Crime Spree; Hello Kitty Restaurant Opens in China
• A 19-year-old burglary suspect, who was found asleep on a stranger's sofa on Christmas morning, blames his night of thievery and breaking and entering on a bottle of marshmallow-flavored vodka. His first crime, obviously, was bad taste in booze....
Thieves Steal Laptop at New Bernal Heights Snack Shop; Woman Find Staple in Her Taco Supreme
• Two thieves waltzed into the new Rock Candy Snack Shop (521 Cortland) in Bernal Heights, and while one asked the owner for a glass of water, the other ran off with her laptop. Happy holidays! [Bernalwood] • A 25-year-old...
A Cole Valley Market Becomes Scene of Bizarre Standoff Between Police and Fake Robber
A Japanese TV show regularly uses the Alpha Market to shoot re-enactments of crimes, or something.
Picasso-Thieving Sommelier Sentenced
Mark Lugo, the New York somm who flew to S.F. in July to swipe a Picasso and chill with friends in Napa, was sentenced yesterday to sixteen months in a local jail, after which he'll be extradited to New York...
Four Barrel Coffee Sees Major Police Action, Coffee-Sipping Cognoscenti Barely Look Up From Their Lattes
Two suspects were arrested in the middle of the Saturday afternoon rush at the Mission coffee shop.
Collision on Nob Hill Sends Car Smashing Into Market
They'll probably be closed for a few months now.
Lefty O'Doul's Camera Captures Potential Suspects in Second Crime
Lefty O'Doul's is proving to be quite the neighborhood hero. As The Snitch reports, on the heels of Lefty O'Doul's surveillance camera footage helping to crack the case of the high-profile Picasso-stealing sommelier, S.F.P.D. has been recently reviewing more footage...
Picasso-Thieving Sommelier Pleads Guilty
Mark Lugo has been in jail in S.F. since July, and will now face charges in New York too.
Really? Study Says More People Steal Cheese Than Any Other Food
Who stole your cheese? Everyone, apparently.
Another Violent Incident Connected to Fluid Ultra-Lounge?
A stabbing occurred nearby after a fight broke out in a club on the 600 block of Mission.
Oakland Bar Sweet Jimmie’s, Site of April Homicides, to Become The Nite Lite
No word on an opening date just yet.
Fifteen-Year-Old Suspect Held in Murder of Hog & Rocks Cook
The teen was already in custody on an unrelated charge.
S.F. Nightclub Parking Lots to Blame for Violence?; Friendly’s Filing for Chapter 11
• The Board of Supervisors is introducing legislation next week that would put some of the onus for nightlife safety on the owners of parking lots and garages within 1,000 feet of a nightclub. [Examiner] • The Sacramento Bee just...
Homeless Guy Makes Off With Delfina’s Crostata
"Catering a picnic in Dolores Park. Nick's fav homeless guy just stole the entire dessert (huckleberry crostata)." — Delfina's Craig Stoll reporting from the scene in a very sunny Dolo Park this a.m., where things aren't always so gentrified. [CraigStoll/Twitter...