• Rare native Tomales Bay oysters are being threatened by non-natie whelk snails. [SF Chronicle] • You can get some really great deals right now on a few imported and local red wines. [SF Examiner] • Dole Food, the fruit...
• The San Francisco Animal Welfare Commission is promoting cage-free eggs in advance of the state's 2015 deadline for humanely housing chickens. [SF Examiner] • Bartenders introduce signature cocktails made with specialty ingredients. [SF Chronicle] • Some major food companies...
• The research is there: Chicken wings could be the next big fad. [BetweenMeals/SF Gate] • Timothy Hollingsworth has worked under Gordon Ramsay, but has no comment on whether he was ever called a "stupid donkey." [Food Gal] • Five...
• Stanford Hospital has introduced a "farm fresh" sustainable menu. [Food Gal] • Urban Burger leads the pack of new openings in the last few months on Valencia Street. [Mission Local] • Publicity from Julie & Julia is propelling Mastering...
• The Mission District's El Tin Tan is the first stop for many new Mexican immigrants to San Francisco. [Mission Loc@l] • Nopalito">Nopalito co-chef Gonzalo Guzman shares a recipe for squash-blossom empanadas. [SF Chronicle] • Ground beef from Beef Packers...
• An ownership change and promise of changes to the store at Campbell's controversial Psycho Donuts hasn't stopped crowds of protesters from marching and decrying the place. [SJ Mercury News] • Airport food is annoyingly expensive, and SFO is no...
• A Fresno beef company has recalled 825,000 pounds of ground beef due to salmonella concerns. [AP/SJ Merc] • A San Francisco landlord apparently evicted a See's Candy shop because he disagrees with owner Warren Buffet's politics. [Laughing Squid via...
• Tyler Florence is selling a line of organic baby food called Sprout. [Marin IJ] • Despite a plethora of new, expensive restaurants and jazz clubs, the Fillmore District still struggles because residents can't afford to eat at the new...
• The author of a constipation-themed cookbook (The Un-Constipated Gourmet: Secrets to a Moveable Feast) has had to get over some pretty stiff cultural taboos around her subject. [SF Chronicle] • SergDun of Beer & Rap poses for a photo...
• A Redwood City startup tracks food sources, labeling produce with stickers indicating its origin. [SF Gate] • Dates are expensive, but you can still do romantic stuff on the cheap, like meeting for a beer on a Wednesday. [SF...
• Street food may have finally jumped the shark with Brix's $35 "unpaved" dinner of faux vendors in the garden. [SFoodie] • Bussers, like servers, must practice a bit of clairvoyance when it comes to properly disposing of dirty plates....
• Oakland's Kingfish bar will reopen Saturday after a derailed condo project failed to demolish it. [SF Chronicle] • Turns out all these recession specials are doing their job and bringing customers in. [SF Examiner] • The Mission's Kika's Treats...
• Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. posted a profit in the second quarter of the year, and struck a deal with Godiva to sell their coffee in stores. [SF Business Times] • Dynamo Donuts' fryer broke. Where will missionites go...
• The East Bay's Casper's Famous Hot Dogs celebrated its 75th anniversary yesterday. [SF Gate] • It's national milk chocolate day. Consider celebrating with Mary See's or one of our other famous local chocolate shops. [SFoodie] • Coca-Cola is preparing...
Plus: Issac Mizrahi, cheesecake expert, and Greenpeace goes after Trader Joe's, all in our morning news roundup.
Plus: McDonald's profits plummet, and odorless kimchi, all in our morning news roundup.
• Salinas-based Tanimura & Antle Inc. has recalled romaine lettuce for a possible salmonella infection. [SF Chronicle] • Humphry Slocombe and La Copa Loca made the Chronicle's list of Bay Area ice cream shops to try. [SF Chronicle] • If...
• The bathroom makes the restaurant: Michael Bauer canvasses the best cans in town. [SF Gate] • Mid-range "American comfort food" may be a thing at restaurants right now, but people downright line up around the corner for Popeye's fried...
• The mayor's name-checking of La Boulange in his Google map hasn't increased business. [SF Chronicle] • A new pop-up restaurant from Alex Marsh features food he makes after jet-setting around for inspiration. [Between Meals] • The first night of...
• Mexican paletas are different from American popsicles. They can be savory or sweet. And you can make your own. [SF Gate] • Michael Jackson supports San Francisco bartenders. [Mission Mission] • Among the ten most dangerous foods to eat...