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2012 Stories by Anna Roth

• Protest Heats Up Over Frjtz's Use of Pepper-Spraying Cop to Sell Hot Sauce

  published Nov 26, 2012

  Hey, remember last year when the image of a UC Davis cop pepper-spraying Occupy protestors went viralr The incident hasn't gone to the Internet meme graveyard yet, despite a $1 million settlement requ... More >>

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  New Taste Market is Back, Just in Time For the Holidays

  published Nov 26, 2012

  Get an early start on your holiday shopping and support the S.F. food scene at the resurgence of the New Taste Marketplace, happening this Saturday at St. Gregory's Church on Potrero Hill. The charmin... More >>

• Turkey Leftovers Inspired the Invention of the TV Dinner

  published Nov 23, 2012

  As you stare into the abyss of your refrigerator today, contemplating days of turkey leftovers with equal parts glee (as long as the stuffing and gravy hold out) and dread (everything that happens aft... More >>

• Stock Up on One-of-a-Kind Heath Products at Tomorrow's Sample Sale

  published Nov 23, 2012

  Get a jump on Christmas presents or just stock your own kitchen with the annual Heath Ceramics Sample Sale, happening tomorrow (Sat., Nov. 24, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.) at the Sausalito store. The revered maker... More >>

• Just Kidding, Hostess Is Really Closing Down

  published Nov 21, 2012

  More on the developing Twinkie crisis: It turns out that Hostess and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union union couldn't reach a compromise during judge-ord... More >>

• FYI, There's Special Thanksgiving Parking at Bi-Rite Today

  published Nov 21, 2012

  Hey, all you holiday slackers out there. Thanksgiving's tomorrow, as you've probably heard, and Bi-Rite Market has all sorts of delicious sides you can buy and then cunningly pass off as your own. But... More >>

• Celebrate the End of Movember With a Mustache-Waxing Party at Comstock Saloon

  published Nov 21, 2012

  Whiskey Waxing Mustache and Beard Competition When: Weds., Nov. 28, 6-9 p.m. Where: Comstock Saloon Cost: $10 donation at the door; food at menu prices. The rundown: If you or someone you know is grow... More >>

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  End of an Era: Four Barrel Officially Dumps Soy Milk

  published Nov 20, 2012

  A few weeks ago we broke the news that Four Barrel had plans to ditch soy milk for good, citing the issues with GMO soy as one of the primary reasons. Well, today's the day: This morning on Twitter, t... More >>

• White House Petition Begs Government to "Nationalize the Twinkie"

  published Nov 20, 2012

  As Hostess Brands negotiates with the bakers union and tries to work out a deal to prevent total liquidation, a tribe of Twinkie-loving citizens has banded together and petitioned our government to st... More >>

• Food Trendspotters Now Predicting 2013 Will Be Lamest Year Ever

  published Nov 20, 2012

  Food trendspotting firm Technomic has come out with its annual predictions for what's around the corner in the food world, and claims that 2013 will be the year of ... the vegetable. Now the only ques... More >>

• The Twinkie Survives to Fight Another Day: Hostess and Union Agree to Mediation

  published Nov 19, 2012

  Reports of the Twinkie's demise may have been greatly exaggerated: After Friday's announcement that Hostess Brands would close all its bakeries and distribution centers forever due to a devastating wo... More >>

• Two Sisters Bar and Books: Small Plates, Big Ambiance

  published November 21, 2012

  You could be forgiven for wanting to escape from the world in the coming weeks. The holiday gauntlet has officially been thrown down, and with... More >>

• Step Inside S.F.'s Oldest Restaurants With New Interactive Book

  published Nov 16, 2012

  Food history buffs, take note: a new digital book available for the iPad through Apple's iBookstore takes a behind-the-scenes look at some of the city's oldest restaurants that opened in the years aft... More >>

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  Better Start Stockpiling Those Twinkies: Hostess Announces Plans to Shut Down

  published Nov 16, 2012

  Twinkies were supposed to be indestructible. But today Hostess, the company responsible for beloved brands like Twinkies, Cupcakes, and Wonder Bread, declared that the nationwide worker strike earlier... More >>

• Run Away to the Circus-Themed Lunch at SFMOMA Tomorrow

  published Nov 15, 2012

  It's a well-established fact that Blue Bottle at SFMOMA makes awesome food in conjunction with the museum's special exhibits, like the recent edible glitter-adorned ice cream float for the Cindy Sherm... More >>

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  Keep Your Bacon Out of My Cocktail

  published Nov 15, 2012

  I went to Hops & Hominy the other night because I wanted to try the Pork Chops & Apple Sauce cocktail. Bacon-infused Bulleit bourbon, apple schnapps, house-made sour ... I figured there was pretty muc... More >>

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  Taste-Testing Campbell's New Hipster Soups

  published Nov 15, 2012

  A few months ago I smirked my way through an article about Campbell's Soup's quest to remake themselves for the Millennial generation, which has tragically stopped buying canned soup. The company's ne... More >>

• Celebrate "Wafflesgiving" This Sunday

  published Nov 13, 2012

  All you waffle lovers out there now have something else to be thankful for. Waffletacular pop-up Chrissy's Waffles is back this Sunday with a special "Wafflesgiving" event at Biondivino Wine Boutique ... More >>

• A World Without Twinkies: Hostess Worker Strike Could Lead to Company Liquidation

  published Nov 13, 2012

  The day could soon come when there won't be any more Twinkies or Hostess Cupcakes. After the maker of the delicious, demonized snack cakes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, conditions have a... More >>

• New Video from Producers of Rebecca Black's "Friday" Features the Saddest Thanksgiving Ever

  published Nov 12, 2012

  If you spent any time on the social medias this weekend, you probably saw the new Thanksgiving-themed music video from the creative geniuses who brought us Rebecca Black's cult hit "Friday," commonly ... More >>

• New Obsession: Bernie's Best Apple Juice

  published Nov 12, 2012

  Apple juice isn't something I'd usually order at Blue Bottle (or anywhere) but one morning a few weeks ago I was looking for something with vitamins to have with my morning coffee so I took a chance. ... More >>

• GMO Labeling: Looking to the Future Post-Prop. 37

  published November 14, 2012

  Proposition 37, the California initiative to label genetically modified food, was defeated Nov. 6 with a 53 percent vote against the proposed... More >>

• 331 Cortland: Entrepreneurs Share Space and Successes

  published November 14, 2012

  At 331 Cortland, the small culinary market at the top of Bernal Heights, the five burgeoning businesses in the narrow space are all in it... More >>

• Nate Silver's Past Life as a Burrito Reviewer

  published Nov 09, 2012

  As if we needed yet another reason to love mathematics genius/magician Nate Silver, the man who reassured us that Obama would indeed win the election on Tuesday (as well as predicted the results of se... More >>

• Attention, Charismatic Food Lovers: Soy Vay is Currently Casting a New Web Series

  published Nov 09, 2012

  Feel like you know the city's food scene in and out and always had a secret desire to host your own Internet culinary travel showr You're in luck: Soy Vay, maker of Asian-inspired sauces and marinades... More >>