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2009 Stories by Tamara Palmer

• Name Game: Vegetable Lasagna from Golden Boy Pete-zza

  published Dec 17, 2009

  Lasagna is just so gosh darned easy to make that we rarely pick up a ready-made version, but Golden Boy Pete-zza's meat and veggie varieties ($5.99) successfully tempted us the other night at Falletti... More >>

• Tonight: Mission Street Food Apologizes to Vegans

  published Dec 17, 2009

  Tonight's animal-free menu at Mission Street Food is a peace offering to local vegans, especially those who were ticked off by a recent carnivorous meal in honor of a vegetarian charity and by the dep... More >>

• Blood Sugar Magik: Coracao's Coconut Sugar

  published Dec 16, 2009

  Our new It sweetener is the pound of coconut sugar ($11.95) we picked up from Emeryville's Coracao Confections. It has added depth to both our sweet and savory kitchen experiments (recent standouts in... More >>

• Sweet Beat: BonBonBar's Pumpkin Pie Bar

  published Dec 16, 2009

  After moving back to the Bay Area from Los Angeles, Nina Wanat relaunched her confections company BonBonBar in October. Wanat is a graduate of CIA's baking and pastry program in Napa, a course she swi... More >>

• Vendor Announces Sequel to Last Month's 'Outside In' Indoor Street-Food Party

  published Dec 15, 2009

  Chef Roger Feely of Soul Cocina has teamed up with Little Skillet to organize the sequel to last month's Outside In event, an indoor party featuring street-food carts and live DJs.The roster of mixmas... More >>

• Flatbread Freebies at Jamba Juice Today

  published Dec 15, 2009

  Bay Area locations of smoothie king Jamba Juice have a freebie for lunch today. The first 250 customers in the door will receive a complimentary California flatbread in one of four admittedly cornily-... More >>

• This Weekend: Papalote Hosts Vegan Tamale Fest

  published Dec 15, 2009

  The Mission location of taqueria Papalote (3409 24th St. at Valencia) is hosting its first annual Vegan Tamale Fest this Saturday, Dec. 19. On the menu will be Wildwood tofu and mole as well as potato... More >>

• DJ Dan and Steve Aoki

  published December 16, 2009

  For 20 years, Daniel Wherrett has answered to DJ Dan. He has been a popular fixture at house and techno events since his early days... More >>

• Holiday Gift Idea: Handheld Pie Delivery from Bike Basket Pies

  published Dec 14, 2009

  Strippergrams are so old school; instead, consider a holiday gift of handheld pies from Bike Basket Pies on your favorite person's doorstep. BBP makes sweet, savory, and vegan items.Gift certificates ... More >>

• Snacktion: Chocolate Tortilla Chips

  published Dec 14, 2009

  Name: Chocolate Tortilla Chips Brand: FoodShouldTasteGood Origin: Massachusetts Found at: Falletti Foods (308 Broderick at Fell) Cost: $3.29 Ingredients: Stone ground corn, high oleic sunflower oil an... More >>

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  Last Night: Lady Gaga at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

  published Dec 14, 2009

  Lady GagaBill Graham Civic AuditoriumDecember 13, 2009Better than: Flipping through an issue of Vogue."This is our first date, San Francisco," purred Lady Gaga, "and I feel like I can suck your dick a... More >>

• Holiday Gift Idea: Gift Box from Mmm, Butter!

  published Dec 14, 2009

  Mission-based Mmm, Butter! churns small batches of organic butter, and has assembled a variety of flavors for its holiday gift box ($20). Each contains four ounces of lilikoi butter and two ounces eac... More >>

• Holiday Gift Idea: Chocolate Boxes from Bittersweet

  published Dec 11, 2009

  Cacao rules everything around the Bittersweet Cafe (2123 Fillmore at California), and it's a great spot to pick up something sweet for someone special. A carefully curated international selection of b... More >>

• Drink of the Week: Sajen's Beets Q Tisane

  published Dec 11, 2009

  We first discovered Sajen on the first day it sold its inaugural products, turmeric and ginger-turmeric jamu, at the World Vegetarian Day Festival. A little over one year later and the small independe... More >>

• Holiday Gift Idea: Canning Workshops from Happy Girl Kitchen

  published Dec 10, 2009

  "Give a man a pickle and feed him for one day," says Happy Girl Kitchen, "teach him how to pickle and feed him and his friends for the rest of his life!"HGK is based in the Santa Cruz Mountains and of... More >>

• Gluten-Free Glory: Oakland's Mariposa Baking Company Opens Ferry Building Kiosk

  published Dec 10, 2009

  Oakland's Mariposa Baking Company (5427 Telegraph at 55th St.), purveyor of fine gluten-free baked goodies, has opened a kiosk in San Francisco's Ferry Building (1 Ferry Plaza at the Embarcadero). Whi... More >>

• Holiday Gift Idea: A Subscription to Meatpaper

  published Dec 10, 2009

  A subscription to San Francisco journal Meatpaper ($28 for four issues, published quarterly) would be both a thoughtful holiday gift as well as a creative way to educate a loved one on, say, the ethic... More >>

• Side Hustle: Impressions from the Judges' Table at the Holiday Fixins-Off

  published Dec 09, 2009

  (View Hanna Quevedo's slideshow of the Holiday Fixins-Off)The battle for side dish supremacy took place last weekend at Holiday Fixins-Off, the third battle from SF Food Wars. We have somehow lucked i... More >>

• Have a Way With Eggnogr Enter Fabric8's Nog-In Battle

  published Dec 09, 2009

  First call: Fabric8 (3318 22nd St. at Valencia) will host "Nog-In," an eggnog battle, on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 27.Owner Olivia Ongpin told SFoodie she's seeking prospective competitors, both o... More >>

• Snacktion: Higo Daiko

  published Dec 08, 2009

  Name: Higo Daiko Brand: Noda Origin: Japan Found at: Nippon-ya (1737 Post, in Japan Center) Cost: $2.10 Ingredients: Can anyone read kanjir Calories per serving: Not listed The word: Peanuts coated i... More >>

• Berkeley Sweet Shop Alegio Announces One Gem of a San Francisco Outpost

  published Dec 08, 2009

  We've long admired the presentation of Joan Coukos' chocolates at Alegio (1511 Shattuck at Vine, Berkeley), arranged under glass just as precious stones would be. So it's only a small shock that Alegi... More >>

• The High and Low Life

  published December 9, 2009

  Guests at the Ruby Skye nightclub on the last night of this year will dine on herb-crusted filet mignon with mustard sauce, curried crab with... More >>

• Local Flavor: Mission Street Food's Coffee and Cigarette Short Ribs

  published Dec 07, 2009

  We dropped in on Mission Street Food's "Aromatics Night" on Saturday and tickled our noses as well as our tummies with flaky chamomile-poached catfish with lemongrass sabayon, and a pound of meaty cra... More >>

• Holiday Gift Idea: Get Topped by Humphry Slocombe

  published Dec 07, 2009

  Temple of frozen delicacies Humphry Slocombe (2790 Harrison at 24th St.) is unveiling a sexy gift box for Christmas. "Can I Top Your" contains two $5 gift certificates for the cool stuff (ice cream) a... More >>

• Drink of the Week: KK Cafe's Chocolate Banana Peanut Milk Smoothie

  published Dec 04, 2009

  Until recently, the relative hole-in-the-wall coffee shop KK Cafe (252 Divisadero at Haight) sold a proprietary blend of its touted local elixir peanut milk to stores throughout California under the n... More >>