Sigh. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has asked Ben & Jerry's to start using breast milk in their ice cream. While it looks like nothing more than a vile publicity stunt (or as Jameth puts it, an Onion article), we'll let the letter PETA sent to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield speak for itself. Ahem: September 23, 2008 Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, Cofounders Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc. Dear Mr.......

Have you been to the Diviz Farmer's Market yet? We blogged skeptically about it back in July, but apparently it's been going gangbusters. So gangbusters, in fact, that they're going to extend it to December. Crisp fall apples are allegedly on the way -- it's going to be a good old-fashioned New England Christmas! The market pops up at Diviz and Grove every Sunday from 10am to 2 pm; December 28 is their series......

That flower and vegetable garden at Civic Center -- the one that will, eventually, allow all of us to eat cake, or whatever -- gets a stay of execution. Since there has been a dubious "outpouring of public support" for the garden since its installation in early July," Mayor Gavin Newsom plans on keeping that garden in front of city hall until root vegetable season. Yay. We guess. What is the Victory Garden, you......

Raw food cult/restaurant Cafe Gratitude will open a second (oh, my God!) fifth compound over at Mission and 18th streets, according to Eater. (Oh, be sure to read Evany's review of CG. It's chock full of chortles) Cafe Gratitude, in case you don't know, was started by Matthew Engelhart, who, ahem, "started training in the being of abundance in 1984 and today he is skillful at being able to keep his attention on all there......

We've become quite the farmers market enthusiasts this season, with Saturday's Alemany market being our favorite. We just learned that Alemany is the "grand daddy" of farmers markets and has been at its current location since 1947! Alemany is much more mellow than the Ferry Plaza farmers market, with lots of affordable organic and non-organic options. Alemany's downfall is that it's hard to get to as a pedestrian, and the layout is not conducive......

The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, as most of you know, host some amazing speakers. Nothing new, right? But tomorrow night's gathering is, as they say, not to be missed. Tomorrow night, you see, some of San Francisco's top chefs (and Top Chefs) tell all. And then some. Zoi Antonitsas (chef/restaurant consultant, Zazu), Jennifer Biesty (chef/restaurant consultant, formerly of COCO500), and Ryan Scott (executive chef/partner at Mission Beach Cafe) sit down to gossip about......

We love Julia Child. We love that she asks us to boil bacon. We love her eight page instructions in Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume One on how to make a simple egg omelette. We love her staunch pro-butter stance. We love her height. We tend to love Child's recipes over Pepin's in Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home. And we sobbed the day she died (and just felt a lump in......

Over at San Francisco's ninth circle of hell, Sixth and Stevenson streets, Eater reports that a chic French bistro/bakery/cafe will move into the area's old pawnshop. Calling itself Passion Cafe, the future eatery will add a nice balance to the the hood's Happy Donut/Tu Lan stronghold. What's more, there's chatter about possible rooftop garden dining there, too. Eater says that if it's done well, it "would definitely be a cool feature." Oh, you have no......

In a span of 24 hours, two Oakland restaurants were robbed by three armed men wearing masks and dark hoodies. Skyline Pizza, located at 4400 Keller Avenue, was hit around 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Then, at King of King Restaurant on East 12th Street at 8:45 p.m, three three men struck again. Suspects robbed restaurant employees and patrons of their cash and other personal belongings. There have been at least six similar group-robberies in Oakland......

The Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood Council just gave the Whole Foods/(unaffordable) condo project - which would have nested at Haight and Stanyan streets, where the world's scariest Cala Foods used to reside - a thumbs down. Have the NIMBYs won? According to Curbed's Sarah Hromack, maybe so. No one, including the city as well as Supe Ross Mirkarimi, really got on-board with the idea. Oh noes! Read more about how you might not ever be able to......

Gone are the days of free love, free LSD, and freedom to eat whatever you want. After last week's historic decision to make San Francisco the first in the country to ban the sale of cigarettes in pharmacies Walgreens and Rite Aid stores, City Hall isn't stopping there. The Board of Supes also wants to bar you from lighting up in city parks, ATM lines, and common areas of apartment buildings; voted for chain......

SUNDAY, BAYVIEW: On the 200 block of Paul Avenue a little before 6:30 a.m. yesterday, a man in his 50s 39-year-old Warren Foster Jr. of San Francisco "was found suffering gunshot wounds and taken to a local hospital where he later died." No arrests were made. And in a jarring turn of events, here's a "good" story about SF's beleaguered Bayview district, something or other about a food giveaway. Enjoy. (SF Crime, CBS 5)......

We live just up the street from Haight and Stanyan, and the other day someone dropped off a flyer about how Whole Foods is eager to transform the former Cala Foods (now a vacant lot and boarded-up deathtrap) into a pleasant, overpriced gourmet food store with apartments on top. The design of the flyer reminded us of some incomprehensible posters that appeared briefly in the neighborhood two years ago -- could D.B.H. be back?......

Those sweet sounds of Patti LuPone, Connie Champagne, and Bambi Lake are a thing of the past over at the Plush Room/York Hotel. Bay Area native and Food Network star Tyler Florence (who's managed to snag three shows on the foodie network -- i.e., Tyler's Ultimate, Food 911, and How to Boil Water -- while our favorite local gastronomic celeb, Joanne Weir, has inexplicably landed zero) will take over the former cabaret lounge. While we......

The entertaining/controversial Chris Daly, who seems a bit quiet as of late, has a new target now: wafts of cigarette smoke. We're told that his latest push of legislation "calls for a smoking ban outside of restaurants, in waiting areas, within 20 feet of nonresidential buildings," and in common areas of apartment buildings. That is to say, you might have to look elsewhere to spark up that Capri or Virgina Slim while eating out.......

So, the Old Gray Lady hauled out the printing press to publish a story about how "cool-hunting hipsters" love Valenica Street. Sure, it's a dated piece. Wildly so, it seems. The article goes on and on Valencia Street faves: terrorist hangout Ritual Coffee Roasters, the macabre plant/carcass retailer Paxton Gate, and the God-we-love-this-place-so-much-but-wish-half-of-you-who-go-there-would-head-to-Casanova-instead Amnesia. But the Times article also mentions new-ish restaurant Spork, sits in the same building as the old KFC. Whimsically, the......

(By Eyleen Tavy) SFist urges:Hasten to the 7-11 store locator page and find the store nearest you. Got it? Now you know where you'll be going to get a free fuckin' Slurpee tomorrow. As Eater SF cleverly points out, there's a curious synergy with the name of the venue and tomorrow's date. But that's not the only auspicious element --they're also celebrating the advent of the Monster Black Ice Slurpee. Which, just, wow. This......

Sure, it's not local, but since this city to brimming with people affected by various eating disorders, we thought it best to share this with you. It seems a pin-thin, former accountant for the terrorist-looking, sausage-fingered Rachael Ray has thrown a $1 million lawsuit at CBS. Why? Because he was allegedly forced out of his job due to his eating disorder. According to HuffPo, former Ray employee Aaron Ferguson claims that his supervisor (not Ray)......

With her pet pooch resting on her shoulder, Kaili Oteri over at SF Metblogs had an unfortunate encounter at a local cafe over the weekend while waiting in line. It seems some "foul man-pile" verbally assaulted her because her dog was in her arms at coffee joint. Having your best friend at a cafe, it seems, it against the law. "It’s the law',' screamed the cranky man. '"Are you above the law? I’ll call......

Speculations are being thrown around that Tatiana the tiger was "underfed," possibly urging her to go on a fatal eating binge last Christmas. It seems that when Tatiana arrived at the SF Zoo in December 2005, she came in at a normal 292 pounds. But when she was killed by the SFPD last December, she weighed in at a pin-thin 242 pounds. (No word yet as to whether or not she was cutting herself as......

If you haven't been to comedy club as of late, you might be curious about the overabundance of women-and-yogurt commercials. Well, here's a delightful look at the attempts to get females to consume abnormal amounts of this sweet, cultured milk product. Enjoy.......

Photo by Darwin Bell/Flickr The official barbecue grilling season starts tomorrow. Happy summer, folks. Oh, and try not to melt.......

Aw. Well, this is just downright sweet. And smart. You see, Cafe de la Paz, which has received a three-star rating by the Yelp mafia, is throwing a contest for Kern County queer couples only. The nuevo Latino and tapas restaurant is inviting Kern County to win a marriage ceremony and a small reception dinner at the Berkeley restaurant. Russell Bass, owner of Berkeley's Cafe de la Paz, will run an ad in the......

Picute of rat's ass eating delicious crab: Eater "I have no idea why people don't like this place" cries out a Yelper over PJ's Oysterbed. Well, here's one: Eater has word that, after shuttering its doors, the Inner Sunset's PJ's Oysterbed has left behind a seafood cassrole, if you will, of "rotting crabs and oysters." Mmm. Just in time for the lunching hour. Eater goes on to report that "the stench remains pungent as......

Ever since a few cry babies got the sniffles over a few bad tomatoes last week -- fine, it was salmonella food poisoning, but tomatoes are the most awesome thing to eat in the entire universe, so we don't much care for the bad press they've been receiving -- McDonald's has decided to nix all sliced tomatoes on its sandwiches. (Wait, what sandwiches at McDonald's use tomatoes? One of those swank new chicken-ish items......

Today is National Donut Day, folks. Wee! Every first Friday of June, "National Doughnut Day honors the Salvation Army "Lassies" of WWI. It is also used as a fund raiser for needy causes of the Salvation Army." Aw. But it's not a holiday if you don't get something sweet for free, so check out the location of your nearest Krispy Kreme. (Mountain View? Bah.) They're giving away one free donut to each customer, so.........

No. 25 is alive. Again. [WhatImSeeing]"OMGROFL" [Jameth]Breaking news: Danielle Steel's "glazed" Stinson Beach home for sale. [Curbed]Anti-gay marriage measure qualifies for November ballot. How creepy. [Sacbee]Perfect for all you purgers out there: French fry coated bacon on a stick. [CHOW, via Last Appetite] Photo by WhatImSeeing......

Photo by jimheid/Flickr When ordering an after-dinner tea at Slanted Door, you'll be asked, "Smokey or floral?" This is what you get with "floral." Isn't it loverly?......

Remember when most of you lost your minds over whether or not it's OK for hipsters to sport Kaffiyehs. (The conclusion: it's fine to wear them, but they tend to overpower an outfit as an accessory.) Well, scenesters, get ready to put down the straw, wipe your nostrils, and head over to Crossroads to sell your black-and-white Kaffiyehs. Sausage-fingered Food Network star, Rachael Ray love them. And she just had her Dunkin' Donuts ad......

We're gargantuan fans of local photographer Darwin Bell. Famous for his use of polaroids, his digital images are just as spectacular. The above shot ("the chocolate orgy ended in love") is an old favorite.......