Don't just read any words -- read good words, accurate and specific, tasty and gratifying and placed in sequences that make you shake your head in disbelief that anyone could possibly have ever used those words in sentences other than the ones on the page in front of you. You certainly won't find that here; but check out Booksmith tonight, Modern Times tomorrow, and 826 Valencia on Monday for that snake-charmer of the English......

We had a good time going through the recipes and eating stories in Street Food, the new book by wunderkind Tom Kine - that is, when we got over the insane jealousy. He got a book contract to travel for three months and eat all he could! How do we get something like that? We're excited to try his takes on bolani (Afghan flat bread) and Kadu (roast pumpkin paste), which he got from......

How do you decide what to read? We admit that we sit down each week with the New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly and the SFPL's online reserve system. In addition, we get a lot of referrals from friends (especially our fellow SFist, who always seem to be reading something interesting), and we do a lot of browsing at our fine local independent bookstores. How about you? SFist Mary Lynn is reading Candyfreak......

SFist's pals at the San Francisco Chronicle are good friends to have. We hear the hot news first, we get thrilling behind the scenes gossip, and one time was saw Sharon Stone in person....