Mission Mission

40 Going On 28 reports on a lo-fi food kiosk at 24th and Mission, operated mornings by a guy maybe named Laurent named Murat:

I’ve noticed this guy before, but today I finally stopped on my way in to BART at 24th and Mission and availed myself of the Amuse-Bouche stand. He sells a small pastry of some kind and a small cup of hot beverage for a buck. What a deal!

Link.

This Friday, from their new home base at Atlas Cafe, the Wild Kitchen offers, for the first time, a perfectly legal locally foraged feast:

Iso Rabins, founder of forageSF, and Joe, beloved and insanely creative chef, will join you for lively discussion on the origins of each unique dish. The meal will be four courses, each highlighting a wild foraged ingredient from our own local landscape. The menu consists of the freshest ingredients we can find, so it’s still in the works. Think foraged citrus cakes, handmade raviolis, savory roasted fennel and more.

Tickets are $40, get them here.

Update: Canceled. They’ll try again in late April.

Previously:

Wild Food at the Wild Kitchen

Mission Loc@l last night published a little feature on Papalote, everybody’s favorite tofu burrito spot. Here, co-owner Miguel Escobedo addresses the breakdown of his clientele:

“I hope more people in the Latino community can come to appreciate the healthier aspect of our cuisine,” reflecting on what he sees as an invisible border that runs down Valencia Street. He adds that those Latino customers he does see love what the restaurant is doing.

Also, did you know they opened another Papalote in some other neighborhood? Link.

Previously:

Haiku Review of Papalote

Haiku Reviews of Mission District Taquerias

According to breadxbread, the DeLano’s on South Van Ness makes a pretty decent plain ol’ sandwich. Link.

Previously:

Organic Aisle Now at DeLano’s

Corinna over at Queen Larbs of Strumpet Valley was at the Lone Palm the other night and some dude in a North Face jacket said to her:

Oh, I see you’re drinking Fernet. Are you drinking it with a ginger back?

See how she responds.

Previously:

Cooking With Fernet

See Jesse’s full debrief here.

Ever since The Wire, when I hear “the corner,” I think of The Wire. Therefore, I look forward to eating at The Corner soon, because its name reminds me of The Wire.

Rita at the SF Appeal checked it out already and had quite a good time. In her writeup, we learn that the place has a sweet loft, and that the decor is supposed to remind us of some park in Brooklyn.

But my favorite part is the URL:

http://sfappeal.com/culture/2009/03/eats-the-corner-eve—feel-free-to-change-title.php

Solid job on the title change, Eve! (It’s called “Appealing Eats: The Corner.”)

Previously:

The Corner on Sexpigeon.

The Corner on Eater SF.

Tonight, to celebrate Spring Equinox, Source hosts a meal of found food at the Bull Moose Hunting Society Warehouse at 23rd and York:

Come to the Foraged Feast and bring a dish that you didn’t buy.  Wildcraft, dumpster dive, harvest from your garden, glean from a neighbor’s tree, or gather from the Free Farm Stand and bring something to share. Enjoy music, nettle beer and delicious foraged foods. This event is free! but bring your own plate please.

BYOP? Barbaric!

More info on the Valencia Street Art Wall.

breadxbread reported yesterday that Cactus Cooler is now available at liquor stores in the Mission. I’d have been nonplussed were it not for a Sexpigeon post from a couple months back:

This stuck in my mind A.) because it’s a fun game and B.) because the Cactus Cooler can looks cool. So when I came across breadxbread’s announcement, I forwarded it to Sexpigeon, and it led to probably my favorite email exchange ever:

Sexpigeon:

Dang. This made me thirsty for a Cactus Cooler. Went out and bought one. Can’t bring myself to drink it. It’s too memory-soaked, you know?

Me:

I’ve never had one. My first knowledge of it dates back to your Sexpigeon post. Is it quite rare? Is this news? Have you drank it yet?

Sexpigeon:

From Wikipedia:

“Cactus Cooler, distinguished by its orange, yellow, and green label, is an orange-pineapple soft drink sold in the United States, mainly in the Southern California area and surrounding Southwestern United States. It is part of the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, and was previously distributed under the Canada Dry brand name. Its taste is reminiscent of Smarties candy.”

And from some website called Retroland:

“Regrettably, the drink is near impossible to find outside of the Southwest; heck, it’s not even available in Northern California.”

Myself, I didn’t know it still existed. But your email came on the same day that I noticed it in a gas station near my work. Serendipity, then, so I bought one. And no, I haven’t opened it yet.

News? I don’t think so. I don’t even think it’s thought of all that fondly where it is available. Imagine you moved to New York and discovered a Cable Car Pizza there.

Cactus Cooler, from what I remember, is really, really sweet. I just loved the can so much. And I suppose I still do.

Ah, fuck. I’ll just drink the thing. I’ll get back to you on its flavor.

Me:

Nevertheless I think I might treat this as news. Can I quote you?

Sexpigeon:

Ha. Yes, you may quote me.

By the way, it tastes (and looks) like DayQuil, but with the medicine removed. Thick, gummy sunshine.

4 minutes pass

A photo of said can, if you are interested. I am tempted to say, too, that it tastes very much like it looks.

http://sexpigeon.org/post/87987774/i-remember-you-from-the-ymca

11 minutes pass

Finally, it’s leaving my throat incredibly parched. Almost painfully so. The desert motif is an apt one, no graphic on this can is a lie.

Wow, what a trip. I’ve never actually talked to Anthony before, so it’s fun to hear him talk about his grand experiment. The reporter notes that he’s a man “of painfully few words.”

Link.

Programming note: Mission Street Food is on hiatus this Saturday, but will return to its usual schedule next week.