Mission Mission

Natalie just sent us a secret message:

magic curry kart again, Friday night same place, 8:30 till 11, byob

Update: Magic Curry Kart is on Twitter, right here.

Previously:

Brand-New Mission Hotspot: Magic Curry Kart

Rick Abruzzo got in touch to tell me about some upcoming free pancake thing at El Rio, and then he’s all oh and by the way, “ANTHONY BOURDAIN WILL BE AT PCR STUDIO EITHER 21ST OR 22ND END OF MARCH* TO START A SHOOT FOR AN SF NO RESERVATIONS” (double emphasis added).

Oh my god, right? Who doesn’t watch Tony’s show the whole time wishing he’d come do an episode about super burritos and chicharrones and bacon-wrapped hotdogs and perhaps certain other local street-food outlets?

Rick continues, “I know the story arc is his on-going war with vegans. Wouldn’t be surprised if he tried to torch Herbivore, slander Millennium or bitch about the price of Greens.”

Uhh, what about Cafe Platitude? I’d love to see Tony try to order an I Am Jack’s Raging Bile Duct.

And for that matter, I’d love to see Tony have a picnic in Dolores Park with Meave.

In any case, he’ll for sure drop by Pirate Cat for an “early morning appearance to try [their] Bacon Maple Latte and bitch about vegans on the air.”

Rick, thanks for the tip, and PLEASE steer Tony toward everything great (and great to vilify) about the Mission.

Tony’s Travel Channel blog is here.

Photo of Melanie Dunea‘s photo by Dulamae.

*UPDATE: Source says date range may have been too specific.

Just received an interesting press release. The owners of beloved neighborhood watering hole Inner Mission Beer Parlor have decided to get more into the whole brevity thing. From the official statement:

The bar underwent many transformations in the 80’s and 90’s – El Trobol, Shotwell 59, and Thieves Tavern – before transforming into Inner Mission Beer Parlor, named by current owners David Hall and Tom Madonna, in 2006. “Very much the place we wanted to own, but the name Inner Mission Beer Parlor was a mouthful,” said Mr. Madonna. “We wanted to honor the history of the place but felt like four words in our name was three too many, therefore a name change was in order.”

Shotwell’s opens April 1st.

Previously:

Shotwell Stroll

Shotwell Bummer

If Suriya Thai is really gone, as was reported today, it is another in a long line of now-kaput neighborhood restaurants I always meant to go to but never did. This one looked tried and true, like it’d been there forever and was there to stay. So I kept putting it off.

Whoops.

Photo by mybloodyself.

At Scanwiches, they scan cross sections of delicious sandwiches. Some of the results look downright like art, and most of them make me want to go get a sandwich.

While we’re at it, please note the renewed debate in the comments section of last year’s Best Sandwich in the Mission post.

[via love letters to san francisco]

I’ve been eating these chicharrones all week long. At once fluffy and crisp, like a flash-fried cumulus cloud, they are the new San Francisco treat. They go good with tuna sandwiches, with meatloaf sandwiches, with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and they’re good all by their lonesomes.

The ingredients as listed on the package are pork, chili, sugar and salt. But each one of these melt-on-your-tongue little wonders is more than the sum of its parts. There’s a magic ingredient I think we all like to call Ryan Farr, and Chris has words for him:

Ryan says he’s taking the recipe to the grave, which just means I’ll have to kill him and extract the recipe then.

Conversely, rather than resorting to murder, one could simply visit 4505 Meats for a list of local outlets at which they’re carried. In any case, watch your back, Chef.

More photos after the jump:

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Came across the following tweet by katherine: “magic curry kart inaugural night – linda at 19th. future mission hotspot. $5 recession red & green curry”(Link). We contacted her friend NatalieHG who provided us with clarification and the above photo:

Debut last night- Brian has 2 woks & gas burners on a burningman cart. Green or red, chicken or tofu, cooked to order! @deadend of linda st. [...] last night was debut/trial.

Click photo to view photo page. We trust katherine or Natalie or somebody will be in touch if and when the kart schedules another appearance. Thanks, all!

Schlomo just wrote in with the sad news that Alhambra Halal Meat Co. just up and closed. Link.

Previously:

New Neighborhood Butcher: Alhambra Halal Meat Co.

Family Styles went to Pizzeria Delfina and took lots of pictures. Link.

Update: Also, PD’s “This Place Sucks” shirts on 7×7 (via shawnbot).

According to 52 Books, Cooking With Fernet Branca is a satire full of “comedic tension and horrid recipes.” Link (via radio del transistor).

But can you actually cook with the stuff?

Image by Amazon.