Mission Mission

It was nearly twelve years ago that a Mexican political activist declared, “I would shoot my son and daughter if they ever order a green burrito.” At long last, El Farolito has caved to the times and has started offering spinach and whole wheat tortillas.

[via Lindsey]

She calls it a “fountain dog” for some reason which isn’t explained. But she does point out that the bacon is a great way to get some extra protein into your kids. Never thought of that.

(Thanks, Emily!)

The kid’s name is Blue Ivy Carter. We were just gonna drink Chimay Blue (left) in her honor, but instead asked Dear Mom‘s Jay Beaman to invent something wholly new. Behold the Blue Ivy Carter (right). It contains gin, homemade blueberry liqueur (because blue), homemade iced tea (because Beyoncé is from Texas and they drink tea in texas), homemade simple syrup (because the whole family is a bunch of sweetie pies), and has a sugar rim (because HALO HALO HALO). It’s a shot btw. Order one tonight!

Oh and you can also order a Blue Ivy Carter and soda:

Here’s what we’re looking at: corned beef, rye bread pudding, sauerkraut, Russian dressing. Dang.

It’s from Old World Food Truck, and they run a pop-up out of La Victoria Bakery every Wednesday, serving stuff like Jewish banh mi, mushroom stroganoff, pierogi and more.

Despite demolition/condo plans, the space formerly known as Spork (formerly known as KFC) has reopened temporarily as an “inexpensive fun experiment” involving rice.

Inside Scoop SF has, um, the scoop:

Spork partner Neil Jorgensen will reopen the restaurant space as a short-term concept named Rice Broker.

The crux of the menu will be rice bowls, and it will just be Jorgensen cooking with a few other staffers. He’s redone the interior and given it a new look, too.

Going forward the goal is to be open for dinner Wednesday through Sunday, at least to start. There will also be eight Asian beers available.

Eight Asian beers! Read on for the full menu and more details.

Looks like Cafe Gratitude may stick around despite the frivolous lawsuits by rabble-rousing employees who want to work a job without joining a cult. Eater SF reports.

Stellar speller slice joint Galaxcy Pizza has begun its intergalaxctic takeover of the Mission, with their recent doorknob menu campaign leaving very few streets untouched. While no one is sure if the extra “c” is intentional, Galaxcy promises pies from our solar center to Uranus and beyond.

A quick glance at the menu and it is evident that ingredients and planets rarely align. The Neptune sort of makes sense, as he was the god of the sea (“anchovies, shrimps, green onions and fresh garlic”) but Mercury (“pesto sauce, spinach, green onions, and feta cheese (no red sauce)”) is a bit greener than one would think. Uranus is hodgepodge of uncomplimentary ingredients (“BBQ sauce, grilled chicken, bacon, and red onions”) and is tied for most expensive pie. Whether or not any planets make the cut for most heinous slice is up for debate.

I doubt that you’ll find anyone in this city who disagrees that brunch is a very important meal.  Even moreso on the first day of the year–which is exactly why we opted for a popup breakfast banh mi from our pals Valerie and Katie at Rice Paper Scissors.  Just check out how completely satisfied Mike and I look!

It turns out that we weren’t alone in our estimation, as guerrilla food connoisseur Anthony Bourdain also felt the need to check it out himself earlier, and the best part is you can see it all yourself tonight on the Travel Channel’s SF edition of the Layover!

Should you be hankering to try it out for once finally, perhaps for an adventurous date or something, catch the dynamic duo one last time this weekend at the Dungeness Crab House before they head off to Vietnam.

Dinner details here!

Is there no loyalty in the world anymore?

[Photo and Title by your bestest pal, Kelly Kate]

Says Andrew Mundy:

Thank you rolled gold for reminding me that I’m hungry for tampons. [link]