Mission Mission

[via We Built This City]

As of February first, Scottish Spirits Imports (A Fort Lauderdale company, of course) plans to bring this appetizing alcoholic treat to a janky liquor store near you. From their website:

Is there any better sound than the crack of a beer can being opened after a long day of work? What if the can was filled with something a little stronger than beer, say Scotch whisky?

Our “Scotch in a Can” has eight shots (12 ounces) of Scotch straight out of the can − which is indeed a recyclable one. Keeping qualitative and quantitative standards intact, Scotch in a Can maintains high quality without compromising the tone of the beverage.

Retailing for $5, this thrifty, convenient and pool-safe beverage option is sure to be a hit. Enjoy!

[via Reason]

Tomorrow, January 3rd, Mission Pie will be celebrating five delicious years with their 5th Anniversary Party from 3-8pm. And what better way to start 2012 than to forego any health-related New Year’s resolutions and stuff your face with pie?

[Photo via Organic Nation]

Update: Here’s a flyer with more details!

The Summit, that laptop-centric cafe only employed by elite-trained baristas and once thought to be the Mission’s neighborhood game changer, is scheduled to shutter its doors at 780 Valencia on January 28, 2012.

Mission Local has more details, including the following quote from one of the owners of the space:

We at I/O own the building. The Summit was simply our coffee shop vendor. They weren’t able to pay the market rate for rent, so we’re going to have a new vendor in going forward. The incubator is definitely still open and will be having the next group of companies in the new year.

Read on.

At Dr. Teeth’s.

Wow.

(Thanks, Lindsey!)

Our pal Lindsey (pictured) made a new friend at Farolito late Friday night on her way home from a holiday party (pictured):

She was handing the guy (the one with the strong hairline who is always there) a $5 bill and asking him to give her “the best thing you’ve got”. This went on for a couple minutes, and I thought she may need a suggestion. I leaned over and told her “try a burrito!” because everybody knows Farolito has the best burritos. This girl looked at me and said “shut up, white bitch”.

It gets violent. Read on.

There’s a reason why masses of people routinely consent to waiting for upwards of 20 minutes in the cold outside of Papalote as their food is being prepared.  While the burritos are delicious and the vegetarian options plentiful, most folks will tell you that it’s the salsa that has them coming back for more.  Often referred to as “like crack” in terms of addictiveness, the salsa is so good that they can actually get away with charging extra for additional containers to take home with your food.  But why settle for tiny containers when you can have an ENTIRE JAR???  Or, even better, three entire jars!

Now that delicious Papalote salsa is available in three different flavors, we decided to try them all out in the most appropriate way possible:  with a salsa party!  We sampled the Habanero, Serrano Tomatillo, and Chipotle varieties, and are pleased to report that that all three offered their own distinct taste while also preserving that addictive Papalote magic.  The Habanero salsa enjoyed our consensus as the favorite of the bunch, bringing that customary, familiar essence along with a little extra spicy zip.  While it’s not high enough on the Scoville scale to induce shortness of breath or the sweats, it still has enough spice to get your blood flowing.  On the other hand, the Serrano Tomatillo variety offered a milder flavor that echoed the traditional roasted tomato salsa found in many of our neighborhood’s best taquerias.  Finally, the Chipotle edition provided that distinctive fire-roasted kick while also preserving the signature Papalote taste without going overboard in the spicy department.

Which is the most efficient method for getting salsa on your tortilla chip?

It should also be noted that both the Habanero and Serrano Tomatillo versions are vegan, while the Chipotle flavor is not.  Nevertheless, all three possessed that same creamy goodness that you’ve come to expect from the Papalote crew.  How they accomplish this with the vegan ones is a delicious mystery.  Honestly, it’s tough for anyone to go wrong with any of these choices, and each one also makes for a great Christmas gift for that special salsa lover in your life.  Try them out yourselves and you won’t be disappointed!  Just ask Salsasaurus!

Order here.

Previously:

Bobby Flay vs. Papalote

Our buddy Tag Savage (who designs all of Mission Mission’s badass graphics) spotted this flyer (somewhere in NYC we think) and texted it to us promptly. Thanks, Tag!

Our buddy J-Lub reports:

Not sure if you guys have blogged this yet or not, but the El Tonayense taqueria on 24th and Shotwell closed a few months back. There has been some renovation going on in there lately, so I poked my head in this morning and asked what was up. Apparently Wise Sons is opening a permanent Jewish deli in that location. Don’t know the projected opening date, but they have been extensively overhauling the place. Should be right!

[Photo by Google Maps]