Mission Mission

Found on the bathroom wall of a secret pupuseria. So simple yet so shiny.

From the looks of this snapshot posted last night on the Bike Basket Pies blog, the long-awaited Bike Basket Pies cookbook is nearing readiness.

In other words, my Christmas shopping is done, son!

A big, steaming, porky torta. This guy across from me was quick about it, and tidy for the most part. No big deal?

I tend to think it’s okay to eat outside food in bars that don’t serve their own (while one Missionite in particular thinks it’s a heinous affront), but is the coffee shop a different story?

Plan ahead! (You can go to that URL or just pick up a shirt at the bar.)

Probably in part because tonight is the last night to cash in your 100%-off coupon from Scoutmob, but also because Rosamunde is THE BOMB.

Big things in store for everyone’s favorite deli dive, Rhea’s. First, check out this architect sketch of the proposed new storefront:

Not sure what’s up with the pink-clad ballet ghost in front of the doors, or when to expect construction to start, but this seems to indicate business is good which is fine by me.

Also, Rhea’s Deli will be on Bay Area Check Please tomorrow night. If you actually still have TV, tune in and see some clueless dork complain about the lack of fine dining service and valet parking options. The rest of us can see it on their blog in a few days.

[via @RheasDeli]

Update: More great news: starting October the deli is open every day, with the possibility of extended hours.

Well done, son.

[via Alissa]

What’s the best way to heat up a bunch of tortillas in a short amount of time? Putting them on a baking sheet in the oven just seems wrong. One by one on the stove-top burner secures the optimal texture but is time consuming and requires constant babysitting.

The best we’ve been able to come up is the tortilla flower. The best part is you can flip it all at once!

It’ll be a while still (as you can see), but it’s gonna happen. Mission Local reports:

La Rondalla owner Carlos Barrios was in his early 30s when he took over his parents’ restaurant in the late 1980s to run it for 20 years. If things go as planned this fall,  he’ll hand the management over to his two daughters. Already, he’s transferred the ownership to their names.

“I’m not going to be around forever,”  said Barrios who recently suffered a seizure. Although he wants to be involved in the restaurant as much as possible, doctors have told him to take it easy so it will be Betty Barrios, 25, and her 23-year-old sister Luna who take over.  They hope to have the restaurant open by late November or early December.

Between now and then, there’s plenty to do.

Read on.

Local iPad expert (and SFist Editor) Brock Keeling (pictured) weighs in on the controversy surrounding some gals watching tennis on their iPad while eating at Flour + Water last week:

When horrible Bay Area diners aren’t taking photos of their food (stop that, please), sporting shorts and a North Face jacket (stop that too, please), or having a bowel evacuation in the bathroom (restaurant loos are for peeing and hand washing only), they’re now watching epic sporting battles on their iPads. Very rude. Very self-centered. (Then again, so is worrying over the behavior of other customers, which is really none of our business. We digress.)

But. The invention of the iPad is also a blessing in disguise for patrons and parents alike. Why? Because kids love — like, instinctively love and understand — the iPad. They just do. Add a pair of headphones and you have the perfect quiet-child-in-restaurant scenario.

Read on for the full story.