Mission Mission

Salumeria, again, is a forthcoming new venture from the folks what brought us Flour + Water.

Shotwell’s breaks it down:

Wednesday, April 4th from 6-9

Menu
Cheese and cracker plate $10
Ballottine sandwich with pepperoncini and green garlic aioli $10
Ricotta stuffed cherry peppers with boquerones $5
Almanac beer’s Farmhouse Pale Ale $5

Can’t wait!

Cervecería de MateVeza opens this Saturday at 18th and Church, right across the street from the park. Their black lager is bangin’.

It’s a cozy space that’ll warm up quick when it starts to get chilly in the park and everybody races over for a beer and an empanada.

We’re told they’re the only brewery in town other than Anchor to use real copper brewing gear.

Lots more pictures and reportage after the jump:

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Yep. It was going to be called Triton City. Cracked explains:

Triton anticipated a lower maximum population of just over 100,000 people, and was also to be the first fully organic city, complete with a desalination system to re-circulate ocean water. Schematics for Triton were sent to the United States Navy’s Bureau of Ships, to check it for “water-worthiness,” stability and organic capabilities, then off to the Bureau of Yards and Docks to see whether or not they could even build this thing, specifically at the cost they had projected. Both Bureaus gave the thumbs up, and the Navy’s cost estimate came within 10% of Buckminster’s. And that’s probably the craziest part of Triton: At every stage, it was going to work.

So why aren’t you living in a floating metal pyramid, mocking the ocean and all her impotent fury? Like all things, you can probably blame Lyndon B. Johnson for that: The plans had taken too long to get approval, and by the time they did, LBJ left office and took all support for the idea with him. He even took the Triton City model when he left and put it in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum. You guys didn’t play nice, so he just took his futuristic water-city and went home. [link]

Bummer! (Although it’s probably for the best; today we don’t have to watch blog trolls complain about Triton douchebags invading the Mission.)

[via husk.org]

The Bay Bridged just published a sneak peek at the forthcoming new album by Still Flyin’. Here’s what they have to say:

Earnest indie rockers Still Flyin’ have released two new singles — “Travelin Man” and “Cleat Talking” — from their upcoming release On A Bedroom Wall, due out May 22.

“Cleat Talking” is a minimalist song revolving around a simple bass line and a sweet little chorus about Steven Hawking and changing the world.

With a twist on the opening line of an Allman Brothers classic (“Lord I was born a travelin’ man”), “Travelin Man” gently rocks as Still Flyin’ croon about love with a New Order touch.

New Order touch! Yes! Listen here.

Shouts and Frowns has a bone to pick:

Today two hipsters screamed out of their window at my Dad to get out of their way on Valencia street because he was driving a bit too slow while looking for parking. I OF COURSE screamed back and first thing my parents said were “Don’t do that even if you are in the right because in America everyone has guns and they’ll shoot whenever they feel like it”. Mission hipsters with guns? I kinda doubt it. I bet this two douchebags’ okcupid profiles said they love peace and ethnic food.

Ha! I bet that’s true! Anything else?

I won’t have said anything if I were driving through Bay View or Cow Palace or something…

Yep. [link]

Parkgoer Gabriella had the pleasure:

That scruffy man constantly selling and yelling “cold beer” at Dolores Park decided to sit next to me on a bench today. He told me how he’s only dated Asian women for the past 25 years, how to make homemade LSD, and that Sid Vicious was the lead singer of The Ramones. [link]

Sounds good to me! (Oh and here’s a cool picture of Sid Vicious we posted a while back.)

[via Wooster Collective]

Lemme know if you want it back.

Reader and commenter D. Jon Moutarde said the other day, “Y’know, the best burrito is the one you learn to make yourself. Just sayin’ y’all.” I was skeptical, so I replied, “I’ve been making burritos myself for about 25 years and I’ve yet to get anywhere close to the best Mission burritos. What’s your secret?” And here it is:

You really want to know?

1. Go to the place that sells what you consider to be the “best” Mission burrito, and order one. If you can watch them assemble it, so much the better.

2. DO NOT eat it; take it home and disassemble it carefully. Take careful note of your burrito’s ingredients and make a list of them. If you think of any items that might enhance the awesomeness of the burrito, in your eyes, add them to the list.

3. Buy all the ingredients on your list, bring them home, prep them as necessary, and assemble new burritos — for a party of four, if you’re feeling brave. Stand back and bask in the pride.

The only tricky parts are the tortillas and meat. You want the freshest tortillas possible — if you’re not ready to make them yourself, then scout around for stuff that looks like it might be extra-local. And how far are you willing to go with the meat? Safeway has already-cooked carnitas, and Duc Loi has ready-to-grill carne asada that will cook in about 10 minutes… or you could get some trash cuts with lots of connective tissue cheap and slow-cook it for a few hours until it falls apart. The world of meat is vast and wonderful.

The essence of cheap “Mexican” food is that it is so easy that a trained monkey could make it — that’s how it stays cheap! Its ingredients are more-or-less separable; it’s not something like a soup or cake where it can be difficult to figure out what’s in there. All you need is confidence, taste, and a systematic approach to production.

Simple enough. But I still wonder if there’s some bit of magic that goes along with mass production that gives Mission burritos an extra boost. (Also, I wish I were as talented in the kitchen as a trained monkey.) Thanks, Jon!

Local chef Carlos explains:

made myself a perked ass rendition of a Cuban torta last night which included ham salami hot dog & steak. [link]

Looks killer!