Mission Mission

“Fresh ingredients, no MSG or lard, no preservatives, no bull?” Are you saying you only serve the meat of female cows here? What kind of establishment flat out admits they not only just serve lady cows, but proudly displays it on their menu?! For shame. You’ll be hearing from my something or other about this atrocity.

But in all seriousness, their bro-less cow dishes taste really good. Just sayin’.

Says an enthusiastic editor at Design Sponge:

This is such a clever, chic display of old bus passes that I’m tempted to traipse over to San Francisco to amass my own collection — bravo to SF Muni for making such awesome-looking tickets and for using great color combos!

– and then discontinuing them forever! Read on for the whole story on how this display was made and why and, of course, the “before” shot.

[Thanks, Kristina!]

Local cult cartoonist David Enos is the man responsible for this ghastly wanted poster. So blame him when these creeps start showing up in your nightmares.

As some of you might remember, former Mission Mission editor Kat Malinowska has temporarily relocated to Los Angeles, where the guerilla marketing — even for a family friendly brand such as Disney — has gotten downright weird:

Read on.

Okay, so we all love cover bands and cover songs. How about a cover menu full of cover dishes??

Noise Pop in two weeks hosts a cover dinner at a secret location that’ll be just that — epic recreations of famously epic culinary wonders. Here’s the full menu:

Snacks from Ferran Adrià

Tartare of Smoked and Raw Arctic Char with purple Shiso Sorbet (Justin North of Bécasse, Australia)

Chilled Snap Pea Soup with Mint and Avocado (Charlie Trotter, Chicago)

“Homage to Spring” Ravioli Hedgehog Mushroom, Peas and Tarragon, Lemon Ricotta, Thyme and Onions, Roasted Garlic Cream, Artichoke (Quince’s Michael Tusk, San Francisco)

Grilled Octopus Tentacles, Chorizo, Fingerling Potato, Green Almonds, and Salsa Verde (Thomas Keller, Per Se, New York)

Aged Beef with Yamaio, Arame, Uni and Burnt Butter Soy Sauce (Susur Lee, Susur, Toronto)

“Tengo” Raspberry, Red Pepper, Parmesan Reggiano Cream, Sesame Pate Sucree
(Pierre Herme, Paris)

Further details and ticketing info here.

[via C'mon Pony]

Escaped zoo animal? Weird magic trick? (Weird Photoshop trick?) What’s this about?

Photography by the ghostis. View it larger here.

So we’re all going, right?

RSVP and invite your friends here.

It’s unclear when/where this shot came from. But, whoa.

[via Man Freckles]

It’s true! We love rice and really do wear those funny hats.

[Photo by Steve L, by 30th and Mission Walgreens]