We gobble the various food sections up each Wednesday. These are our favorite tidbits from today's offerings:

SF Chronicle: Tea time! The Bay Area is into fine tea. Our cupboard would cry over the notion that the bagged "finings" stuff is made from dust swept up off the floor. Okay, ew! Tea also makes an appearance in Karola Saekel's round up of the Fancy Food Show, which ended yesterday. Other hot items include sea salts, exotic fruits, and convenience foods.

Contra Costa ( CoCo ) Times: Get Pommed! Almost 500 new pomegranate products flooded the market last year. Our state has "only" 15,000 acres of the pomegranate trees, compared to much more footage internationally. Pom demand is strong. The most interesting sounding recipe is: Pom marinated chicken, endive, pear and walnut recipe. Book it! Check out crab, Ahwanee, and olive events.

San Jose Mercury News: Helpful produce calendar. This month, dig in to some seriously good citrus. Don't be shy about trying some good sweets including chocolates.

New York Times: Not much, Bay Area fans. We found only a single Off the Menu mention of Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc remaining open. We like his burger and bottles concept, but also love the Ad Hoc concept of a set, daily changing menu with reasonably priced vino.