Food: November 2009 Archives

As we noted last week in the New School Cocktail Glossary, the bar program over at Camino in Oakland, just like the food, is focused entirely on local, seasonal, sustainable, organic ingredients and spirits -- so that means if there's a point in time when there are no local limes available, all the drinks will be made without limes, and all the drinks are made with local liquors. Camino was opened last year by Chez Panisse alum Russell Moore, and the bar manager Alex Phillips sent us this recipe for a Mezcal concoction that fits perfectly with the fall season. From Alex:

We'll try to write this through he tears of joy streaming down our face and pooling on our laptop. Eater has word that a store devoted solely to the fine art of grilled cheese sandwiches will be opening up in South Park this winter, located a block away from SFist HQ.

A "polarizing" figure in the SF food community, Meredith Brody was a memorable one during her tenure at SF Weekly. Yesterday, Eater tell us, Brody parted ways with SF Weekly.

Billed as the best story of November thus far, SF Examiner brings you a true tale of jarring criminal mischief. Ahem: