We gobble the various food sections up each Wednesday. These are our favorite tidbits from today's offerings. SF Chronicle: Amanda Gold cleans house and puts her cupboard's "hidden gems" to good use. Our fave recipe is for steak & pinto beans with red chile sauce. Of course, the sauce can also go on eggs, quesadillas, or with an avocado salad. Mr. Farmer Brown Jay Foster dons a b-ball cap semi-sideways (the pic says it all)......

A passel of literary events tonight: LitPAC & Laughing Liberally Lab-SF Present a benefit for Slain Iraqi Comedian Walid Hassan featuring renowned writers Daniel Handler of Lemony Snicket, Andrew Sean Greer of Confessions of Max Tivoli, Michelle Tea of Valencia and Rent Girl, plus comedians, Joe Klocek, Sal Calanni of sketch group Tossing Alice, Ali Mafi of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, Samantha Chanse, Kurt Weitzmann and more. The benefit will be hosted......