Gone are the days when one could enliven their Sunday mornings by watching Julia Child and Jacques Pepin affectionately debate the proper way to scramble eggs or divulge their secrets to whole chicken perfection. Enter Hungry, YouTube's new food channel that, it seems, signals a shift away from network food television by offering viewers "culinary competitions, food pranks, and unique gastronomic dining experiences" (e.g., high caloric freak show food items.) more ›

After Kellogg's foolishly dropped gold medal Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps' endorsement contract -- if you recall, he was caught taking a hit of mary jane earlier this year -- the lanky sports star the company decided to donate "two tons of Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes with the gold medal winner on the box" to local food banks, according to NBC Bay Area. Kellogg's loss is hungry San Francisco's gain. A San Francisco Food Bank spokesperson Gayle Keck told what's-his-name, "We do regularly see products with packages that are no longer desirable ... Though Kellogg's and their star spokesman hit a patch of rough water, San Francisco's hungry just got thrown a life preserver." more ›

An anonymous reader writes SFist with the following urgent request. more ›

Hundreds of people waited in the freezing cold and rain last night to get free bag of groceries this morning. The giveaway, care of Glide Memorial Church, takes place from 7:30 am until 12:30 in the afternoon today. Each bag has a turkey or chicken, potatoes, bread, pasta, sauce, rice, beans, and a sundry of veggies. However, according to reports, "there are a lot of new faces in line because of the recession, and there's concern six thousand bags may not be enough for those in need this year." (Oh, and the SF Food Bank could always use a donation! $1 distributes $9 worth of food to those in need! And you can do it here!)
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