We've got a small rain-on-your-wedding-day quandary for you: Are you conflicted about humane and ethical farming standards yet love the taste of soon-to-be-banned foie gras? We sure are. Which is why we love the benefit coming up at Michelin-starred Alexander's Steakhouse. See, Alexander's Steakhouse will host a $250 (!) six-course foie gras and wine paired dinner on Friday, March 30 starting at 6:30 p.m. that's fighting to keep foie gras alive, so to speak. more ›

As part of his personal challenge to eat only the animals he kills, noted nouveau riche person Mark Zuckerberg has been eating a lot of bison burgers, apparently. Thanks to that newly enlightened diet, the Facebook CEO has grown so attached to one bison in particular that he posthumously nicknamed it Billy and mounted the big fella's head on a conference room wall at Facebook HQ. Also: the bison is wearing a Facebook baseball cap. more ›

As part of the upcoming SF Chefs 2011 (think of it as homecoming week for San Francisco food culture and all the nonsense that comes with it, featuring a prom night-ish bash in Union Square), Foodie Chap and Eye On the Bay host Liam Mayclem will host a class teaching you how to make the perfect meat and booze setting, artisan-style. Check it: more ›

Bemoan the exalted Facebook leader all you want, plebeians, but we dig Mark Zuckerberg's newfound gastronomic sensibility. In a recent Forbes article, Zuckerberg explains how he now only eats what he kills, meat-wise. (He maintains a vegetarian lifestyle when it comes to restaurants and daily eating routines.) Which is admirable since... well, we sure as hell can't bring ourselves to do that. Not yet, anyway. Forbes explains: more ›

With everyone in town already weighing in on Twitter's tax break, the attention-grabby folks at PETA have figured out a way to insert themselves in to the conversation: by calling for an end to the loosely meat-related name of the city's most notorious neighborhood. Their alternative would be to call it by their safer, vegan name: the "Tempeh District", but they're open to other meatless suggestions. After the jump, PETA's open letter to Temporary Mayor Ed Lee (and forwarded on to us) reprinted in it's entirety. more ›

OC-based fast food giant Taco Bell has been hit with a lawsuit alleging they're fibbing when they say their food uses "seasoned ground beef" or "seasoned beef." In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in the Central District, Southern Division, in Santa Ana on behalf of plaintiff Amanda Obney of California, the suit "charges that Taco Bell's meat mixture contains binders and extenders and does not meet the minimum requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be labeled as beef," explains USA Today. more ›

The weather this past weekend was especially hot in St. Helena, where meat enthusiasts made matters even worse by firing up the coals for another episode of Primal, the annual orgy of butchery, fire roasting, eating and drinking, on the grounds at Chase Cellars. In addition to dishes made from almost every part of various pigs, lambs, beef, goats, chickens and more, features included a four-way bacon tasting, cocktails from our pals at Alembic, smoked oyster stout in bacon-rimmed glasses from Magnolia Pub and Brewery, loads of wines, salumi brought all the way from South Carolina, and even a few vegetables prepared by the folks at Ubuntu. more ›

One of our favorite things in the universe is Fatted Calf's tonno di maiale ("tuna of pork"), which is basically preserved pork roast in olive oil. And yet? So much more. It's comforting, unique on the tongue, porky, and best of all, comes in a jar. This makes it perfect for sitting on the couch and stuffing into your mouth in one sitting. more ›

Yes, we know. It's raining. However, the forecast suggests a sunny weekend ahead, so now is the time to stock up on your Memorial Day Weekend bbq needs. Meat eaters out there, this should be first on your list: more ›

We mentioned this in yesterday's Day Around the Bay, but its unadulterated attention-whoring is so profound, its own article seems more than necessary. See, inept Supervisor Sophie Maxwell concocted something called Meat Free Mondays, which was unanimously passed by the Board of Supervisors yesterday. This arid resolution will urge restaurants, markets and schools to observe no meat on Mondays. more ›

Meatpaper and Blue Bottle Coffee are joining forces to open SFMOMA’s third Thursday springtime event series, SFMOMA: Now Playing. more ›

Admit it, your saliva glands went into overdrive when Glenn Close did this. Because no matter which way you slice them, bunny rabbits hit your senses in just the right places. Whether it be the Easter bunny's baskets, the Cadbury Bunny's annual high of ovular fructose, or rabbits seared crisp with the perfect amount of thyme, rabbit should be cherished on many levels. more ›

Pulled from the Glen Park Parents Board mailing list, we came across this urgent plea for help. See, the recently opened Whole Foods is hurting small meat business Drewes Brothers Meats, located in Upper Noe Valley at 1706 Church. (If you don't know Drewes Brothers, you don't know meat; and if you don't know meat, may God have mercy on your soul.) more ›

Do you like to eat meat? Are you one of those people who likes hearing about it, reading about it, learning about it, talking about it and ogling it? Then you might want to drop by the 18 Reasons Gallery on Thursday evening from 7-9 pm for a showing of Julio Duffoo's killer photo portraits in Meatpaper Magazine of people who work with meat. more ›

Pro-life zealots on the Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday night to pass a resolution supporting the city's position against the serving the deliciousness known as foie gras. The fattened liver dish, for those of you who don't know, is the plumped liver of a duck or goose that has been force-fed 20 percent of its healthy body weight. What it lacks in moral fiber, it more than makes up for in rich, full, savory flavor. After the vote, Berkeley Councilmember Jesse Arreguin whined to the Daily Cal, "The importance of this item is to raise awareness of the really inhumane practice of force-feeding geese and ducks to create foie gras." Restaurants serving the dish after the law goes into effect can be fined $1,000 per day. Tuesday's vote comes on the heels of San Francisco getting squeamish on the dish earlier this year. Also, for those of you curious about foie gras, you can taste it at one of these local restaurants that typically feature it on their menus. more ›

Every Wednesday at lunchtime, the kitchen at A-16 breaks down a pig. Flickr photog Jen Maiser captured the butchery in progress. more ›

Being that it’s officially Dungeness Crab Week in San Francisco -- oh, yeah, did you know it was officially Dungeness Crab Week in San Francisco? Because it is -- check out Brian Leitner, co-owner of Nettie’s Crab Shack, explaining how to remove meat from the crab. Mmm. more ›

Located in the heart of the Salinas Valley, a Greenfield father is accused of trying to sell his 14-year-old daughter into marriage. And how much was his nubile daughter worth to him? $16,000, 100 cases of beer, and several cases of meat. Arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, father of the year Macelino de Jesus Martinez, 36, went back to the unidentified 18-year-old suitor because payment wasn't made as promised. Jesus. What's more, according to the MomLogic, "Police say arranged marriages involving underage girls have become a problem in this small Central Coast farming community." Who knew? Strange. more ›