Please welcome SFist's newest contributor, Laura Beck. Founder of the award-winning Vegansaurus -- a great read for both vegans and rabid carnivores -- Beck is here to add tasty variations to the food voice on SFist. That, and she's an amazing writer. Oh, and if you'd like Beck to check out your vegetarian/vegan creations, Bay Area chefs, do let us know. more ›

We've been a big fan of Willo O'Brien's design work for several years now. She's got the chops to hang with the code geeks, but she's also a hell of an illustrator, drawing funny animals like bass playin' polar bears, ice skating bunnies...and you should see what she can do with a pumpkin. We usually run into her at shows, but when we heard she was branching out and had launched her own line of clothing, jewelry, and other things, we thought we'd find out more. more ›