Hello there. It's me, Brock Keeling, editor of SFist. I'm coming at you in the first-person since I will starve to death (presumably) next week when I take and then report on the San Francisco Food Bank's Hunger Challenge. See, more than 237,000 residents in San Francisco and Marin struggle to put food on the table for themselves and their families. With the aid of Electronic Benefit Transfer cards (AKA "food stamps"), these people, most of whom who are just like you or me, spend an average of $4.72 per day ($33.04 a week) for edible nourishment. That's it. That's all. And while it's better than nothing, it's not much. more ›

In response to a Census Bureau report yesterday preceding the release of the 2010 Census stating that poverty levels in 2009 were the highest they'd been since 1951, the San Francisco Food Bank issued a statement saying that 150,000 people in the city live at or below the 150% mark of the federal poverty line (adjusted for CA cost of living). The Food Bank saw a 25% increase in requests for food assistance last year, and they distributed more than 37 million pounds of food in 2009, up from 32 million pounds in 2008. [Bay City News/Appeal] more ›

We know. Money is tight. Very tight. But people are starving in San Francisco. Not just the homeless, but people you might even know. People close to you. Your friends and family and neighbors. Seriously. more ›

With Thanksgiving a little over a week away, and before we list the top restaurants for turkey dinners, remember that the SF Food Bank needs you help. With over 300 tons of food (!) moved through their warehouse every week, this fine local organization needs assistance sorting and packaging meals for distribution. more ›

Luckily, there's the SF Food Bank, which provides fresh produce, bread, meat, etc, to low-income people. If you have some spare time or money, it's a great place to volunteer or donate. Below, we interview Paul Ash, the executive director of the SF Food Bank. Another way to help? You can stuff yourself up to the gills with food prepared by super chefs Tracy DesJardins (Jardiniere) and Elizabeth Falkner (Orson, Citizen Cake) at the Wine.Dine.Donate dinner organized this Wednesday 6:15pm at ACME chop house by Epicurious.com to benefit the Second Harvest, which is the network of Food Banks. For $125, you'll help your food bank and get a superb dinner out of it. What a deal! more ›

Tuesday was National Hunger Awareness Day, and we're late mentioning it. We're kinda dragging our feet when it comes to this serious, depressing stuff. Turns out that a bunch of kids, when they are not fed through the school system (minus the fresh fruits) during summer break, go hungry. In California. Now. more ›

On Thursday morning, we bent our self imposed no-drinks-before-noon"guideline" and attended a fun food and wine event. What made this invite stand out was that the wine tasting, Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2006, was tied to an important cause, the San Francisco Food Bank. Had we known we would be able to witness and talk to a good natured young woman dressed in a gigantic Beaujolais Nouveau costume we would've RSVP'd even sooner. Oh, and did we mention we dig romantic French accordion music by Odile Lavault while we sip and nibble? more ›