In a move the reeks of anti-soda bigotry, Mayor Ed Lee's office slammed "sugary drinks" and other tasty beverages as part of his Soda Free Summer initiative. Hateful! In part of a press release, Lee preaches: ‎"San Francisco is fortunate to have pristine tap water from Hetch Hetchy that is among the cleanest and best tasting in the world. This summer, I encourage everyone to rethink choosing sugary drinks and rehydrate with clean, refreshing San Francisco Water." more ›

Although Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery hawks crap sandwiches and other bread- and meat-related items, their cookies are delightful and thick -- especially when served warm. Luckily, the downtown lunchtime staple, according to Broke-Ass Stuart, has "created an app that shows you what kinds of cookies have just come out of the oven at each of their store locations." It;'s called the Specialty’s Warm CookieRadar, and it should provide you with seconds of fun. more ›

General Mills announced it will reduce the amount of sugar in its children's cereals starting next year. They didn't give specifics as to how, but Lucky Charms, Trix, Cocoa Puffs and other brands will head into single-digits for grams per serving. "The reduction ... doesn't represent perfection but it represents improvement," said Kelly Brownell, ,the director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University. Alas, the fat kid inside us just died a little. (Amy Crocker) more ›

Now that autumn is in the air, the Mission is too clammy and cold, the Avenues are too foggy, and the Marina is too the Marina. So, why not spend your Thursday night in the lovely, twinkly, high-rise building-y downtown area. It simply crackles at night. And it's chic. And it has a good mix of San Francisco ilk. And there's no better venue than 111 Minna, who will be hosting some of the city's best gastronomic sweet treats. more ›

Tamara Palmer at SF Weekly revives the OMG-I-TOTALLY-LOOOVE-BACON-TOO trend with a top-five list of surprisingly tasty-sounding bacon-based sweet treats. All of which you can find here in San Francisco. Palmer counts down with: 5) Bacon marshmallows at Perbacco, 4) Peanut butter-chocolate-bacon cupcakes from 4505 Meats, 3) Maple-bacon latte at Pirate Cat Radio, 2) Lori's peanut brittle at Humphry Slocomb, and 1)... well, you'll have to read the original post to find out what won the top spot. However, not every reader is thrilled with this meaty list. As SF Weekly commenter "Shannon" complains, "This makes me really sad. Dessert is the last bastion of the vegetarian. This is a lazy choice for chefs and bakers; you don't need to add bacon to make something salty-sweet. I expect more from our creative Bay Area cooking community." more ›

Previously on "Survivor," Sugar remained, Hidden Immunity Idol still in her clasp. more ›

Previously on "Survivor: Gabon": Clip show. Pffft. more ›

This week "Surivor: Gabon" was a clip show, and the only new thing we learned about Sugar was that prior to the show, she had a septum nose ring. Thrilling. So let's move on to "Top Chef," and Jamie Lauren, a chef at Absinthe in San Francisco. more ›

Previously on "Survivor: Gabon," Sugar shocked them all. more ›

Previously on "America's Next Top Model," Marjorie delighted the Dutch locals with her charming lack of direction and poise. more ›

Previously on "America's Next Top Model" Marjorie's humpback look trumped Sheena's hooch. more ›

Previously on "Your Locals": Pure drivel. more ›

Previously on "America's Next Top Model": Clip show. Feh. more ›

"America's Next Top Model" was clip show last week, and we didn't really learn anything about Marjorie that we didn't already know, like how she's awkward. And French. And is in love with Analeigh. So let's move on to... more ›

Previously on "America's Next Top Model" Marjorie posed as the Headless Horseman. more ›

Oh no. Here it comes again: Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day. more ›