Although his gastronomic reputation has, let's fact it, been marred due to his frozen food and canned soup lines, Spago founder and chef Wolfgang Puck still has some pull. So, he penned an open letter to California restaurants still serving foie gras. And the letter, sent by Puck in February, was intended to sooth the frayed nerves of chefs who don't like being told what they can and cannot serve at their spoons. (As you know, foie gras will be banned at the start of July this year.) Vegansaurus' wonderful Laura Beck (by way of SF Weekly) got her hot hands on the letter. Check it: more ›

In today's InsideScoop column, Da Gour-mayor drops a few less-than-subtle hints that he's working on a new, food-centric television program. As he says, he was down in LA this week "for a screening of a television show I'm a part of." Our interest is piqued, Willie. Please, go on... more ›

After weeks of playing coy, Danny Glover finally addressed the question about running for Mayor and said nyet to the whole idea. In a statement released to the press, Danny said "I have not considered, nor am I entertaining, the idea of running for mayor." That sounds pretty definitive, actually, not the usual kind of wishy-washy statement candidates make when they kind of sort of want to run but don't want to commit just yet. The Examiner's kind of funny but mainly not "San Francisco's Next Mayor?" bit had Glover listed at 450-1 odds anyways. That's slightly better odds than Wolfgang Puck but not nearly as good odds as Clint Eastwood or Larry Ellison. more ›

We have to admit that we don't like golf. More like hate everything about it. We also have to admit that we hate hype and whenever hype surrounds something that hasn't been proven to amount to anything yet. Which means Michelle Wie fits into the category of things you don't even want to get us started on. more ›

So, while for the most part we're very into doing coffee the "right way" (grind just before brewing, etc etc), there's a part of us that's super susceptible to gimmickry. We always want to try that new breakfast cereal ("But, sweetie, the marshmallows are shaped like PANTS"), or that new pizza where they bake your head right into the cheese-filled crust. So we're at the less-than-supermarket Thursday, and we see this 4-pack of Wolfgang Puck's "Rich Espresso Latte" beverage, which comes in a SELF-HEATING CUP. Whoa. Awesome. more ›