San Francisco-made-of-pots-and-pans, pictured here by The Ethicurean, has never looked so shiny.

Check out a thoughtful and interesting take on chile peppers at All the Marmalade. A hot discussion worth taking in, for sure. Eatsdropper time at Hedonia! These funny overheard food and bev related comments are always amusing.

Squeal-worthy: when packing popcorn is made of the real thing. Bay Area Bites has the scoop. PB fans can drool over Peanut Butter Boy, from Davis. A quote, "As with all things in life, peanut butter came to the rescue." Mmmmmmmm.

Becks & Posh reads The Seventh Daughter book about Cecilia Chiang, who helped bring Chinese cooking to San Francisco. It's an "irresistibly fascinating" read. Grab some Indian vegetarian ideas from Paajaka. The Mexican salsa recipe looks like a tasty one.

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