A daily review of local food-related musings.

Inside Scoop talks about chefs who twitter and the ones that follow them. Tyler Florence, whose initial foray into the world 140 character or less was somewhat painful to watch, has many followers.

Also from Inside Scoop, word is the finale date for the current incarnation of Restaurant Michael Mina is on September 11. Lofty.

This barbecued short rib sandwich looks tempting, according to SF Weekly.

In a harrowing move, 7x7 reports, the soda ban has prompted artisan sodas to pop up all over town. What does this mean? It means this: When you order a Diet Coke at a restaurant and are served a fancy cola instead, part of you dies inside. Dead. Slump. A shadow of a human.

As Vegansaurus first reported, Ike's isn't closing today. MSM explodes.