Super sharp CHOW editor John Birdsall tweeting the following item late Thursday afternoon: "Holy Crap! Bank next to our shop in Oakland got robbed today, guys tossed the cash out of their car when the dye pack exploded!"

And, voila, check out that mess.

Birdsall's shop, the wonderful Lot 49, is located at 49th and Telegraph in the Temescal neighborhood. Quite the scene. We're glad that no one was hurt. And we'll update you as soon as we know more about the crooks.