3. Alex Hochman checked out Mission Chinese Food's new dumpling station and found one dumpling that calls sweetly to SFoodie: stuffed lamb, lamb sweetbreads, and peanuts. It'll be
interesting to see where former Farina pasta maker Danny Bowien goes from
there.
4. Continuing SFoodie's mission to alienate every significant food producer and diner in San Francisco, in this week's "Best Practices" column, Laura Beck takes on the unspoken rules of Slow Food SF. "When you're feeling more secure in your mastery of Slow
Food," she writes, "find a
poor family ... and teach them to eat correctly. If you don't educate
these people about quinoa, who will? WHO?" P.S. Where do we apply for the
secret Jamie Oliver website?
5. Dude. Fries on a sandwich.
Dude. And Giordano's all-in-one is based on one from Pittsburgh, so you won't be
showing any kind of allegiance to the Phillies if you go eat one.
