[Friday Link Round-Up]

1. This Portabello Burger over at Design*Sponge. I'm kind of FREAKING OUT about it. Made by Green Kitchen Stories in Stockholm, but it includes a full recipe, which I fully intend to emulate. It's gluten-free too! If you're into that. Otherwise, just eat it on regular people bread.

via Design*Sponge

2. I'm finding the infographics over at Socialcast are actually helping me work better. Check them out for yourself.

3. It's Pride this weekend in San Francisco, and Pizzeria Delfina is celebrating with its own T-shirt for the Dyke March on Saturday. Loves it.

4. Heidi Montag is getting her own food show? Danielle from the Real Housewives of New Jersey is going to be on it? Gross. Barf. And yet... I might watch it anyway. Then barf. I'm hoping we can actually see a different side of these people, but something tells me they're pretty one-dimensional.

May Goal Update

Remember this post? Well, it's been a month, dear readers. We thought we'd let you know how we fared. SPOILER ALERT: Extremely well.

Carrie:
I've made more progress this month than I ever could have imagined. Not only did I perfect my pie crust recipe, but I got a blog going, received my first order (fulfilled, with a happy customer and word-of-mouth referrals to boot!), received my second order, have experimented with many new recipes, and have begun getting to know other food bloggers. I also worked at the Underground Market in San Francisco and now all my co-workers know me as "the girl who bakes". I'm even taking on a giant work bake sale next month! So, yes, I accomplished my goal... but I did even more than I had set out to do. Just setting my intentions in the right place and having concrete benchmarks to reach made it happen.

Here's an idea of what I've been working on:

Pecan Cookies

Success! Mini Pecan Pie 

Pie Success + View from My SF Kitchen

My All-Local Ingredients

Epic Fail, but still yummy

My Logo

Learn more about my project on my blog: www.southxsanfrancisco.com

[Get Involved Tuesdays] San Francisco Food Blogger Bake Sale

If you're lucky enough to live in San Francisco comme moi, come out this weekend to eat some bombass baked goods and support a good cause. The proceeds go to Share Our Strength, an organization that seeks to end child hunger. 

Tons of San Francisco-based blogging superstars will be selling their goods, including Anita from Desserts First, Shauna from Piece of Cake, and lots more (over 50 volunteer bakers!) that are sure to impress. There will be two locations and it will be going from 10 AM to 6 PM. Or make a direct donation if you can't make it. Find all the details on the official press release. 

Eat up, and I hope to see you there! I'm going to Six Flags afterwards, so it's sure to be a very, very happy Saturday. 

much love, 

Carrie Melissa

Droolsies! (via Desserts First)

[Food + Drink Wednesday] Sandwiches to the Face

You've gotta love yourself some sandwiches! They pretty much make any day better.

1. Mozzarella Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Plum Tomatoes and other Wonderful Things via An Edible Symphony

2. Bacon Sandwich from Sandbox Bakery. I live about 2 blocks from this bakery, and I still have not tried this sandwich. What on earth is wrong with me? This image via A Little Yumminess.

3. This sandwich proposes to be the World's Greatest Sandwich. It's called the Spanglish Sandwich (notice the egg) with Avocado. I'm doubtful that it's the absolute best, but I'm also curious. Find the recipe and more images at the kitchn. 

And check out more of my sandwich loves on my "I Don't Need a Man; I Have a Sandwich" pinboard. I update that shizz daily

[Food + Drink Wednesday] SF Food Blog Log: The All-You-Can Eat Guide to the Bay Area

I present to you, lovely readers, a semi-definitive list of San Francisco food blogs. San Francisco loves food almost as much as it loves talking about how much it loves food. So these blogs are by San Franciscans, about San Francisco food culture, and usually contain epic photos of food-related greatness. This list is a work in progress, but I think I've brought together the most notable tastemakers (please excuse my terrible pun) the Bay has to offer. 

Blogs by San Francisco Writers

• Cooking with Amy: gourmet recipes; restaurant, book, and travel reviews.
• Chez Pim: a “professional eater” chronicles cooking, baking in San Francisco and around the world
• An Obsession with Food: An SF food writer’s take on the local “food scene” and offers tips on wine, cooking techniques, etc. No recipes.
• 101 Cookbooks: A blog written by an SF-based food writer, cookbook author, and photographer. Beautiful photos and great, inventive recipes.

via 101 Cookbooks

• The Certifiable Foodie: Food news, recipes, local farm news, and so on.
• Italy in SF: Italian food in the Bay Area
• becks & posh: An English girl explores SF's culinary adventures.

Via becks & posh

• Gastronomichael
• No Salad as a Meal: Food reviews, etc.
• Married with Dinner: A couple’s blog on SF food.
• Food Wishes: So cool. Chock full of VIDEO recipes from this SF chef.
• Briciole: An Italian girl in California.

Food News & Review Blogs

• 7x7: The food section of the San Francisco magazine
• SF Eater: News, Reviews. Part of the larger Eater.com blog

Via SF Eater

• KelsEats: Reviews of restaurants, dining
• Mission Mission: Not a food blog, but does have a food and drink category, which gives reviews, SF-centric food news, and good local information (even though it’s crazy hipster)
• Uptown Almanac: Not a food blog, but has an extensive “Eats and Beers” category (their largest category behind “Mission District,” “Street Art” but slightly larger than “Douchebaggery”). Contains reviews and food-related news.

Via Uptown Almanac

• GrubStreet SF: Local and national/international news.
• SFoodie: SFWeekly’s Food Blog
• Bay Area Bites: KQED’s SF food blog.
• Beer & Nosh: Beer news and reviews, beer dinners, market news.

Via Beer & Nosh

• Tablehopper: Not a blog, per se. It’s a website for the author’s weekly newsletter, focusing on SF dining reviews and the like.
• Hidden Menu: An amazing blog with amazing photos from restaurants around the Bay Area that details all the “secret menu items” that you’d never know existed.
• SF Cart Project: Food cart news galore.
• Edible San Francisco: A blog for the big, glossy magazine, called Edible.

Academy of Sciences Chef via Edible

• Inside Scoop SF: Michael Bauer’s Blog for the San Francisco Chronicle
• Summer Tomato: Tips on healthy, local, sustainable eating by San Francisco-based food scientist, Darya Pino, Phd.

Baker Blogs by Bay Area bakers

• Bake with Mars
• Dessert First (see microblog for SF-centric posts)

Via Dessert First

• Ciao Samin
• Eat the Love
• The Tomato Tart
• The Flirty Guide
• La Vie en Route
• Piece of Cake



Via Piece of Cake

Food Communities:

• SF Food Wars
• I'm sure there are more of these, but I'm having trouble tracking them down. 

Vermont Cheese Forests via SF Food Wars