Mission Mission

A short message from reader Mikel, stamped yesterday at 5:24PM:

Bourdain siting next to me today @dolores park cafe with a leaf shaped latte in hand

Can anybody confirm? Perhaps he will be at Friday’s taping at Zeitgeist after all?

[Unrelated photo by Cheryl]

The Bold Italic this week shares with us an illustrated guide to the staff at Lost Weekend Video. Here’s a bit about Dave (pictured):

Everything exploded when Dave scouted Green Day and got them signed. That band is also how he met Christy, who booked tours for them in Europe. When Dave talks softly in between drags of his cigarette in the back of the store, you can hear worry and sadness in his voice. “If you don’t drink, where do you go to have a conversation?” he says. “Outside of barbershops, this is about it. Often we’ll engage you in a conversation whether you want to or not. That’s part of the fun; you get to know all these people.”

Almost makes you want to cancel Netflix right this second, doesn’t it? Now meet the rest of the crew!

It’s been more than two years since we lamented the decision by Bender’s to replace Bags with a photo booth. Hadn’t seen Bags since, until last night at Mission Hill Saloon. Bags is back!

(Plus pickle backs and great drink specials, ample bike parking and cool bathroom art — see you at Mission Hill Saloon!)

Smart move, but he still should’ve locked through the rear triangle.

Our favorite Vietnamese Pop-up restaurant is back, and this time our pals Valerie and Katie are serving up the flavors of Hanoi:

RPS wanted to pay tribute to a few of their favorite (and perhaps lesser-known) Hanoi dishes such as Crab and Shrimp Rice Noodle Soup (Bun Rieu) and Butter Braised Sweet Corn and Dried Shrimp (Bap Xao), a popular street food dish in the area.

We’ll also be serving up Pan-Seared Tumeric Fish with Dill (Cha Ca), which travellers seek out at Cha Ca La Vong, a famous restaurant that only serves this dish. RPS is only serving up a limited number of this dish, so diners should pre-order ahead.

The fun starts tonight at 6:30pm and lasts till 10pm, but you should really get there early to avoid long lines (and catastrophic shoulder injuries).  Oh, and where is this happening you ask?  Well, you’ll have to follow @ricepapersf if you want to find out the super secret location, which will be announced later today!

See you there!

Previously:

Local blogger injured in food cart brawl

The first edition of American Tripps went really well. Thanks to everyone that came out and partied! We’re doing it again this Friday, same time, same place, same everything. By 9 or 10 the place was pretty packed, so you might do well to show up on the early side this time around.

RSVP and invite your friends here. And be sure to “like” American Tripps on Facebook so you get timely updates and news and stuff.

Here are some shots of Friday night’s action, courtesy of our own Mike Chino:

Check out the full album here. (Tag your friends, tag yourself.) And scope some crummier pictures at the official American Tripps tumblr if you like.

Daaaaamn!

[via Man Freckles]

Now we’ve got beef. I don’t care about the fuck part, but I’m sick of seeing “Mission Mission Blog” everywhere. It’s just “Mission Mission” okay? (At least they didn’t write “MissionMission” though. That’s the worst.)

[via The Fog Bender] [Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

[Photo by Joe Huerta] [via Talent]

Hot.

(There’s a cafe in Des Moines called Ritual btw, makes pretty good veggie sandwiches.)

[via Lindsey]