• With composting to be required by law in just six weeks, San Francisco restaurants are ahead of the curve; they’ve been doing it for years to get a break on garbage fees. [SF Chronicle]
• The St. Vincent De Paul Society this month celebrates 150 years of feeding the hungry in San Francisco. [Catholic San Francisco]
• Bruce Aidells shares his secret to curing pork: Don’t add water. [Food Gal]
• Sylvia Schur, the creator of Clamato and Cran-Apple juice, has died at 92. [NYT]
• Yelp bigwigs would like restaurateurs to stop offering discounts for favorable reviews and directly responding to reviewers. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
• A Chicago doctor is offering flu shots at wine tastings to ease the fears of anxious patients. [Chicago Tribune]
