• In the wake of nightclub shootings at Suede and Jelly’s, among other venues, the SFPD is recommending that all nightclubs install metal detectors and security cameras. [Examiner]
• SF Weekly’s annual food fest DISH happens on the fourth floor of the Metreon on September 30. [SF Weekly]
• The NIMBYs around Dolores Park remain upset about Blue Bottle bringing in a cart, but everyone else is happy. [Uptown Almanac]
• VBites, the UK vegan café belonging to Paul McCartney’s ex-wife Heather Mills, has shuttered temporarily. The restaurant claims it’s a short hiatus, but rumor has it it’s closed for good. [Hello]
• Former Ramones drummer Marky Ramone, whose grandfather was a chef at 21 Club in New York City, is coming out with his own line of pasta sauces. [BoingBoing
• The SweeTango, a new breed of apple, has been so successful that the research orchards who were not awarded contracts with the fruit are suing its developers, claiming they’ll be put out of business. [LA Times]
• Foreclosure proceedings have been called off against former Top Chef contestant Timothy Dean’s Baltimore restaurant. [ABC2]
• A Canadian restaurant association objects to some restaurants’ practice of requiring that servers wear tight or form-fitting clothing. [Vancouver Sun]
