• Young local fashion designer Cari Borja has designed an entire collection inspired by Chez Panisse, or the vegetables she saw while working there, or something. [Chron]
• A fruit seller in the Haight got attacked Sunday by a parolee who tried to steal some mangoes, and who also tried to shank the merchant with a sharpened comb handle. Nice. [Examiner]
• Canned beer is not just for hipsters and hicks anymore: You can now get some pretty good craft beers, including Fat Tire and Six Point, in a can. [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]
• Regarding Corner Store George, who “roosts” at Rhea’s Market and Deli in the Mission. [SF Gate]
• Some “shocking” new research has found a link between teens who drink a high quantity of soda and those who commit violent acts. So we guess they’ll soon be taking the soda part out of Four Loko too. [Breitbart]
• Though many people in the food world are already sick of the word “artisanal,” it’s just catching on in mainstream marketing. Oh, great. [USAT]
• Speaking of, the bun on Burger King’s newly unveiled hamburger is “artisanal”; the sandwich also has bacon, red onions, romaine, and “Griller” sauce. [NRN]
• Holy Chardonnay: Here’s a kind of amazing video of a shelf of wine collapsing and sending a sea of booze across a store floor. [HuffPo]
