We were wrong yesterday about the likelihood of the Mr Prickles sign's safe return. On the very day when we said we "didn't have much hope," the thief actually brought Mr Pickles back home safe, complete with a new...
Posted in MenuPages Blog :: San Francisco on 06/02/2009 at 09:42 AM
A break in the Mr Pickles case doesn't give us much hope for the sign's safe return. Mission Mission reports that the flickr stream from a couple weeks ago turns out to be a pool associated with Hamburger Eyes,...
Posted in MenuPages Blog :: San Francisco on 06/01/2009 at 03:15 PM
As you may have noticed, we're suckers for funny restaurant signs. For whatever reason, having a gigantic dog's head up top or a spaceship bagel blasting out from the front, makes a restaurant's food so much better. Today we say...
Posted in MenuPages Blog :: San Francisco on 05/22/2009 at 11:00 AM
The mystery hasn't been solved, but a clue has appeared in the search for the Mr. Pickles sign. Mission Mission spotted a flickr photo of the sign lurking in what appears to be someone's closet or bathroom. It's in the...
Posted in MenuPages Blog :: San Francisco on 05/21/2009 at 04:41 PM
Not a peep has been heard of the poor old Mr Pickles sign it went missing a few months ago, but on Friday it seemed there may be a break in the case. Mission Mission noticed that the sign...
Posted in MenuPages Blog :: San Francisco on 05/18/2009 at 03:00 PM
A commenter tipped us off that the giant tomato that used to adorn the Third Street facade of Vino e Cucina, and which we reported yesterday was up for sale, has been sold. "It was sold to a friend of...
Posted in MenuPages Blog :: San Francisco on 04/14/2009 at 10:42 AM
With a hilarious spray of edible legalese, local hand-food blogs Breadxbread and Burrito Justice have waded into the question of whether or not burritos are sandwiches. This really shouldn't be an issue still, as a Massachussets court two years...
Posted in MenuPages Blog :: San Francisco on 03/26/2009 at 02:31 PM
Left: Mr. Pickle, in his glory days. Right: What is this madness? After last week's disturbing theft of the hilariously anthropomorphic pickle sign out front of Mr Pickles' sandwich shop, Mission Mission reports today that another pickle-themed sign has...
Posted in MenuPages Blog :: San Francisco on 03/24/2009 at 10:06 AM
If the Slow Marketplace was the centerpiece of this weekend's Slow Food Nation event, then the Taste Pavilion was the main course. Ambling through For Mason for the evening session, fellow MenuPages blogger Alexis Wright, her "Sweetie," and third...
Posted in MenuPages Blog :: San Francisco on 08/31/2008 at 03:47 PM