• Anthony Myint, Mission Street Food
• Brian Kimball, Magic Curry Kart
• Steven Gdula, Gobba Gobba Hey
• Charles Phan, Executive Chef, Slanted Door
• Tamara Palmer, Contributor, Pavement Cuisine, SF Weekly – Moderator

(Is it wise to have that many street food people inside at once? Will they have their wrists bound and engage in a Beat It-style knife fight? If so, my money’s on Anthony. Oh man, Gdula’s so screwed. He will rue the day he focused on cream-filled treats rather than working in a full kitchen.)

Following the discussion, there will be a concentration of street food so massive, so profound, that SONGS WILL BE SUNG AND TALES WILL BE TOLD.

• Bacon Potato Chips
• Bike Basket Pies
• Creme Brulee Cart
• Gobba Gobba Hey*
• Magic Curry Kart
• Mission Street Food
• Soul Cocina
• Sweet Constructions
• Smitten Ice Cream

*This presumes all SFPs survive the knife fight.

Location: SF Club Office (program), 111 Minna (post-panel street food tasting)
Time: 6 p.m. check in, 6:30 p.m. panel, 7:30 street eats party at 111 Minna
Cost: $12 members, $20 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID)

The LA Times has a nice article about them and Foreign Cinema. (The Times also used Jesse / Beer&Nosh’s pix!)

And if you miss that eat-on-the-street feeling, just order a Mission Burger at Luc Doi’s and sit on the sidewalk at 18th.  (Hey Luc Doi, how about a couple of benches? The ass of my skinny jeans is getting dirty.)

Forgotten?  Uh, sure, if it means the lines don’t get out of control.

Oh, don’t forget that Mission Street Food is going back to their roots (for one night), Sat June 6th, in conjunction with the YBCA Big Idea Night.  3rd & Mission.  You need to RSVP with the Yerba Buena Center to get in.

For old time’s sake:

«Pas mal!»

20 Hour pork belly sandwich also epic.

Misson Street Food now on Twitter, get your ETA on wait times.

“The San Francisco school lunch program is a clear failure,” noted President of the Board David Chiu. “When students would rather fast for seven hours or jump the fence rather than eat at the O’Connell cafeteria there’s a serious problem. El Tonayense tacos are tasty and healthy, especially compared to the current soggy, undercooked and wet offerings at ‘The Beanery’.”

El Tonayense, a popular taco truck, had simply intended to appeal the 2007 city ordinance that banned mobile food vendors from being within 1500 feet of a school.  Benjamin Santana, the truck’s owner, left today’s meeting in a state of shock.  “We really didn’t expect this.  We thought we were going to have to move, but we didn’t expect to be *closer* to the school.”

While students will have access to El Tonayense all day, local customers are unhappy to learn that they will only have access to El Tonayense from 1:30 to 2:30pm, after lunch is served to the students.  Lipra Sloof is a software developer who works nearby. “This is ridiculous – there’s only a one hour window for the general public to get tacos?  I don’t eat at the same time every day.” Other regulars were seen sizing the exterior fence, especially regulars at Mission Cliffs. “I could totally climb that, even with an al pastor in one hand,” said a customer who wished to remain anonymous.

The Board of Supervisors have little sympathy for inconvenienced taco lovers.  “Education takes priority over dining convenience,” said David Campos, District 9 Supervisor. “The Board sees this as a tool to increase student attendance as well as improve student health.”

Janet Schulze, the principal of John O’Connell, agrees.  “Interest in John O’Connell has skyrocketed. Hundreds of parents have moved O’Connell to the top of their school lottery picks. We’ve even had inquiries into GED and continuing education programs. We may have to start night classes.”

In a rare show of unaninimity, Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Daly issued a joint press release describing plans to expand the program throughout the city. During their press conference, Newsom and Daly noted enthusiasm from unexpected sources. “We were most surprised by Gus Murad’s application for a charter school permit at the current Medjool site.  We think we can make excellent use of the rooftop bar as a city garden to supply our new cafeteria program.”

Neighboring schools are scrambling to find food partners.  Mission High Principal Eric Guthertz has placed several calls to neighborhood restaurants with little success. “Delfina told me they are booked a month out, and Bar Tartine didn’t return my call.  Anthony and Karen of Mission Street Food told me that there was no way they would wear the required hair nets.”  Many Mission restaurants are now screening calls from schools.  “No way I am getting sucked into this socialist nightmare,” said Ruggero Gadaldi, Beretta’s chef/owner.  “This is too much even for this city.”

Principle Guthertz is holding out hope though. “The Magic Curry Kart has expressed interest, as has the Suriya Thai crew.”

Dana Woldow, head of the Student Nutrition and Physical Activity Committee, was unavailable for comment.

• BEER ICE CREAM made of one of these unsuspecting Shmaltz beverages by Humphry Slocombe (vote!)

• Anthony’s take on Jesse’s beer brisket:

• Eli’s latkes!

I can’t wait to see what else is on the menu. This could be epic. I am drooling on my keyboard. So everyone show up at 7:30 after I’m done eating, OK?

Mmmm, latkes. I don’t think it’s possible to eat too many latkes. I am going to have to fast that day to fit in all that brisket, latkes and BEER ICE CREAM. And beer.

For the record, I finally got my hands on the Origin Pomegranate Ale. That is one fine beer, as is Lenny’s RIPA. Do yourself a favor and hit up some of the chosen beer BevMo or Whole Foods.

But which beer to use? Coney Island Lager? Lenny’s Double Rye IPA? Messiah Bold? Origin Pomegranate Ale?  Indicate your desire below!

Note — you can buy these finely crafted Shmaltz brews at BevMo, Whole Foods, and City Beer.  Use this as an opportunity to try a brewing company born in the Mission, right in La Lengua!

But Karen, how you tease me — I can’t come this Thursday, the day you bring back the Mission Melt?!?

Arrrrgh!

Tonight was triple fantastic.  I’m with Allan — the Sesame Avocado Brown Rice was phenomenal, whether with pork belly or broccoli rabe, and those wings lived up to the billing. And for the vegetarians, Lung Shan’s dumpling miso was solid, even from an omnivore’s perspective. (Proof? No pictures!)

But seriously folks, you don’t all need to line up at 5:30.  Spread it out a little!  There was no line at 8.