YOUR WEEKLY DIGESTION OF FOOD NEWS

Caffeine free Diet Mtn Dew?!! I know, you are thinking what's the point but if you are trying to cut back the caffeine and sugar it's a good alternative. Sadly, they only sell this in the Southeast for some reason and have no plans to expand distribution--believe me I've tried to change their minds. Till then I'll have to rely on the kindness of strangers to ship me some out West. 

• No one knows crabs like M. Bauer, here's his list of best places to get some in town.
• Great, another burger in San Francisco that costs $12 and doesn't even come with fries from Pal's Takeaway. When is enough enough?
• There's a new chocolate shop in the Financial District. Socola Chocolates has just opened doors on Folsom between 1st and 2nd, in case you totally missed that Valentines thing.
• THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN!! Or at least the ones who read 7x7 and voted for their Bay Area food favorites--here's the full rundown of the "winners".
• Chris Cosentino is expanding into SOMA for a new restaurant. Your move Mr. Chiarello.
• San Franciscans like to wait in lines, a sad fact I wish would go away. SFWeekly lists some of the worst lines, but then all lines are the worst. 
• HEY!! DOGPATCH HAS IT'S OWN PIZZA PLACE NOW! First the breweries moved in now the pizza joints--definitely becoming a real bro' kind of hood.  
• Beer/bbq feast for foodies in SF with a master cicerone--sigh--that's why it's $75. 
• Zagat's favorite crispy dishes in San Francisco. The Cavaliers fish and chips are good. 
• Here's what farmers are trying to do for the food during the rain shortage.