Overheard on the San Francisco Boards

"The fresh corn tamales were wonderful. The masa had much more fresh corn than most examples giving the tamal a soft and light texture that was almost like a sweet corn soufflé." - Melanie Wong on the wares of a wandering tamale lady in the Mid-Peninsula area

"Y'all know what this means? I can roll out of bed late Sunday am, walk a couple blocks (bringing my orange juice etc), and dine on fresh oyster shooters for brunch. (!!!) I love Oakland." - gingersquid, on the news that Hog Island is going to have an oyster bar at the Temescal Sunday farmers' market

"The real star, though, was the hot sauce, which was flat-out amazing, maybe the best I've ever had." - abstractpoet, on Uncle Willie's BBQ