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Today in Day Around the Bay: More shuttle bus drama, return of Arrested Development, a look at the completed eastern span of the Bay Bridge, Tadich Grill goes to Washington, and more. [ more › ]

The San Francisco Zoo's colony of Magellanic penguins got a little bit bigger last week. It's hatching season and the chicks have started cracking out of their shells like downy, fun-size version of their parents. As cute as they are, our pals at the Zoo had to ruin the fun by reminding us the little fluffs have to survive for the next few weeks on a diet of "regurgitated fish mash," which sounds like something you might find in Fisherman's Wharf after a particularly choppy ferry ride from Alcatraz. [ more › ]

Think different, Apple tells the world. The Cupertino company, whose creations have defined our technological age, apparently applies the same innovative thinking to its tax evasion strategies. ...

A table of R&G Lounge diners. [Photo: myhsu/Flickr] CHINATOWN—Want to dine like Benu's Corey Lee at famed Chinese banquet spot R&G Lounge? You'll have to call ahead to order the off-menu lo mei gei, a deboned chicken stuffed with all of its meat, Chinese sausage, glutenous rice, and vegetables. It feeds six people at minimum, and according to Lee, it "perfectly hugs the line between gastronomy and junk food." [SF Mag] THE KITCHEN—Intrepid SFist reporter/baker Rose Garrett spent two days trying to prepare Caitlin Freeman's signature SFMOMA Mondrian cake from her new Modern Art Desserts book, and chronicled each step of the journey. "I was beginning to see why slices of this cake cost $8 each," she writes after the end of day one. Read on to find out how her cake ended up. [SFist] THE MISSION—Speaking of cake (and scones, and tea sandwiches, and tarts), Charles Chocolates has announced they'll be offering an afternoon tea service beginning this Sunday, May 26. For $32.50 per person, diners will get their choice of fancy tea or hot chocolate, and a three-tiered plate of treats like chocolate-chip scones, blueberry-ricotta custard cake, sandwiches like 4505 Meats chicken confit on Panorama bread, and, for an extra $16, a 10-piece box of chocolates to bring home. For now, it'll be offered at noon and 2 pm on Sundays and Mondays. [Zagat] THE MISSION—No plans tonight? Consider rolling over to the Verdi Club for a "Kitchen Confidential" edition of the long-running Porchlight Storytelling series, featuring Laurence Jossel (Nopa), Richie Nakano (Hapa Ramen), David Lynch (St. Vincent), Telmo Faria (Tacolicious), bartender Jill Vice, and writers Mary Ladd and Ali Liebegott. Craig Stoll of Delfina will even co-host. Tickets are $15, and the show starts at 7 pm. [EaterWire] BERNAL HEIGHTS—The former Bernal Heights Produce at Cortland and Ellsworth is getting a new owner, who also runs the nearby Harvest Hills Market and has been leaving long, weird notes in the window, written in the voice of her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter. She's promising gluten-free baked goods and housemade ice cream, and will open in the next couple of months. [Bernalwood]

On the season finale of Saturday Night Live, city correspondent and tweaked-out club kid Stefon got a big send-off. Nightclub characters referenced by Stefon throughout the years showed up, and this clip has everyone: human parking cones, Gizblow (the coked-up Gremlin), the evil celebrity chef Wario Batali, and more. [-E-]

The interior of Pesce. [Photo: khelvan/Flickr] After more than a decade on Polk Street, Pesce, the somewhat forgotten original Italian spot from the Beretta and Delarosa team of Adriano Paganini and Ruggero Gadaldi, has decided to move across town, snapping up the Castro space that was previously home to long-running 2223 and, more recently, short-lived, Yelp-dissing Jake's on Market. The much larger digs will accommodate the duo's desire to offer space for big groups, and save them the cost of planned renovations at Pesce's original home. The plan is currently to keep Pesce 1.0 alive and kicking until two or so weeks before its new home is ready for action, and then to move the whole operation, including the staff and menu, to the Castro space. The menu will stay the same (aside from the possible addition of a few more small bites), and the new Pesce will have double the space, with 100 seats to the Polk location's 50. They're targeting an August opening, and will likely also hold on to the original location in hopes of opening a new concept there. · Pesce plans a big move from Polk Street to Market Street [Inside Scoop] · Jake's on Market Shuts Down, Leaves Anti-Yelp Note [~ ESF ~] · Gourmet Names 10 Hottest Italian Restaurants in SF [~ ESF ~]

Russian Hill: The multi-use space that is Firehouse 8 (1648 Pacific Avenue) no longer has their regular coffee vendor, Wrecking Ball Coffee. And the split doesn't sound amicable. [Sprudge via Eater] Embarcadero: Chef Kory Stewart and foraging expert/author Connie Green are putting together the third annual Wild Foods Dinner at Americano on June 6. The meal will feature wild vegetation foraged in the Sierras, as well as wild fish and meat. It's $85 per person, it starts with a reception at 5:30 p.m., and you can make a reservation here. [Grub Street] Oakland: Guest Chef in Rockridge is closed, which is not surprising given that recent, unexplained temporary closure, and given that owner Scott Cameron is moving on to work on The Commissar and Mad Monk in Berkeley. [Zagat] Read more posts by Jay BarmannFiled Under: neighborhood watch, americano, closings, firehouse 8, guest chef, kory stewart

Oakland-based I.VII.I.IX. (pronounced one seven one nine) produces a contemporary remix of Destiny's Child's '"Bug-a-Boo." [ more › ]