Iron Chef runner-up Elizabeth Faulkner talks about the closures of Orson and Citizen Cake and her exciting plans for 2012. (HuffPo SF)
Find out more about Bell'Occhio owner Claudia Schwartz in this Chronicle profile. (SF Gate)
Need more present inspiration? Workshop S.F.'s Kelly Malone picks her top 10 locally made gifts, including a shirt with boobs all over it. (The Bold Italic)
Speaking of workshops, learn all about the local hands-on DIY-centric Tech Shop in this video. (KTVU)
Take a first look inside of Maven, a new Lower Haight bar-restaurant by the folks formerly behind Beretta and Michael Mina. (Eater SF)
Photo: Via Eater SF/Molly DeCoudreaux