SAN FRANCISCO—If you think you have what it takes to stand up to shouty chef Gordon Ramsay on Fox reality cooking competition Hell's Kitchen, then get your knives ready: the show's casting department will be in SF this coming Monday, August 4th. The open call goes down at 350 Rhode Island Street from 11 am-4 pm. Here's an application and more info. [EaterWire]
WEST BERKELEY—A new location of Philz Coffee has debuted in Berkeley, at 1313 9th St. It'll soon be neighbors with Atlanta-based chain Farm Burger and the second location of Temescal Alley hit Doughnut Dolly. [Berkeleyside Nosh]
BAY AREA—Industry folks: is your dishwasher the secret MVP of the kitchen? Then nominate him or her for Poached's Best Dishwasher in America prize, for an opportunity to be featured on the site. [Poached]
MISSION—Danger seems to lurk in SF grocery store aisles these days: less than 24 hours after the Haight's Whole Foods security guard was stabbed and the store temporarily shut down, FoodsCo weathered a knife-wielding arsonist who poured lighter fluid on the floor and set it aflame. She's in custody; two employees had to be treated for smoke inhalation. [Mission Local]