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Olivia Peluso

Olivia Peluso is a food and drink reporter for Gazetteer SF.

Previously, she covered young founders and changemakers for Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list. She has contributed coverage on business, technology, and climate to publications including Vogue Business, Business Insider, and Travel + Leisure.

After a 3-day weekend, it’s back to work

This week: Firework fail in San Francisco and the most important merger of all time

Market Match program secures $15 million in funding 

The program that expands access to locally grown produce for food assistance recipients was nearly wiped out

July 2, 2026

The Mill turns to the crowd for $100,000 to recover from fire

“It's so hard but it's also so beautiful to me. It just feels amazing to feel like people care so much,” says Josey Baker 

June 30, 2026

The Mill closed indefinitely after fire

This is the second fire at a business on Divisadero this month. No injuries were reported

June 29, 2026

Drinking Companion: Summertime bliss at Pitt’s

Stupefy your seasonal affectivity with a boozy slushie and the tender pipes of Fred Durst

June 26, 2026

Local fermenters are relishing the ‘krautmaxxing’ moment

From fashion pubs and health gurus to Mr. MAHA himself, our collective consumption of fermented cabbage is at an all-time high

June 25, 2026

Dotcakes are the new Dubai chocolates are the new compost cookies are the new cronuts 

The viral cake that has New Yorkers waiting on lines at 6 a.m. is a repackaged panaderia staple 

June 18, 2026

People are celebrating videos of Safeway security roughing up shoplifters

Thanks to Meta glasses, muscular loss prevention at some Bay Area supermarkets has gone viral

June 17, 2026

The circle of life

San Francisco’s municipal green waste program brings consumers into the food production loop, one carrot shaving at a time

June 15, 2026

As the city hits 80 degrees, blouge is here to cool you down

A chilled co-fermentation of red and white varietals is elbowing rosé and orange out of the way as the vin de soif of summer

June 11, 2026