gistfile1.py

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import requests

page = requests.get('http://www.eastbaycafe.com/menu.php')
the_html = BeautifulSoup(page.text)

mapping = {
    'soup': 'steam',
    'flavor': 'flavor',
    'main': 'mainevent',
    'greens': 'fieldofgreens',
    'grill': 'dailygrill',
}

stations = {}

main_div = the_html.find_all('div', 'menu_content')[0]

# Get the data and assign it to the correct station
# start with the soup... there is probably a better way to do this than all
# these try catch blocks
for k,v in mapping.items():
    try:
        stations[k] = main_div.find_all('li', v)[0].contents[2]
    except:
        pass


print stations