![IMG_7127 Chef/DJ/Top Chef Master Extraordinaire, Hubert Keller DJing at Saturday night's Urban BBQ](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/IMG_7127-300x200.jpg)
SF Chefs.Food.Wine was nothing short of blissful weekend of eating, drinking and connecting with passionate foodies, industry folk, chefs, bartenders and vineyards… all from the Bay Area.
The first urban food & wine “classic”, as it were, happened right under tents in Union Square, with classes, tastings and sessions at nearby restaurants, and a three night roster of gala dinners, awards ceremonies and parties. I wish I could have gone to every single one, but I will tell you now, mark you calendar for next August and plan to splurge on one day, one evening event, anything. If there is one food and drink event I’ve found worth the price, paced well, allowing for face time with chefs, wine owners and bartenders, with more amazing tastes than you have room to try, and one big party, it’s this one.
Watch my Bay Guardian Appetite column for more… I enjoyed three events of the weekend. Here’s a snapshot in photos, by my husband, Daniel Stumpf, for Saturday Night’s Urban BBQ.
Friday’s Grand Tasting
![023 Mountains of artisanal breads & the Golden Gate Bridge in bread form](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/023-225x300.jpg)
![028 Union Square transformed into the Grand Tasting Tent](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/028-300x225.jpg)
![082 Chris Cosentino & Jamie Lauren's friendly cook-off competition - MC Michael Chiarello looks on](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/082-225x300.jpg)
![069 Illustrious judges Hubert Keller, Tyler Florence, Sara Moulton, Jessica Battilana](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/069-300x225.jpg)
![086 Chiarello samples Cosentino's corn cocktail](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/086-225x300.jpg)
Saturday Night’s Urban BBQ
![Entrance to the tents... magic awaits within](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/1-199x300.jpg)
![Artists painting live during the evening](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2-199x300.jpg)
![Neyah White's brilliant build-your-own cocktail bar with his housemade bitters, exotic sugars and spirits](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/4-300x200.jpg)
![Scott Beattie & Lou Bustamante mix Beattie's gorgeous Autumn Apple cocktail](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/3-199x300.jpg)
![Watermelon granita](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/5-199x300.jpg)
![Martin Cate mixes a classic Nui Nui & a sneak Smuggler's Cove preview, The Dead Reckoning](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/7-199x300.jpg)
![Chocolate Whiskey Alaska for dessert from Absinthe's Luis Villavelazquez](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/9-300x200.jpg)
![15 Romolo's guys serve a Smokin' Bols (Bols Genever, Benesin Mezcal, Cascadian Amarillo hops, mint, lime, simple syrup)](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/8-199x300.jpg)
![Chef DJ Hubert Keller rocks the crowd](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/13-300x200.jpg)
![Silver Moon's Mojito Ice Sorbet drizzled with rum & lime essence](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/14-300x200.jpg)
![Dancin' to Hubert](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/161-300x200.jpg)
8/8 Chocolate Enchantment After Party
![collage collage](https://theperfectspotsf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/collage.jpg)