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,… Read more →
Category: On the Town
Supperclub’s Uber Dinner II
Here’s a mini-photo peek from photos I took a Supperclub’s crazy, memorable Uber Dinner II with Jamie Lauren (Top Chef, Absinthe) and Jennie Lorenzo (Fifth Floor) as guest chefs preparing a four course meal paired with a Supperclub show. Read Top Tastes for favorite taste of the night or my Bay Guardian “Appetite” summary of the evening. Though guest chefs… Read more →
On the Town
GOOD EVENING THURSDAYS Bruno’s 2389 Mission Street at 20th Street 415-643-5200 Reservations: goodeveningthursday@gmail.com I couldn’t let much time go by without telling you about Good Evening Thursdays. Similar to a Mission St. Food scenario, this is a skilled team from various restaurant backgrounds creating a weekly changing menu in a unique space… but unlike other experimental meal “events”, this one… Read more →
My Favorite Events of Spring 2009: Ministry of Rum & Meatpaper’s Pig Party
My favorite events this month… MEATPAPER’S PIG PARTY at Camino The setting couldn’t be more ideal for a pig party: wood floors, beams and chandeliers, long tables, and a roaring hearth fire with counter big enough to hold a massive pig and all array of homemade sausages, pig tails and terrines. It felt akin to a rustic, British home where… Read more →
Connecting with Country Roots
Just in time for Fall, when I continue to dive into my beloved classic country albums (my ultimate hero, Cash, but also Hank Williams, Dolly, George Jones, Loretta, Waylon, etc…), I get nostalgic for hearty BBQ and roots music. There are a number of us in a city as diverse as San Francisco who were born or grew up in places like Oklahoma (my birthplace, before… Read more →
La Cocina Open House 2008
La Cocina is a neighborhood food endeavor you should know about. Located on a residential Mission block of Folsom (between 25th and 26th), it’s a non-descript building housing over twenty young food businesses in our fair city from gourmet catering to specialty food products to farmers market ventures. They have a lovely commercial kitchen space and offer technical assistance to… Read more →
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I’ve begun planning lunches around this Summer’s Noontime Concerts happening every Tuesday, June 3rd-August 26th. This is one of those unique SF experiences providing a chance for quiet reflection during your lunch hour through classical music. Sharing in a tradition that also occurs in New York, London and Chicago, Noontime Concerts states that they’re “part of an international network of churches, museums… Read more →
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Valentine’s I think Valentines as we know it is lame, with true love reduced to teddy bears, cherubs, bad chocolates… and overcrowded restaurants with ridiculously costly “special” menus that have become synonymous with a Valentine’s date. So if you ask me, I would avoid going out that night at all. But I just might go out some other time this… Read more →
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Old Movies at the Castro Theatre San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre may not be as awe-inspiring as Oakland’s Paramount Theatre (which seems to have sadly stopped its monthly film classics screenings since earlier last year)… but it is still San Francisco’s shining jewel of movie palaces since 1922, harkening back to the old days with classic (and new) films accompanied by live… Read more →
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Japantown Food & Film Night (or afternoon) I have a special spot in my heart for SF’s Japantown. A rarity in the US, it’s a vibrant Japanese neighborhood with a dated but authentic mall, markets, restaurants and shops. I love seeing a film at the Kabuki, eating authentic Japanese fare or wandering shops selling items as random as extensive Anime… Read more →