The Socialite Archives
Events in the Past 6 Months
March 16, 2010
- Cooks With Books/tablehopper Luncheon at Perbacco - Yeah, Wednesday can be so boring. Oh, hump day. But Wednesday March 31st will be far from boring, because all you have to do is take one look at this menu chef Staffan Terje of Perbacco (and the new Barbacco)...
March 9, 2010
- Readin' About Eatin' - For those who like to eat and read and read about eating, I thought you’d dig this lineup of upcoming events: Gordon Edgar, author of Cheesemonger: A Life on the Wedge, will be holding a launch party for his new...
- Rose Pistola Cooks for North Beach - Honorary Chair Francis Ford Coppola and hosts Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Jeannette Etheredge announce the next Rose Pistola Cooks for North Beach. Here’s more from the announcement: “One of San Francisco’s most festive and soulful neighborhood parties takes place Sunday evening,...
March 2, 2010
- Festa Della Donna - One of my favorite annual events is here: Festa Della Donna (International Women’s Day) returns on Monday March 8th. And A16 always does it in style: chef Liza Shaw will be preparing a special à la carte menu in addition...
February 23, 2010
- sf|noir Returns to the Bay Area - Wednesday marks the beginning of the sf|noir Wine & Food Event, five days of food, wine, and entertainment; the event is part of the Ninth Annual San Francisco Black History Month Celebration. Opening night is Wednesday February 24th, with The...
- California's Artisan Cheese Festival - Ready for a springtime trip outta town? Sonoma’s fourth annual California’s Artisan Cheese Festival returns this year, with even more cheese-packed events, like the Friday Night Barn Dance (March 26th) at Green String Farm in Petaluma, and Curds, Cooks and...
February 16, 2010
- Mardi Gras! - I know, it was a pile-up this weekend with Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year, President’s Day, and now Mardi Gras—but you can do it. Here’s a mini roundup of what’s going on: Town Hall in SoMa is known for its...
- Whiskies of the World Expo - The Whiskies of the World Expo and Artisanal Spirits Fest returns on Saturday March 27th at The Hotel Nikko, so start getting your liver prepped and ready. Now in its eleventh year, the list of brands exhibiting only seems to...
February 9, 2010
- Meatpaper Meat & Greet - Meatpaper has a couple cool upcoming events: first up is the Meat & Greet cocktail party and fundraiser for Issue 10 at Pizzaiolo on Sunday February 21st. There will be stews, roasted meats, charcuterie and other dishes (both meaty and...
- ... And a Wabbit Dinner - And then on February 22nd, Meatpaper is hosting East Meats West II at Bar Tartine. Here’s more from the Meatpaper announcement: “You might have heard about our exciting November events in Brooklyn with our friends at Diner and Diner Journal....
February 2, 2010
- Make-A-Wish's Wine and Wishes Is This Saturday - This is always a nice event: Make-A-Wish’s Wine and Wishes. The event is held on Treasure Island in one of the historic Art Deco structures originally built for the Golden Gate International Exposition. The evening begins with a walk-around Food...
- Valentine's Day - Lurve it, hate it, Valentine’s Day has its permanent place on the calendar, so there’s no way around it. You gotta get through it, somehow, whether it’s by gorging on chocolate, or hibernating for 24 hours. And of course my...
January 5, 2010
- Fish 'n' Flicks - “Imagine an ocean without fish. Imagine your meals without seafood. Imagine the global consequences. This is the future if we do not stop, think and act.” —The End of the Line Details were still getting assembled on these upcoming sustainable...
- 2010 Wine Dinners to Benefit Open Hand - Angove Family Winemakers, one of Australia’s oldest family-owned wine producers, is continuing its monthly San Francisco-based dinner series in the new year. Co-host Vivien Gay, a prominent leader within the Bay Area’s gay and lesbian community, has partnered with some...
December 29, 2009
- It's About Time to Dine About Town - It’s that time of the year, when local participating restaurants offer special pricing for the ~DINE ABOUT TOWN~ promotion from January 15th through the 31st. Reservations are now being accepted. You’ll be able to order a new two-course lunch menu...
December 22, 2009
- Tablehopper Supper: Pho La La La La - As I mentioned last week, I am hosting a casual tablehopper supper at the delicious Vietnamese restaurant in the Inner Richmond, Pot de Pho, and we’ll be pouring food-friendly wines from Pine Ridge. Unfortunately the event is currently sold out,...
- New Year's Eve Dinners - Yeah, it’s the night most restaurants turn into temples of the prix-fixe menu. I have been drowning in press releases and dinner announcements for weeks. Here are a few ways to ring in 2010 that rose to the top. Orson...
- New Year's Day Hangover Helpers - Ouch. Your head hurts, and you have a thrashed apartment, or just a thrashed head. Here are a few spots that can help. Maverick will be hosting their first-ever New Year’s Day brunch from noon-5pm. There will be a special...
December 15, 2009
- Christmas Day Dining - As for Christmas Day, keep in mind most hotel restaurants stay open, but here are a few special menus that were on my radar: The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco puts on quite the Christmas Day buffet from 11am—4pm. The spread includes...
- Christmas Eve Dining - Have a lot of family in town, and your shoebox-sized apartment can’t hold them all? You’d be surprised how many places are open on Christmas Eve. Below are a few local places doing special menus (but if you’re looking for...
December 1, 2009
- La Cocina Hosts Its First-Ever Gift Fair - Who doesn’t want a present that tastes good? Exactly. Which is why you’ll want to boogie on down to La Cocina’s Gift Fair (the first!). It will bring together the artisanal food producers who work out of their incubator kitchen...
November 17, 2009
- November 17, 2009 - In support of Tibetan Aid Project’s efforts to preserve Tibetan culture, the ninth annual ~TASTE & TRIBUTE~ benefit gala for the Tibetan Aid Project will grace the ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco. Featuring 22 of the best...
November 10, 2009
- Thanksgiving - photo by William DaltonFor those of you who have apartments that are too dang small to cook ~THANKSGIVING~ dinner, or just can't cook, here's a roundup of a few options around town. I also find the OpenTable list to be...
November 3, 2009
- The Twelve Days of Christmas - I know, I can't believe the holidays are creeping up (extra unbelievable with this beach weather we're currently having). But for those of you who can afford it, I wanted to make sure you knew about these special dinners since...
- Chefs' Holidays at The Ahwahnee - This year marks the 25th anniversary of ~YOSEMITE'S CHEFS' HOLIDAYS AT THE AHWAHNEE~, held each year in January and February, featuring many innovative and acclaimed chefs. Each session includes a "Meet the Chefs" reception, cooking classes and demonstrations, a behind-the-scenes...
October 27, 2009
- tablehopper tasting: sherry - As you may remember, I took a weeklong trip to Jerez at the end of the summer this year, and fell madly in love with sherry. Touring the bodegas, I gained such an appreciation for the craftsmanship and years of...
October 20, 2009
- Perfect Pairings - For the next 12 days (through October 31st), be sure to look for the ~PERFECT PAIRINGS~ fork and bottle logo on menus around town at participating restaurants. If you order the pairing, a portion of proceeds goes to the local...
- Sugar Rush - ~SUGAR RUSH~ is back, a night of dessert tastings from the Bay Area's best restaurants, plus a silent auction, and cocktails to help support Spark's youth programs! There will be dessert tastings from Boulevard, Chez Panisse, Michael Mina, Millennium, Range,...
October 13, 2009
- Sip & Savor - The second annual ~MERCEDEZ-BENZ SIP & SAVOR EVENT~ is coming up, an evening featuring exceptional wineries and celebrity chefs, all to support the Mission YMCA. San Francisco chefs Justine Miner (rnm restaurant), Srijith Gopinathan (Campton Place), Mattin Noblia (Iluna Basque,...
October 6, 2009
- Tast of the Bay - Coming up is the 13th annual ~TASTE OF THE BAY~ fundraiser for the students enrolled in the Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) Program at San Francisco State University. The event, which is organized 100% by the students, features chefs, wineries,...
September 29, 2009
- OPENfuture - I am not even going to attempt to rewrite this press release for this amazing-sounding event: ~OPENFUTURE: SPINNING MARINETTI'S WHEELS~, part of Metal + Machine + Manifesto = Futurism's First 100 Years."Feeding on Futurism's appetite for destruction, OPENrestaurant revisits F....
- OysterFest 2009 - Waterbar is hosting a three-day event, ~OYSTERFEST~, which includes two special oyster dinners at Waterbar (Oct. 15th and 16th) and an afternoon festival on the outdoor patio (Oct. 17th). Guest chefs and oyster lovin' restaurants and farms include: Ryan Simas...
September 22, 2009
- Sunday Supper - It's time for the seventh annual ~SUNDAY SUPPER~, an important fundraising event to benefit The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA), the operator of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. It's quite the shindig, starting with a gala reception...
- Wine & Spirits Magazine Top 100 Tasting - 100 premier wineries from around the world convene in San Francisco once again for ~WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE'S SIXTH ANNUAL TOP 100 EVENT~. Selected by W&S editors, the wineries honored at the event have consistently delivered the best overall performances...
