The Socialite Archives
Events in the Past 6 Months
January 31, 2012
- A Few Dining Out Ideas for Valentine's Day - If there was a night I’d like to stay in and cook with my imaginary sweetheart, Valentine’s Day would be it. But since there are a bunch of folks out there who insist on dining out on THE DAY, here...
- Valentine's Events That Have Nothing to Do With Dinner - Dinner out on Valentine’s Day is pretty much expected, so maybe you’re looking for a different way to celebrate on a day that’s a little less crazy. And singles, especially single cyclists, there’s an event here for you too. La...
January 24, 2012
- "Meaty" Events with Meatpaper and COCHON 555 - Here’s a couple meaty events for your consideration, whether you call yourself a meat eater, flexitarian, omnivore, whatever—just have a good time, these events don’t come around all the time. Meaty publication Meatpaper invites you to celebrate their new “Bones”...
- Get Your Tickets for the Annual Artisan Cheese Festival - Welcome, once again, to the wonderful world of artisan cheese: now in its sixth year, California’s Artisan Cheese Festival will offer quite the lineup of local farm tours, grand tasting events, beer and wine pairings, and cooking demos. The festival’s...
January 17, 2012
- Beyond the Blaze Fundraiser This Friday for Fire Victims - Give a neighbor a helping hand this Friday January 20th at Beyond the Blaze, a fundraiser to help 60 Western Addition residents who were displaced by the five-alarm fire last month. Haighteration reports that neighbors, local businesses, and Scoutmob are...
- Celebrate the Lunar New Year--Release the Dragon! - Lunar New Year starts next Monday January 23rd, celebrating the Year of the Dragon! Get your dragon-sized appetite ready for all the good eats that will be available over the 15 days of festivities. Here’s a totally cute treat: Arizmendi...
January 10, 2012
- Good Food Awards and Marketplace: This Weekend! - Once again, the Good Food Awards are celebrating all that is good in food, recognizing not just the well-crafted and delicious, but also the sustainable and responsibly produced. You can join the Good Food Awards Gala Reception at 8pm this...
- Attend the Wine and Wishes Event to Support the Make-A-Wish Foundation - Nothing like a good cause to justify a night of eating and drinking. The Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation is hosting their 11th annual Wine and Wishes event on Saturday February 4th at City View at Metreon, and tablehopper readers...
January 3, 2012
- Dining Deals with Dine About Town - Now in its 11th year, Dine About Town starts Sunday January 15th and continues through the 31st with dining deals at over 100 San Francisco restaurants. You can get a two-course prix-fixe lunch for $17.95, and/or a three-course prix-fixe dinner...
- Chefs' Holidays at The Ahwahnee Start January 8th - Chefs from around the country, including several Bay Area notables, are gathering this month in Yosemite National Park for the 27th annual Chefs’ Holidays at The Ahwahnee, a series of eight culinary retreats between January 8th and February 2nd at...
December 20, 2011
- New Year's Eve Dining - Send off 2011 right—with a bangin’ meal. Plenty of hot places to eat, drink, and toast to the end of the year, so make a reso and raise a glass of bubbly on New Year’s Eve (that’s Saturday December 31st,...
- New Year's Day Brunch - Since New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, many places are opening for brunch—a great way to help with a January 1st hangover. Will we ever learn? Let the healing begin! Foreign Cinema is doing it classic-style for...
December 6, 2011
- Traditional (and International!) Holiday Meals - So many choices for special, once-a-year feasts that pay homage to holiday traditions from around the world; don’t miss out on these international holiday meals. The Old World Food Truck is presenting a special Hanukkah-themed five-course feast at La Victoria...
- Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Dining - Do you have a lot of folks coming into town, and dining in means dining in your tiny SF apartment with more guests than your even-tinier kitchen can handle? If you’re considering dining out for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day,...
November 29, 2011
- Holiday Tea and Lunching - Since we’re continuing full speed ahead with the holiday season, keep these holiday tea and lunch options in mind as you make your plans, especially if you want to plan a special afternoon for the kiddos. Have an elegant, traditional...
- Holiday Treats with La Cocina - Fans of good food, whether they’re gifting or receiving, will appreciate the selection at the third annual La Cocina Gift Bazaar on Friday December 9th, 5pm-9pm, at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. Admission is free to peruse the...
November 16, 2011
- Where to Gobble Gobble: Thanksgiving Round-Up - For those who are ready to let go of the reins and forgo the stress of cooking (and baking, and polishing, and cleaning, and dishwashing) for Thanksgiving, or maybe you live in a shoebox apartment and you use your oven...
- Tips for Those Doing a DIY Thanksgiving - There’s no holiday like Thanksgiving to bring out the competitive cook in ya. Sharpen your knives, freshen up your spice rack, and test your oven temp, then give yourself a leg up for the T-day cook-off with these DIY tips....
November 8, 2011
- The Ahwahnee's Annual Vintners' Holidays Series Is On! - Be wined, dined, and educated in beautiful Yosemite National Park: now in its 30th year, the Vintners’ Holidays event series is underway at The Ahwahnee hotel with 32 of California’s best vintners. Through December 8th, guests at each session will...
- Can You Smell It? It's Truffle Mania! - You don’t have to travel abroad to enjoy the wonders of truffle season, they’re coming to all kinds of local restaurants near you! Truffle season begins tonight at Poggio, where chef Peter McNee will feature the tartufo bianco of Alba,...
October 25, 2011
- The Dinner Table as Art at Dining by Design - The artful dinner table makes a difference for HIV/AIDS care when you dine and drink at either of DIFFA’s Dining by Design events next month at the Galleria at the San Francisco Design Center. On Wednesday November 16th, preview the...
- Dinner with Chef Thomas McNaughton at Devil's Gulch Ranch - Maybe last week’s earthquake was a jolting reminder of Haiti? Yeah, Haiti fell off the radar for a lot of us. Put it back on your screen by joining chef Thomas McNaughton and author Ethan Casey on Friday November 11th...
October 18, 2011
- A Special Share Our Strength Dinner with Top Chef Masters - Here’s a unique event you won’t get another chance to experience: on Thursday November 3rd, Traci Des Jardins will host four of her fellow Top Chef alumni in the Jardinière kitchen for a special Top Chef Masters reunion dinner and...
- Brush Your Teeth and Prepare for the Fifth Annual Sugar Rush - Take some preventive measures and polish up the pearly whites before hitting up the fifth annual Sugar Rush dessert tasting event benefiting Spark, the apprenticeship program for at-risk middle school students. Happening Thursday November 10th, Sugar Rush is going to...
October 11, 2011
- Litquake Serves Up Four Food Events for 2011 Festival - Litquake, San Francisco’s annual literary festival, is serving up four events for food and wine buffs this year, including How Cookbooks Inspire Change at 18 Reasons on Saturday October 15th with several local food writers, including … yup, moi, the...
- Halloween Options (Costumed or Not) - October’s up to its jack-o-lantern eyeballs in themed food events all over the Bay Area; check any of these out for some fun, mysterious, or scary—depending on how you like your Halloween—times. Let’s start with the family-friendly Half Moon Bay...
October 4, 2011
- Two Breast Cancer Events for Your Consideration - Hey, we’ve all got a pair of ‘em (you too guys), so it doesn’t hurt to consider attending this pair of events to support breast cancer organizations and the important work they do. On Thursday October 20th, 6pm-10pm, Breast Cancer...
September 27, 2011
- NorCal Ramen Dinner with OPENrestaurant at Chez Panisse - Be ready to slurp on Sunday October 2nd when the folks behind OPENrestaurant team up with Chez Panisse Café for a night of ramen, NorCal-style. This fundraiser ramen dinner will support OPENharvest, OPENrestaurant’s latest project, and several food producing communities...
- A Fundraiser for Slow Food Solano, with Soul Food Farm and Avedano's - Join Avedano’s and Slow Food Solano and make it A Day of Artisan Beef Butchery on Saturday October 15th, 1pm-5pm, at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville. This second annual fundraiser event features demos by master butchers and food by top...
August 30, 2011
- Taste of South Beach Mission Bay Street Fair Returns September 24th - Eat, drink, and stroll along the San Francisco waterfront at the fourth annual Taste of South Beach Mission Bay Street Fair on Saturday September 24th from noon-6pm ‘cause this year, the event is being held along the Embarcadero between The...
- FallFest 2011 is October 9th - San Francisco magazine invites you to fête all the best in local food, wine, and spirits at FallFest 2011 on Sunday October 9th. As in previous years, the local restaurateurs, winemakers, food artisans, eco experts, and bartenders you’ve seen in...
August 23, 2011
- The Eat Real Festival Returns to Oakland September 23rd-25th - Do ya get excited when you hear stuff like food crafts, DIY, street food, locally sourced, and urban homesteading? And of course our fave four-letter word: free? Then you should be excited about the return of the Eat Real Festival...
- Get Your Tickets for CUESA's Sunday Supper on October 2nd - As is the case every year, CUESA’s ninth annual Sunday Supper is gearing up to be yet another grand gala event. On October 2nd in the Ferry Building Grand Hall, an impressive list of leading local chefs are planning marvelous...
August 16, 2011
- Foreign Cinema Turns 12 (and Is Throwing a Big Bash!) - Congratulations are in order for chefs Gayle Pirie and John Clark as Foreign Cinema turns 12 this year, and they’re throwing a rockin’ anniversary party to celebrate. It’s gonna be a big bash, and with a big heart too ‘cause...
- This Land Is Your Land, a Fundraiser for Pie Ranch - Get your dancing shoes out, and not the stiletto ones, ladies, for a barn dance and live music at a unique fundraiser: on Saturday September 24th, Pie Ranch is holding This Land Is Your Land, a special farm-to-table experience that...
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2012
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