Unfortunately I won’t be in town to have a table at Litquake’s Eat, Drink, and Be Literary event this year, but you should totally swing by to listen to and meet a variety of food writers, chefs, personalities, and more, including Novella Carpenter, Martin Cate of Smuggler’s Cove, and the delightful Margo True of Sunset Magazine. There will also be some food and beverages to taste, signings, and more. It all happens Sunday October 9th, 11am-5:30pm. $40. (Read more about Litquake here.) The Chapel, 777 Valencia St. at 19th St.
There are some pretty cool films that involve food at the Mill Valley Film Festival (October 6th-16th), including Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table, Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent, Paris Can Wait (by Eleanor Coppola), and Theater of Life (about Italy’s Massimo Bottura).
Brady Lowe returns to SF with his Cochon 555 on Sunday October 16th, which features five SF and Oakland chefs in a heritage whole hog culinary competition, plus five additional chefs serving some barbecue, from Korean to African braai to asador. It’s going to be a street fest on 22nd Street, hosted at Magnolia Brewery and Smokestack, with music (including DJ Kool Keith), cocktails, cheeses, a pie pop-up, and boutique wines. General admission tickets start at $100, with early admission VIP tickets for $150 and music-only tickets for $50. Magnolia Brewery in Dogpatch, street closure on 22nd between 3rd and Illinois. 3pm for VIP, 4pm for general admission, and 7pm for music only.
There is also a warm-up to the main event on Friday October 15th, Cochon 555 Asian Speakeasy, with Tu David Phu, formerly of Gather; Shawn Naputi of Prubechu; Francis Ang, formerly pastry chef at Dirty Habit; Tim Luym of Buffalo Theory; and Jacob Kwan-Rosenbush, formerly of Stock in Trade. There will be six courses of Devil’s Gulch Ranch pork, wine from Silver Oak Winery, and cocktails. It’s a charity dinner to raise money for Piggy Bank, a farm-in-the-making benefitting heritage breed pig farmers and culinary schools. 8pm. $85. The Tradesman. 753 Alabama St. at 20th St.
Don’t miss Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent at the Mill Valley Film Festival.