The Lush

On Thursday June 7th, Drink Me Magazine and PISCO LATIN LOUNGE are hosting a pisco party featuring four pisco brands (including the locally owned Encanto). You can enjoy a hosted lineup of pisco cocktails, Destino will be providing appetizers, plus music, entertainment, and guests dressed up in their interpretation of…

In the food and restaurant industry? Enjoy cheering and jeering your fellows over a stiff drink after a long Sunday of tourists and special requests? Then make your way to the ~WAYFARE TAVERN~ on Sunday nights for the Industry Night and Billiards Tournament. Staff at various local eating and drinking…

As promised, here are details on RIO GRANDE, the new bar opening as part of the A Temporary Offering project I wrote about last week starting up in the Renoir Hotel. The Bon Vivants (Scott Baird, Josh Harris) and partner Jason Henton (who is also partnering with Baird and Harris…

Last Wednesday night—after five months of fighting (very) hard to stay open after an eviction notice from Jon Handlery—the GOLD DUST LOUNGE served its last margarita in Union Square and is now reportedly going to reopen in a location in Fisherman’s Wharf. The post on SF Weekly’…

A few upcoming events for you wine lovers out there, starting with a winemaker dinner at ~LOCAL MISSION EATERY~ on Wednesday May 30th with Chris Brockway, winemaker of Broc Cellars. For the dinner, Chris is pouring four of his natural wines, including some small-production treats. Come in and taste four…

You ready to get your drink on? Good. This Wednesday May 23rd is the Spring Cocktails of the Farmers Market event, the latest installment of the Farmers Market Cocktail Happy Hour series. There will be 12 bartenders serving two full-sized cocktails from Herradura Tequila and 10 smaller sample-sized drinks, along…

Fans of Iberian wines, here’s your chance to attend the most extensive annual tasting of domestically produced Spanish and Portuguese varietal wines in North America at the TAPAS GRAND WINE TASTING, which takes place in the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason Saturday June 9th, 2pm-5pm. Hosted by the Tempranillo…

Opening this Thursday May 17th is THE HANCOCK ROOM, a reservations-only sidebar adjacent to Sip Bar & Lounge in Chinatown. The private room has been converted into a bar with four seating areas outfitted with antique sofas, armchairs, and coffee tables, along with satirical artwork on the walls (owner John…

A couple weeks ago, I mentioned PLAYLAND was opening in the former Kimo’s on Polk. According to a detailed post on Yelp, the two-level cocktail bar is now open. Urban Daddy mentions the décor has an amusement park theme, with “a smoke-breathing bull’s head from Guadalajara mounted on…

Wine lovers may want to swing by the back patio at EL RIO on Friday May 18th, since a pop-up wine bar called Mugsy’ will be happening from 5pm-8pm. Wines will be poured from four urban wineries in Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley, and Alameda, with a focus on women winemakers:…