The Lush

A couple wine events doubling as benefits for your consideration. First, on Wednesday May 16th, is Wine Spectacular, a wine benefit and tasting for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at ~E&O TRADING COMPANY~ from 5:30pm-8:30pm. There will be at least eight wineries, including Arcadian, Gundlach Bundschu,…

From Thursday May 17th-Sunday May 20th, JASPER’S CORNER TAP & KITCHEN is hosting a bourbon dinner by chef Adam Carpenter; the cocktail pairings by bartender Kevin Diedrich will feature Jasper’s hand-selected Evan Williams bourbon. $50 for the prix-fixe menu with pairings; cocktails available à la carte for $10…

I think you’ll like the sound of this: for the month of May, ~GRAND CAFÉ~ is going to offer half off all bottles of wine. Yup, even sparkling. The only limitation is a cap of two bottles of wine per table. Have fun! And don’t miss chef Alicia…

After Kimo’s, the two-level dive bar and live music spot on Polk Street, closed on New Year’s Eve, it looks like the new incarnation will be PLAYLAND BAR. The owners haven’t returned our calls, so that’s all we’ve got right now: a sign. And a…

Jupiter Olympus and friends are bringing THE TOURING POP-UP SIDESHOW SALOON to San Francisco on Sunday May 6th. Enjoy the saloon-inspired party and sideshow attractions (à la the 1850s) for free with RSVP. You’ll still wanna hit the ATM for the cash bar ‘cause the Jupiter Olympus mixologists will…

Fellow winos, take note: there are a few opportunities coming up to experience special wine dinners that don’t come around too often. Sign up soon if you wanna get a seat (maybe in a Ferrari). Tonight, April 24th, ~MICHAEL MINA~ is hosting an exclusive SF pre-release dinner for those…

A very charming-looking bar called BIG is now open, according to Grub Street and SFoodie. Ironically, the bar is very small, holding up to 25 guests. But it also means barman Brian Felley is going to take very customized care of you, based on your beverage likes and proclivities. Cocktails…

I’ve got some specials and info for ya, which should come in handy considering tax time has taken away a lot of surplus funds for folks this week. Let’s start with CREDO in the Financial District, which is offering happy hour specials throughout the week (2:30pm-6:30pm)…

Opening quite a bit ahead of schedule, LOCAL EDITION, the latest bar from the Destination Bars team (Brian Sheehy and Doug Dalton), is opening this Thursday. It’s located in the basement of the historic Hearst Building—some of you may remember The Manhattan Lounge from a while ago, the…