The Lush

Be sure to put this wine event on your radar: legendary winemaker Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyard is coming to the Visiting Vintners program at PRESS CLUB on Thursday September 8th. Grahm will be leading tastings of Bonny Doon wines, including the limited production Sparkling Riesling as part of…

I’ll be heading down to San Luis Obispo for Sunset’s SAVOR the Central Coast the weekend of October 1st—and it’s not just to attend the oyster seminar and tasting on Sunday October 2nd (which I’m looking forward to). I was invited to be a judge…

Tonight, the fine folks at 15 ROMOLO, ~COMSTOCK SALOON~, and ~TXOKO~ are hosting their first Barbary Coast Crawl, featuring Pisco Punch three different ways. Swing by after 9pm. Follow @BarbaryCstCrawl on Twitter for future updates. And on Sunday August 28th, ~MASA’S~ is hosting a special Slow Food winemaker dinner…

Inside Scoop reveals Brooke Arthur is leaving Prospect and will be the bar manager for Charles Phan’s upcoming ~WO HING GENERAL STORE~ on Valencia. (Yup, very close to her previous place of employment, Range.) She will reportedly be working closely with Erik Adkins (The Slanted Door, Heaven’s Dog)…

Jupiter Olympus, a cocktail consulting company, is launching Jupiter Olympus Presents, a monthly series of events featuring new and experimental cocktails. The inaugural event will be at the ACME BAR & CO. on Monday August 29th. They will be serving six specialty cocktails featuring the new, unreleased gins from St.…

A while ago, liquor license activity mentioned a bar called Up Dog opening in Oakland, and then Diablo Dish figured out it was related to some folks behind the Weather Up bar in Brooklyn. After some serious online stalking, I was able to get in touch with the owners, who…

Some quick booze news for ya: ~JARDINIÈRE~ is hosting guest bartender Carolyn Alburger of Eater this Thursday August 18th from 6pm-8pm. She’ll be shaking the MargarEater ($9) behind the bar, and all money made from this cocktail purchase will be used to help support the charity Home Away From…

It’s bloody Mary time on August 28th when eight bartenders will compete for the winning recipe at Sunday, Bloody Sunday in the newly renovated BAR DRAKE in the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. Guests will get to sample the eight unique bloody Mary entries, plus brunch bites will be served…

In case you missed the mention last week, the Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA) and the Northern California Chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild (USBG) are hosting an SF COCKTAIL WEEK PREVIEW PARTY featuring cocktails straight from the farmers’ market. It’s Wednesday August 24th, 5:…

Opening to the public this Friday August 12th is BARREL ROOM, the new wine bar that moved into the former Hidden Vine space from Sarah Trubnick and Nikki Goddard. The ladies gave the place a thorough cleaning, but the living room style remains, with newly acquired antique furniture (and a…