The Lush

Many folks in the Bernal neighborhood have been wondering about the fate of SKIP’S TAVERN, which is under new ownership. The new incarnation is The Lucky Horseshoe, and the plan is to open this Wednesday June 29th. Sounds like the owner is doing what she can to secure an…

A couple new happy hours for your booze radar: ~TOWN HALL~ has launched their Smoke N’ Barrel Happy Hour every Mon-Fri 4pm-6pm. There will be drink specials for $5, $3 Trumer Pils, a couple $5 wine selections, and food under $10, like a duo of house-smoked Reuben sliders ($5), Travis’…

No, I’m not talking bonsai. URBAN KITCHEN SF is hosting a berry shrubs class this Thursday June 23rd in the CUESA Dacor Teaching Kitchen. Your guides will be Jennifer Colliau of Small Hand Foods and Aaron Gregory Smith of 15 Romolo, who will teach you how to make vinegar-based…

It’s a good time for wine and food enthusiasts with upcoming winemaker dinners at Flour + Water and Spruce, and a tasting at Press Club—try to make your way to one, or more (you wino, you). ~FLOUR + WATER~’s winemaker dinner series has guest winemakers in the Dough Room…

The world’s only distillery built over water invites you to discover your gin personality while touring its scenic facilities. Once a month for the rest of the year, DISTILLERY NO. 209 will bring a small group onto the premises behind AT&T Park and walk them through the…

Fortunately the weather forecast doesn’t show a single raindrop in it, so an afternoon sailing on the bay in a luxury yacht sounds kind of perfect, right? This Saturday June 11th, Liquor.com is hosting a sailing and tasting event with Bowmore, a single malt scotch whisky which happens…

You’ll find a new (and exciting) cocktail list at BELDEN TAVERNA from Victoria D’Amato-Moran, recently hired as the bar manager. Check out her cocktail list on Alcademics, which includes many of her housemade syrups, plus fruits and peppers. There’s the Margarita Arrosto, with tequila, housemade roasted pepper…

Fans of pinot noir, consider yourself officially invited to explore all the different styles of pinot noir at the seventh annual PINOT DAYS SAN FRANCISCO 2011 with a number of events, including the Grand Festival Public Tasting on Saturday June 18th from 1pm-5pm in the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason…

According to posts in UrbanDaddy and the Inside Scoop, PLACE PIGALLE in Hayes Valley has reopened with new owners (but don’t worry, the pool table and couches remain). The new owners are Michael O’Connor and Jason Perkins, who recently opened Brick & Mortar Music Hall in the former…

A tablehopper reader wrote in to tell me THE HIDDEN VINE, the tucked-away wine bar in the Fitzgerald Hotel across from Le Colonial, is going to have new owners: Sarah Trubnick (an ex-manager there) and Nikki Goddard (the current manager). They are going to be renaming the business THE BARREL…