The Lush

A tablehopper reader connected me with the new owners of ST. MARY’S PUB in Bernal Heights, Boston transplants Maria Davis and Jimmy Driscoll. They gave the dive quite the remodel and officially reopened last month with cherry red-tufted booths, and there’s also a pool table, pinball, a jukebox,…

This month, The Barbary Coast Conservancy of the American Cocktail is hosting three upcoming classes well worth considering (for those 21 and up, ahem). All classes take place at the Conservancy’s home, ~THE BOOTHBY CENTER FOR THE BEVERAGE ARTS~ located at 1161 Mission Street between 7th and 8th Streets.…

After applying for a liquor license many moons ago, ~OUTERLANDS~ is launching its petite cocktail program this evening. Co-owner David Muller bartended for five years prior to opening Outerlands, working at Slanted Door (with Erik Adkins and Jennifer Collieau) and Slow Club. The concise list (we’re talking two-four cocktails,…

The Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco is hosting 12 New Zealand winemakers on Tuesday May 31st for a wine tasting at MO Bar and a four-course winemaker dinner at ~SILKS~. The wine tasting is nicely affordable at $30, and includes pairings with small bites from MO Bar from 5:30pm-7:30pm.…

Beautiful scenery, beautiful wines, you can’t ask for much more. The Marin County Winegrowers Association is hosting the seventh annual MARIN COUNTY WINE CELEBRATION on Saturday June 11th at the Historic Escalle Winery in Larkspur to benefit the Marin Agricultural Land Trust. You’re invited to attend from 3pm-7pm…

This Friday May 20th, celebrate the one-year anniversary of ~COMSTOCK SALOON~ gloriously joining (and preserving) our local saloon scene. The party starts at 11:30am, with the gents offering a free lunch (until 2:30pm) with the purchase of two adult beverages. Hey, it’s Friday after all! Starting at…

Sounds like drinks are gonna flow like lava at the Ferry Building when CUESA and the Northern California Chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild hold their next (bigger and badder) FARMERS MARKET HAPPY HOUR on Wednesday May 25th. The event’s theme is “Pacific coast produce meets Pacific Rim…

Cocktail expert Scott Beattie and CUESA are putting on yet another hands-on class, this time focusing on vodka’s classy cousin, gin. The SHAKEN OR STIRRED? D.I.Y COCKTAILS FEATURING GIN AKA “MOTHER’S RUIN” class will consist of a brief history of gin distillation, a discussion of current…

On Sunday June 5th at the Herbst Pavilion at Fort Mason, the Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos Society is hosting their TAPAS GRAND WINE TASTING, the most extensive annual tasting of domestically produced Spanish and Portuguese varietal wines in North America. Trade and general consumers will be able to sample…