The Lush

This Thursday October 21st, Foreign Cinema’s LASZLO BAR will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a party that will feature a variety of DJs (DJ FOX, RondoBrothers, DJ Zita, and DJ Ts) and a special surprise DJ at midnight (no, it’s not Paul Oakenfold). You’ll also get to…

Just a little reminder that on Monday October 25th, ~ABSINTHE BRASSERIE & BAR~ is hosting its next installment of Pickled, a happy hour on the last Monday of every month, from 5:30pm-10pm. No idea what this month’s theme will be, but you can check out last month’s…

No, I’m not talking about your liver. The next FARMERS MARKET COCKTAIL HAPPY HOUR, Preserved & Pickled, is on Wednesday October 27th, and will feature a variety of infused, preserved, and pickled ingredients found in the farmers market. CUESA and the Northern California Chapter of the United States Bartenders…

Friday October 29th is the CCOF’s (California Certified Organic Farmers) fifth annual ORGANIC BEER AND WINE TASTING EVENT at the San Francisco Ferry Building. Guests will be able to talk with over 20 organic beer and wine producers (and taste their fabulous wares). The wines will come from organic…

Are you ready for Brock 2010? That’s what Brock Keeling of SFist will be serving this Thursday October 14th for his guest bartending night at ~JARDINIÈRE~. The cocktail is a 20th Century rendition of vodka, Lillet, lemon, and white crème de cacao ($9). He’ll be behind the stick…

Coming up this Sunday October 17th will be an amazing Bourbon Grand Tasting with Liquor.com at Bourbon & Branch. All rooms (including the secret ones) will be in action for the event: Main, Library, Mezzanine, and Russell’s Room. (Bourbon & Branch will be fully and exclusively dedicated to…

Wine importer Terry Theise has a brand-new book out, Reading Between the Wines, and there are a variety of local events happening to celebrate with him. On Saturday October 23rd, Terry will be at the FERRY PLAZA WINE MERCHANT 11am-2pm signing books immediately after his live radio interview with West…

Passionate about Sicilian wine? Then you’ll want to come to ~LOCANDA DA EVA~ in Berkeley for a Sicilian wine dinner with Robert Camuto, author of Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey on Wednesday October 27th. The four-course dinner includes insalata di mare: calamari, mussels, and shrimp with lemon and pepperoncini;…

The Cheese School of San Francisco is hosting the California Cheese & Beer Harvest Fest on Thursday October 28th from 6pm-9pm. Now in its fourth year, attendees at the annual event can mix and mingle with several of California’s most celebrated cheesemakers. There will be ample samplings of a…

While WhiskyFest San Francisco (hosted by Malt Advocate Magazine) is this Friday October 8th, there is quite the lineup of boozy events for WHISKYWEEK prior to the main event. You have your chaser ready? Let’s do this. Wednesday October 6th: Amrut Single Malt Whisky Tasting Join special guest Rick…