The Lush

Celebrate Japan’s Day of Sake by joining in the festivities at the 5TH ANNUAL SAKE DAY on Friday October 1st at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) in San Francisco’s Japantown. Sake Day 2010 will feature sake tastings from dozens of sake vendors and…

Liquor.com is hosting another Spirited Supper; this one is The Modernists, with chefs Elizabeth Falkner and Dominique Crenn, and will be hosted at Orson. The aperitif will start at 6:30pm in the bar, featuring an amuse and a cocktail made with Belvedere. Dinner will follow in the dining…

One of my favorite people to learn about wine from, Evan Goldstein will be at Omnivore Books on Thursday September 16th talking about his new book, Daring Pairings: A Master Sommelier Matches Distinctive Wines with Recipes from his Favorite Chefs. He’ll be there from 6pm-7pm,  and you know there…

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare thy livers. SAN FRANCISCO COCKTAIL WEEK returns, with a slew of events running from September 21st through the 27th. The official kick-off of Cocktail Week 2010 is the inauguration of the Boothby Center for the Beverage Arts on Tuesday September 21st, built by the Barbary Coast…

The newly revamped ~BAR ADAGIO~ near Union Square is starting a Cocktail College program on the second Thursday of each month from 6pm-8pm—the first one will be September 9th. Each month will feature a premium spirit (September is vodka and October is pisco), with the opportunity to meet bartenders…

Donkey & Goat Winery always likes to do something fun for their open house parties. On September 11th, get ready to check out Diamond Lil, the world’s first “bus-taurant” (it’s a 1957 Greyhound) from sommelier Kai Schoenhals and chef Daniel Isberg—it’s made from recycled materials and…

Are you a big riesling fan? There’s a great upcoming prix-fixe dinner at ~JARDINIÈRE~ you won’t want to miss: it’s the usual Monday night dinner special for $45 for three courses, with three wine pairings. But on this night, the wine pairings will feature rieslings chosen by…

Next Thursday September 2nd is one of your last chances to enjoy a cocktail from ~JARDINIÈRE~ bar manager Brian MacGregor before he heads off to Locanda. In fact, you’ll be able to savor more than one cocktail at this Spirited Supper—try four. (Wait, you actually get five cocktails—…

Trade and media folks, you may want to check out this unique California tasting, UNEXPECTED GRAPES FROM UNEXPECTED PLACES at the Hotel Vitale. This tasting is going to be very cool and not at all what you’d expect in a typical California wine tasting. Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein will…