September 2, 2008
Lars Ulrich (Metallica, yo!) was spotted eating and drinking red wine with his fam and nanny in tow at Taylor’s Automatic Refresher at the Ferry Building on Saturday night.…
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September 2, 2008
Did you have a swell Labor Day? True to its name, I spent some of mine writing this thing. Although instead of penning a restaurant review this week, I opted to get a little BBQ time in at grandma’s house with the fam in San Mateo—the smell of…
La Cocina's Annual Open House–A Taste of La Cocina
What do I love more than La Cocina? Their annual open house, of course! The 22 businesses of La Cocina are hosting their ~THIRD ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE~, two hours to taste all the marvy bites from their incubator businesses (and buy presents for your friends). There will also be drinks…
San Francisco Restaurants Unite to End Hunger
This gourmet food and wine event, ~SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS UNITE TO END HUNGER~, is quite the deal, and it’s one you can feel extra-good about since it benefits the San Francisco Food Bank. The SF Food Bank is really having a tough year and they are hoping to…
Simon Anixter on Ligurian Wines
Simon Anixter, wine director at Rose Pistola, began his food and beverage career like many people did, working summers in restaurants while he attended Claremont McKenna College in Southern California. Realizing his true passion, he decided to pursue a career in wine after graduating with a degree in science and…
August 26, 2008
I was so thrilled to get a sneak peek this past weekend of ~STABLE CAFÉ~ and ~MISSION CREEK KITCHEN~, a new project opening next week in the Mission. Perhaps you’ve noticed the building before—I’ve always admired it, and come to find out, it was a carriage house…
August 26, 2008
Mark your calendar: ~ORSON’S MONTHLY COCKTAIL PAIRING DINNER~ will be on September 10th, and the theme is Brazilian summer and cachaça. Let’s just say last week’s dinner of Square One vodka and summer BBQ kicked arse; I am still thinking about the pork belly with watermelon, arugula,…
August 26, 2008
It’s the time of the year when San Francisco is precariously low on bottled gallons of water, halter-tops, and beef jerky. While I’m definitely bummed to not be heading to Burning Man this year, I’m definitely excited for all the Slow Food Nation festivities this coming…
Cheese School of San Francisco Special Drop in Night Celebration
Cheese please! The Cheese School of San Francisco is celebrating its second anniversary with a ~SPECIAL DROP-IN NIGHT CELEBRATION~, designed to salute Slow Food Nation, and kick things off the day before the official gourmand mayhem begins. There will be ample samplings of cheeses and accompaniments, with expert hosts…
OPEN City—the city as farm
OPEN is a project of Jerome Waag and Sam White, who both work at Chez Panisse in Berkeley while pursuing individual artistic practices. When I attended OPEN restaurant’s “soil” project at New Langton Arts back in March, I couldn’t wait for their next installation. From the website: “OPEN…