January 15, 2008
Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go's had dinner at frisson (reportedly the foie was a hit).…
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January 15, 2008
Well, I am back from NYC, and I think I have finally caught up on my sleep. Catching up on my work is another matter entirely. And I have caught a cold. Blergh. Since I missed you, and the holiday restaurant madness is over, I decided it’s time to…
tablehopper supper
So the holidays have ended, and now it’s time for another gathering of the gourmand tribes for the third ~TABLEHOPPER SUPPER~. I am hosting this supper at one of my very favorite restaurants, Aziza. There is room for 24 guests total, and if the last two parties are any…
ZAP Festival
The 17th Annual ~ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES & PRODUCERS FESTIVAL (ZAP)~ has a variety of events coming up, and always draws quite the crowd. For more details, check out the site links below, but here are the highlights:
Flights: A Showcase of California Zinfandels, an afternoon of seated tastings and panel discussions,…
PPQ Dungeness Island
You know when you have friends visiting from out of town and they want an SF seafood experience? This is not about some soup in a sourdough bowl--it's prime time to hook them up with a crab fest! And seriously now, where are you going to find…
January 8, 2008
Been watch-dogging the restaurant project slated to moved into the InterContinental San Francisco for a while, and the word is finally out about ~LUCE~. This new restaurant will be opening when the hotel opens, most likely by the end of February. The executive chef is Dominique Crenn, who was…
January 8, 2008
Uh, I'm trying to walk a lot in New York this week. Even when I don't want to, I am walking. A lot.…
January 8, 2008
We had a busy New Year's Eve in the city: Laura Dern and Ben Harper were at Washington Square Bar & Grill, at 12:30am on New Year's Eve (technically, New Year's Day). Just in the nick of time, I guess. They were also…
January 8, 2008
A Manhattan-sized hello and MEOW from NYC—it was a miracle I even made it here considering STORM 2008 was going full-tilt when I was flying out of SF on Friday. And miracle number two: it's something like 68 degrees today. I know, huh?!
Highlights thus…
Wine and Wishes
The seventh annual ~MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION'S WINE AND WISHES~ event is coming up, a gourmet food and wine tasting hosted on Treasure Island. Over 60 of San Francisco's favorite chefs and wineries will be providing hors d'oeuvres, like Ana Mandara, A16, Ozumo, SPQR,…