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The Lush

Pio Cesare Wine Dinner at Alexander's Steakhouse September 13th

On Thursday September 13th, ~ALEXANDER’S STEAKHOUSE~ is hosting a wine dinner featuring Pio Cesare wines. The four-course menu from chef Marc ZImmerman will be paired with Pio Cesare wines selected by sommelier Johnny Slamon. Winemaker Pio Boffa will be on hand to answer any questions as well. The cost…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 28, 2012

August 28, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: dust bowl.

This week's tablehopper: dust bowl. Krondill poached lobster Skagen at Pläj. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Howdy! By the time you read this, I will hopefully be relatively close to passing through the Burning Man gate in Nevada. Isn’t technology amazing? Heh. What’s even more amazing is I…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 27, 2012

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: dust bowl.

Howdy! By the time you read this, I will hopefully be relatively close to passing through the Burning Man gate in Nevada. Isn’t technology amazing? Heh. What’s even more amazing is I will be completely away from technology for a week: no phone, no email, no Twitter, no…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 27, 2012

The Socialite

Sixth Annual SF Cocktail Week September 17th-23rd

San Francisco Cocktail Week is coming up, so raise your glass and stock up on coconut water as you get ready to celebrate the best booze San Francisco has to offer. There are tons of events this year all over town (and across the bay), including classes, tastings, and straight-up…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 27, 2012

The Socialite

Feasting in the Fields at Green Gulch Farm September 8th

The San Francsico Zen Center will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, which is pretty awesome. To celebrate, they are throwing a special Feasting in the Fields event. Annie Sommerville of ~GREENS~ will be crafting a special lunch menu to be served at the center’s Green Gulch Farm…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 27, 2012

(Sponsored): Bluxome Street Winery's "Meet Market" Is This Saturday!

We at Bluxome stand accused of enjoying the finer things in life, which is why we could hardly resist the temptation to gather some of the best culinary purveyors in the Bay Area under our eaves to create the once-a-month Meet Market at Bluxome Street Winery. Think of it as…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 24, 2012

The Chatterbox

Ron Siegel Is the New Executive Chef at Michael Mina SF

Big news came over the wires this week, with the announcement that chef Ron Siegel is coming to ~MICHAEL MINA~ as executive chef. Siegel is leaving the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco (Parallel 37) after eight years at the property and should be in the Mina kitchen in a few weeks. I…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 24, 2012

707 Scout

Cochon Heritage Fire, America's Cup Napa Style, Tasting Petaluma, Hard Cider, and a First Look at Spinster Sisters

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Get fired up for COCHON HERITAGE FIRE this Saturday August 25th in Napa. The second largest Cochon 555 event will again celebrate heritage breed animals such as goat, lamb, pig, rabbit, and wild birds from 3:30pm to 6:…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 24, 2012

August 24, 2012 - This week's tablehopper: get my goat.

This week's tablehopper: get my goat. Goat and al pastor tacos from El Norteño. Photo: © tablehopper.com. Sun, is that you? I hardly recognize you. It’s about time you showed up—you have been missed. Welcome back. I thought I was going to have to wait until…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 23, 2012

What’s Cookin’

This week's tablehopper: get my goat.

Sun, is that you? I hardly recognize you. It’s about time you showed up—you have been missed. Welcome back. I thought I was going to have to wait until driving to Burning Man next Tuesday to even see you at, oh, say Vallejo. What I do know is…

Marcia Gagliardi • Aug 23, 2012

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