The Socialite

For the 15th year, Sunset magazine’s CELEBRATION WEEKEND is back June 2nd-3rd at the magazine’s seven-acre Menlo Park headquarters, and this year’s theme pays tribute to all that’s “Fresh from the West,” especially when it comes to food. That means celebrity chefs, Sunset’s own food…

Nothing beats combining good food with a good cause. Here are a couple upcoming fundraisers that do just that: a luau with Namu Gaji on Memorial Day, then a brunch with Sam Mogannam of Bi-Rite Market on June 3rd. Join the Lee brothers of ~NAMU GAJI~ for a Memorial Day…

Head south on Sunday June 3rd for the ninth annual FOOD & WINE CLASSIC, and you’ll be enjoying food from 21 notable California chefs and restaurants and sipping wines from 22 fine California wineries, all on the gorgeous grounds of the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, which is also…

A guest post by Daniel Horton. On Saturday May 19th, the Jamie Oliver Foundation is launching its first-ever FOOD REVOLUTION DAY, a global day dedicated to inspiring, educating, and empowering people everywhere to stand up for real food. Thousands of people from 45 countries have already signed up to take…

Consider this your calendar invite, go ahead and click “Yes” to attend. SUMMERTINI is back at the Galleria this year on Friday June 8th, 6pm-10pm, with chef Martin Yan as emcee. Proceeds benefit Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco, which runs one of our favorite organizations, CHEFS—Conquering Homelessness through…

DINE ABOUT TOWN is back for round two this year, with five new restaurants joining the fray from June 1st-15th. Reservations are already available, so take a look at the roster and start booking whenever you’re ready. During DAT, more than 100 San Francisco restaurants (111 to be exact—…

Okay folks, there’s still time to consider your options and make reservations for Mother’s Day, so here are some ideas to get you going. (Don’t forget the fab 707 options posted last week.) But don’t wait too long—you know how fast reservations go in this…

Author Elizabeth Gilbert (of Eat, Pray, Love fame) is gracing the Bay Area with two appearances to present At Home on the Range, her great-grandmonther Margaret Yardley Potter’s narrative cookbook, coming out in a new edition from McSweeney’s. Your first (and free) chance to meet Ms. Gilbert is…

Wanted to give you first crack at this upcoming event with yours truly: on Friday June 15th, join Peter Temkin and me, your tablehopper, for a conversation and tasting all about salumi, uh huh. Yeah, THERE WILL BE MEAT. Peter (who is charcutier for Showdogs and Foreign Cinema) and I…

If you know you’re gonna eat out anyway, or you just need a little extra excuse to eat out, consider patronizing any one of the 100+ restaurants participating in this year’s DINING OUT FOR LIFE fundraising event on Thursday April 26th, when each restaurant donates 25% of gross…