The Socialite

Congratulations are in order for chefs Gayle Pirie and John Clark as ~FOREIGN CINEMA~ turns 12 this year, and they’re throwing a rockin’ anniversary party to celebrate. It’s gonna be a big bash, and with a big heart too ‘cause they’re teaming up with nonprofit Little Kids…

You’ve never seen a SAN FRANCISCO COCKTAIL WEEK this big. The schedule of main events from September 19th-25th is out, and it’s quite the lineup of cocktail parties, dinners, seminars, and more at locations all around the Bay Area. To add to this celebration of all things drink…

~WATERBAR~ invites you to come unhinged at their third annual OysterFest on Saturday August 27th from noon-3pm. Party on the patio with celebrity guest Brian Boitano, and enjoy unlimited oysters from Waterbar’s large and eclectic selection of oysters (sustainable ones, mind you), plus local wine and craft beer, live…

Whoa, the slew of events going on during SUNSET SAVOR THE CENTRAL COAST 2011 is making for quite the destination-worthy, four-day extravaganza from September 29th-October 2nd. While the main event will be at the Santa Margarita Ranch October 1st-2nd, a host of other activities are also taking place at Central…

Replaced your toothbrush lately? You’ll wanna do that (hey, you should anyway, says the ADA) to prep your sweet tooth for the cupcakes, donuts, ice cream, and other sweet morsels you’ll be enjoying at the 11TH ANNUAL DESSERT FIRST fundraiser event benefitting Project Open Hand on Sunday August…

On Monday August 22nd, the Asian Culinary Forum (ACF) brings you a panel that promises to be interesting and informative, and did we mention there’s food? TALKIN BOUT MY GENERATION: CHEFS RE-INVENTING ASIAN CUISINE brings together SF culinary innovators Richie Nakano (Hapa Ramen), Wilfred Pacio (Spice Kit), Dennis Lee…

Start clearing your schedule now ‘cause SF CHEFS 2011 is almost here, and there are quite a few must-attend events. For the third year, the SF Chefs food, wine, and spirits festival is taking over Union Square from August 1st through the 7th, with all kinds of events (classes, demos,…

Whether or not you were planning to celebrate Peruvian Independence Day on Thursday July 28th, there’s quite a few celebrations going on this week that give good reason to party it up for the anniversary of Peru’s independence from Spain. PISCO LATIN LOUNGE is throwing a week of…

None other than the tablehopper herself will be asking San Francisco’s 2011 James Beard Award winners that most elusive of all dining questions, “What makes a restaurant great?” The award-winning journalists, designers, chefs, and restaurant owners of a destination food city like SF should have some good answers: find…

Complimentary food, local hip-hop and hard rock, and an indoor street-style skatepark: it’s all coming together on Friday July 15th 9pm-2am at Club Six for TSUNAMI BENEFIT ROUND II, the second of three benefit events from Low SF/Lowcardmag.com to help the tsunami and earthquake relief efforts in…