The Socialite

Wine Enthusiast Magazine will host its third annual ~TOAST OF THE TOWN~, a spiffy food, wine, and music event at the War Memorial Opera House. The event will have over 70 international wine producers, and dishes from over 30 top Bay Area restaurants (including EPIC, Jeanty at Jack’s, and…

~EDIBLE PURSUIT~ is back, the hottest food event this side of the Bay Bridge. This time it’s going to be held at Acme Chophouse, and yours truly is the emcee. The first Edible Pursuit was a blast, and this one is shaping up to be even more intense, with…

Fifth Floor Restaurant & Lounge is hosting a special ~JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BENEFIT DINNER IN HONOR OF COOKBOOK AUTHOR PAULA WOLFERT~. Chef Laurent Manrique and a roster of his acclaimed fellow chefs and friends will prepare a spectacular six-course dinner with dishes adapted from Wolfert’s classic recipes from the…

Art by Kelly Tunstall. Every year, A16 celebrates International Women's Day—and of course it’s in an Italian style, so it’s ~FESTA DELLA DONNA~. There’s much to celebrate, including the many wonderful women who work at A16, and the promotion of Liza Shaw as a…

Last month when “The Perfect” video I did with CHOW.com on Farina’s pesto was posted, I had people telling me for weeks afterwards how the video made them crave that pesto something fierce. (I have one friend who went in for it the very next day). Well, crave…

Jesse Kuhn (Marin Roots Farm), Mourad Lahlou (Aziza), and James Syhabout (formerly Manresa, Commis) The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA), is proud to announce the first annual ~A MOVEABLE FEAST: TWELVE CHEFS CELEBRATE SIX FARMERS IN A SERIES OF SEASONAL SUPPERS~, in partnership with leading Bay Area…

Coming up are two very important ~FUNDRAISERS TO HELP THE POOR VICTIMS OF THE BUSHFIRES IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA~. There are thousands of people who are now homeless from the fires, their towns burned to the ground, and almost 300 people have perished. The Aussies need all the help they can…

Jack Falstaff’s executive chef, Jonnatan Leiva, started a series of ~GROWERS' DINNERS~ in the fall of 2008, and now the ongoing series has expanded to include other chefs who want to recognize the hardworking, visionary farmers and purveyors behind the ingredients. The monthly Growers' Dinners will feature…

The ~CAVALLO POINT COOKING SCHOOL~ has a number of interesting cooking classes and demos coming up—and the classroom itself is downright gorgeous. Here are a few classes to look at and consider—read the program on the site for more details about each class: In My Kitchen: Visit and…

Yeah, yeah, so these are summer cocktails at Tabla in NYC... CUESA and the San Francisco Chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild (USBG) are hosting an evening of ~WINTER FARMERS' MARKET COCKTAILS~ in the kitchen under the arches of the Ferry Building. For just $25, guests will get…