The Socialite

What do I love more than La Cocina? Their annual open house, of course! The 22 businesses of La Cocina are hosting their ~THIRD ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE~, two hours to taste all the marvy bites from their incubator businesses (and buy presents for your friends). There will also be drinks…

This gourmet food and wine event, ~SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS UNITE TO END HUNGER~, is quite the deal, and it’s one you can feel extra-good about since it benefits the San Francisco Food Bank. The SF Food Bank is really having a tough year and they are hoping to get…

Cheese please! The Cheese School of San Francisco is celebrating its second anniversary with a ~SPECIAL DROP-IN NIGHT CELEBRATION~, designed to salute Slow Food Nation, and kick things off the day before the official gourmand mayhem begins. There will be ample samplings of cheeses and accompaniments, with expert hosts on…

OPEN is a project of Jerome Waag and Sam White, who both work at Chez Panisse in Berkeley while pursuing individual artistic practices. When I attended OPEN restaurant’s “soil” project at New Langton Arts back in March, I couldn’t wait for their next installation. From the website: “OPEN…

This year’s Golden Gate Restaurant Association (GGRA) event, titled ~A FOOD AFFAIRE~, will feature over twenty chefs showcasing aphrodisiac-inspired cuisine (the event was formerly called Toast of the Town). Participating chefs and restaurants include Mark Gordon, Terzo; Richard Corbo, Ducca; Joey Altman, Miss Pearl’s Jam House; Bruce Hill,…

Slow Food Nation is on its way, and for those who aren’t heading off to Burning Man (waaaaah!), there are some really cool ~SLOW FOOD DINNERS~ happening all over the Bay Area, benefitting a variety of very worthy organizations. One that caught my eye is the Orson event on…

Masa's Restaurant announces the return of guest chefs Julian Serrano, Elizabeth Falkner, Richard Reddington, and pastry chef Keith Jeanminette to celebrate ~MASA'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY~. The event will feature an all-star special nine-course tasting menu, highlighting Julian's, Elizabeth's, Richard's, and Gregory&…

This event, ~DEMOLICIOUS: PIG OUT THE VOTE!~, is a food, wine, and music extravaganza benefiting MoveOn.org. You can read more about the reason for this event on the site—I’ll just say McCain supporters might want to move on to reading the next event listed in this week’…

~FAMILY WINEMAKERS OF CALIFORNIA~ returns for its eighteenth year, the largest tasting of California wines in the world, and a showcase for our state's small, family-owned wineries. Click here for a list of participating wineries. No one under 21 admitted, including infants, so leave the little whippersnapper at…

©2008 frankenyimages.com One hell of a swell and celebratory event is coming up: ~LONG, HOT SUMMER~, when the San Francisco Leadership Council of GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) is raising a glass in honor of Mayor Gavin Newsom and his pioneering efforts to advance marriage for gay…