The Socialite

Yes, $%#@ ~VALENTINE’S DAY~ is creeping up. Love it, hate it, whatever, the city erupts in events and all kinds of opportunities for you to blow some cash. If you’re wondering where to take your sweetie that night, I say pick your favorite place and call and see what…

So the holidays have ended, and now it’s time for another gathering of the gourmand tribes for the third ~TABLEHOPPER SUPPER~. I am hosting this supper at one of my very favorite restaurants, Aziza. There is room for 24 guests total, and if the last two parties are any…

The 17th Annual ~ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES & PRODUCERS FESTIVAL (ZAP)~ has a variety of events coming up, and always draws quite the crowd. For more details, check out the site links below, but here are the highlights: Flights: A Showcase of California Zinfandels, an afternoon of seated tastings and panel discussions,…

The seventh annual ~MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION'S WINE AND WISHES~ event is coming up, a gourmet food and wine tasting hosted on Treasure Island. Over 60 of San Francisco's favorite chefs and wineries will be providing hors d'oeuvres, like Ana Mandara, A16, Ozumo, SPQR, Perbacco, Piperade,…

I know, this in Half Moon Bay, but the ~INSIDE THE KITCHEN~ series of cooking classes are fab, and feature a lot of SF chefs! This year’s line up includes Jennifer Biesty, chef, and Scott Baird, bar manager, Coco500; Traci Des Jardins, executive chef, and Eugenio Jardim, sommelier, Jardinière;…

E. coli, GMOs, pesticides… every week, it seems, news arrives of the latest potential danger in our food supply. When the very thing that is meant to nourish us may also do us harm, how can consumers be conscious without becoming paranoid? A panel of food safety experts will discuss…

Ahhhhh, ‘tis the season for everyone to vie for your reservation for ~NEW YEAR’S EVE~. Basically every restaurant in town serves that night, so if you’re wondering where to go, call your faves and see what they’re offering. Last year my friends and I actually got together…

In case you’re looking for something a little sweet tomorrow, Elizabeth Falkner will be speaking at the ~COMMONWEALTH CLUB~ (the topic is “Dessert as Art”) as part of their Bay Gourmet program. There will be some treats, natch, and you can listen to Falkner discuss the many dessert plates…

~DINE ABOUT TOWN~ will announce its complete restaurant list this Friday, December 14, on the official Dine About Town San Francisco website. Reservations may be made online through OpenTable.com. Each three-course prix-fixe lunch is $21.95, and dinner is $31.95, exclusive of tax and gratuity. (A la carte…

I got an email about this dinner event designed to celebrate the local fall and winter harvest, and is also a fundraiser for the film ~IN SEARCH OF GOOD FOOD~, a movie about the food system in California. Here’s more: “This documentary series in the making explores the emerging…