The Socialite

Photo courtesy of Ferry Building Marketplace Next week, on Thursday April 27, there will be another Commonwealth Club talk at the Ferry Building as part of their Bay Gourmet series, called "Tasting with Our Eyes: The Art of the Cookbook." There will be a panel of experts to…

Okay, I am totally going to this wine dinner on Wednesday, and I think there's a little space left so you can too. Here are some highlights from the press release: The esteemed Chianti Classico producer, Emanuela Stucchi-Prinetti of Badia a Coltibuono, will visit the Bay Area for…

One of the Bay Area's coolest non-profits, Meals on Wheels, is known for delivering food to homebound seniors, and is holding their 19th annual ~STAR CHEFS AND VINTNERS GALA~ on Sunday, May 21, 2006. (Last year they delivered over 640,000 meals.) The event starts with champers, wine,…

A good friend of mine just alerted me that ~DINING OUT FOR LIFE~ is at the end of this month, an annual fundraising event supporting the Stop AIDS Project. Through the generosity of participating restaurants and diners, the Stop AIDS Project receives 25% of total food sales on Thursday, April…

Hello singles with good taste—it's time to potentially meet your next hottie while chopping up some spicy tomatillo salsa. ¡Sabrocito! ~GOURMET DATING~ is the latest from Parties That Cook, and is an upscale culinary event where singles learn cooking techniques, eat together, and meet other (hopefully cute…

You'd think I was a boozehound with all these wine events. (Well, now you know.) The sommelier at Fifth Floor, Emily Wines (I know, that last name is just ridiculous—like, how does that happen?) is introducing a public version of her popular private wine course, "Sommelier…

Calling all oenophiles: on Sunday, April 23, bacar will host internationally renowned wine writer, Hugh Johnson. Bacar will be holding a five-course dinner paired with wines to celebrate Hugh's autobiography, "A Life Uncorked." Books will be on sale that evening and Hugh will be available to…

Save the date and reserve your spot for this one: in honor of the release of The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market Cookbook, there will be a special fundraising breakfast for ~CUESA~ (Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture), sponsored by Chronicle Books. The breakfast will be held…

~FRISSON~ has launched a series of "First Thursdays" events, featuring a new art installation on the first Thursday of every month. Number one brought champagne and cake, and number two in April is "COMICS and COFFEE with a KICK," featuring an art installation by Paul Madonna,…

Have you heard of the killer wine classes at the ~FERRY PLAZA WINE MERCHANT~? I totally want to check these out. Each month they offer a couple core classes (Wine Tasting Technique Deconstructed [$45] and Principles of Wine & Food Pairing [$55]) and in May they'll be starting…