The Lush

By Dana Eastland. We happily reported a couple of weeks ago that the ORBIT ROOM would be reopening after its unfortunate closure earlier this year. Now Scoop reports that the beloved Market Street bar is officially opening on Thursday November 5th, under the leadership of Courtney Ross and Nic DiLillo,…

If you’re looking for a special meal on Sunday November 8th, visit ~54 MINT~ for their Sagrantino Umbrian Essence dinner, a night celebrating the wines of Montefalco. Top producers will be on-site, and their wines will be paired with a five-course menu of Umbrian specialties. $110 per person, including…

By Dana Eastland. ~MAGNOLIA GASTROPUB & BREWERY~ and 21ST AMENDMENT have paired up for their seventh annual BRU/SFO Project, where each brewery makes six Belgian-stye beers over the course of November for your tasting pleasure. Passport cards are available (the title refers to the airport codes of Brussels and…

Walking through the door at WHITECHAPEL last Thursday at a preview party, I completely stopped in my tracks. I just wasn’t quite prepared for the extent Martin Cate, Alex Smith, and John Park were going to take this “gin bar and private club in an abandoned London Underground train…

Some updates for you on recently closed/closing dive bars, starting with ZEKE’S. We saw some ABC license activity hit the wires, and Hoodline followed the story, discovering that the former director of operations for the Golden Bear Restaurant Corporation (MoMo’s, Pete’s Tavern, Pedro’s Cantina), Paul…

Some wino tidbits for you. We have been tracking the upcoming WINE DOWN since July, and now the owners are ready to talk (they just launched an Indiegogo campaign). Co-owners Sarah Garand and Jaime Hiraishi wanted to create the after-work space they always sought: a comfortable place to enjoy quality…

Mezcal mania will be in full effect for Mezcal: Mexico in a Bottle, a full week of mezcal-related activities running November 8th-15th at various Bay Area locations. In addition to a week of special cocktails, mezcal tastings, a “Future of Mezcal” panel discussion, and dishes made with mezcal, it will…

Here’s some good news for fans of THE ORBIT ROOM: after closing in April following the death of owner Jay Johnson, Scoop is now reporting that the bar is coming back, and without too many changes. Friends of Johnson’s, Courtney Ross and Nic DiLillo, are the new owners,…

WEST COAST WINE • CHEESE is turning one, and they are celebrating with some specials and more. On Saturday October 17th, they will be featuring some sparkling wines at ridiculously low prices, both by the glass and by the bottle (like Roederer 2007 L’Ermitage for $12/glass and $48/bottle,…

VERSO, the new nightclub going in the former Sloane, is due to officially open Friday October 16th. Partners Hilary Newsom and Jeremy Scherer of The PlumpJack Group are behind the 14,000-square-foot nightclub in the Mid-Market district, just next door to their recently opened bar, Forgery. There’s a 20-foot…