The Lush

On Wednesday August 26th, Oregon wines will be taking over the Presidio’s Golden Gate Club at Pinot in the City. The event is put on by the Willamette Valley Wineries Association and will feature more than 65 wineries from Oregon’s wine country. Many of the winemakers will be…

The former Horner’s Corner on Church Street is going to be transformed into HAMLET, thanks to owner John Dampeer, who previously turned Joe’s 24th Street Café into Caskhouse. Noe Valley SF originally reported he was going to overhaul the space and install a new bar, flooring, and change…

Beer is the word these days, and the craft brew craze continues with HARMONIC BREWING, which UrbanDaddy reports is opening later this week in Dogpatch. The sudsy project is from owners Ed Gobbo and Jon Verna, who are brewing seasonal and experimental beers, in addition to a signature brew called…

Anyone who enjoys sake, or just wants to learn more about it, needs to meet sake sommelier Stuart Morris at PABU. Starting on Saturday August 8th, he is going to be leading a monthly class about the history, art, craft, and brewing of sake. During the hour-long class, guests will…

The former Bin 38 space in the Marina was taken over earlier this year by Brian Cassanego and Jeff Gabrielson of Hayes Valley’s Noir Lounge, with a project called SCOTLAND YARD. The Victorian-themed bar is opening its doors on Thursday July 30th, serving craft beer, wine, and food from…

We broke the story in April that Teague Kernan of Tupelo has a new project in North Beach called BELLE CORA. Now Hoodline reports it officially opened its doors yesterday, Monday July 27th, in the former Dell’Uva space. The interior has gotten a refresh with help from Julie Brown…

On Tuesday August 4th, ~LOCANDA~ is hosting Alberto Aiello Graci from Graci winery in Sicily for a special winemaker dinner. There will be a special menu inspired by Sicily, with dishes like a gypsy pepper and tuna conserva, housemade busiate pasta with Trapani pesto, and coniglio alla Siciliana. The dishes…

All the way back in 2012, we told you about the ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA project moving into the New Mission Theater space on Mission Street. The project has been chugging along since then, and plans are to open in the fall of this year. Now, they’ve announced some exciting…

Well look at that, we’re already thinking of the weekend for you. On Friday July 24th, there is a rum tasting event at the CLIFT HOTEL called Parasol: An Exotic Rum Journey. Some quality rums—like Brugal, Denizen, Don Q. Flor de Caña, Mount Gay, Plantation, Papa’s Pilar,…

Last month we mentioned the news about Tsk/Tsk, a temporary pop-up opening in the former Ziryab on Divisadero before the actual bar, HORSEFEATHER, opens in the space this fall. The project is from owners Justin Lew (creative director and director of operations for Future Bars Co.) and Ian Scalzo…