The Lush

Coming up on Tuesday November 5th is Bubbles and Caviar, a PlumpJack Wine & Spirits pop-up at MATRIXFILLMORE, which is closed on Tuesdays (which is why I feel okay recommending this event). You’ll be able to taste a selection of bubbly (consider this research for your holiday selections!), and…

San Francisco Travel, Visit Napa Valley, and Great Wine Capitals have partnered to bring an INTERNATIONAL WINE TASTING to the City View at Metreon on Monday November 4th from 6pm-8pm. The tasting includes wines from nine different international regions (Bordeaux, Rioja, Mendoza, and Chianti, to name a few), plus a…

Yesterday I cruised over to check out ODD JOB, the new bar in SoMa that’s opening in the former Shine. As previously mentioned on tablehopper, the partners in the project are Peter Glikshtern (Jones), Jordan Langer (the former Big), and Jeff Whitmore (Public Works). The place feels like an…

We have mentioned HOLY WATER before, and this new neighborhood bar from Mike Goebel, Darren Brunson (Churchill, Bloodhound, Double Dutch), and new partner John Ottman is now open in Bernal. While it’s meant to be a laid-back place, there are some cool design touches from Sayre Victoria Ziskin (based…

CELLARMAKER BREWING COMPANY is now open in SoMa. We gave you a first look back in September, with lots of details about the space and the plans of partners Connor Casey (of Marin Brewing and City Beer Store, plus Fritz Winery and Press Club) and brewer Tim Sciascia (previously Marin…

Over on Polk Street, the RED DEVIL LOUNGE will be ending its 16-plus-year run in 2014. Taking over the venue is Jamal Blake-Williams, who many Marina dwellers will recognize from The Tipsy Pig (where he has been the bar manager since it opened) and Mamacita. Once the Red Devil’s…

The time has come for one of the best wine tasting events around: Wine & Spirits Magazine is hosting its tenth annual Top 100 Tasting on Tuesday October 15th from 6:30pm-8:30pm (VIP entry at 5:30pm) at City View at the Metreon. The magazine has selected 100 wineries…

A new bar will be opening in early 2014 called DIRTY WATER BAR. Eater announced Kristian Cosentino (previously a GM at Press Club) is behind the bar, which is going to be quite the project. The 8,600-foot-space will include a 150-foot bar (yeah, you read that right) and three…

One author has taken the meaning of botanicals in alcohol to a new level: Amy Stewart’s book, The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Great Drinks, is all about the plant origins of everyone’s favorite adult beverages. On Thursday October 3rd, join Stewart for a…

Join Pamela Busch at ~RAGAZZA~ on Saturday September 21st from 12pm-3pm for a Harvest Wine Tasting. The tasting will focus on some lesser-known wine-producing areas in Eastern Europe, including Croatia, Slovenia, and Hungary, with wines from importers Blue Danube Wine and Return to Terroir. Bryan Harrington of Harrington Wine will…