The Lush

No plans Labor Day weekend? After hanging out in Dolores Park, you can get your sake on at a Sake Introductory Class at ~IZAKAYA YUZUKI~ on Sunday September 1st with sake sommelier Yoshihiro Sako. You’ll learn about the history as well as how to taste and order sake. $40.…

SHORTY GOLDSTEIN’S has secured their shiny new beer-and-wine license this week, and started pouring adult beverages Monday August 12th. They’ll have two red wines, a white, and a rosé, including  Writer’s Block Syrah and Tangent Albariño from California. For beer, look for choices like Lagunitas Little Sumpin’…

On Wednesday August 28th, ~QUINCE~ will be hosting Peay Vineyards for a special five-course dinner with wine pairings. Peay Vineyards is renowned for their pinot noir, but has an extensive portfolio composed of wine from grapes grown on their vineyard on the northern section of the West Sonoma Coast. Andy…

~MISSION BOWLING CLUB~ is hosting the folks from Anchor Brewing for a special brewer’s dinner on Wednesday August 28th. The four-course dinner includes pairings from the brewery, and seatings are at 7:30pm and 9pm. Tickets are $75 and also include free shoe rental if you want your dinner…

Russian Hill now has an inviting place to hang out and drink quality wine and beer: ROBBERBARON is now open in the former Black Sheep space on Polk. The owners are Lucrecia Torres and Annie Flores—the two ladies have been working together at Marcello’s Pizza for 23 years…

THE BEER HALL, a project from husband-and-wife team Andrew and Jennifer Hall, has opened softly in the Argenta complex at 1 Polk. There is a beer tasting bar, with a variety of craft brews from more than 15 taps and more by the bottle, and then a retail operation that…

Congrats to Tenderloin hangout CAFE ROYALE, which successfully acquired a full liquor license. While the place did a great job with beer and wine (and spelling bees and great live music), the addition of cocktails should completely rock. The building just got all that scaffolding taken off, so that’s…

It’s time for CUESA’s Yacht Rock II, the nautically themed summer installment of Cocktails at the Farmers Market at the ~FERRY BUILDING~. On Wednesday August 28th from 5:30pm-8pm, CUESA and the Northern California chapter of the United States Bartending Guild will pair up and host more than…

~COI~ is running a monthly wine dinner series, and coming up is a special Arnot-Roberts dinner with Duncan Roberts on Thursday August 15th. The dinner will feature five courses, each paired with one of Arnot-Roberts’ wines, though the menu will not be available for viewing until the day of the…

I have been busy pestering the partners at Benders Bar in the Mission for months, and now we can finally announce the opening of EMPEROR NORTON’S BOOZELAND in the former Deco Lounge space. Partner Johnny Davis tells me it’s going to be a rock ‘n’ roll lounge/neighborhood…