The Lush

One of my favorite annual wine events is coming up this month: Wine & Spirits Magazine will host its ninth annual Top 100 Tasting Event on Wednesday October 17th, from 6:30pm-8:30pm, at City View at Metreon in San Francisco. The 100 wineries from around the world selected for…

Catch a special five-course dinner with cocktail pairings on Saturday October 6th at ~RN74~. The event is called Behind the Bottle, and a different Hudson Whiskey will be featured in a cocktail pairing with each course, like the Mais Blanc with corn whiskey, vermouth, chamomile grappa, lemon zest, and chamomile…

After seeing a liquor license transfer for DECO, a friend confirmed there is a new owner, and the word on the street is the club will close before the end of the year to remodel and then be reopened by the new owners (this is all unconfirmed at the moment)…

Fans of Ceri Smith and her popular Russian Hill wine shop, biondivino, have been anxiously awaiting the opening of her new enoteca/wine salon, ET AL.. As mentioned earlier this year on tablehopper, it’s just around the corner from Biondivino and is sooooo close to being finished—she’s…

This is something special and boozy, indeed. On Monday October 15th, master distiller Lincoln Henderson will be at ~DIXIE~ along with chef Joseph Humphrey for a bourbon-focused dinner celebrating Henderson’s port barrel-finished bourbon, Angels Envy. The evening will start with two cocktails and will be followed by three courses…

Raise a glass to local winemakers at ~CENTRAL KITCHEN~ with a series of wine dinners featuring different local producers and experts. Each dinner is limited to 12 seats, so these should be intimate opportunities to chat with wine folks about their best stuff. Each evening will have two seatings, one…

On Saturday October 6th, head out to the middle of the bay for some wines from Lodi’s wine country. LoCa Uncorked will feature more than 200 wines from 35 wineries in the Lodi wine-producing region. There will also be artisanal cheeses and wine-friendly snacks from Pasta Pomodoro, plus producers…

If you’ve been very naughty and need a spot to let loose and adjust your corset laces, Kink.com is opening the bar for you in the former Ace Cafe, just across the street from their notorious Armory building. THE ARMORY CLUB, Kink.com’s first venture into hospitality,…

Here’s some good news: excellent dive bar RITE SPOT CAFE closed down last year after some health code troubles, but it looks like the owners (some are the same stakeholders, some are new) have picked it up and are bringing it back, with food, live music, and drinks. I…

Plenty of upcoming wine dinners for your imbibing pleasure. First, Scribe Winery is hosting a series of harvest dinners. On Thursday September 27th, there will be a dinner at ~FIFTH FLOOR~: winemakers (and brothers) Andrew and Adam Mariani will be pouring five wines and a special dessert wine with chef…