The Lush

Say kanpai! to the Japanese celebration of Nihonshu No Hi, or Day of the Sake, which will be celebrated in San Francisco on Saturday October 6th. This will be the 7TH ANNUAL SAKE DAY to come to our fair city, and the celebration will feature more than 100 sake tastings,…

If you like a good old-fashioned tailgate, along with a good beer and a side of charity, head to ELIXIR for all your football watching needs. All season long, during all televised NFL and NCAA games, they’ll be serving a free buffet of hot dogs, chili, tortilla chips, and…

Next week is San Francisco Cocktail Week, and on Wednesday September 19th, I’ll be pairing up with the fabulous Regina Schauerte and Matt Grippo for Italian Happy Hour at BLACKBIRD in the Castro. Join us from 6pm-10pm for your choice of three different Italian-style cocktails or straight amari, plus…

This Thursday September 13th, Oregon wines will be taking the Presidio’s Golden Gate Club by storm at Pinot in the City by the Bay. The event is put on by the Willamette Valley Wineries Association and will feature 70 wines from Oregon’s wine country. Many of the winemakers…

On Wednesday September 19th, master cicerone Rich Higgins and beer expert Heather Castro will be kicking off their new beer series, From Ales to Fromage. This first event will be at ~PICCINO~ and will be focused on the farm. Specifically, there will be six farmhouse ales and three cheeses, with…

On Sunday September 16th make your way to ~HEIRLOOM CAFÉ~ for a very special wine dinner. Hirsch Vineyards of the Sonoma Coast will be pouring six of their 2010 wines alongside five courses of chef Matt Strauss’s simple and elegant seasonal cooking. You can take a look-see at the…

Was happy to return home to the news that the EAGLE TAVERN will end up with gay owners after all! What a turnaround of events, seriously. The new owners are Mike Leon and Alex Montiel; you can read more on Grub Street here and here. This SFBG piece by Marke…

On Monday September 10th, ~PRESS CLUB~ will be celebrating their fourth anniversary with a party! They’ll be offering glasses of prosecco and pints of Dogfish Head 120 IPA for $4 each. The deal will be available while they are open, from 4pm-10pm.…

On Thursday September 13th, ~ALEXANDER’S STEAKHOUSE~ is hosting a wine dinner featuring Pio Cesare wines. The four-course menu from chef Marc ZImmerman will be paired with Pio Cesare wines selected by sommelier Johnny Slamon. Winemaker Pio Boffa will be on hand to answer any questions as well. The cost…

Grab your wino friends and start getting ready now for the Family Winemakers of California Tasting coming our way on Sunday September 9th. This is the event’s 22nd year, and it should be a doozy. It will be held at Fort Mason from 3pm-6pm (1pm-6pm for the trade) and…