The Socialite

October’s up to its jack-o-lantern eyeballs in themed food events all over the Bay Area; check any of these out for some fun, mysterious, or scary—depending on how you like your Halloween—times. Let’s start with the family-friendly HALF MOON BAY ART & PUMPKIN FESTIVAL going on…

LITQUAKE, San Francisco’s annual literary festival, is serving up four events for food and wine buffs this year, including How Cookbooks Inspire Change at 18 Reasons on Saturday October 15th with several local food writers, including … yup, moi, the tablehopper Marcia Gagliardi. This Lit Crawl event will be followed…

Hey, we’ve all got a pair of ‘em (you too guys), so it doesn’t hurt to consider attending this pair of events to support breast cancer organizations and the important work they do. On Thursday October 20th, 6pm-10pm, Breast Cancer Action will host the ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN…

Be ready to slurp on Sunday October 2nd when the folks behind OPENrestaurant team up with ~CHEZ PANISSE CAFÉ~ for a night of ramen, NorCal-style. This fundraiser ramen dinner will support OPENharvest, OPENrestaurant’s latest project, and several food producing communities affected by the March tsunami and earthquake in Japan.…

Join Avedano’s and Slow Food Solano and make it A DAY OF ARTISAN BEEF BUTCHERY on Saturday October 15th, 1pm-5pm, at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville. This second annual fundraiser event features demos by master butchers and food by top Bay Area chefs, with proceeds benefiting Bay Area agricultural…

San Francisco magazine invites you to fête all the best in local food, wine, and spirits at FALLFEST 2011 on Sunday October 9th. As in previous years, the local restaurateurs, winemakers, food artisans, eco experts, and bartenders you’ve seen in the pages of San Francisco magazine will be turning…

Eat, drink, and stroll along the San Francisco waterfront at the fourth annual TASTE OF SOUTH BEACH MISSION BAY STREET FAIR on Saturday September 24th from noon-6pm ‘cause this year, the event is being held along the Embarcadero between The Java House/Pier 40 and AT&T Park and…

As is the case every year, CUESA’s ninth annual SUNDAY SUPPER is gearing up to be yet another grand gala event. On October 2nd in the Ferry Building Grand Hall, an impressive list of leading local chefs are planning marvelous four-course, whole-beast menus for all you lucky guests, plus…

Do ya get excited when you hear stuff like food crafts, DIY, street food, locally sourced, and urban homesteading? And of course our fave four-letter word: free? Then you should be excited about the return of the EAT REAL FESTIVAL to Jack London Square in Oakland the weekend of September…

Get your dancing shoes out, and not the stiletto ones, ladies, for a barn dance and live music at a unique fundraiser: on Saturday September 24th, PIE RANCH is holding This Land Is Your Land, a special farm-to-table experience that will take you from the fields to the dinner table.…