The Socialite

~DINE OUT FOR LIFE~ and 25% of your food bill (and at some places are including alcohol sales too) will benefit the HIV prevention programs of the STOP AIDS Project, a non-profit organization providing services to those living with HIV/AIDS. Choose a restaurant and dine out with your friends…

This year is the ~11TH ANNUAL WOK ON THE WILD SIDE BENEFIT~ for CCSF’s Culinary & Hospitality Studies Program. The evening is prepared and presented by the students, chefs, and guests of City College of San Francisco Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies program. Four kitchens, eight chefs, and a…

Tamales: definitely one of those things you don’t just whip up at home—and if you are going to make them, you need a posse of pals to help. Why not leave the handiwork to the pros? At the third annual ~A TASTE OF TAMALES BY THE BAY~, guests…

Mark your calendar and reserve your spot for the ~22ND ANNUAL STAR CHEFS & VINTNERS GALA~ benefiting Meals On Wheels of San Francisco (MOWSF). The Gala is MOWSF's largest fundraiser, and its main source of charitable contributions for the year. Boulevard's Nancy Oakes is the gala…

Root Division is hosting ~TASTE 2009~, an evening celebrating the beauty of art and food in San Francisco. TASTE 2009 will feature local chefs and over 15 visual artists for a night of food, drink, music, and art. Proceeds benefit local emerging artists, as well as Root Division’s free…

Okay, fellow winos, here’s a little bit of Napa that is coming to San Francisco, the annual ~NAPA VALLEY WITH ALTITUDE~ tasting from Uncorked Events, featuring over 100 wines from Spring Mountain, Mount Veeder, and Diamond Mountain on Napa Valley’s western edge (the Mayacamas Range). Virtually all of…

Here’s a roundup of locations where you can feast on ~EASTER BRUNCH~ or take the little ones for an Easter egg hunt that will leave you saying, “Thank you Easter Bunny, bwok bwok!” ~EPIC ROASTHOUSE~ is serving a three-course prix-fixe menu from 10:30am–3:30pm, and the regular…

~SHARE OUR STRENGTH’S TASTE OF THE NATION~, a culinary benefit that raises critical funds needed to end childhood hunger in San Francisco and across America, returns to San Francisco, . One hundred percent of ticket sales help ensure no child in America grows up hungry. The evening will begin with…

~WHISKIES OF THE WORLD~ returns for its tenth year, along with the Artisanal Spirits Fest. Whiskey-lovin’ boozehounds will be taking over the docked San Francisco Belle, visiting three floors of sampling booths staffed by spirits experts ranging from distillers to brand ambassadors, blenders, distillery owners, managers, and spirit creators. For…

The ~RHONE RANGERS~ ride into San Francisco on March 21st and 22nd for the largest American Rhone wine event in the country, the Rhone Rangers Grand Tasting at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion. Celebrate the twelfth consecutive year of this popular event with tastings of more than 500 of the…