The Socialite

Want another culinary trick up your sleeve? Take ~THE SECRETS OF SALSA: A GUIDED TOUR THROUGH MEXICO'S CULINARY FOUNDATIONS~ at La Cocina and learn how to make real authentic salsa. Chefs from La Cocina will talk participants through four stations that begin with an introduction to the basics…

Plenty of folks are fired up for Sunday’s 2008 Golden Glass event (me included). I also wanted to draw attention to some spiffy ~GOLDEN GLASS WINEMAKER DINNERS~ happening around town this week: Thursday June 5, 2008 at Fifth Floor: Enjoy a chance to meet the masters of tempranillo and…

I know, there are a bunch of fundraisers every week in this town, but this is one I really want to highlight. For the fourth year in a row, members of San Francisco's food community have joined forces to organize ~SUMMERTINI~, a benefit for the CHEFS (Conquering Homelessness…

Coming up is the ~FOURTH ANNUAL PINOT DAYS FESTIVAL~. More than 180 of the world's top pinot noir producers will participate this year in the finest comprehensive tasting of the hottest grape around, pinot noir! Every region of California and Oregon will be represented over the course of…

Round two of Dine About Town is coming up, and I'm going to be emceeing a cooking demo with Scott Sasaki of Garibaldi's at the upcoming ~DINE ABOUT TOWN LAUNCH PARTY~. The event is from the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau and The Cellar at…

It's time for the annual San Francisco magazine hootenanny: this will be the eighth annual ~BEST OF THE BAY AREA PARTY~. Join San Francisco magazine as they toast the best people, places, and things that make the Bay Area the best place to live, work, and play. Enjoy…

~ITALIAN NATIONAL DAY~ (or La Festa Della Repubblica Italiana) commemorates the establishment of a democratic republic in Italy on June 2, 1948. How timely, Italia Wine Imports and the Jug Shop are bringing a group of 15 Italian winemakers representing several regions of Italy and styles of wine to San…

Coming up soon, The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) will offer a second run this year of its popular ~DINE ABOUT TOWN SAN FRANCISCO~ program. More than 100 of San Francisco's restaurants, plus a few beyond the Bay, will offer three-course prix-fixe lunches for $21.95…

One of the most gorg breakfast buffets is coming up: ~CUESA'S ANNUAL SPRING BREAKFAST~ fundraiser, when you can indulge in all that lovely spring produce you see at the market. The buffet-style menu will include: farm-fresh scrambled eggs with fava beans, green garlic, and peas or wild mushrooms;…

Get your liver ready for the second annual ~SAN FRANCISCO COCKTAIL WEEK~, a week to celebrate the culture and history of dining and drinking, with daily events and festivities! Co-founded and organized by San Francisco mixologists, Jeff Hollinger of Absinthe Brasserie & Bar, Duggan McDonnell of Cantina, and H. Joseph…