The Socialite

Coming up next weekend is the annual ~FALLFEST~ at Justin Herman Plaza, across from the Ferry Building. Let's hope for some fab fall weather since this festival is outdoors! It will feature chef demos (with Douglas Keane of Cyrus, Greg Dunmore of Ame, and Michelle Polzine of Range)…

Yay, those "R" months have returned (yes, I know it's an old wives tale), which means it's time to bust out the oysters. ~MCCORMICK & KULETO'S 13TH ANNUAL SHUCK & SWALLOW OYSTER CHALLENGE~ will be held in the West Plaza in Ghirardelli…

Wine, cheese, and thou. Wait, it's bread, wine, and thou. Well, thanks to the ~FERRY PLAZA WINE MERCHANT~, it's gonna be wine, cheese, and chocolate! (Pitter patter.) On Thursday October 5, you will be able to visit the Michael Recchiuti kitchen and learn about the art…

Pic taken at Bacco restaurant Tomatoes are in full effecty-wecty, and this weekend you can join CUESA in celebration of the tomato in all its forms. I'll be a judge in the Tomato Cooking Contest at 11am—I'm hoping they don't expect me to…

Mark your calendar for this one: CUESA’s (Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture) annual ~SUNDAY SUPPER~ is coming up, with forty chefs from leading Bay Area restaurants offering some of fall’s finest food. The event will take place inside the Ferry Building, and begins with hors d’…

If you want to get out of the city and into a pumpkin patch, an alfresco end-of-summer/beginning of fall winemaker dinner will be hosted in Half Moon Bay, with Executive Chef Lewis Rossman of Cetrella cooking outdoors in Farmer John's "Pumpkin Patch" at Daylight Farms.…

Sake swillers, here's your big chance to sample some premium sakes in peak condition, including 100 not available in the United States. ~THE JOY OF SAKE~ event returns to San Francisco, but this year it will be held at Moscone West. 299 sakes will be available for sampling,…

Next Tuesday, COCO5OO will host a special dinner as a ~TRIBUTE TO NEW ORLEANS~, one year after Hurricane Katrina. A New Orleans-inspired prix-fixe menu will be offered, along with hurricanes, Sazeracs, and a selection of Louisiana beer and wines. 50% of their sales from the event will go to Share…

So I already mentioned ~THE RITZ-CARLTON HALF MOON BAY'S INSIDE THE KITCHEN EVENT~ a month or so ago, but I thought you'd like a mini-update because this Friday, the 18th, is the last day for the 10% discount on any tickets. Check out my original listing…

Calling all Madonna fans—and dag, I am sorry to be missing this! After showings at W Los Angeles and W New York-Times Square, the W SF has transformed the Living Room, W Café, XYZ, and XYZ bar into an art exhibit, the ~MADONNA GALLERIE~, featuring limited edition paintings of…