Your guide to the tastiest foodie happenings going down this week. Bon Appetit!
La Cocina's Holiday Fiesta
Hang out with the La Cocina family tonight at their cafe in the Westfield Mall. As a thank you to their supporters, there will be complimentary food and drinks, as well as 5% off all retail items in their holiday market of local, handcrafted goods. // Wednesday, December 2, 5-8pm, Westfield Mall, 4th Floor, San Francisco
Wait Cellars Holiday Party
Wait Cellars is hosting their annual holiday party tonight at Bluxome Street Winery. Enjoy complimentary tastings of their latest releases and shop around for holiday gifts from an impressive list of vendors. There will also be a small plate pairings menu with Jesse Koide (Pink Zebra, Namu Gaji) whipping up delicious bites paired with Wait Cellars wine. // Wednesday, December 2, 5-10pm, 53 Bluxome St, San Francisco. Get tickets here.
Bien Cuit: The Art of Bread Book Release Party
Brooklyn's master baker Zachary Golper (Bien Cuit) is joining forces with Craftsman and Wolves chef-owner William Werner for an evening of food and drink to celebrate the release of the Bien Cuit: The Art of Bread cookbook. Zach and William will collaborate on savory hors d'oeuvres and sweet pastries, and Zach will discuss the creation of the new book and take questions from guests. // $15, Friday, December 4, 6-8pm, 746 Valencia St, San Francisco. Get tickets here.
New Fall Menu at Americano in the Hotel Vitale
If, like 98 percent of celebrating Americans, your Thanksgiving feast was only marginally palatable, re-introduce yourself to delicious, can’t-wait-for-the-next bite food at Americano Restaurant & Bar in the Hotel Vitale. The new fall menu has been curated by executive chef Josua Perez to highlight the region’s autumnal bounty, and the result is at once heartwarming and sophisticated. Our perfect meal: Start with the butternut squash soup, elevated with cinnamon creme fraiche. Then move onto the pappardelle with lamb sugo, a rich, savory, and deeply satisfying dish. For the finishing touch, you can’t go wrong with seasonal orange-cranberry housemade ice cream—sweet and tart, it could be considered a palate cleanser. Round two, here you come. // 8 Mission St., 415-278-3777
Craftsman & Wolves Pacific Opens
San Francisco just got easier access to William Werner's brilliant and beautiful eats with the opening of the second Craftsman & Wolves outpost on Pacific Ave. The menu will be the same as the Valencia Street location, with favorites such as their frittata breakfast sandwich and ooey gooey Rebel Within making appearances. There will also be Highwire Coffee's Nitro Cold Brew on tap. // Opening Friday, December 4, 1643 Pacific Ave, San Francisco.
Miki Canelé Pop-Up at The Progress
State Bird Provisions' Mikiko Yui will debut her Canelé pop-up at The Workshop, The Progress' upstairs private dining room, this weekend. Canelé are small French pastries with a custard center and caramelized exteriors; Mikiko does various done-up versions such as a cocoa-maple huckleberry, pineapple chevre, and chocolate banana rum. // Sunday, December 6, 3-7pm, 1525 Fillmore, San Francisco.
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