Six spots to eat and drink at this week.
October at March SF brings with it heirloom gourds aplenty. Pick up your festive fruits, grown on Napa Valley's Hudson Ranch, this Saturday. Be sure to stick around for a light tasting from noon to 2pm prepared on their AGA cooker. 3075 Sacramento
Plin Launches Brunch and Expanded Hours
Starting this weekend Chef Alexander Alioto will churn out such brunch classics as baked french toast, sweetbread omelets, grilled skirt steak paninis, and crispy polenta cakes with poached eggs, every Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. Still hungry? Stick around for their post-brunch aperitivo hour which includes a light menu of small bites along with half priced beers and $5 well drinks and Italian cocktails from 3-5 pm. 280 Valencia
Pabu just introduced six seasonal Japanese-inspired cocktails to the menu. Using Japanese ingredients — like house-made shrubs and pickles — the cocktails vary in spirits and flavors, ranging from the AUTUM (Junmai sake, coconut, honey syrup, and yuzu) to the YAKUZA 3.5 (white oak Akashi whisky, jasmine tea, and lemongrass falernum). 101 California
Tony Gemignani, 11-time World Pizza Champion and featured chef in the October issue of 7x7, will celebrate the launch of his third cookbook, The Pizza Bible, with a big party at Tony’s Pizza Napoletana on Tuesday, October 21 from 5:30 to 9:30 pm. To attend, all you have to do is purchase a copy of his cookbook for entry ($29). Food and drinks will be free. Tony Gemignani will also be available for photos and signings. A photo booth and an accordion player will be on hand for added fun. 1570 Stockton
Food Stories: From Burma to the Bay
On Monday, October 20, some of the best chefs in San Francisco will be cooking up delicious dishes inspired by their homelands, including delicacies from Atelier Crenn's Chris Bleidorn, Nojo's Greg Dunmore, Radio Africa & Kitchen's Eskender Aseged, and dessert from CREAM. The party runs from 6:30-9:00 pm at SOMArts. Proceeds go to the International Rescue Committee whose vital work helps refugees rebuild their lives in Northern California. 934 Brannan
Day of the Dead Cooking with La Cocina
With Dia de los Muertos just around the corner, La Cocina is prepping for the food-centric holiday with a culinary walk through Mexican history from cookbook author and Mexican food historian Adriana Lahl of Sal de Vida. Learn how to make authentic Mexican cuisine from various historical periods and then feast on your creations at the end of the night. Pop in Wednesday, October 15, from 6:30-9:30 pm to get started. Buy tickets here. 2948 Folsom
