Your guide to the tastiest foodie happenings going down this week. Bon Appetit!
Almanac’s Chef’s Night Out Beer Dinner
Head to Almanac Beer this week for an all-star beer dinner featuring a lineup of some of San Francisco’s most talented chefs, who will pair interesting and unique dishes with Almanac’s equally interesting and unique beers. Chef Richie Nakano will be doing a squid ink pasta with uni that’s paired with a Barrel Aged Imperial Sour, while Chef Tim Archuleta of ICHI will be pairing a Mapo Tofu Chili Dog with a Winter Citrus IPA. Yum. There’s also another more seafood-centric dinner featuring Chef Beau Schooler of Juneau Alaska on Saturday night. Two words: seafood mortadella. // $144 & $149, Sunday January 24, 6:30pm, 303 2nd Street, San Francisco. Get tickets here and here.
CUESA’s Coffee and Dessert Producer Tour
What better way to spend your Sunday morning than sipping on Four Barrel Coffee and eating delicious treats from Craftsman & Wolves and Three Babes Bakeshop alongside the very artisans that made them for you? Sounds pretty fun to us. Join CUESA on a Coffee and Dessert Producer Tour where you’ll eat and learn about all that goes into making delicious food for the masses. Note: participants must arrange their own transportation. // $35, 9am-1pm, Sunday January 24, 375 Valencia St, San Francisco. Get tickets here.
San Francisco Restaurant Week
San Francisco Restaurant Week, formerly known as ‘Dine About Town,’ returns this year starting today until the end of the month. Restaurants all around town are offering special multi-course menus for both lunch and dinner at discounted prices. Whether you’ve been waiting to try Aaxte or Belga, or simply wanting to return to DOSA or Zero Zero, now’s the perfect chance. // January 20-31, San Francisco. Participating restaurants here.
Istine & Sorrelle Branca Wine Dinner at Delfina
Delfina is welcoming Italian winemakers from Istine and Sorelle Branca wineries for a special dinner featuring dishes to be paired with their unique vintages. The menu is a la carte. Expect Tuscan-inspired classics along with a charcoal-grilled Bistecca Fiorentina – a one kilo, aged beef porterhouse steak for two (or one very hungry, hungry human). // Tuesday, January 26th, 3621 18th St, San Francisco. Reserve here.
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