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02/17/1010:34 am

Japanese chef Kangi Nakatani, who hails from the soba-loving town of Saitama, will be cooking a special dinner at Chez Panisse on February 21. The multi-course meal will include something raw, something fried and many other surprises, and each course will be paired with sake selected by Beau Timkin of True Sake.

Scribe Winery Vineyard: Where earthy, balanced and flavorful wines are possible.
Lucy Goodhart

One night last fall at a wine dinner at Chez Panisse, Alice Waters got up to address the dining room and made a surprising confession. “Shame on me,” she said, “for paying so little attention to California wine. I had no idea what was going on underneath my nose all this time. And to think that it was through my daughter, Fannie, that I discovered something so important around me.”

10/06/094:14 pm

Open Restaurant at SFMOMA

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$50-$65

How to explain the event that defies explanation? Here goes: Join Open Restaurant at the SFMOMA, where the founders (Chez Panisse alums) will be creating a fantastical food experience based on a revisit of FT Marinetti’s Futurist Cookbook, first published in the 1930s. What to expect? Flying panforte, avocado cocktails and an all-female carving station. Believe it. Tickets are $65 ($50 for SFMOMA members) and you can buy them here.

09/29/095:32 pm

David Tanis, chef at Chez Panisse and author of the lovely cookbook, A Platter Of Figs, will be at Omnivore Books on October 5 from 6 to 7 p.m.. Here’s your chance to chat up close and personal with one of the country’s finest cooks—and it’s free!

09/22/091:20 pm

David Lebovitz, author (and former Chez Panisse pastry chef) has decamped from his home in Paris to spread the word about his new book, The Sweet Life in Paris. He’ll be at Omnivore Books spreading the chocolate, macaron and cannelle gospel.

Note: If you can't wait that long, check him out at Fog City News on September 25 from noon until 2 p.m. Bring some coin for Fog City’s superlative selection of chocolates.

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Even though we know full well that lists—to-do lists, top-10 lists, lists of the best things to eat—are just a clever marketing ploy used by magazines to, well, sell magazines, we're just like everyone else: we fall for them every. single. time. Do I think the UK-based Guardian knows more than I do about what is good, culinarily speaking, in San Francisco?

One thing’s for sure—the French certainly know how to celebrate. Whether you’re looking to satisfy that craving for Chateaubriand or twirl your tail off to DJ Frenchy le Freak, this city’s got you covered on July 14. Join the French in festivities commemorating the birth of democracy on Bastille Day.

1. Party Like It's 1789

06/18/092:31 pm

Alice Waters may have committed a recent faux pas over shark fin soup (see YouTube video), but we still love her for bringing the local, slow food movement to the forefront of San Francisco culinary culture. Catch her as she makes a short stop at Omnivore Books to discuss her latest, The Edible Schoolyard. The event benefits the Chez Panisse Foundation. Don't forget to bring a copy of your book for signing.

“I’m just put into that arugulance place," says Alice Waters.

Oh, Alice. It's as if she's suddenly been thrust front and center into the real world—the cruel world that lies past our cozy, often smug 7x7-plus square miles of sustainable bubbliciousness. First there was the 60 Minutes interview where she baked an egg in a wood-fired oven in her kitchen as an example of a quick and easy breakfast that just about anyone could whip up. Of late, there's been the Obama's garden, a victory perhaps for Alice, but not necessarily one's she's going to get credit for.

02/12/091:47 pm

This year, Black Truffle Week at Chez Panisse crept up on us, but you still have a chance. Make a reservation now and enjoy their special menu, layered top to bottm in black truffle madness.

Read how David Tanis, executive chef at Chez Panisse throws a dinner party.