Step aside, coffee. This is a job for alcohol.
New Savory Cocktail Menu at Burritt Room + Tavern
Would you like a little umami in your cocktail? Burritt Room + Tavern Chef Luke Knox and Bar Manager Josh Trabulsi just rolled out a new savory cocktail menu, featuring chef-driven drinks with vegetal, nutty, sour, vinegary, and umami-rich notes. Pink peppercorn, pickled radish and sherry vinegar add brightness to Dolin Blanc and gin in the Mr. Gibson. The black-pepper garnished Breakfast of Champions pairs house-made onion tomato water with mezcal and Salers gentiane to create an artisanal-style bloody Maria. // 417 Stockton Street
Mexican Wine Dinner at The Barrel Room
Bet you didn't know the oldest winery in the Americas is located in Mexico's Parras Valley, in the northern state of Coahuila. Casa Madero, established in 1597, will be a featured winery at The Barrell Room's Mexican Wine Paired Dinner, slated for Thursday, July 9. The $85 prix fixe meal will showcase five courses of traditional Mexican cuisine, paired with five wines from Parras Valley and Baja, California, including L A Cetto Chenin Blanc, Casa Madero Chardonnay, San Lorenzo Cabernet, L A Cetto Nebbiolo, and L A Cetto Petite Sirah. Dinner begins at 5:30, and seating is limited. Email info@barrelroomsf.com to make reservations. // 415 Sansome Street
Foreign Cinema Hosts Guest Sommelier
Also on Thursday, Foreign Cinema will host Matt Licklider of LIOCO Winery as guest sommelier, during dinner service. He will be on site from 5:30 to 11:00pm showcasing LIOCO wines from Sonoma, Mendocino and Santa Cruz counties, interacting with guests and providing tasting notes and pairing suggestions. LIOCO's wines come from fruit purchased from some of California's most exclusive vineyards, are made in a state-of-the-art crush facility in Santa Rosa, and are sold to a private mailing list of wine collectors in 25 states and three off-shore markets. Call 415-648-7600, ext. 0 to make reservations. // 2534 Mission Street
Aloha Fridays at OneUP
No time to escape to Hawaii for a taste of summer? OneUP Restaurant and Lounge is offering the next best thing: Aloha Fridays. From now until Labor Day, enjoy tropical-themed drinks and bites every Friday from 3pm until closing time. Put on your favorite Hawaiian shirt and pair a house Mai Tai ($7) with Pineapple Habanero Hot Wings ($14). Or wash down some Kalua Pork Sliders ($14) with a Kong Big Wave Golden Ale ($4). Seriously, surf's up. // 345 Stockton Street, inside the Grand Hyatt San Francisco
Sip & Learn About Tequila at HECHO
If a flight of tequila sounds better than a flight to Hawaii, mark your calendar for HECHO's Monday Night Tequila Flight, from 7 to 8pm. For $35, Bar Manager Amar Dillion will lead you through a lively, guided tasting of a variety of tequila expressions, from blancos to reposados to mezcal. Chef Cory Armenta will provide appetizers for the intimate affair, which is limited to 12 people Make reservations online. // 2200 Market Street
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