Whisky specialist Mark Cassidy is in demand throughout the year for his private Scotch whisky tastings. Mark will introduce a few of his favorite bottles; discuss the six distilling regions in Scotland and the growing trend towards Organic Scotch (which you’ll taste)!
Thurs. Sept. 2 • …

Off the Grid (OtG) is roaming mobile food extravaganza that travels to different locations daily to serve delicious food, with a free side of amazing music, craft and soul. September 3rd has 25 of the usual suspects including Venga Paella, Happy Dumplings and Curry Up …

Capitola (near Santa Cruz) hosts their 58th Annual Begonia Festival on Labor Day weekend, September 3-6, 2010 that we think is worth the drive if you’re looking for a quick weekend getaway. The free four-day festival features a Sand Sculpture Contest, Horseshoe Tournament on the …

Want to learn about beekeeping and making honey in Oakland? Khaled Almaghafi, 4th generation bee keeper, and owner of Queen Sheba Farms is a successful urban bay area bee keeper. He will be bringing a small colony for a live demo.
Source: SFBG

The 7th Annual Ethiopian New Year Festival known as “Enkutatash” includes traditional dishes, national costumes, poetry, music, children’s programs, Reggae Band Selamta, West African Highlife Band, Ethiopian Musicians Haileye Tadesse, Neway Afardew, and much more.
Sun, September 5, 2010
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. …

In Food Heroes, Pellegrini introduces readers to the lively stories of artisanal food devotees such as New York mushroom forager Marion Burroughs, French fig collector Francis Honore, fish missionary Jon Rowley in Washington State, and Ugo Buzzio in New York City, one of the last …

The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is a California Certified Farmers Market operated by CUESA, the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture. On Saturday, September 11th will be the “Tomato and Pepper Festival” with two seasonal cooking demonstrations.

11 am    Seasonal Cooking Demonstration – Joyce Goldstein, …

The Festa Coloniale Italiana celebrates the rich Italian and Italian-American heritage that has existed in San Francisco for generations and along Stockton St. between Union and Filbert Sts., there will be continuous live Italian music, pizza-toss demonstration, costumed dancers, mouth-watering calamari, sausages and peppers, cannoli, …

The Second Annual Taste of Fillmore Festival closes down one block of Fillmore Street between Pine Street and California Street in San Francisco and will be offering “Tastes” of Fillmore Street.  Fillmore Street merchants and restaurants will …