San Francisco Bay Area Events & Things To Do Week - Feb 6, 2023
SF Beer Week, Where To Find Pliny The Younger 2023 - Places To Find It On Draft In SF and Bay Area, Valentine's Day Recommendations, Super Bowl Parties and more.
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A curated list of events for the week. For a full set of events (including Valentine’s Day, Pliny The Younger tasting info - tastings, times) and to get advance notice of all events that typically sell out asap, see the February newsletter with events all on one page, updated regularly. Trials are available for a limited time.
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Drink/Dish of the week…
Every week, I will highlight either a specific drink or specific food item at a bar or restaurant, or cafe. Check out past posts for previous recommendations.
This week’s recommendation is China Live’s Dutch Crunch Char Siu BBQ Pork " Baked Buns.
Bay Area Events This Week, Things To Do In San Francisco This Weekend, San Francisco Bay Area Event Calendar,
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Feb 6 - Cocktails 101: The Art of Mixing Cocktails, Bourbon & Branch. Info here.
Feb 7 - Pink Martini, Mondavi Center, Davis. Info here.
Feb 7 - Little Red Door Paris Pop-Up @True Laurel. Info here. (Reservations are sold out; sign up for my paid newsletter for advance notice on events like this).
Feb 8 - Drag Bingo, The Detour. Info here.
Feb 9 - Fiorella Guest Chef at Refettorio (Farming Hope) San Francisco. Info here.
Feb 9 - Hearts After Dark, San Francisco City Hall. Info here.
Feb 9 - East Bay Bike Ride Party. Info here.
Feb 9 - Learn To Make Bitters, Itani Ramen, Oakland. Info here.
Feb 9 - Love Bites, SF Ferry Building. Info here.
Feb 9 - Exploratorium: After Dark: Sexplorations. Info here. From the lengths we’ll go to for sex to the mating rituals of insects to the naughty bits of flowers, learn about the varied and creative ways in which the natural world gets it on.
Feb 9-16 Mostly British Film Festival. Info here.
Feb 9 - Mar 12 - The Headlands, Play (ACT). Info here.
Feb 10 - Barrio Manouche & Veesh Maria, Bissap Boabab. Info here. Video here.
Feb 10 - Lakehouse Jazz, Stow Lake, SF. Info here.
Feb 10-12 - ODC/DANCE presents Path of Miracles, Grace Cathedral. Info here. (Sold Out! Sign up for my paid newsletter to get advance notice on events like this).
Feb 10-18 - Dan Savage’s 2023 HUMP! Film Festival - San Francisco. Info here.
Feb 11 - SF Beer Week Kickoff w/ Barebottle @Salesforce Park. Info here.
Feb 11 - Ira Glass, Cal Performances. Info here.
Feb 11 - Downtown Martinez Wine & Chocolate Stroll. Info here.
Feb 11 - Tainted Love, Bimbo’s. Info here.
Feb 11 - Lover’s Lane Pop-Up, Balm Alley. Info here.
Feb 11 - SF Beer Week: Bistro Double IPA Festival, 80+ Beers. Info here.
Feb 11 - Cioppino Dinner Party with Fort Point. Info here.
Feb 11 - Chef-in-Residence presents Two Black Cooks in the Kitchen. Info here. A dynamic conversation about the artistry and politic of food between Bryant Terry and Jocelyn Jackson, the past and present Chefs-in-Residence at MoAD. Small bites and drinks from across the African diaspora available in the lobby after the program.
Feb 11-12 - Valentine’s Day Mocktail Workshop. Info here.
Feb 12 - Cyrille Aimée, Stanford Live. Info here.
Feb 12 - French Marin Market. Info here.
Feb 12 - Super Stroll & Roll 2023, San Francisco. Info here. Bike or walk.
More events in the paid newsletter! Including Super Bowl Parties.
Valentine’s Day Recommendations! Romantic Date Ideas
Check out February’s newsletter for some great tips on romantic date ideas (dinners, drinks, lunchtime activities and more).
Coming Up - San Francisco Bay Area Events Beyond This Week…
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San Francisco Bay Area Local News
SF SPCA celebrating 155th anniversary, offering free adoptions (via Hoodline)
Wine Bar ‘Sluts’ coming to Folsom St in SF (via EaterSF)
Hand-Rolled, Cold-Proofed, New York-Style Poppy Bagels Are Blooming in Oakland (via EaterSF).
Coffee Icon Saint Frank Enters the Pastry Scene on Puffy Clouds of Sweet and Savory Choux (via EaterSF)
Why Mark Cuban avoids Silicon Valley: ‘Tech bros’ are ‘pretentious’ and overrated (via CNBC).
'They fire, we hire' - Germany seizes on Silicon Valley's woes (via Economic Times).
Silicon Valley is old news. Welcome to ‘Cerebral Valley’ and the tech bro morphing into the AI bro (via Yahoo News).
Three Men, One Teenager Arrested After Drug Bust Recovers Over 20 Pounds of Fentanyl in Oakland and SF (via SFist)
Other Useful Info, Links
California Unclaimed Property Search - Closed utility & bank accounts, closed 401k savings, and more. Please share with your friends, neighbors, and colleagues.
Empower Work - Free service to help those with workplace issues (harassment, bullying, unpaid wages & more).
Dating Someone In Tech - What it’s like dating someone who works in tech.
Best Cafes To Work In SF - A small sample of my favorite places to work remotely (more recommendations released in my paid newsletters)
San Francisco Bar Trivia Guide - Where to do bar trivia in the city.
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Where To Find Pliny The Younger 2023! Locations, Dates, & Times
Info here.
About Eddie Hernandez
Former analytics geek turned photographer (headshots, lifestyle, dating profiles) & dating coach for introverts, engineers, and successful women. Check out my dating profile critique services here.
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