Dining and Drinking—When It’s Okay to Do It at the Same Time

the tablehopper | 9:39 am | May 12, 2008 | Foodie 411

Cocktail lovers are gearing up for the upcoming second annual San Francisco Cocktail Week, from May 13–May 19, but one night that has both cocktail lovers and the culinary set excited is Thursday, May 15th, when various restaurants are hosting A Night of Cocktail Dinners. Popular local restaurants such as bacar, Conduit, The Alembic, Orson, Bong Su, and Flora in Oakland are individually hosting multi-course dinners prepared and coordinated by their executive chefs and head mixologists with each course expertly paired with complementary cocktails. 

Here are highlights from a couple of the menus around town:

Orson is hosting a Bourbon & Bacon Dinner featuring spirits from the Beam Family portfolio. Some dish highlights include the house chicharrones, lardo and crawfish with fried green tomatoes, Green Eggs and Ham (English peas, maple pork belly, fried smoked egg), and whole roasted suckling pig. Plus dessert with the Pigwich! Reserve at 415-777-1508 or email lissa@orsonsf.com. $65 food and drink included (excludes tip and tax).

• 508 4th St. at Bryant, 415-777-1508.

And then over at bacar, executive chef Robbie Lewis has put together a menu that includes prosciutto-wrapped roasted prawns with avocado-cucumber gazpacho and Square One Vodka & Cucumber; striped bass with sugar snap peas, potato, and tomato, Thai curry with the Rhum Basil cocktail; Liberty Farms duck breast with the Trilby cocktail; and chocolate cherry beignets with stout sabayon. Cocktail reception starts at 6 pm, dinner at 6:30 pm. $90 per person.

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