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Your stalwart correspondents have been enjoying the opening events of SF Cocktail Week, and in particular last night's farmers' market drink event at the Ferry Building, co-hosted by the non-profit Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture. We don't want to be all annoying and "you shoulda been there" about it, but you shoulda been there (we would have warned you but it was sold out as of last week)! Bartenders from around town like provided little tasters of drinks made from rums and cachacas and seasonal fruit, and several restaurants provided delicious food things to cleanse the palate between beverages. Highlights included the Black Lavender cocktail from Alicia Walton of Elixir -- which was, if we remember correctly, a mix of dark rum, Tuaca, blackberries, raspberries, lemon, honey and muddled dried lavender (look for recipe on SFist later) -- and the Herb Cane from Duggan McDonnell's Esquire-honored bar CantinaSF -- which had muddled Thai basil, mint, lemon juice, syrup Cabana cachaca, Chartreuse, and an orange peel garnish.
The citrus-y Herb Daiquiri from Heaven's Dog was superb, the Berry Splash cocktail from Rose Pistola was also yummy and not too sweet, and we'd be remiss not to mention Bourbon & Branch's Erick Castro's equally delicious raspberry concoction which we drank half a pitcher of, give or take. Suffice it to say, it is not hard to get sloshed, one tiny cup at a time.
For food, the pancake-wrapped pork belly "tacos" from Heaven's Dog were a hit and disappeared as quickly as the chefs could put them out; there was a delicious hors d'oeuvre of country paté, sweet mustard and jam from Absinthe's Executive Chef Jamie Lauren (of Top Chef fame); the beef sliders with mushroom salsa from Market Bar were also perfect cocktail fare.
The rest of the weekend's events are listed here.
Tonight:
Gin and Gen - LADIES ONLY
Conduit Restaurant
280 Valencia Street
Free & Open to Ladies Only, but Space is Limited. 5-8 PM. RSVP mandatory: reza[at]superultramega.com
The Peruvian Connection
Pisco Latin Lounge
1817 Market Street
Free admission, $7.00 Pisco Punch and Pisco Sour all night
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um...ladies only?