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  Greetings pleasure seekers,

Another weekend looms filled with street parties and food festivals all around the Bay. Plus, there's a new killer happy hour and a new restaurant in SF that will knock your socks off.
Have a mad fab weekend.

Cheers, Liam

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1 - VIVA ITALIA 
North Beach Festival 
Washington Square Park, North Beach, San Francisco
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm
Head to San Francisco's most colorful neighbourhood for two days of fun and festivities. This annual gathering in North Beach is about music, food, art and enjoying the beauty and spirit of the city's Italian hood. 
sfnorthbeachfestival.org

2 - FOOD FEST
The Great American Food and Music Festival
Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View
Saturday Noon - 10pm
This weekend of food and music is the rock star chef event of the Summer. Our pal Guy Feidi and super chef Bobby Flay will be performing not music but with food at this mega-event.
greatamericanfoodandmusicfest.com/

3 - HAIGHT STREET HAPPENINGS
Haight Street Fair
Haight Street, San Francisco
Sunday 11am - 5.30pm
San Francisco's hippies, hipsters and even high society all merge for one big bash on the iconic street that invites cool vibes and one love. 
haightashburystreetfair.org

4 - FREE: BIRTHDAY PARTY
Timbuk2 at Twenty
Timbuk2 Warehouse
333 Alabama St. (between 16th and 17th), San Francisco
Friday 5pm - 9pm
SF-based manufacturer, Timbuk2 has been building bags and accessories for urban adventures with a simple philosophy for 20 years and they want you to come party. Head to the web site to sign up and for more info on this big-bag-bash! 
timbuk2.com

5 - SAVE THIS DATE FOR DAD
Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay
Sunday June 21st
Navio Brunch 10am - 3pm
BBQ Brunch 11am and 1.30pm
Enjoy a day with Dad at one of the world's best resorts with brunch at the sensational Navio restaurant. This is the best brunch you will ever experience so bring an empty tummy and appetite for a culinary adventure. Executive Chef Xavier Solomon will be serving up exquisite, fresh, local, french inspired cuisine fit for a king or on this day, Dad! 
ritzcarlton.com/halfmoonbay

6 - FREE FOOD DEMO
Cuesa Cooking Demo
Ferry Building Farmer's Market, San Francisco
Tuesdays Noon - 1pm
Pop down to the Ferry Building on the Embarcadero every Tuesday lunch hour for a free cooking demo, some free food samples and for those in need of some culinary tips, free advice from the Chef. Recipes will be handed out at each weekly demo and - yes - they, too, are free. 
cuesa.org

7 - AT THE MOVIES
The Taking Of Pelham 123
NOW Showing
Director Tony Scott is on the right track with this remake now playing in Bay Area Theaters. This action thriller centers around a con man Ryder (John Travolta) and his band of armed men who hijack a New York subway train, demand ten million dollars in ransom money and want it delivered in an hour or nineteen hostages say "bye-bye."  Denzel Washington plays Walter Garber, an affable subway dispatcher who helps Ryder keep his cool and well, we'll leave it at that. Great movie with stunning performances, well worth the price of a subway ride to the theater. 
sonypictures.com.au/movies/thetakingofpelham123/

8 - SAVE THE DATE
Alice Summer Thing
Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Sunday June 21st Noon to 5pm
Alice@97.3 invites you for an afternoon of FREE music and fun in Golden Gate Park. Mark your calendar for a fun-filled day with Alice personalities and music from Gavin Rossdale, Sugar Ray, Matt Nathanson and Parachute. 
radioalice.com/pages/427796.php


9 - EAT HERE
Flour and Water
2401 Harrison Street, San Francisco
Daily 11am - Midnight
There is a new culinary kid on the block and it's providing a perfect mix. Located on the edge of the Mission in San Francisco, Chef Tom serves up great, fresh, local Italian food for all.  The menu features dishes that are familiar like homemade pastas and perfect thin-crust Neapolitan pizzas, as well as surprises like warm potato salad, lamb tongue, shaved asparagus and arugula salad with quail egg - heaven. Perfect place for a date night or dinner with Dad. 
flourandwater.com

10 - HAPPY HOUR
Morton's Steakhouse Bar 12:21
400 Post Street, San Francisco
Daily 5 - 6.30pm and 9pm - close
Head to the revamped Morton's for two daily happy hours at their brand-new Bar 12:21, a block from Union Square. The Bar Bites menu includes such favorites as: mini prime burgers, mini signature crab cakes, bleu cheese fries and the Morton's classic Filet Mignon steak sandwiches. Cocktails are a steal, too, just check the bar for daily specials. 
mortons.com/location_detail.php?pageid=location_detail&idlocation=10

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