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SF Chefs Brings Foodies To San Francisco In August

Food and wine lovers will converge in San Francisco in August for SF Chefs 2010, a four-day festival of flavor running August 9-15 in Union Square. Northern California remains a trendsetter when in it comes to food and wine trend and has formed a community that is very supportive of the craft and sustainability movements in food, wine and spirits.

The main tasting tent will be in Union Square, where chefs, wine makers and distillers will showcase local products. The schedule also includes special classes and seminars that feature local farmers, ranchers, chefs, winemakers, distillers, media, luminaries, authors, vintners, mixologists and culinary experts discussing the subjects they know best. A Top Chef happy hour features the Top Chefs of SF reunion. Tyler Florence and Elizabeth Falkner will team up against Jamie Lauren and Chris Cosentino in a food face-off.

SFChefs 2010 will support the Golden Gate Restaurant Association Scholarship Foundation which grants financial scholarships to students from the Bay Area entering culinary and hospitality programs. The event also has a goal of being a zero waste event. All paper products will be recycled and all disposable silverware and glassware is made from corn resin and will be composted after use. Tickets for the Grand Tasting Tent are $125 and individual tickets for classes and demonstrations start at $20. More details on the SF Chefs website.

[via Inside Scoop SF]

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Last Piece of Pegasus Ranch Goes Up For Sale

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Pegasus Ranch was once over 800 acres in Northern California. Now the last parcel, around 159 acres, known as Pegasus Ranch and Fairview Vineyards is up for sale. The property is located 30 minutes north of San Francisco and there are 55 acres planted with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah grapes which are in the Sonoma Coast appellation. The property includes a 5,000 square foot main house, a guest house, pool, spa and barns. This property is for sale for $12 million.

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The Point At Sunny Cove, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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It was built in the 1950s, it is less than 2,000 square feet and the decor and appliances are dated. Why then is this the most expensive home on the market in Santa Cruz, California. Just look at the view. This home is located on a point and with Monterey Bay South of you and Sunny Cove to the East, amazing vistas abound. The home has four bedrooms and don't expect any fancy bells and whistles here. No theater room, no stainless steel appliances, just a simple clean white blank slate with big windows. This home is listed at $5.995 million. After the jump, could this be the worst staging job ever?

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