BRAVO! Opening Night Gala Shakes It Up

Over 300 BRAVO! Club members dawned their fanciest dresses and crispest tuxes to celebrate San Francisco Opera‘s opening night in style. BRAVO!’s 21-40 year old opera patrons traditionally attend a reception followed by a seated dinner in City Hall. This year, BRAVO! spiced things up a bit with a change of venue to The Veteran’s…

The Delicious Grand Opening of Tout Sweet

The grand opening of Tout Sweet this week invited well-dressed, wide-eyed epicureans to sample BRAVO’S Top Chef Just Desserts Winner Yigit Pura’s innovative desserts. Situated just steps away from the designer clothing of Macy’s third floor contemporary wear, the pâtisserie serves as a small beacon for weary shoppers in need of a sugar fix. At…

Opera Ball is a Sparkling Gem

Those clanking noises you heard on Friday afternoon were the heavy doors of safes swinging open, rousing their treasures in velvet boxes from summer’s long hibernation. Parures of diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and pearls awoke to alight upon throats and wrists and lobes which had been readied to receive them. Skin had been scrubbed, hair had…

Park Tavern Paper Party

Park Tavern celebrated its one year anniversary this week…but it may as well have been its 50th. The upscale, American tavern welcomed guests to its aptly themed Paper Party with all the warmth and nostalgia of a well established eatery, a culinary wonder that defines the spirit of a neighborhood and not the other way…

Curve Celebrates One Year Anniversary

A fashionista’s Eden, Curve celebrated its one year anniversary this week in San Francisco. Situated on one of the city’s most stylish streets, the boutique has met if not exceeded the highest of expectations. A worthy Fall collection adorned the racks at the party, a perfectly on trend collection of deep greens and aubergine as well…