KQED Check, Please! Bay Area Taste & Sip: VIP Pre-Reception And Event:  Tuesday, April 26, 2016

San Francisco Design Center Galleria, 101 Henry Adams Street, San FranciscoJoin Check Please Bay Area host Leslie Sbrocco for mouthwatering gourmet bites from 50 restaurants featured on Check, Please! Bay Area and delightful wines and premium spirits to get a real taste of the Bay Area. Meet the Check, Please! Bay Area production team and guests from past seasons. Hear live music courtesy of SFJAZZ.

VIP Pre-Reception guests will enjoy a special cocktail with Leslie Sbrocco featuring Distillery No. 209 and Redemption Rye, prepared by one of the city’s best mixologist. Also taste wines by Josh Cellars and Joseph Carr and special food pairings by Insalata’s and Marinitas. Don’t miss your chance to hear Leslie’s behind-the-scenes stories.

All tastes and sips included in the ticket price. Must be 21 years or older to attend.

Meet the owners and chefs from: 31st Union, 1300 on Fillmore, Aly's on Main, Bacon Bacon, Baker Street Bistro, Bistro Liaison, Bistro Viz, Boboquivaris,Buddy's Bites and Brews, Bull Valley Roadhouse, Camber Montclair & Camber Uptown, Canela Bistro & Wine Bar, Chop Bar – Oakland, Cole's Chop House,Copita Tequileria y Comida, Cosecha, Davey Jones Deli: Inside the New Bait Shop, Della Santina's Trattoria and Enoteca Della Santina, DOSA, Duende,encuentro, Farallon, farmerbrown, Gamine, Green Chile Kitchen, Hana Japanese Restaurant, Hog Island Oyster Co., La Costanera Restaurant, La Mediterranee, Lers Ros, Los Moles, Lovejoy's Tea Room, M.Y. China, Marnee Thai, Maykadeh Restaurant, Mescolanza Restaurant, Nick's Crispy Tacos, Old Jerusalem Restaurant, Old Skool Café, Pappo, Paradiso Restaurant, Perbacco, Picán Restaurant, PICANTE, Plaj Restaurant, Poesia, Poggio Trattoria, Sapore Italiano Ristorante, Sauce, Trattoria La Siciliana and Zatar Restaurant and Catering.

Sample wines from: B.R. Cohn, Balverne Wines, Giesen Wines, Iron Horse Vineyards, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, Jamieson Ranch Vineyards, Joseph Carr, Josh Cellars, Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Matua Wines, McEvoy Ranch, Napa Cellars, New Zealand Winegrowers, Pernod Ricard New Zealand, Robert Oatley , Sebright Cellars, Sonoma Coast Vineyards and Viansa Sonoma