Join Chef Kory Stewart in the unique experience of butchering a whole hog and learn total utilization in the process in the Americano Restaurant Kitchen! Chef Kory Stewart knows what it takes, and now you can too, in a professional kitchen no less. Afterwards, take home some of your cuts, and enjoy some grilled there on the spot. It’s the best way to get to know your animal! 
Estimated Retail Value: $500, Starting Bid? $100!
Harvest in California is one of the most beautiful times of the year. Vintner Andrew Mariani, of Scribe Winery, invites up to 4 people to join him at the vineyards for a private walking tour and tasting during the harvest season, ending with an elegant lunch in the middle of the vineyard.
As Food and Wine Magazine points out, The Scribe Winery tale begins with a charming young entrepreneur named Andrew Mariani and a storied piece of land—home, most recently, to a turkey farm—located about three miles east of the Sonoma town square.
A mile-long driveway lined with palm trees leads to a decrepit hacienda built a century ago by two bootlegger brothers from Germany. Acres and acres of brush and cactus surround impeccably trellised grapevines. In the distance are vast expanses of conserved mountainside, where foxes and mountain lions roam beneath California bay laurel, oak and madrone trees. This is a place where you want to be.
Starting Bid is $100. Click here to bid. 
The goal of this intensive class is to teach you the specifics of the art of home butchery and grant you knife-wielding dominion over your kitchen. You will break down a lamb and a pig carcass. You will receive an outline of the class and diagrams that and help you to classify cuts. We will discuss cooking suggestions and tools to further develop your knife skills and techniques.
Each participant will receive lunch and at least $100 worth of meat to take home. You will walk away with a lot of knowledge and a lot of meat.
Estimated Retail Value: $1,200 (but the starting bid is $100!). Click here to bid:
Join Chez Papa Resto Executive Chef David Bazirgan for a Saturday excursion for 2, shopping for the best produce that San Francisco’s markets have to offer. Think it can’t get any better than this? Well, think again! Relax from a long day of market-scavenging with a meal prepared by Chef David himself. You and 7 of your friends and family can enjoy some of Chef David’s most delicious creations in the comfort of your own home, or at the exquisite Chez Papa Resto.
Retails Value? $1,200. Starting Bid? $200.
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Chez Panisse isn’t just any restaurant. It’s the origin story of California cuisine in a kitchen. It is beyond legend. And you could cook there. With this item you will get to spend a day in the kitchen with the Executive Chef of Chez Panisse and walk through all of the steps that the legendary kitchen takes to make the kind of meals that we mortals never forget. Afterwards, invite your favorite person and the two of you can sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labor with a special dinner from Chez Panisse. Make Alice proud.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite But If We Have to Put a Price?: $500/person
Scared of wine? Want to learn more? Courtney has been profiled in Vogue, Haute Living, Business Week online, C Magazine (“San Francisco’s Most Wanted Wine Guru,” May 2007), Domino and Daily Candy and appeared on numerous television and radio networks including ABC, NBC, Fox, NPR and Martha Stewart Living Radio. She is the lead columnist for WineCountry.com, a popular online wine travel resource, and her work has also appeared in Maxim. Basically, she knows what she’s talking about. Best of all, she’s nice about it. Courtney will walk you and 9 of your friends through some of her favorite wines, all the while educating without embarrassing. It’s (as the Chronicle has said) like having a somellier in your pocket.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite But If We Have to Put a Price?: $150/person
Starting bid: $150. Click here now to bid.
Sneak Peak: Heard the news? Delfina’s Opening a new spot. You and up to 10 of your friends can be the first to try it with this auction item. Craig and Annie Stoll would love to invite you (and 10 of your closest) to join one of Delfina’s “Test Dinners” at the new Delfina project weeks before it opens. Taste menu items, provide feedback and just enjoy a sneak peak of what is sure to be one of the Bay area’s best restaurants.
No Yelping Please
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite But If We Have to Put a Price?: $100/person
It might be hard for folks to get a seat at the amazing Flour + Water, but not for your party! Grab this interactive Fresh Pasta Class for Up to 8 People in Flour + Water’s “Dough Room” taught by Chef Tom. Participants will feast on their pasta creations in Flour + Water’s kitchen while enjoying wine and take home a pound of pasta each!
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite But If We Have to Put a Price?: $150/person
Can’t tell the difference between aloe vera and blue agave? Ryan Fitzgerald knows about as much about tequila as anyone in this town (or any other town really), and there’s no prettier bar than Beretta. Join Ryan for a lunch when Beretta’s closed so he can walk you through the highlands, the lowlands and everything in between. Tequila’s the only upper out there in the alcohol world, and Ryan’s your guide to its wonders.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite But If We Have to Put a Price?: $100/person
There’s nothing quite like making tamales. And there’s no one quite like Isabel Caudillo to make tamales with. A mother of 5, Isabel has been cooking for longer than you’ve been around, and her tamales are prize-winning and delicious. With this item, Isabel will come to your home and walk as many people as you can fit in your kitchen through the basics of 4 kinds of tamales with enough left-over for all of you to eat for at least a year. And she’ll do it all with a smile.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite But If We Have to Put a Price?: $100/person. Click here to bid:
Maria del Carmen Flores can, literally, make 100 pupusas every 15 seconds. It’s like a whirlwind of masa, beans and everything else that she has on hand and it comes out tasting like heaven. And, with this item, you can too. Let Maria come into your home, bring the equipment and the energy and show you how to turn your veggie drawer into a veritable gold mine just by encasing what you’ve got in these amazing little things called pupusas. Yum.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite But If We Have to Put a Price?: $100/person. Click here to bid:
Taylor’s Fatted Calf is, quite simply, one of our favorite places in the Bay Area. If you’ve found your way here, you know that already, but we’re always impressed that not only his food so good but also that the newsletters are so poetic. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about meat, and the ways in which to make it more delicious, this item is for you. Taylor will come to your home and show up to 8 of you some of the secrets of swine, and then cook dinner for you to boot!
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite But If We Have to Put a Price?: $100/person. Click here to bid:
If you’ve heard of San Francisco, you’ve heard of the Mission District. If you’ve heard of the Mission District then you’ve heard of Bi-Rite. Bi-Rite Market and Creamery are Mission District institutions almost as identifiable as the Mission itself. Let owner and wonderful all-around man Sam Mogannam make you and up to 10 people a three-course meal served right around the corner from the shop at the intimate and beautiful 18 Reasons gallery space. The meal will be loaded with seasonal produce and paired with Bi-Rite wines . We can’t think of a better way to spend a San Francisco night.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $1000
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for [Make Your Own] Ice Cream!
Three Twins Ice Cream recently opened the world’s largest dedicated organic ice cream factory in Petaluma, which allows Three Twins to produce inconceivably delicious ice cream from scratch. Win an exclusive insider “scoop” of the factory, which is typically closed off to the public, and see how Three Twins produces its delectable creations. Then try it yourself and make a batch of your own custom ice cream. At the end of the day you will receive an assortment of ice cream to take home from the factory tour, including 25 pints of your own creation!
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $500
You may have heard, but urban gardening’s in right now. Little City are Bay Area pioneers; funding their original project through Kickstarter, farming in the city and trying to get the right kind of legislation and permitting for all us to be able to eat more locally. With this item (which is perfect for kids too), two of you will get a private tour of the new farm with the Little City innovators, pick herbs to your heart’s content and get a deep understanding of what it means to be an urban gardener. If you’ve got a little one who’s already looking like they’re ready to take Monsanto down from your backyard, well, this is the item for you.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $75/person
Drinking beer is one of those pleasures nearly unmatched on this earth. And it’s the kind of pleasure that nearly all people partake in. In this city, there’s one man and one place that has been making beer that makes all happy… Dave and Magnolia Brewery. The beer’s not just delicious, it’s also made with love. And even manages to reference Jerry Garcia every so often. So, if you’ve been interested in learning a little something more than Less Filling or Tastes Great, this is a ridiculous opportunity. You will spend an afternoon brewing with Magnolia’s head brewer, followed by a lunch at the gastropub next door. You will get home knowing how your beer was made, and, probably, how to try to do it yourself. The big question, though, once you’ve tasted this beer, is why would you want to?
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $125/person
That the coldest winter ever is a summer in San Francisco has nothing on the fact that the warmest summer ever is a bowl of Hapa Ramen. Chef Richie Nakano moved from the kitchens to the blogs to his own business, and the ramen he’s putting out is the best in the city. Some chefs train for years in Japan to be able to touch this stuff, but if you simply bid here, you and your friends can get your ramen on with the man himself. He’s even going to throw in some perfectly fried chicken and then finish it all of with a great meal.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $75/person
Starting a restaurant’s not easy, but there are few people in the world that we have more faith in than Tim and Erin from Ichi Sushi. Tim has moved from Google to the Knock-Out to 331 Cortland and now into his own space, and he’s going to need your help to do it. With this item you, and three of your friends, will join Tim for a short sushi demo (yes, you get to eat it), followed by the chef’s omakase menu at Ichi Sushi… before Ichi opens. It’s the best way to see a place, and maybe you’ll see the sushi you create on the menu!
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $200/person
That’s right people… that’s a cake! Inticing Creations’ owner Kelly Zubal is not just a baker, she makes magic happen. Think suitcases, Rock Band drumsets… cakes with live goldfish!!! She can make it happen, and you can too after this 2 hour long cake making/decorating class at the kitchen of La Cocina. Choose your flavors, pick a design together and let the rest work itself out.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $75/person
Most of us can’t start our days without a cup (or two or three) of freshly brewed coffee. With this item, learn how to brew the perfect cup by shadowing the Ritual roaster with 4 of your friends at Ritual’s new Roastery. Learn the art of coffee roasting and become and expert on evaluating the qualities of a brew. Show off your newly acquired skills in a “cupping” or taste evaluation of the freshly roasted coffee. Ritual will send you home with 2 bags of your creation to enjoy in the comfort of your own kitchen.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $40/person
VIP pass to Roli Roti. Win this exclusive only-one-of-its-kind pass and skip to the front of the line at RoliRoti whenever you want for one year. The card gets you ten porchetta sandwiches and a Do Not Pass Go, head right to the front privilege that’s unparalleled… So? What are you waiting for?
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $80/person
Sure, going to the bar is fun. But don’t you always end up at home afterwards anyways? Why not let the bar come to you. Let Rye Bar and owner Jon Gasparini talk you through five of your favorite spirits, batch out cocktails for 10 of each, bring them over, set up all garnishes and glassware and, well, you can do the rest from there. Whether it’s an intimate dinner-party, a pre-party for something ridiculous, or just how you like to spend your Tuesdays, it would be hard to beat having this bar in your house.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $100/person
Two fun and exciting San Francisco brands have joined together for this auction item: “the tablehopper” and Carried Away. The tablehopper a.k.a. Marcia Gagliardi, is a well-known San Francisco restaurant columnist behind tablehopper.com, and author of the brand-new “The Tablehopper’s Guide to Dining and Drinking in San Francisco.” Marcia is also known for her sparkling personality and extreme hostessing abilities. Carried Away (CarriedAwaySF.com)- owned and operated by two lovely Bay Area ladies- offers unique, private, personalized experiences of San Francisco to both locals and visitors.
You are bidding on an all-inclusive progressive dinner around the city for two people. The tablehopper will select four of her favorite places and accompany you (lucky you!) to each location for appetizer, main course, dessert, and post-prandial cocktails. Carried Away will provide a Champagne Start to the evening, as well as luxury transportation. This is an exclusive opportunity to get up close and personal with the tablehopper for an entire evening of dining, drinking and chatting about food, restaurants, bars, and more.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $500/person
There’s a reason that Indian food is so delicious. And, yes, Anamika, one of the owners of Kasa is one of those reasons; but the combination of ground spices and unique scents is another significant factor. Fortunately, you can learn from both at the same time. The Indian markets of Berkeley are some of the best in the country, and some of the most intimidating. If you love Indian food, this is the item for you. Anamika will take you and your group on a curated tour of Berkeley’s markets; touching, tasting, smelling and buying all of the spices that you will need. Then, you’ll return to your home and you can either join in the cooking process or simply relax with your friends and await a real-deal, freshly sourced Indian meal. It’s like going to India without spending 95 hours on a plane.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $200/person
Gardening in the city can seem like a daunting and impossible task, but with a few creative solutions you can have an urban oasis right in in your own home! With this item, Novella Carpenter will come to your house, evaluate your farm prospects and make recommendations for an urban garden of your very own. Then, you and your favorite person will join Novella for lunch at one of her favorite places in the city.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $100/person
Peach, strawberry rhubarb, banana cream, walnut. These are a few of our favorite pies. And if you’ve been to Mission Pie, well, you know why. Join owner and amazing baker Krystin Rubin in the spacious Mission Pie kitchen with up to 8 people for a hands-on pie making demo, and walk home happy and pie-in-hand. Krystin will pick the season’s best fruit and begin with the dough all the way to the finished product. It’s a great item for you and the kids you know, or even better for the hungry adults in your crew.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $100/person
If you’ve read or seen Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, an exclusive tour of a chocolate genius’ private candy collection is probably your dream come true. Well, here’s your golden ticket! With this item, Owner/Chocolatier Michael Recchiuti will personally guide you & 8 of your favorite people through a tasting of his private collection of origin chocolates and other treats created exclusively for this event. Michael will then walk you through the Recchiuti kitchen for a tour and chocolate demo. Choclate River not included.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $150/person
St. George Spirits was founded as an eau de vie distillery nearly 30 years ago and the principles of Old World eau de vie distillation continue to inform every product we make today. Eau de vie is all about capturing the essence of raw materials—it’s the only way we know to make fruit live forever.
We work in small batches on copper pot stills. We watch our stills carefully, tasting as we go and discarding anything that’s less than absolutely sublime. Our goal is maximize flavor and aroma, not profitability. It’s an artisanal process that results in a better-tasting product—that’s why we’ve always distilled that way and we always will.
With this item, your group will get a chance to do a private walk-through and in-depth look at the distillation process, along with a full tasting of the St. George liquor cabinet. At the end of the day you will leave for home with 4 bottles of the good stuff, and most likely a lot happier than when you got there.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $500
San Francisco’s Mission District is famous not only for its vibrant Latino heritage, but also for its up and coming businesses that are taking locally-sourced foods to a whole new level. Epicurian Concierge Lisa Rogavin will take you on a tour of the Mission’s dual culinary scene. Participants will taste all that the district has to offer, from tacos and salsa to maple bacon donuts, and freshly made ice cream to savory pies. Lisa will introduce you to some of the Mission’s culinary artists and shop keepers, including their stories and insights into the area’s history. The tour will also include a visit to some of the neighborhood’s beautiful, world famous murals.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $300
Sylvain Brackett’s Peko-Peko catering takes the lessons of a Chez Panisse kitchen and applies them to the taste and look of Japanese cooking. His soft touch, and incredible flavors, are what made Gourmet Magazine (when it was still around… RIP) name his company one of their 8 favorite street food providers in the Bay Area. With this item, you and up to 5 friends can enjoy an incredible in-home cooking class with Sylvain and finish with an amazing meal for 6.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $100/person
RADIO AFRICA & KITCHEN is a nomadic restaurant with sustainable products and methods. The food is inspired by old world recipes of Mediterranean and Red Sea countries. The goal of Radio Africa is to create extraordinary meals out of organically grown ordinary ingredients. In the tasting menu we offer, the theme is to create a nutritionally well balanced dinner by including seasonal vegetables, greens, grains, nuts, wild fish, shellfish and fruit. In this opportunity, you don’t have to wait for Eskender to show up near you, he’s inviting you to his house. Eskender’s garden is gorgeous, and the meal will be memorable. So get your closest friends together, gather round, and travel to Eskender’s secret garden.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $150/person
Sure, there are celebrity chefs a-plenty in this auction, but that doesn’t mean we’re just going to sit back and watch. For the second year, we want to bring what we know, to you. That means that you’ll be able to have the food of Matt Skov, former Executive Chef at Ella’s, the service of Caleb Zigas, formerly voted Best Waiter in SF, the desserts of Leticia Landa, a real down-home Texan-style deliciousness and the attentive wine service of Julie Flynn. What it really means is that for up to 10 people you can have the kind of private in-home service that you’ve always known that you deserved. We will work with you to create a 4-course meal and then take it from there; all you have to do is invite your friends. Besides, there’s a reason that 7×7 called us Tastemakers.
Estimated Retail Value: Infinite
But If We Have to Put a Price?: $150/person
Aida Mollenkamp has to be one of the people we know who loves food the most. Her two TV Shows always seem to bring out the best in not only the food she eats but also in the people who make that food. She’s an excellent cook and even better tour guide, and this is your chance to find that out first hand.
Aida has offered to take up to 6 people on a culinary tour of her favorite destinations in San Francisco. Aida will take you to explore her favorite’s in the Mission District and beyond from local food stores, markets, bakeries, coffee shops, bars and, of course, taquerias. You’ll discover foods that even locals often overlook. The only thing you’ll need to do is come ready to walk and ready to eat!
Bidding Starts at $100. Click here to bid.
