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The Experience, Richmond: Riggers Loft Wine Co. Weekend

The Experience:

Fill your weekend with live music, great wine & Chef’s Specials!

Enjoy the last days of summer at Riggers Loft this weekend on the patio with your favorite wine or cider. Chef Frank is still serving up creative recipes for New Mexico Hatch Chilis.

Find a spot on the patio and order one of Chef Frank’s Specials:

  • Baked Cheesy Crab Dip with Hatch Chilis! Made with New Mexico Hatch chilis and served with freshly made potato chips tossed with fine herbs and essence of Truffle.
  • Vito Lasagna Pizza Reprise Everything you love about lasagna – it’s all here in this tummy rubbing pizza! (Featured here.)
  • New Mexico Hatch Chili Pizza Chile pesto, Picarino Romano cheese, fresh mozzarella, fire-roasted hatch chilis, parmesan cheese, baked to a crispy finish in their wood-burning oven.

 See the full menu: https://www.riggersloftwine.com/riggers-loft-menu

Music Lineup:

Sat, Sept 16, 2-5pm Key Elements -a Latin Jazz ensemble comprised of some of the SF Bay area’s most seasoned instrumentalists who perform exceptional original and Latin/Brazilian Jazz classics.

Sun, Sept 17, 2-5pm Hawaiian Royalty – members are of native Hawaiian ancestry or have family ties to Hawaii. While staying true to the Hawaiian cultural roots, their sound is a blend of Island Reggae music, covers, original music, and the intertwining of other musical genres.

Chill and enjoy as you sip, eat and vibe!

Hours:

  • Thursdays: 5-8pm
  • Fridays: 5-9pm (Closed Friday, October 15 due to a wedding)
  • Saturdays: 1-9pm
  • Sundays: 1-7pm.

About Riggers Loft

Riggers Loft is situated right next to the water on San Francisco Bay in an industrial chic building with absolutely amazing views. It is a tasting room and wine bar, with a beautiful event space.Riggers Loft is home to owners R&B Cellars, with guest wineries: Carica Wines, Wachira Wines, Barrel + Ink, Prima Materia, and Far West Cider Company. Great outdoor patio on the water.

 Where:

1325 Canal Blvd
Richmond, CA 94804

https://www.riggersloftwine.com/

The Experience, Sausalito: Sausalito Boat Show

The Experience:

Brand New! Sausalito Boat Show!

Mark your calendars for a weekend of fun October 13-15, down at the Clipper Yacht Harbor on the Sausalito waterfront. An extraordinary experience celebrating the sea, local culture, and community awaits you.

Besides new sailboats, luxury yachts, power boats and boating gear, “This inaugural event is designed to be a celebration of maritime excellence and Sausalito’s local culture – food, live music, and art,” said show manager Mitch Perkins. “We are thrilled to see the city of Sausalito, the Sausalito Economic Development Advisory Committee, and the broader San Francisco Bay Area maritime community coming together to support this new event.”

Sausalito Boat Show is the place for people to immerse themselves in the boating lifestyle, check out new boats, get on the water, attend educational seminars, enjoy live entertainment and have fun.

Extending beyond boats, this event will feature local food vendors offering seafood specialties and classic California cuisine, accompanied by live music from Bay Area favorites including Fog City Swampers, Juke Joint Band, The Millionaires, The Cruz Boys and Matt Bolton. This truly is an event for the whole family, including activities and crafts for kids.

Details to come. Stay tuned!

About Sausalito Boat Show

Hours: Fri/Sat, Oct 13/14 10am-6pm; Sun. 10/15 10am-5pm. Contact show manager Mitch Perkins at mitchperk@gmail.com, 415-272-4130 with any questions you may have.

Clipper Yacht Harbor is the largest and only full service harbor in Sausalito  with over 700 slips and dry storage spaces.

Photo/Courtesy of Clipper Yacht Harbor Facebook page.

 Where:

310 Harbor Drive
Sausalito

https://www.sausalitoboatshow.com

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The Experience, Richmond: Riggers Loft Wine Co. Friday

The Experience:

Friday night on the Bay with Chef Frank & a glass!

 Arrive at the wine tasting room and ask for your fave wine or cider or try their Summer Mimosa Flights. Don’t forget their Mimosa Flights are all made with award-winning R&B Cellars’ Blanc de Blanc Methode Champenoise. And the portions are generous!

Find a spot on the patio and order your food. Chef Frank’s serving up two new specials. It’s a New Mexico Hatch Chili Celebration!!

  • Baked Cheesy Crab Dip with Hatch Chilis!
    • Made with New Mexico Hatch chilis and served with freshly made potato chips tossed with fine herbs and essence of Truffle. $20
  • Large Cubano Sandwich
    • Slow roasted pork, deli ham, Swiss cheese, dill pickles, mustard aioli, griddled to crisp perfection. Served with fine herb potato chips. $22

You’ll be seeing more of these chilis at Riggers Loft. It’s the season for the next 4-6 weeks and Chef Frank is on fire with creative recipes for these little gems. See the full menu here. https://www.riggersloftwine.com/riggers-loft-menu

Chill to the tunes of Midnight Kitchen, Fri, Aug 25, from 6-9pm.  An East Bay band serving up a mix of Chicago, New Orleans & West Coast Blues and R&B, with tasty sides of Jump and Swing. Featuring Jeanne Schuman’s sultry vocals.

Relax and enjoy as you sip, eat and vibe!

(There are weddings on Sat/Sun, but the tasting room and patio are open. No live music those days.)

Hours:

  • Thursdays: 5-8pm
  • Fridays: 5-9pm
  • Saturdays: 1-9pm
  • Sundays: 1-7pm.

About Riggers Loft

Riggers Loft is situated right next to the water on San Francisco Bay in an industrial chic building with absolutely amazing views. It is a tasting room and wine bar, with a beautiful event space.Riggers Loft is home to owners R&B Cellars, with guest wineries: Carica Wines, Wachira Wines, Barrel + Ink, Prima Materia, and Far West Cider Company. Great outdoor patio on the water.

 Where:

1325 Canal Blvd
Richmond, CA 94804

https://www.riggersloftwine.com/

The Experience, Richmond: East Brother Beer Co. New Beer

The Experience:

A new release Friday – Festbier!

Festbier starts flowing this Friday at East Brother Beer Co. They wanted to source only the best ingredients for this world-class beer, so of course they turned to their friends at @admiralmaltings in Alameda for the best malts around. Snapper Seafood truck will also be there on Friday starting at 3pm serving up great seafood to pair with your Festbier.

And then next week:

The 6th Annual Summer Classic!

Sunday, August 27, 12-8pm. Mark your calendar! This Classic Car Show is always a big hit! Join them for a day full of vintage cars, live music, food and fun for the entire family.

East Brother Beer Co Hours:

  • Wednesday – Friday: 3-8pm
  • Saturday: 11am-9pm
  • Sunday: 11am-9pm

Just consider East Brother Beer’s taproom your ‘cooling place’ or as some of us call it ‘our chillin’ place’.

Where:

1001 Canal Blvd
Richmond

eastbrotherbeer.com

The Experience, Richmond: Sailing Goat Restaurant Weekend

The Experience:

Create your own bliss – live music, drinks + great food!

Get down to your bayside destination this weekend for wood-fired pizza, coastal cuisine, great drinks and live music. Point San Pablo Harbor rules!

Here’s the music lineup:

  • Fri, Aug 18,5-8pm Cornbread Willie is a local East Bay electrified acoustic band specializing in original music, unique rare covers, and some recognizable to all.
  • Sat, Aug 19, 5-8pm Three Rivers are a trio that play multi-genre sets with originals and Americana covers. Maggie Forti, Jeff Hobbs, and John Raferty!
  • Sun, Aug 20, 12-3pm  The Brazilian Project Quartet. The Brazilian Project is about the beautiful harmonies, crackling rhythms and exquisite melodies of Brazil. Bossa Nova, Samba, Baiao, and groove-based jazz

Check out their Summer Menu:

Shareables

  • French Fries (cooked in a dedicated fryer)
  • Bang Bang Fries – spicy malt vinegar seasoned steak fries with black garlic aioli
  • Salt Cod Fritter with lemon aioli
  • Smoked White Fish Dip with dill, cream cheese, crostini
  • Pizzas – Margherita, Zuccini w/lemon ricotta, havarti, basil oil and ICarnitas Pie w/tomatillo crudo and queso fresco

Potjie Pot

  • Moroccan Spring Vegetable Stew- spring vegetables, saffron, currants, turmeric, cilantro salsa verde
  • Zarzuela Seafood Stew – local fish of the day, shrimp, clams, saffron, almonds, Spanish chorizo, tomato, grilled bread

From the Kitchen

  • Porky Sandwich – breaded porkloin, spicy Asian slaw, habanero aioli
  • Braised Gchujang Chicken – brown rice, seared bok choy with sesame lime vinaigrette
  • Fish & Chips – local fish of the day, french fries, tartar sauce (GF – dedicated fryer)

Salads

  • Fire Clay Farm Mixed Greens with Dijon vinaigrette and gruyere cheese
  • Little Gem Caesar with garlic croutons, Grana Padano, anchovy vinaigrette
  • Summer Vegetable Salad – eggplant, zucchini, olives, chickpeas, whipped feta, aji amarillo vinaigrette

Sweets

  • Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie
  • Peach Cobblerwith whipped creme fraiche
  • Tiramisu -coffee with marsala wine

What to expect:

Down at Pt San Pablo Harbor, you’ll relax with wonderful vistas and the gentle lapping of water. Items from the sea and land and gardens will guide the menu. Some cooking will be outside. Stews will simmer in large pots on the stove. . And, they’ll be serving up regional small batch craft beer and wines.

There are pathways along the water and houseboats, hiking paths up the hill with fantastic views. So many options for you, your family and friends when you visit the Sailing Goat! Weekend hours: Fri – Sun, 11:30am – 8:30pm.

Where:

1900 Stenmark Dr
Richmond

https://www.facebook.com/SailingGoat/

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