Wine & Chocolate
When: Thursday, Feb. 27, 7-9 p.m.
Where: Dandelion Chocolate, 740 Valencia Street
Cost: $40-$50
The rundown: Chocolate alone is great. Chocolate with wine is even better. Guests will follow the journey from cacao to chocolate bar, stopping at five specific stages in the process to try each with a California wine. The event includes a tour of the chocolate factory, five generous wine pairings provided by the Sonoma/San Francisco based Wattle Creek Winery, and samples of Dandelion Chocolate. Purchase tickets on Eventbrite.
Here's a heartwarming story about the power of democracy: A new bill was announced today by Assembly member Richard Pan* to repeal AB 1252, the so-called "glove law" which requires all food service handlers to wear disposable rubber gloves during service.
The law was ostensibly passed to make food service prep for "ready-to-eat" foods like sushi, deli sandwiches, and so on safer, but it has been widely contested by bartenders, sushi chefs, and others in the food community as being unhygienic and wasteful. Two petitions on Change.org have amassed nearly 20,000 signatures between them.
See also: Petition to Except Bartenders From New CA Plastic Glove Law Gets Support
Bartenders Could Have to Wear Gloves as Part of New California Food Law
