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Food of the Gods ~ Fruit of the Vine is a unique Greek dining and California wine tasting experience over Memorial Day weekend.

The food: Unparalleled! Delectable, Old World family recipes skillfully prepared by our Yiayias (beloved grandmothers) especially for this event. The most authentic food outside of Greece!

The wineries: Ravenswood, Keller Estate, Suacci Carciere, Small Vines, Roessler Cellars, Fotinos, and Mahoney Vineyards will be pouring their acclaimed wines.

The time: Friday May 25th, 5pm-10pm (wine tasting: 5:30pm-8:30pm).

The price: $15 wine tasting ticket. Food is à la carte, with suggested pairings. Enjoy wines by the glass or order by the bottle from the wineries at a one-night-only 20 percent discount.

The place: College of Marin Indian Valley Campus (1800 Ignacio Blvd., Novato); free shuttle service from the parking lot.

The extras: Live music, dancing, and folk dance performances, all celebrated in the Old World ambience of our Greek village on the hill.

This one-of-a-kind event is truly a rare opportunity to savor amazing Greek cuisine with beautiful wines! More details online and on Facebook.

Wines of Portugal invites you to their Annual Grand Tasting in San Francisco on Monday June 4th. You don’t want to miss this chance to go around Portugal in 80 sips because you can truly discover a world of difference with more than 150 wines and fabulous Iberian appetizers. Net proceeds support Meals on Wheels of San Francisco, so come enjoy and do your part!

Tickets are $40, or just $32 when you mention code TABLEHOPPER for a 20 percent discount. Plus the first 100 guests to arrive receive a complimentary signed copy of The Tablehopper’s Guide to Dining and Drinking in San Francisco. More details online. 5:30pm. $15 valet parking. Terra Gallery, 511 Harrison St. at 1st St., San Francisco.

Join the Languedoc Adventure. For the entire month of May, over 40 Bay Area restaurants and retailers will be hosting tastings, special dinners, and events, and pouring the unique wines of AOC Languedoc in the South of France. The Languedoc is France’s most dynamic wine region, where adventurous producers are redefining ancient traditions and producing some of the country’s most exciting wines. The region is blessed with some of the best conditions in France for winemaking. An auspicious blend of soil, wind, sun, and the Mediterranean Sea produces naturally healthy vineyards and results in a huge range of wines that are accessible and affordable discoveries for the U.S. wine lover. Join the Adventure for this unique opportunity to taste wines from France’s wine frontier.

The adventure continues on Monday May 14th at RN74, where the special chef’s tasting menu will feature all-Languedoc wine pairings. Here’s the menu: beef carpaccio, beets, rhubarb, pink peppercorn, and arugula with Domaine de Fontsainte Rosé Gris de Gris, Corbières, 2011; Liberty Farm duck confit, barley, spring garlic, duck sausage, and barrel-aged tamari with Domaine d’Aupilhac ‘Montpeyroux’ Coteaux du Languedoc; and a selection of cheeses by Soyoung Scanlan, apricot, feuille de brik, and mustard seed with N.V. La Tour Vieille Mémoire d’Automnes, Vin de Pays de La Côte Vermeille. Three courses; $55 for food, $35 add-on for wines; available 5:30pm-close.

For a list of other participating restaurants and retailers, visit LanguedocAdventure.com.

Based in San Francisco, Poco Dolce (translated from Italian as “not too sweet”) creates unique, handmade chocolates and confections “on the savory side of sweet.” Producing out of a small Dogpatch kitchen since 2004, Poco Dolce’s eight-person team crafts everything in small batches using fresh, local ingredients. Tasks such as mixing toffee, popping fresh popcorn, and brewing coffee are all done in-house, and their chocolates and confections feature only the finest, all-natural ingredients—from California olive oil and local pumpkin seeds and almonds to sea salt harvested from the coast of Brittany. Enjoy! They’re the perfect indulgence.

Get 10% off your Mother’s Day order! tablehopper subscribers use this exclusive coupon code: THMDAY12.

Join the Languedoc Adventure. For the entire month of May, over 40 Bay Area restaurants and retailers will be hosting tastings, special dinners, and events, and pouring the unique wines of AOC Languedoc in the South of France. The Languedoc is France’s most dynamic wine region, where adventurous producers are redefining ancient traditions and producing some of the country’s most exciting wines. The region is blessed with some of the best conditions in France for winemaking. An auspicious blend of soil, wind, sun, and the Mediterranean Sea produces naturally healthy vineyards and results in a huge range of wines that are accessible and affordable discoveries for the U.S. wine lover. Join the Adventure for this unique opportunity to taste wines from France’s wine frontier.

For a list of participating restaurants and retailers, visit LanguedocAdventure.com.

Yup, it’s all about location. Where you advertise should be the same.

Have your advertising budget nailed down for 2012? Want to get your [insert groovy product or place or service here] in front of thousands of educated, hip, savvy insiders? (After all, you read tablehopper, too.) tablehopper readers live to eat, drink, travel, and hit the town, in San Francisco and beyond. Many are in the industry, both front of house, and back of house. They are in the house.

There are a variety of creative opportunities available. Drop us a line for a media kit and rates.

Please note: no restaurant or bar advertising is allowed on tablehopper—sorry, thanks for your interest.

Attention Restaurateurs!

Don’t miss the Annual Three-Day Super Sale at TriMark Economy Restaurant Fixtures, featuring our lowest prices of the year on restaurant equipment and supplies.

Live cooking demonstrations, giveaways, free valet parking, and thousands of items on sale at ridiculously low prices. Save big on commercial refrigeration and cooking equipment, cookware, china, glassware, shelving, cutlery, sinks, worktables, ice machines, food storage, steam table pans, and more. Factory representatives will be on hand to answer your questions.

Thursday April 19th through Saturday April 21st, 8am-5:30pm daily. More information at TriMarkEconomy.com.