New Mission Venture, Top 20 Under 40, More!

THE MISSION—Maverick's Scott Youkilis and Tres Agaves' Eric Rubin have a new project in the works, per tomorrow's Scoop. No word on where it is exactly or what it will be called, but it'll be seafood-centric. And as should be expected from Youkilis and Rubin, there will be ham and cocktails too. [Scoop]

OAKLAND—The 2009 edition of 7x7's Top 20 Under 40 is out, and one restaurant personality is on the list. Everyone put your hands together for James Syhabout. [7x7]

POTRERO HILL—Some charity events for good karma: the Third Annual Sugar Rush will feature desserts by the likes of Boulevard, Chez Panisse, Humphry Slocombe and Michael Mina to benefit Bay Area middle school children can't read good and wanna learn to do other stuff good too. More info/tickets on the site. [EaterWire]

SAN FRANCISCO—Both Little Skillet and Papalote are organizing charity efforts to help victims of the Filipino tropical storms and floods. Little Skillet's version is this Friday, October 2nd; Papalote's is next Friday, October 9th. [SFW]

YOSEMITE—Up at The Ahwahnee, the chef lineup has been announced for the 25th annual Chefs' Holidays event series, and it's a star-studded list. To name a few: David Kinch, Elizabeth Falkner, Hoss Zare, Suzanne Goin, Michelle Mah, Loretta Keller, and even Carla (Hootie) from Top Chef. [PRWeb]