Park Chalet Celebrations; Gordon Ramsay; Healthy SF; MORE

GG PARK - On Saturday July 3, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Park Chalet will be playing all kinds of crazy music in honor of Independence Day. There will be drummers, a 25-piece oompah brass band and a "sit-down" marching band, whatever any of that means. And you can order all the usual outdoor BBQ items while you watch/listen in amazement. [EaterWire]

CHEF TV - Gordon Ramsay's new show MasterChef, will premiere on FOX on Tuesday, July 27 at 10:00 PM PST. The show is a competition in which home cooks jump through various culinary hoops -- like dicing a truckload of onions -- to earn $250,000 dollars, a cookbook deal, and the esteemed title of "culinary master." Apparently a similar series has been a "smash hit" in the UK and Australia. Chef judges include Joe Bastianich, Graham Elliot and Gordon Ramsay, who is such a doll. [EaterWire]

EMBARCADERO - CUESA and the USBG have put together a savory cocktail gathering to take place next Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Ferry Building. $33 bucks gets you two large cocktails and eight smaller cocktail tastes, so it's a good thing bites from 15 Romolo, Bix, Comstock Saloon, Perbacco, Tacolicious, Plum and Kika’s Treats are included. You can get tickets here. [EaterWire]

UNION SQUARE- You may not know Masa's takes a break every year from July 4th to the 19th. This time around, they're giving diners an additional course for free on the last day of service, July 3rd. You'll remember Masa's is now offering less expensive four-course and seven-course tasting menus, so this will be a nice little added boost, even if it is made from pantry leftovers. [EaterWire]

HEALTHY SF - The Supreme Court recently announced it will not review the Golden Gate Restaurant Association's Healthy SF plan. So employers are going to have to continue to help pay the bill or give their workers health coverage. [ISSF]
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