The Progress Makes Esquire's Best New Restaurants List; Wharf Fest is Coming

WESTERN ADDITION — Esquire’s annual best new restaurants list is out, and San Francisco gets one mention in the form of The Progress, included for its "humble" cooking. Check out the full list here. [Esquire]

FISHERMAN’S WHARF — The free annual Wharf Fest is Saturday, October 24 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a chowder cook-off competition (at 12 p.m.), battle of the bands and more. Get all the details here. [EaterWire]

POTRERO HILL — Watch some jazz, play some bocce, eat some food from Stem, Public House, Poquito and more, buy some produce from Blue Egg and Eatwell Farms and more and drank some drinks at Stem Kitchen’s garden party on Thursday, October 15 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. [EaterWire]

CIVIC CENTER — Taste some local mead wine at Fine & Rare’s Heidrun Meadery dinner this Thursday, October 15 at 7 p.m. Grab tickets here to the five-course meal with mead pairings. [EaterWire]