Sunday, September 13, 2026, 10:30 PM - 1:30 AM · Fat Cat, Mission, San Francisco
Rachael Petach of C. Cassis leads an informal talk on blackcurrant liqueur, covering why the fruit was once banned in the US and how to mix it into cocktails. Wine flights available during the session.
A wine bar built around bottles from underrepresented producers (orange, pét-nat, skin-contact whites) in a space running on bright pink walls, leopard-print chopsticks, and a retro cake stand stocked with cheese. The Mantis, a permanent pop-up sharing the room, runs creative Vietnamese dishes Thursday through Monday: the bo kho-inspired steak frites and black cod with fish sauce caramel are the ones to order.