For those who tire of the wholesomeness of the farmers’ market (or avoid the place altogether for that reason), the Ferry Building might be the place to go tomorrow. A bunch of that fruit coming through the marketplace during the day will get diverted to making cocktails in the evening in a fundraiser for CUESA. According to the website: “For $30, guests will enjoy 2 full-sized signature cocktails made with Square One Botanical,… along with 12 other sample-sized drinks featuring Beefeater 24 Gin, Bols Genever, Chartreuse, Galliano, and Plymouth Gin.” Not a bad deal when you consider a handful of restaurants (Globe, Boulevard, Chez Papa Resto, Laiola, MarketBar and TWO) are also throwing in appetizers. A dozen guest bartenders will be on hand to do the mixing, and we can almost guarantee you wouldn’t be able to get out of any of their establishments for less than the ticket price of this event. It’s not quite happy hour at the Brown Jug, but we think this might take a little treacle out of the farmers’ market. Even if it does replace it with blended strawberries.
