TV chef Michael Chiarello's new Napa digs are decked out in Old Country chic: the outdoor Terrazzo comes complete with fireplaces and lounge seating, while the twin dining rooms are dominated by old timber communal tables (one with a long copper bar). The refined Italian comes both on small plates (the seared foie gras focaccia panino) and bigguns, e.g., the honey/sage/apple Duroc Pork, and the chickpea passatina-bound Day Boat Scallops, dredged from coastal waters from Maine to New Jersey, but hopefully yours came from Maine.

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Curiously hosted at a Pac Heights mansion, this semi-Satanic bash features a custom car and hot rod show (w/ the winner getting $666), copious PBR and whiskey, gorgonzola burgers/ribs/pulled pork by metal-loving "Hot Chick BBQ", and a ballroom performance by AC/DSHE, who rock like they actually do have Big Balls.

$10 gets you admission plus three beer tix at HighwayToHellSF.com

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The Adult Swim comedy duo -- famous for their explorations of weighty subjects like man-cat anthropomorphism, vomit-inducing sports, and friendship -- are coming to town for one sure-to-sell-out January show. Their last SF stop was a multimedia presentation promoting the awesomeness of @papajohns.com email addresses -- if you're reading this in your Papa John's email, nice move, and send us some garlic sauce, yo.

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