August (1) Five owner Hetal Shah dives into the nuances/similarities in flavors between Oaxaca and India. From Thursday, September 13 to Sunday, September 16, August (1) Five is celebrating Mexican Independence Day with a chef collaboration series called "Spice Knows No Borders." Chef Julio Aquilera from El Destilado in Oaxaca is partnering with August (1) Five Chef Manish Tyagi for a Mexican-inspired Indian menu.

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4th Annual SF Cheese Fest - September 15 & 16

Maureen Cunnie was the head cheesemaker at Cowgirl Creamery, and she is now the Operations Manager of Cowgirl. She also used to be President of the CA Artisan Cheese Guild!

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @SFCheeseFest

#SFCheeseFest, #CACG, #CACheese

Nitin Gupta, co-founder of Fairy

www.itsfairy.com

Fairy is an app-based platform that connects local residents with professional, background-checked housekeepers… all with a few taps on mobile. It's on-demand housecleaning made affordable and easy

Sherri Franklin is the founder of Muttville Senior Dog Rescue. Their Senior Prom raised over $800,000, and Ryan put together a package that raised $23,000. A listener called in to add her donation.

Mo Hodges from Benjamin Cooper and the Douglas Room prepares the Slick Rick.  

@benjamincoopersf     @thedouglasroom

Need to edit out high pitched noise at 1:21

Elaine Petrocelli is the co-founder of Book Passage. 

Book Passage has two locations: In SF, at the Ferry Building, and across the Golden Gate Bridge, in Corte Madera. They host over 1,000 authors each year!

For more information, go to www.bookpassage.com

@bookpassage  instagram:  bookpassage

Slick Rick or Crop Circles? Cocktail from @thedouglasroom  @BenjaminCooperSF

Goran Basarov, new chef at the Balboa Cafe in the Marina, featured ahi tuna cones which looks like savory ice cream.   Basarov  @balboacafesf   @plumpjackgroup

Comedy with Dan Gordon, followed by grilling tips. 

DanGordons.com     @DanGordonsPaloA

Leslie is launching her new wine with Traveling Vineyard,  Three Hearts Rose.

She has an upcoming series called Check Please, Kids which will enter production in September.

@LeslieSbrocco

www.LESLIESBROCCO.comThree Hearts Wine.

Oakland's first-ever Cocktail Week beginning on Sept. 15 through Sept. 23.

Raquel Navarro is the spokesperson for Oakland Cocktail Week. Vita Simone is co-owner/lead bartender for Copper Spoon in Oakland.

@oaklandcocktailweek

oaklandcocktailweek.com

How does anyone consider buying or selling a home in the Bay Area, in light of the new tax laws? Cece explains the market, the three kinds of buyers, and the cycle we're in.

Cece Blase, a Realtor with Paragon Real Estate Group in San Francisco, is the author of SF Real Estate Buzz, a weekly e-mail newsletter.@SFRealEstateBuzz