Thank you for making the 2025 Star Chefs & Vintners Gala an unforgettable evening!
To the incredible chefs, vintners, sommeliers, and guests—your generosity, talent, and passion helped us raise critical funds to deliver over 2 million meals to homebound seniors across San Francisco.
We are deeply grateful for each of you.
Honorary Gala Chairs Vishal and Pantea Grover
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Star Chefs Chefs & Vintners Gala
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Event Information – Know Before You Go
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion
4:00 pm Hors d’Oeuvre Reception
6:30 pm Four Course Wine Paired Dinner, Live Auction and Fund-A-Route
9:00 pm Afterparty with Dancing
Black-Tie Attire
Valet Parking Available
Register your Credit Card for quick and easy check-in here.
For tickets and more information, contact David Miranda at 415-343-1280 or email dmiranda@mowsf.org.
2025 Star Restaurants
| 7 Adams | Izzy’s Steaks |
| 25 Lusk | Jane the Bakery |
| A16 | La Connessa |
| Abaca | La Mar Cocina Peruana |
| Akikos Restaurant | La Toque |
| All SPICE | Liholiho Yacht Club |
| Alora | The Morris and Sirene |
| Altovino | Niku Steakhouse |
| Anchovy Bar, Progress and State Bird | Nisei |
| Angler SF | Nopa |
| Anomaly SF | Octavia and Francis |
| Azalina’s | Omakase |
| Bar Iris | One Market Restaurant |
| Bar Sprezzatura | ONE65 |
| Barberio Osteria | Oyster Girls & California Caviar Co |
| Barcha | PABU |
| Bindass | Paella del Reyes |
| Bix Restaurant | Penny Roma |
| The Blue Mermaid | Perbacco |
| Boulevard Restaurant | Prelude |
| Broma | Prelude |
| Cafe Sebastian | Prospect |
| Cocola | Recchiuti Confections |
| Colibri Mexican Bistro | ROOH |
| Copita Tequileria y Comida | Scoma’s Restaurant |
| Copra | The Slanted Door Napa |
| Dalida | Sorella and Aquerello |
| E&O Kitchen and Bar | Sorrel |
| Emerald Hour | SPQR |
| Epic Steak | Spruce |
| Flour+Water Hospitality Group | Taste Catering & Event Planning |
| Four Star Seafood and Provisions | Trestle |
| Good Good Culture Club | Tsar Nicoulai Caviar |
| Greens Restaurant | The Vault Steakhouse |
| Hilda & Jesse | Waterbar |
| Intercontinental San Francisco | The Wild |
| International Smoke | Wine Forest Wild Foods |
| Iyasare | Yokai |
| Izakaya Rintaro |
2025 Stellar Wineries
| Adamvs Howell Mountain Estate | The Mascot |
| Aperture Cellars | Materra Wines |
| Bella Oaks Vineyard | MELKA ESTATES & Winery |
| Blindfold/Saldo Wines | Occidental Wines |
| Crocker & Starr | Papapietro Perry Winery |
| Dana Estates | Paradigm Winery |
| Dehlinger Winery | Parallel Napa Valley |
| Domaine Curry | Peay Vineyards |
| Duckhorn Portfolio | Peter Michael Winery |
| Elk Cove Vineyards | Pride Mountain Vineyards |
| Fantesca Estate Winery | Radio-Coteau |
| Gary Farrell Winery | RAEN |
| Gros Ventre Cellars | Saison Cellar |
| Hafner Vineyard | Scribe |
| Hanzell Vineyards | The Setting Wines |
| Hirsch Vineyards | Silver Oak Cellars |
| Iron Horse Vineyards | Sinegal Estate |
| JCB Wines | Skylark Wine Company |
| Kanzler Family Vineyards | Small Vines |
| Knights Bridge Winery | SODHANI Vineyards |
| La Sirena Winery | Thomas Fogarty Winery |
| Lamborn Family Vineyard | Vineyard 29 |
2025 Star Sommeliers
Leadership Committee
Lars Ryssdal of Art Culinaire Magazine
Cara Patricia of DeCant SF
Debbie Zachareas of Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant
Stellar Sommeliers
| Kevin Born – Rich Table | Steve Izzo – The Vault Steakhouse and Garden |
| Jacob Brown – Lazy Bear | Lauren Kemp – Bacchus |
| Lorraine Castillo – Kitchen Istanbul | Luke Kenning – Littorai |
| Jeremy Croxton – Waterbar | Scott Klein – Broma |
| Amy Currens – The Morris | Ryan Knowles – Maison Healdsburg |
| Matthew Dulle – Spago Beverly Hills | Francis Kulaga – Anomaly |
| Ameena Elmore – Freelance Sommelier | Mike Lee – La Toque |
| Alvetta Embry – SGWS | Brooke Lieberwitz – Golden State Warriors |
| Ruth Frey – The Morris | Robert Lozelle – Angler |
| J’Nai Gaither – Decanter Magazine | Chris McFall – Single Thread |
| Fausto Galicia – Estiatorio Omos (Mina) | Mark Mendoza – J. J. Buckley |
| Brian Cody Gibson – Pabu | Simone Mims – Simone Mims Hospitality & Consulting |
| Morgan Gray – Reeve Wines | Nicole Mitchell – San Francisco Wine Society |
| Simi Grewal – DECANTsf | Matt Montrose – SOMMTROSE |
| Jaxon van Groningen – Lazy Bear | Tara Patrick – Urban Wine Brokers |
| Adrienne Harkey – Maison Healdsburg | Marissa Payne – The Source Imports |
| Michael Mighetto Hoefling – Spring Mountain Vineyard | Daniel Pendelton – Lazybear |
| Brian Hogue – Ciccio Napa Valley | James Province – Ascend Prime Steaks and Sushi, Bellevue, WA |
| Jared Hooper – Mayacama Club | Beau Rapier – Freelance Wine Consultant |
| Evan Hufford – Maison Healdsburg | Rob Renteria – A16 |
| Jade Hufford – Maison Healdsburg | Adam Robins – State Bird/Progress/Anchovy Bar |
| Maria Hunt – The Bubbly Girl | Carolos Rones |
| Iris Rowlee – Octavia and Frances |
