Clock Bar in San Francisco will be launching a new seasonal menu soon (probably Monday), with some great looking drinks on it. Here's a look at what to look forward to. (Subject to change.) I already tried the Carl and it was delicious. I bolded my favorite parts. BERRY SEASON... Read more →
My experiments with ice continue. I've got a routine down to make clear chunks of ice and now I'm experimenting with freezing objects into it. As you can see I have some room to improve but I did make a groovy, if a bit large, new banner for Alcademics. Read more →
Scheduled to open on May 20th in San Francisco is the Comstock Saloon, the restaurant and bar by Jonny Raglin and Jeff Hollinger of Absinthe. The website is looking good and now has a sample menu (PDF) available for viewing. (I've also pasted it below the jump.) The physical space... Read more →
Scheduled to open on May 27th in the Crescent Hotel in San Francisco is the new bar Burritt Room. I had a peek at the very-much-still-under-construction space. The hotel is located a couple doors down from the Stockton Tunnel, but was built before the tunnel in 1910. It was recently... Read more →
Have you seen the Shaker Faces website? It's where bartenders show off their shakes. No, not "the shakes," but their cocktail shaking technique. It's a good time. So far the majority of featured bartenders featured on the site are from San Francisco, but if you're a bartender who'll be in... Read more →
I receive zillions of lousy recipes from PR companies (three four paired to the new Sex and the City movie today alone) and I don't post most of them. But every so often one actually has interesting ingredients or makes me laugh. Chopin vodka has a new "steak and potatoes"... Read more →
The Olive Centipede was created by Dr. Heiner, a disturbed German bartender formerly famous for his flair garnishing techniques. The evil Dr. Heiner decided to create a garnish centipede, made from sewing three olives together along the olives' digestive tracks, pit-to-pimento. Read more →
I'll be speaking on a panel about social media at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic early next week in New York. Bartenders, Bloggers, and Brands Event Date: 5/18/2010, 12:15 pm - 1:45 PM The Study at Astor Center, 399 Lafayette at East 4th Street with Lindsey Johnson, Jason Littrell, Camper English,... Read more →