From the Mojito to the Luxury Mojito to the Old Cuban (recipe) to the New Cuban and other new drinks: My latest piece for Tasting Table San Francisco traces the evolution of cocktails with the trio of lime, mint, and champagne. There's even a recipe for The Whaler from Brooke... Read more →
With all the new bitter products on the market I was getting a little confused as to what's what, so I've made this cheat sheet for myself. Cocchi Americano: Quinquina, flavored with quinine; a Kina Lillet substitute Gran Classico: A "Bitters of Turin" with wormwood and gentian; a Campari substitute... Read more →
Marcia Gagliardi is known as the Tablehopper, a woman who eats her way through San Francisco restaurants and reports on the happenings in her weekly newsletter. I know her as a girl who loves her bourbon. She wrote a book called The Tablehopper's Guide to Dining and Drinking in San... Read more →
Oh hey, my latest story for Fine Cooking magazine is online already. Tiki Time Showstopping tiki drinks are back on the menu, and they’re causing quite a stir. Here’s how to create these tasty cocktails at home—don’t forget the swizzle sticks and umbrellas. by Camper English Sipping from opposite sides... Read more →
I decided to create a drink to honor the best video of the weekend, "Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Double Rainbow 1-8-10". (Scroll down to see it if you haven't already.) It's guaranteed to make you say, "DOUBLE COMPLETE RAINBOW! What does this MEAN?" The Double Rainbow by Camper English 1 ounce... Read more →
Starting this July, Rickhouse in San Francisco will offer a summer drink menu, because apparently the fifty cocktails on the regular menu are all seasonally inappropriate. (I kid!) The regular menu isn't online, so those of you reading from out of town an get a glimpse of how it looks... Read more →
Erick Castro, bartender and general manager of Rickhouse in San Francisco (up for three awards at Tales of the Cocktail this year) has revealed that he'll be leaving the bar at the end of July. He'll now be the West Coast Brand Ambassador for Plymouth and Beefeater gins. This is... Read more →
A friend asks: A buddy of mine helped another of mine get a job and now he'd like to buy her a nice bottle of somethin' somethin' as a thank you. She's alllllllll about rum as long as it's not spiced and she *probably* has a bottle of Jamaican something... Read more →