San Francisco went from a city of very few rooftop bars to... a few I guess. I remember when El Techo de Lolinda was new and exciting, then we had Charmaine's, Kaiyo Rooftop, and now Cavaña. There are several new ones in the East Bay also. Well I just had... Read more →
For 7x7, I once again wrote my list of the 50 most iconic cocktails in the city. I've been doing this list since at least 2014! The introduction: At the start of 2022, many bars remained shell-shocked by the pandemic and were largely playing it safe; cocktail menus were limited... Read more →
Pabu in San Francisco has a new menu by the new bar lead Natalie Lichtman, previously at The Passenger at 25 Lusk, Nico, and Elixir. The menu just went live in December and can be found here. I also pasted pics of it below. I went in to try the... Read more →
In my latest story for the SF Standard, I wrote about Martinis garnished with caviar and other opulent cocktails. Read more →
This story originally appeared on AlcoholProfessor.com. Bar Iris: A Different Vision of a Japanese Cocktail Bar Bar Iris is a small cocktail lounge in San Francisco’s wealthy Russian Hill neighborhood. Though it is attached to the restaurant Nisei next door, Iris is its own venue rather than a waiting room... Read more →
For AlcoholProfessor, I wrote up a "Bars We Love" feature about San Francisco bar PCH. Check it out here. Read more →
This review first appeared on AlcoholProfessor.com. Feel free to read the original here. Purchase the book via these links: Amazon or Bookshop. This is the bartending book for bartenders who’ve already read a lot of bartending books and are sure they don’t need another. Toby Maloney, an owner of Chicago’s... Read more →
My latest for the SF Standard: When bartenders travel, they tend to visit—surprise!—bars. And when local barkeeps act as guides, they often steer their guests toward the best watering holes they know. We polled some top Bay Area mixologists, asking them to reveal their favorite spots and what makes them... Read more →