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 →
For AlcoholProfressor.com, I wrote up 10 of my most anticipated cocktail books coming out this winter, out of more than 40. Read the article here. These are the books: A Bartender's Guide To The World: Cocktails And Stories From 75 Places By Lauren Mote And James O. Fraioli The Cocktail... Read more →
In my latest story for the SF Standard, I wrote up a few bars in which to drink the hottest cocktail of now, the Negroni Sbagliato. Read more →
The Marina district bistro Causwells has reopened with Elmer Mejicanos (Tony's, Red Window) onboard as the Managing Partner and Beverage Director. He put together a really ambitious cocktail list for the small restaurant with tons of outdoor seating. With a group of friends, I was able to try a lot... Read more →
So many drink books are coming out before the end of 2022 I decided to make a list of them. Links are to Amazon and they earn me an affiliate fee. The Little Book of Aperitifs: 50 Classic Cocktails and Delightful Drinks Cheer: A Liquid Gold Holiday Drinking Guide The... Read more →
It's been way too long since I did a new booze round-up. These images are all from my Instagram page, and how I'm largely covering new products hitting the market. Read more →
Empress By Boon is the fine dining restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown at the site of the former Empress of China. I stopped by for happy hour the other day and was treated to these sixth-floor views: Bar Manager Emily Parian says that it's not very busy at happy hour... Read more →
Pabu in San Francisco recently updated the cocktail menu with several new drinks. I met Mike Lay, Mina Group Director of Bars, who filled me in on what was new. I asked the bartender working that shift what he thought the most popular ones were so far, and in his... Read more →