Just yesterday I was in the elevator in my office building and the person next to me was trying to peep the book I had in my hand. (This is okay when there is a library in your building, we are all book peepers here.) The book is this giant... Read more →
San Francisco has two main sherry bars (at least that I know about, now that Bellota is closed), and though one is in the Lower Polk and the other is in Potrero Flats, you can take one bus between El Lopo and El Chato. Actually it's a choice of bus:... Read more →
In addition to other major events happening this week in America, it's Sherry Week all around the world. Check the site to see what's happening in your city. Many bars and shops are hosting educational events and tastings, so it's a great week to learn about the category or just... Read more →
I picked up this newish (2022) book The Book of Sherry Wines by Cesar Saldana from the SF public library. It's over 400 pages, mostly text, and I think I might need to buy myself a copy. It's not on Amazon but you can find it at various stores online,... Read more →
I wrote a story for the San Francisco Chronicle about cobblers, mostly Sherry Cobblers. Read it here. While hot weather bears down on much of the country, summer in San Francisco is more of a state of mind than a change in the weather. And many bartenders around the city... Read more →
Below are bottle shots of mostly new- and a few just new to me- spirits products that have come onto the market in the last month. These are from my Instagram account and you can get more information about each of them there. Read more →
Testing the fino sherry-soda cocktail The Rebujito with 11 different lemon-lime sodas. Read more →
A concise-ish description of the sherry cocktails from a story I published in 2011. Read more →