January 15, 2020

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Just back from an inspiring week in New Mexico, I begin the year with tender hopes and wishes for a beautiful, powerful new year —and decade— for us all.

Please check out a show I was just on playing host the whole episode and choosing content, including the bartenders and bars visited: Drink Destinations: San Francisco, from Jeff Bradford: Beer, Wine, and Spirits show. We filmed two days, resulting in an inspired, 20+ minutes episode of cocktail/bar/drink adventures around my fair city. I offer some history and context for SF’s key role in first creating cocktails in the 1800s and leading the cocktail renaissance of the last 20-30 years.

THIS ISSUE:
The Latest — Fresh Feasts & OG Offerings: January’s best new Bay Area restaurants & old-school greats, from SF to Napa and Marin.
Imbiber — Iconic Drink Moments in Classic Film: My first feature for London’s Cocktail Lovers’ magazine on classic cocktail scenes you do and don’t know about.
Top Tastes — An Ode To Obscure Eats: Unsung dining in San Francisco, my new Bob Cut dining column.
Imbiber — Bar Spotlight on Karri Kiyuna of Wildhawk: Why this SF bar is an example in team spirit, service and exceptional cocktails.

As your personal concierge who tells it like a good friend would, I create personalized itineraries; provide food and drink consulting for restaurants and bars; and classes at companies for the layperson wanting to dig deeper in food and drink (more info at virginia-miller.com).

Virginia

ThePerfect Spot, Founder
The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants Academy Chair
Table8 National Editor/VP — ZAGAT SF Editor — SF Bay Guardian Critic — IWSC Spirits Judge — ADI Distilling Lead Judge

Regular Outlets/Columns: 
Bob Cut Dining Column — Liquor.com — Haute Living Dining/Drink/Travel —  WhereTraveler — Time Out — Distiller Magazine — Google’s Touringbird — Food Republic — Gin Magazine — Wine Access — Books: Pur in Spirit & Distilled Stories

Freelance: 
The Bold Italic, Alaska Airlines Magazine, The Bold Italic, Travelux Magazine, Thrillist, Whisky Magazine UK,  The Times London, Liquor.com Drinkwire, Paste Magazine Travel, Eater, Tasting Panel, PureWow, Drink Me Magazine, Spoonwiz, Citysearch, NBC’s The Feast, Blackboard Eats, Tasting Table, Grubstreet