In my latest feature at Blackboard Eats where I cover dining and drink, here is my latest feature on 6 of the top brewery and distillery tours in the Bay Area: Going back to the great Anchor Brewing in SF in the 1960s and distilling groundbreakers, St. George Spirits, Germain-Robin and Charbay in the early 1980s, the Bay Area has… Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, two new rooftop bars that just hit Napa and SF this week (article here): www.timeout.com/san-francisco/news/two-new-rooftop-bars-just-opened-in-the-bay-area-042018 Read more →
With more 3 Michelin-starred restaurants than New York City (a city with 10 times the population and nearly 7 times the size), San Francisco has been a giant and a pioneer in food and drink for decades, excelling in every sub-category beyond cities many times their size and jumpstarting farm-to-table, wine, craft beer and spirits movements literally decades ago. The… Read more →
Covering the 11 top gin cocktails of the month around the country at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks now at these bars/restaurants (click on each for the featured cocktail): As one of the greatest, far-reaching spirits in history, gin is worth drinking any day of the year. But spring seems particularly suited to its green herbaceousness, its citrus-driven… Read more →
This issue:
— Top New Restaurant Openings of the Month: Best new SF restaurants include spots serving Nepalese/Indian, Italian, Cal-Med and Turkish food.
— 5 Top New American Bars: Destination-worthy newcomers in San Francisco, Austin, Nashville, Las Vegas and Santa Barbara.
— Top 11 Cocktails Around the Country Now: At bars/restaurants from SF to Vancouver, Nashville to New Orleans, the people and places making standout drinks.
— 11 Best New SF/Bay Area Bars, Spring Edition
Published at Liquor.com this Spring 2018, my regular update on San Francisco/the Bay Area’s top 11 new bars: The 11 Best New Bars in San Francisco: Spring 2018 China Live’s Cold Drinks, Chinatown Charmaine’s (rooftop bar at the Proper Hotel), Tenderloin The Douglas Room, Union Square/Downtown Gibson, Tenderloin/Union Square Junior, Mission The Kon-Tiki, Oakland The Riddler, Hayes Valley Rusted Mule,… Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, my top three openings of the month join other recent standout newcomers for a top 10 on where to eat now (article here): — Inspired Modern Indian & Nepalese: Spice of America Chefs Krishna Timsina and Ram Ghale have cooked in India, the US and their native Nepal. At their recently debuted Spice of America,… Read more →
Covering the 11 hottest cocktails of the month around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks now at these bars/restaurants (click on each for the featured cocktail): Read more →
Published at Liquor.com on March 20, 2018, my article on five notable new bars that have just opened around the US: Article here: www.liquor.com/slideshows/new-american-bars-spring-2018/#gs.UrA1QtU Read more →
This issue:
— 3 Upscale New Izakayas: Japanese bar food with a touch of elegance — and great cocktails or saké.
— 11 Top Whisk(e)y Cocktails Around the Country: Whether American or Irish whiskey, Scotch or Japanese whisky, these national bars are playing with them in unexpected ways.
— Southern Comfort in Unexpected Places: Southern influence pops-up at a few restaurants that may not have an overt Southern theme.
— What to Eat at Your New Italian Go-Tos: Pasta, pizza, amari and bocci newcomers from Berkeley to SF.
— Top 5 Whiskies at Whiskies of the World 2018