Our second print edition of Time Out Magazine San Francisco is here. The Eating and Drinking sections are written by yours truly. More Time Out SF online here. You can pick copies up around Bay Area — distribution map is here. Digital editions are here. Past Issues: — July 2017 _______________________________________________________________ Here are links to each article and a peek… Read more →
Published on October 18, 2017, at Liquor.com, my exploration of 8 under-the-radar Scotch whiskies you should know. Some are more affordable, lesser known offerings from major houses, others are lesser known producers worth your time — article here. Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, I cover these 3 new restaurants reinventing themselves with menus from new chefs — article here: Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, I cover these 5 top dishes of the month — article here: Read more →
Published on September 29, 2017, at Liquor.com, here I share about not only one of my city’s great bartenders, Danny Louie, but one of the best in the country. At Bon Appetit’s # 3 restaurant in the country this year, Mister Jiu’s, I cover creative things he is doing with Asian ingredients in cocktails, his tribute to San Francisco’s historic… Read more →
This issue:
— Top SF Restaurant Openings of the Month: All three are “cheap eats”: roast beef sandwiches that taste like a glorified Arby’s, a new Indian neighborhood spot and a Chicago-inspired taqueria.
— Where to Eat & Drink in Sacramento Now: I catch up in SacTown, our state’s capitol city.
— 11 Top Scotch Cocktails Around the US: 11 creative Scotch cocktails I’ve handpicked.
— Top 10 Manhattan Bars: Plus my interviews with distiller Joe Myer of Myer Farm Distilling in NY’s Finger Lakes region and Naren Young of both Dante bars.
— A Tribute to Italy, The Feminine & Fellini: A special new Chicago bar with an all-Italian drink list.
In my latest Time Out column, I cover these 3 notable newcomers of the month — all of them qualifying as affordable, fast casual eating — article here: Read more →
It is Scotch month at Liquor.com (a favorite subject of mine) and here are 11 of my top Scotch cocktails around the US now (click on each for the featured cocktail and bar/restaurant): Scotch is a serious drink: no question about it. But it’s also versatile and can be, dare we say it… playful? Bartenders nationwide are making the case… Read more →
In the Fall 2017 issue of Distiller Magazine on NYC, here are links to my three articles and photos, a 14-page print spread: Years worth of my NYC food and drink recommends here.______________________________________Past issues (top 10 bars, local distiller and bar manager interviews in each city): Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, published October 3, 2017, I talk about about my great finds, new and old, in Sacramento here. Featured in article: Localis; Ella; Amaro; South; Citizen Hotel; Grange; Bottle & Barlow; Jungle Bird; The Flamingo House; B-Side; Pre Flight Lounge; Cantina Alley; The Golden Bear. Read more →