Covering the 11 hottest cocktails of the month around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my bar and drink recommends this month at these bars/restaurants (click on each for the featured cocktail): Read more →
Author: Virginia Miller
That One of a Kind Italian Bar Hospitality & Elegance
Published June 14, 2017, my Liquor.com feature on two Italy expats — from Florence and Milano — bringing that one-of-a-kind Italian hospitality and exquisite cocktail style to the Bay Area: Jacopo Rosito of 54 Mint, San FranciscoMassimo Stronati of Vina Enoteca, Palo Alto www.liquor.com/articles/italian-bar-hospitality Read more →
June 15, 2017
This issue:
— Top 3 New Restaurants of the Month: A modern day luncheonette with an old school lunch counter vibe, a hip dumpling haven and a smart pasta outpost where most dishes are $15 or less.
— 8 Top Places to Eat Oklahoma City: Whether a Japanese small plates treasure or an unexpectedly good (for central landlocked territory) seafood restaurant, you now have choices in OKC.
— 8 Top Bars Now in Oklahoma City: From a roadhouse with a killer music playlist to a rooftop cocktail haven, OKC is on the rise.
Top SF Openings — May 2017
The notable restaurant openings of May were City Counter, Tahini, Chris Cosentino’s Acacia House in Napa, A Mano, Miller’s Rest, Dumpling Time, Le Marais Bakery’s second location in the Castro, The Catamount in Los Gatos, The Castro Fountain (the second location from Ice Cream Bar owner), Reem’s in Oakland. I have yet to make it to Reem’s (soon), Acacia House or The… Read more →
OKC On the Rise: 8 Top Places to Eat Now
Since my parents moved from New Jersey back to the town my mom grew up in — Edmond, OK — a decade or so ago, I’ve had more opportunity to visit the land of my birth: Oklahoma City. We left there when I was one so I have no actual memories there other than occasional visits to my extended family… Read more →
OKC On the Rise: 8 Top Bars Now
Digging into the food scene in the city of my birth, Oklahoma City (article here), I now share my top OKC bars in a scene that keeps getting better each year. While you won’t find cutting edge cocktails/bars in this city, a couple of these spots (WKSY Lounge and O Bar) are competitive with great bars nationally, one (Power House) combines… Read more →
Power House OKC: A Bar With the Ideal Mix of High-Low
Published May 25, 2017, at Liquor.com, my feature on one of OKC’s best bars — which ideally mixes high, low and excellent music with a warm, Oklahoma welcome. Article here: www.liquor.com/articles/power-house-oklahoma-city/#gs.r9qirs One of a kind: Power House Cocktails by the patio fireplace at Power House Read more →
June 1, 2017
This Issue:
— Top 11 National Cocktails of the Month: From Tulsa to Vancouver, here are 11 cocktails worth drinking around North America now.
— Where to Eat & Drink (& More) in Monterey: From my top (rooftop) spa to a haunted restaurant in an 1833 adobe house, my Thrillist feature on 11 non-touristy things to do in Monterey.
— 11 Top National Vodka Cocktails: Vodka can be a tough one for us spirits geeks. These bars/bartenders nailed it.
11 Top Cocktails Around the US Now — June Edition
Covering the 11 hottest cocktails of the month around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my bar and drink recommends this month at these bars/restaurants (click on each for the featured cocktail): June is the gateway to Summer. And with it come inventive refreshers from Vancouver to Tulsa that show off the warm weather (or the promise of) to fine… Read more →
11 Top Vodka Cocktails Around the US Now
Vodka is a tough one — a favorite of those who “don’t like the taste of liquor” and oft-maligned by spirits geeks, in the right bartender hands, vodka cocktails can still be standouts on a given menu. Here are 11 around the country that impressed me lately from my regular Liquor.com articles: Read more →