Our beloved restaurants and bars are back, though, along with the industry at large, greatly struggling with staffing and returning to full form after this unprecedented year and a half. So let’s keep supporting and getting out. My dining column covers newcomers and longtimers (dine-in, takeout, delivery) worth visiting and why: Read more →
Published July 2021 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits, with taste ratings (last month’s column here): REVIEWED/RATED:—Heirloom Liqueurs Pineapple Amaro (Minneapolis, MN)—Rhum Barbancourt 15 years Haiti (Haiti)—Alfred Giraud French Malt Whisky (France)—Siete Misterios Doba Yej (Oaxaca, Mexico)—Rampur Double Cask and Asava Single Malt (New Delhi, India)—Bayab African Grown Gin (South Africa)—Portofino Gin (Portofino, Italy)—Dry Gin XII Gin Distille En Provence (Provence, France)—Severo Tequila (Jalisco, Mexico)—Fabrizia Spirits… Read more →
In the Summer 2021 print issue of Distiller Magazine:
— Louisville and Kentucky’s distilling and drink evolution below
My latest article for The Bold Italic, published June 25, 2021 (my regular Bold Italic articles here), covers 5 of the Bay Area’s best queer-run restaurants and cafes:
My latest print feature in Gin Magazine, issue 14/June-August 2021. This issue I cover three bartenders and global bars, featuring their cocktail recipes that creatively use Asian ingredients:
Published May 2021 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits, with taste ratings:
THIS ISSUE:
— May’s Top 10 Bay Area Restaurants: 10 SF newcomers and longtimers, including standouts in Italian, hot chicken, sandwiches, Peruvian, gastropub/brewery, American comfort food, sushi, Modern British and Guamanian/Chamorro food.
— 5 Places to Dine in SF’s Japantown: Five of the best restaurants and food spots in the America’s first — and one of few remaining — Japantown.
— Distiller Bottle Column: In my latest column, I review sherry, Baijiu-style spirit, RTDs (canned cocktails/drinks), Scotch, gin, Serbian rakija, vodka, bourbon and non-alcoholic spirits.
My dining column in print and online magazine, Bob Cut (column details and my philosophy here; last month’s column here) covers standout (delicious) newcomers and longtimers worth supporting. I’m covering outdoor and indoor dining, takeout and delivery restaurants, all of which I’ve vetted, visited or ordered from, choosing the standouts:
Published April 2021 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits, with taste ratings…
My latest article for The Bold Italic, published April 30, 2021 (my regular Bold Italic articles here), covers 5 of Japantown’s best (the very first and one of only a couple Japantowns left in the nation):