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:
DISTILLER Bottle Column: May 2021
Published May 2021 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits, with taste ratings:
June 1, 2021
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.
May Top 10 Bay Area Restaurants
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:
DISTILLER Bottle Column: April 2021
Published April 2021 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits, with taste ratings…
5 Places to Dine in SF’s Japantown This Weekend (and Long Afterward)
San Francisco Translation of the Japanese characters on the building, Japantown. Photo: Getty Images/eyfoto Like Chinatown, San Francisco’s Japantown was the first of its kind in the nation — and during the pandemic, it’s been struggling. On top of smaller-than-average crowds visiting the kitschy 1980’s-spirited Japantown mall, which we hope forever keeps its “retro” bones, the racism faced by Asian neighbors affects… Read more →
May 1, 2021
This Issue:
— April’s Top 10 Bay Area Restaurants: 10 Bay Area newcomers and longtimers, from SF, Oakland & Napa (Yountville), including standouts in Spanish, New American, Japanese, Chinese bakery, Korean, South Indian and sandwiches.
— The Mother of Invention: Six bartenders/bar managers taking on COVID in creative ways in Guadalajara (Mexico), San Francisco, Bogota (Colombia), Seattle, Vancouver, Singapore.
— Distiller Bottle Column: In my latest column, I review vermouth, rum, gin, non-alcoholic spirits, tequila, bitters, Scotch, RTDs (canned cocktails) and rye whiskey.
— Sichuan on the Table: Sichuan delights and communities in SF.
April 2021: 10 Top Bay Area Restaurants
My dining column in Bob Cut magazine covers standout 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. Here are this month’s 10 standouts: Read more →
The Mother of Invention: 6 Bartenders Taking on COVID in Creative Ways
My latest print feature in Gin Magazine, issue 13/March-May 2021 (from the publishers of Whisky Magazine, which I’ve written for here). This issue I cover 6 bartenders/bar managers and global bars who continue to reinvent themselves and bring life to their communities in pandemic & beyond: Read more →
DISTILLER Bottle Column: March 2021
Published March 2021 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits, with taste ratings…