Covering 11 standout national holiday cocktails around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks on menus at these bars/restaurants:
Distiller Magazine: Top 10 Nashville Bars + Interviews with Nelson’s Green Brier Distillers & Pinewood Social’s Matt Tocco
The Fox Bar, Nashville In the Fall 2019 print issue of Distiller Magazine: My article on 10 of Nashville’s best bars (Bastion, The Patterson House, Pinewood Social, The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club, Henrietta Red, Woolworth on 5th, No. 308, Gertie’s Bar at The 404 Kitchen, Urban Cowboy Public House, Black Rabbit) here My interview with Nelson’s Green Briar Distillery… Read more →
December 1, 2019
THIS ISSUE:
— 6 Top New SF Restaurants of the Month: Whether unique brewpub food, modern Moroccan, vegetarian or Swiss food, these newcomers are worth visiting.
— A Unique Marriage Between Cognac & Ireland: My latest returns to Ireland and France exploring a collaboration between Irish Whiskey and Cognac from longtime families in both countries.
— The Mexican Spirits Tradition You Don’t Know About: Flavored Bacanora’s historic roots shine at this Mexico distiller.
— Spotlight on Nic Torres at True Laurel: Why this bar features some of the most humbly innovative drinks in the world.
A Unique Marriage Between Cognac & Ireland: Irish Whiskey Meets Cognac
Published in my regular print columns at Haute Living Magazine, the November-December 2019 issue includes my feature on travels to Cognac, France (in depth on Cognac — how it’s produced, what the region is like, etc. here), and Lambay Island, Ireland, to explore a unique marriage between Cognac and Irish Whiskey between two spirits families. MY HAUTE LIVING ARTICLES— Wine… Read more →
6 Top New SF Restaurants of the Month
San Francisco is a city where new openings continue to hit every week. Even those of us who spend most nights dining out can’t keep up. If you want to know what’s worth visiting, we’ve got our six new standouts the month here, from modern Moroccan to quality plant-based dishes. Read more →
The Mexican Spirits Tradition You Don’t Know About: Flavored Bacanora
In Distiller Magazine, my feature on the Mexican agave spirit tradition you didn’t know about: flavored bacanora.
Bar Spotlight on Nic Torres of True Laurel
The latest in my NEFT Vodka column, which spotlights California’s best bartenders and bars — including a special cocktail recipe from each bartender featuring this Austrian alpine-distilled vodka. Why True Laurel and Nicolas (Nic) Torres craft not only some of San Francisco’s best cocktails, but some of the most humbly innovative drinks in the world: www.neftvodkaus.com/spotlight/true-laurel-sf-nicolas-torres. Other NEFT Spotlights:— Karri Kiyuna of… Read more →
November 15, 2019
THIS ISSUE:
— Travel Around the World in One City: An SF food crawl exploring rare cuisines like Nigerian, Swedish, Singaporean & Iraqi food.
— A Visionary Bar Manager Combines Spirits & Wine… In the Same Glass: Adam Chapman at SF’s Gibson.
— 10 Bars Serving Standout Scotch Cocktails Across N. America: From Toronto to Denver, SF to Sonoma County… whisky cocktails worth drinking.
— Why Genever Is Still Misunderstood: A journey through Holland/The Netherlands’ genever distilleries.
Why Genever Is Still Misunderstood: A Journey Through Holland/The Netherlands’ Distilleries
In the Fall 2019 print issue of Distiller Magazine: My other Distiller Magazine features (top 10 bars, local distiller and bar manager interviews in each city): Read more →
A Visionary Bar Manager Combines Spirits & Wine… In the Same Glass
Published at Haute Living Magazine, the November-December 2019 issue includes my feature on Gibson in San Francisco’s Adam Chapman and his one-of-a-kind, pioneering drinks that combine wine and spirits in one glass, employ freezer-distilled juice or roof-dry herbs before steeping them in spirits. Online here. MY HAUTE LIVING ARTICLES— Wine Country Inns with Exceptional Dining (& Growing Their Own Produce)… Read more →