October 1, 2019

THIS ISSUE:
— The Only Bar of It’s Kind: A unique Dublin newcomer shows off Ireland’s homegrown spirit, poitin.
— The Best of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail: My Liquor.com distillery guide.
— The World’s Most Expensive Coffee: Exploring Panama’s Geisha coffee plantations.

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The Only Bar of It’s Kind… Showing Off Ireland’s Homegrown Spirit: Poitin

Covering the world’s only full-on poitin bar, Bar 1661, in Dublin from Dave Mulligan, who I interview at Liquor.com in my latest feature, SHOWING OFF POITÍN, IRELAND’S HOMEGROWN SPIRIT, AT A NEW BAR. ONE THAT’S ALL POITÍN, ALL THE TIME. Bar 1661 poitin flight Doctors often have a viagra best difficult time diagnosing the exact cause of malady should be… Read more →

A Shortcut to the Best of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail

I wrote Liquor.com’s guide to the Best of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail this September with my tips for the best of the Bourbon Trail: www.liquor.com/series/kentucky-bourbon-trail Maker’s Mark Chihuly exhibit in Loretto, June 2017 (Photo Credit: Virginia Miller) Rabbit Hole Distillery, Louisville (Photo Credit: Virginia Miller) Maker’s Mark permanent “Spirit of the Maker” Chihuly barrel exhibit in Loretto, KY (Photo Credit:… Read more →

The World’s Most Expensive Coffee — Exploring Panama Geisha Coffee Plantations

Published at BaseNotes by Vitruvi in September 2019, my article on the vibrant, rare coffee plantations of Panama. Beyond 2020, La Cosecha will begin offering coffee plantation tours around the mountains of Panama. Jorge Chanis formed La Cosecha to educate on Panama’s coffee riches, hosting press and trade tours around the region, which they plan to eventually launch for the… Read more →

September 15, 2019

THIS ISSUE:
— Top 6 New Bay Area Restaurants: From gourmet Thai and hip Korean to South Bay retro supperclub.
— Prague on the Rise: Dining in Prauge, my print articles in Haute Living magazine.
— 10 Bars Serving Standout Rum Cocktails Across the US: Hello, Boulder, Denver, SF, Nola, NYC and beyond.
— Top 10 Tokyo Bars: My Gin Magazine print feature.

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Prague: A Dining Scene on the Rise

Published at Haute Living Magazine, the September-October 2019 issue, my dining feature on Prague in the Czech Republic, a food scene on the rise. Article here: https://issuu.com/hautelivingsanfrancisco/docs/sept_oct_2019_sf_lacobs/18 MY HAUTE LIVING ARTICLES— Wine Country Inns with Exceptional Dining (& Growing Their Own Produce) here.— A visionary San Francisco bar manager combining spirits and wine… in the same glass here.— Dining & drink in Toronto… Read more →

Top 6 New Bay Area Restaurants

Published by Where Traveler (my other Where articles here) in September 2019, my article on 6 top new Bay Area restaurants, from modern Thai to retro supperclub: — Nari (Inspired Thai in Japantown)— Selby’s (Retro-Elegant Night Out in Atherton/Redwood City)— Square Pie Guys (Detroit Pizza & Decadent Goodness in SoMa)— Um.Ma (Hip Korean in Inner Sunset)— Bac Lieu (Neighborhood Vietnamese in Outer Mission)—… Read more →

10 Bars Serving Standout Rum Cocktails Across the US

Covering 10 standout rum cocktails around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks on menus at these bars/restaurants: — Seaworthy, New Orleans— Elements at ONE65, San Francisco— The Hidden Pearl, New York City (Brooklyn)— Mercantile, Denver— Tigertail + Mary, Miami— Naive, Louisville— Corrida, Boulder— Charmaine’s, San Francisco— Katana Kitten, New York City— Bad Hunter, Chicago Corrida, Boulder, CO Men suffering from erectile… Read more →

Gin Magazine — Tokyo’s Top 10 Bars

My latest print feature in Gin Magazine (from the publishers of Whisky Magazine, which I have also written for here) is on 10 top Tokyo bars: Bar Benfiddich, Bar Gen Yamamoto, The Flying Circus, Code Name Mixology Aksaka, Red Bar, Good Meals Shop, Bar Triad, Cocktail Works Jimbocho, Mixology Laboratory, Y&M Kisling. Past issues of Gin Magazine: — My San Francisco bars article here— My Berlin bars… Read more →

September 1, 2019

This Issue:
— 6 San Francisco Neighborhood Gems: From modern Turkish/Middle Eastern or Indian food to classic French, my latest at WhereTraveler.
— Singapore Cocktails: The first drink feature in my regular dining and drink print columns at Haute Living magazine is on Singapore’s cocktail scene, among the most exciting in all of Asia.
— Eating Around Puerto Vallarta: My Google Touringbird guide.

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