This Issue:
— Top 10 New Bay Area Restaurants: Standout newcomers, from Nigerian food to a Marin seafood haven.
— Louisville 2.0: A new distilling scene for an old school bourbon town.
— Bogota’s Top 10 Bars: My latest Gin Magazine feature.
Gin Magazine — Bogota’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 Bogota bars: Black Bear, Segundo, Salvo Patria, Ugly American, Rafael, Bar El Enano, El Chato, La Brasserie, Liberatrix and Ocho y Cuarto. Past issues of Gin Magazine: — My San Francisco bars article here— My Berlin bars article here— My Tokyo bars article here—… Read more →
Louisville 2.0: A New Distilling Scene for an Old School Bourbon Town
Rabbit Hole Distillery ribbon cutting ceremony on May 1, 2018 In the Summer 2019 print issue of Distiller Magazine, my feature on Louisville 2.0, A New Distilling Scene for an Old School Bourbon Town, talking Rabbit Hole, Copper & Kings and Old Forester‘s new, state-of-the-art tour in downtown Louisville. Article here: https://distilling.com/distillermagazine/louisville-2-0/ _______________________________________ My other Distiller Magazine features (top 10 bars,… Read more →
10 Top New Bay Area Restaurants
Karaweik Burmese Cuisine Published by Where Traveler (my other Where articles here) in August 2019, my article on 10 standout San Francisco newcomers, from Nigerian food to a Marin seafood haven: — Mago, Oakland — William Tell House, Tomales (Marin) — Eko Kitchen — Palette — Flour+Water Pizzeria — Fiorella Polk Street — Sushi Nagai — Noe’s Cantina — Tartine Inner Sunset — Karaweik Burmese… Read more →
August 1, 2019
This Issue:
— 8 Affordable New SF Openings: My article on eight standout San Francisco newcomers that are all casual, order-at-the-counter meals — with excellent food.
— Top 10 London Bars + My interviews with Sacred Spirits Distiller Ian Hart and with Every Cloud Bar Manager Felix Cohen.
— 7 Bars Serving Standout Frozen Cocktails Across the US from SF to Nola, Denver to Huntington Beach.
7 Bars Serving Standout Frozen Cocktails Across the US
Covering 7 standout frozen/slushie cocktails around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks on menus at these bars/restaurants: — Beehive, San Francisco— Manolito, New Orleans— Downtown Sporting Club, Nashville— Adrift Tiki Bar, Denver— Best Intentions, Chicago— Pacific Hideaway, Huntington Beach (OC), CA— Bourbon O Bar, New Orleans Strangelove (Beehive, San Francisco, CA)The Mission district’s delightful Beehive is… Read more →
8 (Affordable) New SF Openings
Chalos — AL’s Deli— Gioia Pizzeria— Daily Driver— Chalos— Cafe Owakari— Palermo II Delicatessen— Grem’s Good Dog— Wilkommen Article here: www.wheretraveler.com/san-francisco/eat/8-affordable-new-openings These 8 newcomers are all order-at-the-counter, casual meals — with excellent food. After all, excellence can be (and in SF is often) low-key. AL’s Deli, Mission AL’s Deli just opened July 17th from chef Aaron London of Michelin-starred AL’s Place… Read more →
Distiller Magazine: Top 10 London Bars + Interview with Sacred Spirits Distiller Ian Hart + Interview with Every Cloud Bar Manager Felix Cohen
In the Summer 2019 print issue of Distiller Magazine: My article on 10 of London’s best bars (Duke’s Bar, Mint Gun Club, Every Cloud, Satan’s Whiskers, American Bar at the Savoy, Oriole, Cub, Fitz’s Bar at The Principal, 69 Colebrooke Row, Three Sheets). My interview with Sacred Spirits distiller and London craft distilling pioneer, Ian Hart My interview… Read more →
July 15, 2019
THIS ISSUE:
— Tasting Menu Or Not to Tasting Menu? In San Francisco, 4 Michelin-starred restaurants offering more affordable dining options and 3 mid-range restaurants with unexpected fine dining-esque tasting menus.
— New Orleans Dining Guide: 15 of my New Orleans food recommends in Google Area 120’s new Touringbird guides.
— 9 Bars/Restaurants With Standout Vodka Cocktails: Creative vodka drinks on menus in SF, OKC, Chicago, Baltimore, New Orleans, Phoenix, Louisville and Huntington Beach.
— Recapping American Distilling Institute’s 2019 Conference and Expo in Denver?
Recapping American Distilling Institute’s 2019 Conference & Expo in Denver
In the Summer 2019 print issue of Distiller Magazine, my feature on ADI (American Distilling Institute’s) Craft Distilling Conference and Expo attended by around 1800 distillers, drink and distilling industry from around the world.