10 Top Cocktails Around the US Now — August 2018

Covering the 10 hottest cocktails of the month around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks now at these bars/restaurants: La Mar Cebicheria, San Francisco Mr. Lee’s, Louisville, KY Connie & Ted’s, Los Angeles Golden Teardrops, Chicago Sylvain, New Orleans Blue Duck Tavern, Washington D.C. Nico, San Francisco Lola, Louisville, KY The 404 Kitchen/Gertie’s, Nashville Bible Club,… Read more →

The Top New Openings of the Month: July 2018

In my latest Time Out column, my top openings of the month join other standout newcomers for a top 10 on where to eat now (article here): Pearl, Outer Richmond 6101 California St., SF; 415-592-9777; pearl-sf.com. Daily 5-10pm; Monday-Friday 7:30am-2pm; Saturday-Sunday 10am-2pm. When a Richmond classic since 1999, Pizzetta 211, finally opens a sister restaurant around the corner, it’s no surprise… Read more →

August 1, 2018

This issue:

— 10 Top Restaurants in Palo Alto
— 10 Top Restaurants in San Jose
— 10 Top Vancouver Bars: Plus interviews with R. Dave Brimacombe of Wayward Distillation House and Jay Jones of the great Vij’s.
— Top 6 Frozen Cocktails in National Bars Now: Notable slushie cocktails in San Francisco, Chicago, Louisville and Houston.

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10 Best Restaurants in Palo Alto

In my latest Time Out column, Palo Alto has long been centered around the great Stanford University and world-changing companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, Pinterest and PayPal. With its suburban, college town vibe and heavy dose of chains and mediocre eats lining University Avenue, it’s not exactly been a food destination. But Palo Alto has its gems… if you know where… Read more →

10 Best Restaurants in San Jose

In my latest Time Out column, I talk San Jose. With a population of just over a million, San Jose is our largest NorCal city, anchoring Silicon Valley with a diverse community of more than 30% (each) Hispanic and Asian populations. This means stellar cheap eats, family-run restaurants and eateries in wide-ranging cuisine categories, even as upscale or cutting-edge restaurants are… Read more →

July 15, 2018

This issue:
— Top New Openings of the Month: Inspired Indian food from a talented female chef to a “real deal” matcha Japanese cafe, here are this month’s best newcomers.
— 11 Top National Cocktails of the Month: Nashville to Louisville, SF to Vancouver, here is what is standing out on drink menus now.
— 7 Legit SF Indian Restaurants That are Cheaper Than a Flight to India
— 10 Top Bay Area Breweries: Whether game-changing legends or top-notch newcomers, here are 10 of the Bay Area’s best breweries.

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11 Top Cocktails Around the US Now — July 2018

Covering the 11 hottest cocktails of the month around the US at Liquor.com, you’ll find my top national drinks now at these bars/restaurants (click on each for the featured cocktail): Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn movie-themed menus in Nashville. Pisco-centric menus in SF.  A lemon icebox pie-inspired cocktail in Houston. Bourbon Tiki cocktails in Louisville. These 11 national bars and… Read more →