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): Elsa, Brooklyn, NY Lono, Los Angeles Prime + Proper, Detroit The Snug, San Francisco Meauxbar, New Orleans White Cap, San Francisco Retreat Gastropub, St. Louis Manhattan Cricket Club, New York… Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, here are my top 12 new bar openings of 2017… and the first places you should grab a drink in 2018 (article here): www.timeout.com/san-francisco/news/12-san-francisco-bay-area-bars-you-need-to-visit-in-2018-011218 1. True Laurel2. Cold Drinks3. The Douglas Room4. Rusted Mule5. Gibson6. Charmaine’s and Villon at Proper Hotel7. Junior8. White Cap9. The Kon-Tiki, Oakland10. The Riddler11. The Snug12. Periodic Table, Emeryville Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, here are my top 12 new restaurant openings of 2017… and the first places you should check out in 2018 (article here): 1. Eight Tables / China Live (my full Eight Tables review here) 2. Gibson3. Robin4. Acacia House, St. Helena (Napa)5. The Charter Oak, St. Helena (Napa)6. Foxsister7. Barcino8. RT Rotisserie9. Khai10. Alta in… Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, here are my top five dishes of the month — article here: Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, here are my top three new openings of the month — article here: Modern Chinese/fine dining breakout unlike anything in the country: Eight Tables Live-fire cooking, culinary and cocktail surprises at Gibson Housemade pastas and Italian comfort at Berkeley’s Donato & Co. Most men who have tried the natural methods have managed to end their… Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, I cover the top three new restaurants openings of the month — article here: Read more →
Our second print edition of Time Out Magazine San Francisco is here. The Eating and Drinking sections are written by yours truly. More Time Out SF online here. You can pick copies up around Bay Area — distribution map is here. Digital editions are here. Past Issues: — July 2017 _______________________________________________________________ Here are links to each article and a peek… Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, I cover these 5 top dishes of the month — article here: Read more →
Published on September 29, 2017, at Liquor.com, here I share about not only one of my city’s great bartenders, Danny Louie, but one of the best in the country. At Bon Appetit’s # 3 restaurant in the country this year, Mister Jiu’s, I cover creative things he is doing with Asian ingredients in cocktails, his tribute to San Francisco’s historic… Read more →
In my latest Time Out column, I cover these 3 notable newcomers of the month — all of them qualifying as affordable, fast casual eating — article here: Read more →