The Varnish doesn’t have a signature cocktail. You don’t need to when you’re arguably the most important cocktail bar of the decade or so old speakeasy- craft cocktail movement. It seems as if this hidden, but very well known Downtown Los Angeles and its chief mixologist Eric Alperin are to cocktail “best of” lists andContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: The “Saladito,” The Varnish, Los Angeles”
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Cocktail of the Week: Tequila Punch, Novela, San Francisco
Forget about the old cliché that always tied together coffeehouses with the intellectual nature of literature. It used to be that at the coffeehouse, you would either write the next great novel or be reading one, not hacking away on the next great software program over your third espresso. The romantic rapport of coffeehouses andContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: Tequila Punch, Novela, San Francisco”
Cocktail of the Week: Cocktail a la Louisiane, Hard Water, San Francisco
Finally on this Mother’s Day, a cocktail Mom would certainly enjoy, where two of her spirit-driven favorites, the Manhattan and the Vieux Carré intersect along San Francisco’s Embarcadero. That would be the “Cocktail a la Louisiane” from Erik Adkins epic Bourbon and American Whiskey stocked bar at Charles Phan’s (The Slanted Door) sparkling month oldContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: Cocktail a la Louisiane, Hard Water, San Francisco”
Cocktail of the Week: Pantone 7621 at Trick Dog, San Francisco
With Derby Day tomorrow and Cinco de Mayo right after that, let’s get you a drink already to begin this cocktail- fueled weekend. You would be forgiven for finding the “Cocktail of the Week” section to be more like the “Beet Cocktail of the Week” recently. After all it was only a few days agoContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: Pantone 7621 at Trick Dog, San Francisco”
Cocktail of the Week: Beet Yuzu Gimlet at Crudo, Phoenix, AZ
Is there anything more virtuous sounding than beet juice? Just think of the ills of the world that could be solved by drinking beet juice. So many nutrients could be acquired to brighten up so many days by pressing the violet juice out of those ugly, gnarly root vegetables. It seems like you could goContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: Beet Yuzu Gimlet at Crudo, Phoenix, AZ”
Cocktail of the Week: “Things Done Changed,” The Whey Bar, Portland, OR, Plus Other Portland Cocktail Notes
To close out the Portland reports on this Mardi Gras Tuesday, let’s celebrate with an exceptional riff on the classic Pisco Sour courtesy of the holdover room known as The Whey Bar, at NE Portland’s red hot Argentine-Portland inspired cuisine restaurant, Ox. The “Things Done Changed” is a force, a glowing sunshine hue with aContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: “Things Done Changed,” The Whey Bar, Portland, OR, Plus Other Portland Cocktail Notes”
Cocktail of the Week: Tequila Cocktail, Ink, Los Angeles
To accompany Michael Voltaggio’s sterling, ambitious modern inspired masterpieces currently being produced at the cult chef’s Melrose restaurant Ink, Gabriella Mlynarczyk and Brittini Rae Peterson are presenting diners with equally inspired, cutting-edge cocktails to excite them for the riveting dinner to come. Yes, this is mixology, but it’s mixology like the molecular gastronomy Voltaggio displaysContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: Tequila Cocktail, Ink, Los Angeles”
Cocktail of the Week: The “Running Leap” from The Spare Room, Hollywood
On this Thanksgiving Eve, Autumn is very much on the mind of everyone. Well, maybe not as much if you’re in Los Angeles where it still feels like late summer. The days of pumpkin this, apple that are soon fading into snowy winter days, so let’s celebrate a strike of an Autumnal cocktail from TheContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: The “Running Leap” from The Spare Room, Hollywood”
Cocktail of the Week: The “Emerald Monk,” Dosa on Fillmore, San Francisco
You’d be forgiven for ignoring the cocktail menu upon arriving at the spectacular, grand second outpost of the modernized Southern Indian inspired restaurant Dosa, on Fillmore between Japantown and Pacific Heights. It has to be at least twice the size of the cozy original on Valencia on the Mission. The lengthy food menu will mesmerizeContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: The “Emerald Monk,” Dosa on Fillmore, San Francisco”
Cocktail of the Week: “The Big Night” from Rich Table, San Francisco
In this week’s edition of peculiar, foraged ingredients landing in your glass or on your plate, here are nasturtium greens. Yes, as in the better known flowers, nasturtium is the base of this sensational cocktail being served at San Francisco’s new, riveting neighborhood restaurant, Rich Table. Designed by the restaurant’s beverage director Maz Naba, theContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: “The Big Night” from Rich Table, San Francisco”
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