So says the September issue of
Bon Appetit, in an eight-page spread highlighting nine of the top bars in the city. According to the author, Tokyo is
"besting New York and London at the cocktail game".
We've been into gin lately and looking for interesting things to do with it. When our CSA delivered some nice cucumbers we decided to try our hand at making cucumber gin.
To follow up on the brandied cherries I made a couple months ago, I recently made cherry-infused vodka and bourbon.
I made these in one-pint mason jars, starting with a handful of cherries for each jar. After washing the cherries well, I sliced them in half and removed the pits. Put them in the jar [...]
Wandering around Sunset Junction in Silver Lake on a recent visit to Los Angeles, I stumbled across Barkeeper, a barware and accoutrement store on Sunset. As a big fan of bar porn, this is my kind of place.
Billing itself as a head shop for alcohol lovers, Barkeeper’s walls are lined with glassware and tools, with [...]
These brandied cherries are a great substitute for maraschino cherries. They look nicer, they aren't full of artificial sweeteners, and they add a little more bite to your Manhattans and Old Fashioneds.
San Francisco cocktail week begins tonight, kicking off the festivities with an opening night gala at Harry Denton’s Starlight Room, at the Sir Francis Drake hotel on Union Square. Lots of other great events follow, through Sunday night.
They haven’t announced the participating bars yet for International Guest Bartender Night tomorrow after the Farmers’ Market [...]
Thatchery's roommate spent a little time in Havana recently and brought back some rum and cigars for those of us deprived of such things due to the stupid US embargo on Cuba. Not being a smoker, I didn't try any of the cigars or
cigarillos but Thatchery was kind enough to bring over a bottle of rum one afternoon.
All-natural infused simple syrups make a great replacement for HFCS-heavy Rose's syrups. As well as being better for you, they taste much better.
The Bloody Mary is a classic brunch cocktail but it prevents a significant problem for vegetarians or vegans: worcestershire sauce contains anchovies. Years I’ve spent craving them, making them without worcestershire sauce, and making do with margaritas or mimosas for breakfast. But no more: Enter Wizard’s Vegan Worcestershire Sauce.
I stumbled upon it at Rainbow Grocery [...]
Sunday we met with a bunch of SIMS people for a post-graduation party at the Pyramid Brewery in Berkeley. A brewery tour started shortly after we got there, so we joined a bunch of other people in taking it.
I took pictures during the pre-tour introduction and the post-tour sampling. They wouldn’t let anyone take pictures [...]
