Cocktailia

Heinold’s First and Last Chance has been open in in it’s current location in Oakland’s Jack London Square since 1883, making it the oldest bar in the San Francisco bay area. The building, not much larger than a shack, was…

San Francisco’s East Bay — the area that includes Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda — has become something of a tiki mecca in recent years. There’s always been a tiki presence here; this is where Trader Vic’s, the birthplace of…

Getting out for a drink usually just means going to one of the neighborhood bars but we’ve recently visited two of the nicer bars in the bay area.

First, Kevin was in town from Portland a couple weeks…

It’s been about a month since we moved and we’re still getting into our routines at the new place. We’re figuring out where and when to buy our groceries, how to work in our kitchen (and remember where everything is),…

After our disappointing trip to The Temple Bar last month I was beginning to think that Trader Vic’s in Emeryville was our only option for tiki bars in the East Bay. Until yesterday.

Sarai and I were at…