ABC and the 3 Rs. People always ask where they can get the best cocktails in San Francisco, and rather than rack my brain trying to come up with my top five or ten every time I’m queried, I devised this mnemonic device: Some of the best cocktails in San Francisco can be found at …
Category Archives: Entertaining
BarBot 2010
BarBot, the third annual festival of Cocktail Robotics is returning to San Francisco this month! From the website: In a world where robots and humans struggle together in the fight against boredom. . . Only one event ends up with the robots dancing “The Human†while the meat puppets (you) end up singing the praises …
Can I Get You A Coffee?
On the way back from lunch today, I walked past a horrible woman who barked an epic coffee order at her boyfriend, crammed a couple bucks into his sweaty hand and shoved him through the door of a Starbucks. I’ve decided that if someone does you the favor of picking up coffee, there are certain …
My Handmade Muddlers
While I was back in Vermont for the holidays, I spent a good deal of time in the carpentry shop with my dad, as I always try to do when I visit. I’ve been wanting to get some time on the lathe, and thought, “what simpler and more practical project than to make cocktail muddlers? …
Bottled Bloody Brunch Batch
I was tasked with bringing bloody Marys to the vodka queen’s pre-MLK brunch, and for ease of transportation and to save myself from getting up a half-hour earlier on Sunday morning, I bottled a batch Saturday night before bed. Pour out one cup from a 64-ounce bottle of V8 and make yourself a drink or …
Batching Drinks For A Party
Problem: cocktail parties are a blast, but can become a hassle if you’re too busy behind the bar to chat and mingle. Simple Solution: pre-mix batches of select drinks, and put a “specialty cocktail” menu on the bar. A small set of classic and exotic cocktails will entice most people and if the drinks are …
Holiday Cocktail Party in Vermont (with Hot Punch Recipe)
I’ve been tasked with bringing my cocktail knowledge back to Vermont this month, where I can attest, a good drink is scarcer than hen’s teeth, as they say in the Northeast, and finding a bottle of Fernet Branca is harder than Chinese algebra (another favorite Vermont colloquialism). My parents have asked me to play bartender …
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A Classic Toast
“Here’s to the four hinges of friendship, Swearing, Lying, Stealing and Drinking. When you swear, swear by your country; When you lie, lie for a pretty woman; When you steal, steal away from bad company; And when you drink, drink with me.” -Gus Melbourne as printed in “The World’s Drinks and How to Mix Them” …
Stocking The Home Bar
The LibationLab guide to stocking your home bar. There are “minimum” (to avoid embarrassment) and “expanded” (to impress others) versions in each of 4 categories with notes. It works well as a shopping list/checklist. 1. Alcohol Respectable Minimum: Keep a bottle each of whiskey, gin, vodka, rum, tequila, brandy, Cointreau, dry and sweet vermouth. Expanded …
LibationLab DreamGirls
Alie and Georgia post videos of themselves making meaty cocktails. Their concoctions look foul, but those girls seem like a lot of fun.