This is my first Father’s Day as a dad, and my parents just came out to visit from Vermont to meet the baby and spend some time with me in San Francisco. Along with sound advice on parenting and relationships, my father dropped some cocktail wisdom on me when I took my folks out to […]
Category Archives: Entertaining
SpeedRack is Back
If you are in San Francisco this weekend and looking for something to do, check out SpeedRack, the touring female bartender competition that’s raising money for breast cancer research. The last time I attended SpeedRack was in Portland, and I can vouch that it’s a rowdy, raunchy and a raucous good time. Tickets are only […]
Multi-Purpose Bar Tools
I hate single-use kitchen gadgets (hot dog slicers, corn strippers, pizza shears, anything from Skymall), but so many bar tools are limited in what they can do. I certainly am not advocating a swiss army-style cocktail tool, and yes, that really does exist. There’s nothing useful about ten bulky tools crammed into one with all […]
Etched Liquor Bottles For The Home Bar
On a lark, I practiced my glass etching skills on a few beautiful St. George Spirits apothecary bottles, and the folks I shared them with seem to think I should run with it, so I am considering selling a line of up-cycled liquor bottles as spirits decanters for the home bar. I hope to craft […]
Krugfused
I was perplexed by a couple of one-off events that Krug hosted at Tales of the Cocktail last year, but forgot about it until I ran across the photos that I took. Their brand ambassadors invited out a bunch of bartender buddies out on the company dime to eat oysters and pig meat at good, […]
My Cocktailing Video on Heardabout
I mentioned recently that I ‘ve been doing some writing and photos for HeardAbout, and since then, they posted a video of me rambling about drinking in San Francisco. For once, I don’t hate how I sound on tape, so here it is.
Bitter Orange Jello Slices
Ending my Lunar New Year Party with Bitter Orange Jello Shots was a hit, so I will pass along this simple recipe. Bitter Orange Jello Slices 6 oranges 2 cups boiling water 6 oz. package of orange Jello 3/4 cup cold water 1 1/4 cups chilled vodka 1/4 cup orange bitters (I used Angostura brand) […]
Have you Heard About HeardAbout?
I’ve been writing about my favorite dishes around San Francisco on HeardAbout.com for a while, and while hanging out with the founder and editor one afternoon, I persuaded them that cocktails would be a great addition to their culinary site, so you can check my out some of my favorite San Francisco cocktails on my […]
One of my Favorite Toasts
“Let us toast to animal pleasures, to escapism, to rain on the roof and instant coffee, to unemployment insurance and library cards, to absinthe and good-hearted landlords, to music and warm bodies and contraceptives… and to the “good life”, whatever it is and wherever it happens to be.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud […]
Beer Salt
The most fascinating new product at this year’s Winter Fancy Food Show (at least from the drinking persective), is apparently a quarter-century old, but I hadn’t heard of it until a December. I was planning another peaceful New Year’s eve in Manhattan at Death and Company, when a friend called to suggest that I […]