The aroma of slowly-bubbling pork jowls, guanciale and confit tomato just hit my nose. The braise is for tonight’s dinner. Soon I’ll donate a potato and grana torte to the oven to get all craggly and crusted. I even threw a pig’s foot into the braise for good measure, and despite this, [...]

Upcoming TDN – Clear Spirits
Itching to use that bottle of Oronoco? What about a favorite gin or blanche absinthe? And you know everything is improved with a little JWray floated on top. Join us Thursday Night to mix up original libations featuring the see-through spirit of your choice.
The best original potion will [...]

I love the Bloody Mary. (ed note: I added this statement so I don’t get thousands of fire-spewing comments from fellow bloggers, lovers of Clamato, and prostitutes of chewing their drinks.)
More than one person has raved about the Bloody Mary at Attiki in New Orleans. But I haven’t. Wait! crrrunk… claaaank… [...]

Upcoming TDN – Sherry
Sherry is one ingredient we have yet to explore for Thursday Drink Night, perhaps because it rarely finds its way into modern cocktails. Sure, dig up some dusty old tomes and you’ll be drowned in it, but what about some new potions? Join us for this week’s TDN ( What’s [...]

Upcoming TDN – Cleaning House
How many bottles in your liquor cabinet have less than 2oz of booze left in them? Yeah, thought so. Whether sad and forlorn or saved for those extra-special last few drops, those bottles have a destiny to meet this Thursday. And they won’t be the only players – [...]

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Upcoming TDN – BarSol Pisco
Our first pisco-themed TDN ( What’s Thursday Drink Night? ) will feature one of the most-liked of its kind among cocktail enthusiasts – BarSol. Diego Loret de Mola, a knowledgeable and passionate pisco lover, will [...]

Upcoming TDN – Beefeater 24
Gin has been one of the most successful Thursday Drink Night themes, generating a vast array of tasty libations each time its featured. Well, nothing’s being held back this time. In addition to our regular chat room intensity, several of us will be live at the Quarter Bar in [...]

It was HOT in San Francisco last week week. I’m talking 93 degrees in parts of the city that are usually reliably fog-covered. Solution? Lots of frosty cocktails.
Last Sunday, for example, I found myself in the vicinity of Alembic. While Alembic is a suitable destination for quaffable concoctions any day of the week, this particular [...]

Upcoming TDN – Swizzle
Pouring high-proof rum over the bed of crushed ice brings me joy and happiness. But what about gin and Chartreuse? Or vermouth and Peychaud bitters? This coming Thursday we’ll be making more swizzles than you can twirl a stick at. And as voted on by the participants, the [...]

My Saturday started off with a two mile walk to buy a fried chicken sandwich. This stretch is very important to navigate by foot, or the slothful heap you become after eating at Bake Sale Betty will be tagged and left to fester in the sun. Picking out out our destination was easy [...]