Bartenders Debate Whether Vodka Deserves Their Hate
People still love their vodka, but many local bartenders have been trying mightily to make them stop.
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Diary of a Stage
"Sure, athletes have tryouts, and actors have auditions. A stage is both. It lasts many hours, is physically and mentally draining... It's the culinary equivalent of getting jumped into a gang." — Richie Nakano, sous at NOPA and a.k.a. Linecook,...
Shake, Muddle Like a Pro
Watch how to properly shake a drink and extract the pint glass, as well as how to muddle and make twists.
New House-Made Bitters at NOPA Replace Angostura; Your One Chance This Year to Reserve a Table at Spain’s El Bulli
• In response to the Angostura shortage, Neyah White at NOPA unveils five new house-made batches of bitters to flavor your Manhattan, including Birch Beer Bitters, and Panhandle Bitters with eucalyptus, lavender, and mint. [OH Group] • Pim Techamuanvivit of...
Angostura Bitters Shortage Makes Nation’s Mixologists Cry Into Waistcoats
Unrest in Trinidad results in a bitters shortage in the U.S.
From Cupcakes to Communal Tables: Waiters Tell Us Which Trends Should Disappear in 2010
What Bay Area servers are sick of serving.
Bartenders Sigh In Relief as Angostura Bitters Shortage Is Averted
A potential strike at the Angostura facility in Trinidad threatened to create a bitters drought.
From Porchetta to Mezcal: The SF Food and Booze Trends of 2009
This was the year of the portable restaurant, but it was also the year of biodynamic wine, D.I.Y. canning, and farmers' market cocktails.
Good Food Shorts the Poor; Sam Adams' Beer Banned
• The organic, local, virtuous food movement still hasn't figured out how to include poor people or benefit workers. [SFBG] • Some restaurants, like NOPA, capture the "soul" of their neighborhoods. [Between Meals/SF Gate] • Thieves who broke into an...
Farm to Restaurant: Follow the Philo Golds
Follow the Apple Farm's Philo Golds from the orchard to the restaurant table in our new feature.
The Burger Register: San Francisco's 22 Most Notable Burgers
Admire 25 of the city's most important hamburgers, right here in one place.