GQ Names Best Cocktail Bars, Shafts Sasha Petraske
'GQ' crowns 25 of the nation's great altars of mixology, but leaves off one of the major figures in the current cocktail renaissance.
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As With Wines, a Wave of Lower Alcohol Cocktails Sweeps S.F.
More bartenders are building drinks around sherry and vermouth, even though they have full liquor licenses.
Booze Tax Advocates to Rally Outside Wine Shop Newsom No Longer Owns
The mayor promised a veto, but supporters aren't giving up.
Taste 101 Must-Try Whiskies
Coming December 1, "a guide to 101 whiskies that enthusiasts really must seek out and try -- love them or hate them -- to complete their whiskey education."
A Big Year for Bordeaux, Via China; Americans Still Won’t Eat Insects
• Chinese collectors' enthusiasm for Bordeaux mean this could be the wine's most expensive year ever. [WSJ] • The Board of Supervisors votes to pass the drunk tax, but predictably they're still one vote shy of overriding Gavin's veto, which...
Chris Daly’s New Bar to Feature Deals for City Employees, Union Workers
Will he be stocking Plumpjack wine? Probably not.
Bauer Weighs In On the Drunk Tax
Like we said, it's not gonna pass become law. But today Michael Bauer argues that "members of the Board of Supervisors seem intent on killing" San Francisco's bar and restaurant draw with their silly booze tax, which they'll be voting...
Tales of a Sensitive Barkeep
"It's always bad when you get a couple and somebody starts crying. I get them water — things they don't have to ask for, so they know somebody is there. Or I'll put the check there discreetly in case they...
Patti U. Wastes No Time In Raving About Bar Agricole
After less than a month, Patti U. files the first review of the new cocktail-focused restaurant in SoMa.
‘Drunk Tax’ Debate Won’t Happen Today, Won’t Become Law Anyway
The proposed fee on alcoholic beverage sales will almost certainly get Newsom's veto.
Mark’s Bar Taking Over Former Lush Lounge
A possibly Hawaiian-themed bar is moving in to the popular corner spot in Polk Gulch.
Behold, the Taco Bike; Infused Booze Is All the Rage
• Behold, the Taco Bike, which has a four-compartment custom griddle for cooking different meats without letting them touch. [SFoodie, Earlier] • Remember the 230-year-old champagne they found in July? Now divers in the Baltic recovered a drinkable 200 year...
Plum to Feature Rotating Startenders
The bartenders from L.A., S.F., Portland, and Seattle featured in a new cocktail book will take turns guest-bartending over a series of many weeks.
Why Jack London Square Is Still Empty; Drinking Really Is Good for You
• We noted a few long-delayed Jack London Square restaurant projects, like Bracina, in our fall preview. KTVU discusses what's been taking so long, and how Ellis Partners still wants to make a "splash" with a critical mass of openings....
Announcing the Most Deserving Winners of Free Beer at Eat Real
We had to choose the most deserving candidates.
Where to Drink During San Francisco Cocktail Week
This year's cocktail extravaganza kicks off with the dedication of a new cocktail community center at 1161 Mission.
Enter to Win Free Beer Tickets for This Weekend’s Eat Real Fest
Tell us why you deserve to win six tastings (or three glasses) of free beer or wine at this weekend's street food fest across the Bay.
Today In Cocktail Comedy: Protein-Infused Vodka and Cotton Candy Vodka
A Russian River bar is shilling some hilariously gross things.