Category: bars
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Bits and Pieces from Winter Drinking Guide in 7×7 Magazine
My San Francisco winter drinking guide in 7×7 Magazine is coming online in bits and pieces. Here are some: Where to learn about whisky Hotel bars for fancy-time drinking Bars that rent private rooms
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Winter Drinking Guide in 7×7 Magazine
Oh hello, giant sexy four-page spread in the December issue of 7×7 Magazine written by Camper English! Run screaming to your local newsstand to pick up the latest issue with a guide to winter drinking. In it you'll learn: Where to get your fancy on in a hotel bar The best hot drinks in SF…
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The Bar Agricole Bar Staff
This coming week is the pre-opening of Bar Agricole, the big big big restaurant/bar project from Thad Vogler about which I am very excited. Bar Agricole opens on August 16th (15th according to the SF Chronicle). I asked Vogler about his bar staff- and got a surprise. All the bartenders will work full-time at Bar…
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Bar Eras in San Francisco and Beyond
I have a great-looking four-page story in the August Eat + Drink issue of 7×7 Magazine. The story splits up old bars and new bars inspired by old bars into five types/eras: Barbary Coast, Speakeasy, Martini Bar, Tiki Bar, and Fern Bar. In each category I list some identifying factors and a few era-appropriate drinks. There…
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Bar Agricole Cocktail List Revealed
The SF Chronicle's Jon Bonne gets the scoop on Bar Agricole's forthcoming cocktail list. The story has lots of information about the bar/restaurant (one we've been awaiting for about 2 years). The bar is set to open August 15 or 16. So go read it. For those of you not lucky enough to have sampled…
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Erick Castro to Leave Rickhouse at End of Month; Take Brand Ambassador Job
Erick Castro, bartender and general manager of Rickhouse in San Francisco (up for three awards at Tales of the Cocktail this year) has revealed that he'll be leaving the bar at the end of July. He'll now be the West Coast Brand Ambassador for Plymouth and Beefeater gins. This is another bittersweet announcement in the…
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Better Cocktails Creep Into the Castro
My first story written for 7×7 Magazine is now online. Castro's Last Stand Long a bastion of bad drinks and a good time, the city’s biggest party neighborhood is slowly but surely learning how to wield a muddler. by Camper English While the Tenderloin, Mission and Haight are reveling in white whiskeys and raw sugars,…
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Bars Inside Other Bars
In my latest story for San Francisco Magazine, I talk about bars opening inside other bars. Photograph by Chris Brennan Make it a double These bars within bars offer patrons a choice of drinking styles.By Camper English The hottest haute cocktails require a range of syrups, bitters, fresh herbs, several types of gin, a lot…
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Why Can’t I Get a McDonald’s Hamburger at Chez Panisse?
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People complain that you can’t get a Budweiser at Rickhouse. But do they think they should be able to get a McDonald’s hamburger at Chez Panisse?
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User-Generated Cocktails
In my latest story for the San Francisco Chronicle, I examine how bars are now trusting consumers to make good decisions instead of putting out lists of rules about what they can’t order.