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(Almost) All the Cocktails & Spirits Books Published in 2015, For Reading or Gifting

Dec 15, 2015

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in amaro, beer, bitters, books, bourbon, cocktails, design, history, legal/law/regulations, mezcal, mixers, molecular mixology, recipes, rye, San Francisco, scotch whisky, tea, tequila, tiki, vermouth, whisky

My annual list of most all of the cocktails and spirits books that have been released. This year we see tons of whiskey books again, and a whole segment of bar-specific cocktail books and a new category of narrative cocktail history.

A Nine-Page Feature on Trick Dog’s Caitlin Laman

Nov 29, 2014

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Camper English

in bartenders, camper_clips, cocktails, recipes, San Francisco

A big profile I wrote about bartender Caitlin Laman of Trick Dog in San Francisco.

Name These 12 Lost San Francisco Bars

Aug 29, 2014

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Camper English

in bars, history, San Francisco

Can you identify these 12 no-long-existing San Francisco watering holes?

The Cocktail Menu for ABV in San Francisco, Opening Later This Week

Jul 7, 2014

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Camper English

in bars, cocktail menus, San Francisco

While they haven’t crossed all the T’s and dotted the I’s (or added the prices) to it, the good folks at ABV in San Francisco let me photograph their new menu.

SF Bar Write-Ups: Mikkeller Bar, Brass Tacks, The Cavalier

Dec 19, 2013

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Camper English

in bars, camper_clips, San Francisco

For the website WorldsBestBars.com I write up new (good) bars opening in San Francisco. For November I covered: The Cavalier, a fancy hotel bar/restaurant downtown Brass Tacks, the Hayes Valley bar in the former Marlena's Mikkeller Bar, a downtown beer bar where the staff are actually nice Check out the write-ups here. Related articles…

ABV, A Forthcoming SF Bar from Dalva, Beretta Folks

Sep 3, 2013

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Camper English

in bars, bartenders, industry news, San Francisco

Coming not-so-soon (January most likely) in the former Tokyo GoGo spot on 16th Street in the Inner Mission of San Francisco will be the bar ABV. ABV is a partnership between Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud (owner of Dalva, Dalva Hideout), Ryan Fitzgerald (former Beretta bar manager and Del Maguey Mezcal brand ambassador), and Todd Smith (bartender at Dalva…

A Huge Interview with Camper English on Eater.com

Nov 30, 2012

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Camper English

in camper_clips, cocktails, San Francisco

I've got something to say! Apparently. Eater.com did a big interview with me about the SF cocktail scene and now it has gone live. I blab about everything from the lack of molecular mixology in San Francisco to the death of muddling to the rise of carbonated cocktails. It goes on and on. Photo by…

Carbonated Cocktails in the San Francisco Chronicle

Aug 25, 2012

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Camper English

in bartenders, camper_clips, cocktails, San Francisco

My latest story for the San Francisco Chronicle is now online. I wrote about carbonated cocktails and the many, many different approaches bartenders are taking to make them. Carbonated cocktails proving popularBy Camper English A little fizz can do wonders for a cocktail, making it more aromatic, lighter and a bit more dynamic.Traditionally, drinks get…

Best Business Bars in Entrepreneur Magazine

Jun 27, 2012

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Camper English

in bars, camper_clips, Los Angeles, San Francisco

I contributed a few write-ups to Entrepreneur Magazine's annual Best Business Bars story. It is the July issue, hitting newsstands now. I wrote about Azucar Lounge in San Francisco, Drago Centro in Los Angeles, and ROOF at TheWit in Chicago. Pick it up at the newsstand or read it online here.

Cocktail Predictions for San Francisco

Mar 29, 2012

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Camper English

in camper_clips, cocktails, San Francisco

I wrote this piece on predictions for the Bay Area cocktail scene back in November for The Bold Italic magazine, and it has just gone online. They made it look super snazzy for the web. Predictions include: Shorter cocktail menus Hyper-local cocktail menus More Scott Beattie Cocktail party pop-ups Other cities taking the lead over…

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