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User-Generated Cocktails

Dec 26, 2009

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in bars, bartenders, camper_clips, San Francisco, trends

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.

Smuggler’s Cove in Pictures and Words

Dec 5, 2009

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Camper English

in bars, bartenders, rum, San Francisco, tiki

Smuggler's Cove, the San Francisco tiki bar by "Shoeless" Martin Cate, opens in San Francisco on Tuesday, December 8th. I got a sneak preview along with other members of the press on Thursday night. To give you an idea about the level of excitement around this bar opening, some cocktail nerds drove up from Los…

SF Cocktail Geography

Oct 30, 2009

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Camper English

in bars, camper_clips, cocktails, San Francisco

Jay Barmann from SFist.com attended my talk at SF Chefs.Food.Wine and kept the handout. Today he's posted my categorization of nearly every type of cocktail program in the city, which is good, because formatting html is a pain. The categories I made up so don't get too hung up on them- it's just how I…

Beverages by the Bowlful in San Francisco Magazine

Sep 2, 2009

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Camper English

in camper_clips, punch, San Francisco

My latest story in San Francisco Magazine is online here. The pictures are way better in the print version. Beverages by the bowlful By Camper English, Photograph by Shaun Roberts Though punch predates the classic cocktails San Franciscans have been sipping for the past few years, it has taken a while for local mixologists…

Bartenders Hitting Their Hoes

Aug 29, 2009

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Camper English

in bars, bartenders, camper_clips, cocktails, eco-booze, garnish, recipes, San Francisco, trends

For some reason, the San Francisco Chronicle didn't choose the above title for my story that comes out Sunday August 30th. I can't think of why. More bars growing own cocktail ingredients Camper English, Special to The Chronicle Friday, August 28, 2009 Victoria D'Amato-Moran grows tomatoes, Asian pears, Fuji apples, blackberries, roses and many herbs…

The Ultimate Test of your Liquor Cabinet

Aug 12, 2009

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Camper English

in bitters, cocktails, fun, liqueur, recipes, San Francisco, whisky

Not only is the Laphroaig Project delicious and surprisingly tropical for its ingredients, it's a test of your liquor cabinet. If you have all of these ingredients at home you are a huuuuge cocktail geek. The Laphroaig Project was created by Owen Westman at Bourbon & Branch and it's also available at Rickhouse, both in…

Heirloom Tomatoes, Ripe for Drinking

Jul 29, 2009

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Camper English

in bars, bartenders, cocktails, San Francisco, trends

It's tomato season and all the local restaurants are rolling out the tomato carts and tomato specialty dinners. The bartenders are getting in on the action too. At Range, Carlos Yturria's famous Sungold Zinger is back on the menu, made with Sungold Zinger cherry tomatoes, No. 209 gin, lemon, agave syrup, and salt. The bartenders…

Ginger Beer Gives a Buck more Bang

Jul 24, 2009

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Camper English

in bartenders, camper_clips, mixers, San Francisco

My latest story in the San Francisco Chronicle (from Sunday's paper) went online today. Read it here. Ginger beer gives a buck more bang Camper English, Special to The Chronicle Friday, July 24, 2009 When ginger ale or beer is mixed with citrus in a drink, it is – or more accurately, was – known…

Drinks to Match the Dress

Jul 14, 2009

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Camper English

in bartenders, camper_clips, pairing, San Francisco

San Francisco bartender pairs cocktail with cocktail dress Camper English, Special to The Chronicle Sunday, July 12, 2009 Many cocktail contests now require bartenders to pair drinks with meals or invent them on the spot with a secret ingredient, but a recent competition challenged mixologists around the world with a new pairing: cocktails with cocktail…

Rickhouse: A First Look

Jun 26, 2009

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Camper English

in bars, cocktails, San Francisco

Yesterday I stopped in to Rickhouse, the new bar by the folks from Bourbon & Branch, Swig, Anu, and the liquor store Cask. The bar is located at 246 Kearny Street at the site of the long-time gay bar Ginger's Trois. (I believe Anu was built where Ginger's Too was once located.) Ginger's was a…

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