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San Francisco’s Next All-Star Bar

Dec 15, 2008

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I recently spoke with Erik Adkins (Slanted Door, Flora) who is the bar manager of the soon-to-open Charles Phan (Slanted Door's chef/owner) restaurant next to the Soma Grand building on Mission Street. After much wavering on the name (the code name was "Phantom" at one point, get it), they seem to have settled on Heaven's…

Store and Pour

Dec 3, 2008

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Camper English

in camper_clips, San Francisco

In the December issue of San Francisco Magazine, I have a story on venues like Taverna Aventine, Nihon, the San Francisco Wine Center, and the Occidental Cigar Club where you can store your poison of choice on-site. Read it online here.

A Bar Contest You Don’t Want to Win

Nov 27, 2008

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Camper English

in bars, fun, San Francisco

Eater SF hosted a "Douchiest Bar in San Francisco" contest. The winner, unfortunately for them, was Medjool, the rooftop bar in the Mission. Filling out the Top 5 were Matrix Fillmore, Bar None, Americano, and Zeitgeist. The comments on the original post are priceless. "It's as if the marina suddenly puked up it's best and…

The Craziest New Cocktail Menu in San Francisco

Nov 26, 2008

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Camper English

in bars, San Francisco

DOSA Fillmore opens on Friday, but the drink menu for the restaurant has been released. The cocktails were created by Jonny Raglin of Absinthe, and they look insane. I can't wait to try them. Batsman Martin Miller’s Gin, Darjeeling tea cordial, lemon juice & ginger beer, served over ice with a mint sprig 9 Bowler…

Here’s that story I wrote about bartenders

Sep 21, 2008

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Camper English

in bartenders, camper_clips, San Francisco

Bay Area's best mixologists leaving bars for brands Camper English, Special to The Chronicle Friday, September 19, 2008 While you're still likely to run into many of San Francisco's best mixologists in the usual cocktail hot spots, increasingly they'll be standing on the other side of the bar. That's because many local bartenders have accepted…

Who’s rocking at the clock?

Aug 4, 2008

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Camper English

in bartenders, San Francisco

Not only is Bacar’s Joe Parrilli now working at the Clock Bar (note: hat-less!), Bourbon & Branch’s Kevin Diedrich will be pulling shifts there too starting today. He told me he’ll still be spending some time at Bourbon & Branch- after all, he’s the one creating a lot of the homemade syrups, tonic water, and…

Category: San Francisco

San Francisco’s Next All-Star Bar

Store and Pour

A Bar Contest You Don’t Want to Win

The Craziest New Cocktail Menu in San Francisco

Here’s that story I wrote about bartenders

Who’s rocking at the clock?