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 see them.
I've been thinking of giving that talk again, because PowerPoint is forever. Let me know if you're into it and maybe I can put something together.
Run screaming to your local newsstand to pick up November's issue of Everyday With Rachael Ray
magazine. I have a story in the issue about how to go out drinking with your hometown friends on the night before Thanksgiving without ending up hungover when you've got to cook all the next day.
Naturally, the advice works for any long night of barhopping and when you don't have to do diddly squat the next day, and there is even a quick and tasty mocktail recipe included.
My latest story in San Francisco Magazine is online here. The pictures are way better in the print version.
Beverages by the bowlful
Though
punch predates the classic cocktails San Franciscans have been sipping
for the past few years, it has taken a while for local mixologists to
commit to it. But in this post-ultralounge era of quieter celebration
and more complicated drinks, well-crafted booze in bulk makes a lot
more sense than the overplayed bling of bottle service at nightclubs.
With punch, you’re paying for an expertly prepared, jumbo-size
cocktail, instead of a marked-up and underchilled bottle of vodka (plus
mixers).
I describe what's going on, the punch at Rickhouse, and where else to drink from the bowl around town. The rest is online here, and in the September issue of San Francisco Magazine.
