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• Tue. 13 Jul '10

  Grand Coffee's Nabeel Silmi knows his egg cream

  Authenticity is a murky conceit; deliciousness, not so much. To that end,... more

• Fri. 09 Jul '10

  A recent classic gets a bubbly overhaul

  San Francisco is having a mojito moment. But fret not: This current fervor... more

• Tue. 29 Jun '10

  A new bitter has San Francisco in a cocktail tizzy

  A bottle of brick-red liquid has San Francisco's best bartenders in a fevered... more

• Fri. 25 Jun '10

  The spirit of San Francisco returns

  You might call pisco San Francisco's most iconic spirit. The City by the Bay... more

• Wed. 16 Jun '10

  The Peninsula's new Old World Spirits

  The last place you would expect to find a superlative distillery is in an... more

• Mon. 14 Jun '10

  The admirable beers of the new Public House

  Beers and potato skins are always a winning combination. When the brews are... more

• Tue. 08 Jun '10

  The new Dartealing Lounge does double duty

  Throw together an unstuffy teahouse and a well-curated confectionary and we're... more

• Mon. 17 May '10

  The game plan behind the brand-new Comstock Saloon

  Jeff Hollinger has had his fill of the cocktail-naming game. "It got to the... more

• Tue. 04 May '10

  Sonoma's new limoncello

  Olive oil, wine, farmstead cheese: The Bay Area's edible landscape has resembled... more

• Wed. 21 Apr '10

  Ozumo's savory way with cocktails

  A 10,000-mile road trip with stops at some of the country's best cocktail bars... more

• Wed. 07 Apr '10

  A top-shelf Scotch tasting comes to San Francisco

  Scotch whisky is as full of character as the people who love it, and Johnnie... more

• Tue. 23 Mar '10

  Fernet-Branca is now on tap in its favorite city

  If you thought San Francisco was obsessed with Fernet-Branca, the mania has... more

• Thu. 04 Mar '10

  Recipes for a perfect party, courtesy of Tasting Table and ABSOLUT®

  With the holiday party season behind us and backyard barbecue weather still... more

• Tue. 02 Mar '10

  A world of white ale after Hitachino

  That wide-eyed owl is beginning to stalk us. We'll admit we were charmed at... more

• Mon. 18 Jan '10

  Sightglass Coffee upends the hot-beverage season

  Winter bluster be damned. When there's an iced coffee as superb as Sightglass... more

• Wed. 13 Jan '10

  A guide to the best midday cocktail spots

  A three-martini lunch is impressive for quantity--but not creativity. Even... more

• Fri. 08 Jan '10

  Heaven's Dog is ground zero for a local cocktail experimenter

  With her standout gums and syrups, Small Hand Foods' Jennifer Colliau is already... more

• Thu. 17 Dec '09

  The recipes in the Cocktail Kitchen are sure to be a hit

  It's fun to watch a gifted mixologist work wonders with a bar full of eclectic... more

• Wed. 09 Dec '09

  Delarosa's Rich Higgins wants your holidays to be beery

  Sommeliers bask in all the glory, but a knowledgeable beer master is wholly... more

• Tue. 08 Dec '09

  Swapping spirits is all the rage at local bars

  Relatively few classic cocktails call for tequila or mezcal, as those spirits... more

• Tue. 24 Nov '09

  What are you doing to get into the holiday mood?

  With everything else hanging over our heads lately, it's a bit tougher to get... more

• Thu. 19 Nov '09

  Handcrafted Tito's is the vodka drinker's vodka

  Austin, Texas, is known as the home of great barbecue, a rockin' music scene... more

• Mon. 02 Nov '09

  Apples get the bottle treatment

  Black Arkansas, Pippins and Pink Ladies are currently bobbing in bins at local... more

• Fri. 23 Oct '09

  Midi's DIY bar ingredients have gone unsung long enough

  In San Francisco, small-batch shrubbs and gums are as commonplace as fog banks... more

• Wed. 21 Oct '09

  Starbelly's genius way with beer and wine

  The substantial accomplishment of Starbelly bar manager Lane Ford has been lost... more