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January 19, 2018 Joe Barwin
Mix a Trader Vic approved Original Mai Tai with Lemon Hart and Coruba Rum
The SF Chronicle has always had a talent for tiki spotting. Back in 1941 Herb Caen gushed over the original Trader Vic’s, proclaiming that “The best restaurant in San Francisco is in Oakland.” The brand would continue to grow over the 50’s and 60’s, with 25 additional restaurants opening around the world. Tiki’s fortunes faded in the 70’s, reaching something of a low point in 1989 when Donald Trump made the decision to close the Trader Vic’s at his newly purchased Plaza hotel because it had “gotten tacky.”Read now
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January 19, 2018 Meredith Lantz
Wired's Must Read Piece on Silicon Valley's Favorite Craft Distiller
Read nowYou know when someone from your small hometown goes out and does something big and makes something of themselves? And you are like, "Oh my gosh! I know them! Good for them!"
That is exactly how we felt when we saw Bryan and Joanne of Lost Spirits Distillery featured in a big glossy spread in Wired (print and online). Sure they aren't country bumpkins, but they are scrappy booze nerds, and for that, it feels we are kindred spirits from the same tiny zip code.
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January 19, 2018 Melissa Watson
Amaro + Artichokes: an education and a cocktail recipe
Bitter tends to be an acquired taste to most palettes so don’t be surprised if you don’t enjoy Amaro at first, I didn’t! I’ve been into this category of liqueur for most of a decade and I love how many people have decided to join me on the bittersweet side of life. Most amaros (or amari if you pluralize properly in Italian) are made in Italy but American distillers have been creating their own versions more and more.Read now -
January 19, 2018 Joe Barwin
Dump Punch is the book I’ll write if Cathy Mitchell lets me
Julia Child built her career by introducing Americans to French cuisine. Infomercial legend Cathy Mitchell introduced the world to the Midwestern cuisine that is dump cooking. Through her books: Dump Cakes, Dump Dinners, Dump and Slow Cook, and Dump for Diabetics, Cathy shared her “from scratch” recipes that took prep down to the three-minute meal mark. Dump Punch is our contribution, and is the drinking equivalent of this beautiful American tradition.Read now -
January 19, 2018 Meredith Lantz
Ventura Spirits Midas Touch - food waste transformed into top shelf liquor
Ventura Spirits is a California micro distillery specializing in innovative craft spirits inspired by California's central coast. They make gin that tastes like the sage that grows on the hills above the central coast, vodka and brandy that tastes like ripe strawberry fields, and a prickly pear spirit that is the high desert in a bottle.Read now
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