<inline type="photothumb" id="158419" href="" align="right" />Not only did I not know that longtime local brewery Novo Brazil had opened a new spot in the Mission Valley Mall, but I also missed the memo about their …
October 10, 2024
Articles by Amanda Tascher
Novo Brazil puts is kombucha to good use in cocktail
Prohibition looks to soda jerks for inspiration
The Kentucky Tippler, says Ryan Andrews, lead bartender for the underground speakeasy Prohibition, is “a whiskey sour variation, named after a term that was used during Prohibition for a cocktail or drink — a ‘tipple.’” …
September 5, 2024
Bleu Bohème boasts an aged Old Fashioned
<inline type="photothumb" id="157780" href="" align="right" />“Bartenders are like iPhones; you have to keep updating,” says GG Droege, the bar lead for Bleu Bohème. In keeping with that turn of phrase, he encourages me to venture …
July 4, 2024
Black Radish’s Clarified Margarita: sophisticated with a bit of science
Video:DRINK RECIPE: Black Radish’s Clarified Margarita: sophisticated with a bit of science<inline type="photothumb" id="157610" href="" align="right" />I’ve been on this beat long enough to be confident in my declaration that clarified cocktails are damn delicious. …
June 6, 2024
The Lion’s Share’s The Gust of a Thousand Winds: coming down on you like Thor’s hammer!
<inline type="photothumb" id="157358" href="" align="left" />The Lion’s Share is like something out of a classic film: a dimly lit bar with jazzy music playing, and a bartender who just gets you. I’m making conversation with …
May 2, 2024
You & Yours puts peppers in its Spring Salad
Video:You & Yours puts peppers in its Spring SaladAfter scoring a sweet parking spot in East Village, I pass by a man using his skateboard to move a couch down the sidewalk. Seems right. Then …
April 5, 2024
Alejandra’s Hibiscus Margarita is popular but not too sweet
Yesareni RicoThey say there’s no problem that margaritas and Mexican food can’t solve. Thankfully, my only problem on this sunny afternoon is finding a really good happy hour while I’m in North County. It’s the …
March 7, 2024
George’s at the Cove’s Curioso: a subtle, tiki-inspired play off of Curious George
Mike GraveIt’s a fine day for sipping cocktails cliffside in La Jolla. (But then, most days are.) Mike Grave, General Manager for George’s at the Cove, slides me a new concoction called the Curioso. “The …
February 1, 2024
Pacific Coast Spirits’ Good morning, Cowboy: almost straight coffee whiskey courtesy of First Light
The smell of barbecue permeates Pacific Coast Spirits, setting the tone for the Good Morning, Cowboy cocktail I’m about to sample. Lead bartender Ashley Soto recommends smoked brisket to go with the drink, “because you’re …
January 4, 2024