Posted in Dining out, Drinking, Food, Restaurants, Travel on 22 April, 2007 | No Comments »
Decent pub grub and probably the best beers I’ve had, ever (this is saying something!). I had a 10-beer sampler ($12), while Sarah, Aura & Will split a pitcher of Red Seal Ale ($11). Surprisingly, there wasn’t a bad beer among the 10 I tasted, each being an excellent example of its style. [...]
Posted in Dining out, Drinking, Wine on 15 March, 2007 | No Comments »
Sarah & I just got back from a lovely evening at EOS Wine Bar in Cole Valley, a one-day-early birthday present from her parents, who also joined us. Although we’ve dined here once before, on Valentine’s Day 2005, we hadn’t been back since, and since EOS is a short walk from home, we were [...]
Posted in Drinking on 1 March, 2007 | No Comments »
Once again February brings us to Strong Beer Month at my local brewpub Magnolia and the 21st Amendment and once again I plan on trying all 12 of their strong brews (6 at each pub). I managed to sample them all last year (with a little help from my friends :), and enjoyed the [...]
Posted in Dining out, Drinking on 3 November, 2006 | No Comments »
S & I had an excellent dinner last night at the nearby Poleng Lounge. With a Zen interior, nice downtempo music (played at a reasonable volume even), creative and excellent cocktails, and delicious small plates, this is a place we’re certain to return to!
Read on for my review
Posted in Drinking on 20 October, 2006 | No Comments »
I was delighted to receive an email from the proprietor of Blackwell’s Wine and Spirits informing me that they now have Efe Raki in stock for $27/fifth. I picked up a bottle of it last weekend, and although I hadn’t tried it in Turkey (we drank Yeni Raki almost exclusively), it proved to be very [...]
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