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When I left San Francisco for Sausalito in the 1990s, I was primarily enticed by the coastal city’s proximity to vast open spaces and the dazzling vistas around almost every corner. What I soon discovered was that beneath its touristy façade is not only a food scene that does far more than cater to vacationers […]

Lawrence Batterton is a medicinal herbalist by trade who a decade ago stumbled, quite successfully, into the bitters business. “I started making cocktail bitters for holiday gifts. I'd play around with different recipes, like 'Winter Blend' or 'Silk Road,' type up my own labels and give them away to people like Christmas cookies.” His pungent creations – twice as strong as bar versions, thanks to his herbalist training – got such a popular reception that in 2017 ...

Lawrence Batterton is a medicinal herbalist by trade who a decade ago stumbled, quite successfully, into the bitters business. “I started making cocktail bitters for holiday gifts. I'd play around with different recipes, like 'Winter Blend' or 'Silk Road,' type up my own labels and give them away to people like Christmas cookies.” His pungent creations – twice as strong as bar versions, thanks to his herbalist training – got such a popular reception that in 2017 ...

King Floyd's cocktail bitters from Marin come from a longtime herbalist who forages wild ingredients.

 From beers to bitters, incorporating hatch green chiles as an ingredient provides an experience with a kick.

Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites 05 March 2021 By Phoebe French In restaurant news: the UK restaurant market is expected to grow by almost a third this year, a report finds test and trace data from restaurants was barely used, and hospitality in Texas reopens at full capacity. Value of UK restaurant sector expected to grow by a third: According to its latest report, analyst Lumina Intelligence has forecast that the UK restaurant market will increase by 32.1% to £...