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When Christopher Columbus straggled ashore in the Bahama Islands in late 1492, he got several things wrong. The most obvious mistake was that he was not in India. One of the lesser-known mistakes is that in trying to describe a native fiery flavoring he encountered, he mistakenly used a Sanskrit word. He called the native […]

The annual Great Chefs and Wineries gala might just have found a more permanent home. This year, the event — which fundraises for Marin nonprofit Lifehouse — will be held Saturday at the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Last year’s event, which raised $700,000, was held at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, […]

Ernest Hemingway once wrote that “Paris is a moveable feast.” I think he might have meant “transportable,” because a moveable feast changes days but not location, whereas a transportable feast goes wherever you do. But what do I know? Easter, coming up on Sunday, is one of the biggest of these so-called “moveable feasts.” It […]

If you came of drinking age in the 1990s, then you know the name Johnny Love — not the singer, but rather the barman. Johnny Love’s real name is Johnny Metheny, but it was his nickname that became the name of his famous pseudo-eponymous club on Polk Street. That late-night fixture led to two more, […]

It has been one hell of a week, especially with the so-called “drinking” holidays. First, there was the Super Bowl on Sunday and now Mardi Gras today. And while Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, I might suggest that you pull it together for one more day because Feb. 14 is also Valentine’s Day, and […]

Wednesday is the last day of January. But more importantly, it is the last day of Dry January, a monthlong no-drinking tradition that has taken hold in the 21st century. And if you’ve made it this far, perhaps you can go a little farther. The nonalcoholic drink market alone now exceeds $11 billion a year. […]

Today is the last day of January. But more importantly, it is the last day of Dry January, a monthlong no-drinking tradition that has taken hold in the 21st century. And if you’ve made it this far, perhaps you can go a little farther. The nonalcoholic drink market alone now exceeds $11 billion a year. […]

There are many ways to replicate higher-proof cocktails using lower-proof or no-proof alternatives.

There are many ways to replicate higher-proof cocktails using lower-proof or no-proof alternatives.

There are many ways to replicate higher-proof cocktails using lower-proof or no-proof alternatives.