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By Seema Tikare When anyone talks about visiting Spain, it conjures up flamboyant and over-the-top images in my mind: Flamenco dancers, the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, the sunny, sexy beaches of the Costa del Sol, and the gorgeous Moorish palaces of Sevilla. Even the Camino de Santiago, the... Read More

By Andy Crouch Founded in 1896, Anchor Brewing Company has long stood as an icon in San Francisco culture. The brewery and its famous Steam Beer would go on to become one of America’s most important early pioneers for craft brewers. In 1965, a young Fritz Maytag, great-grandson of the... Read More

By Pink Lady Since 2OO7 I’ve gone by Pink Lady as my cocktail moniker, but there’s another great “lady” style cocktail worth trying if you can’t get your mitts on fresh grenadine: the White Lady. It’s a light, dry, and refreshing number made with gin, Cointreau and lemon juice, and... Read More

By Kirsten Amann Every month is Women’s History Month in my corner of the cocktail world, but since March bears the official title, it is a perfect time to raise a glass to the first celebrity female bartender, Ada Coleman. Known to friends and regulars as Coley, she looms large... Read More

by SEEMA TIKARE If there is a chameleon among wines, it is Zinfandel. Whether it is the rather sweet, alcoholic, old-school White Zinfandel from our college days or the elegant, refined red Zinfandels from Ridge’s East Bench or Paso Robles, it spans every taste and preference. It can be candy-like... Read More

by MAIA MERRILL GOSSELIN The first thing you notice when you meet Kirsten “Kitty” Amann is her infectious cheerfulness. You can’t help but smile in her presence. She embraces everything she does with remarkable, buoyant energy. But there’s much more to Kitty than just her upbeat personality. The longtime industry... Read More

by PINK LADY Despite being the shortest month in the Gregorian calendar, February can feel quite long. We have a three-day weekend on the agenda and even the most Hallmark-y of holidays, Valentine’s Day, ahead, yet still, the month can drag. For this reason, we suggest being as festive and... Read More

by ANDY CROUCH For more than four decades, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company has been a pioneer and defining presence in the American craft beer scene, Founded by fellow homebrewers Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi in the college town of Chico, California, Sierra Nevada started small, scraping together money from friends... Read More

by KIRSTEN AMANN January for many people is the season of restriction. New Year’s Resolutions, Dry January, diets, punishing workouts, and restraint in all its forms will be the main topic of water cooler conversations for the next 2-3 weeks. If that sounds like an absolute bore, I invite you... Read More

by PINK LADY Surely you’ve tried a Martini and, depending on your proclivity for vintage drinks, perhaps you’ve also had its progenitor, the Martinez. But have you ever tried a Gibson? At first blush, there’s very little daylight between the Gibson and the drink we all know as the dry... Read More