Bottoms Up

Recipe from Vintage Cocktails.

Red Wine + Rooftops

There's nothing quite like a view of the city at dusk with your girlfriends and a glass of red wine.

Chilly Outside, Frothy Inside

A blustery day like today makes me want to stay inside and curl up with a warm drink. Except...wait...that's right - the heater in my apartment has been broken for four days! I hope to god it's working when I get home tonight. It's been really cold in there!

C'est le week-end (presque)

It's almost the weekend! Soon, I hope to be back at Cafe Des Amis, sipping one of their gorgeously-crafted cocktails, and scheming on plans for the long weekend.

Photo of a Cafe Des Amis postcard.

Don't Look Directly At It

Have you ever seen anything scarier??

Blame It on the Rain

If you haven't been to the Tonga Room at the Fairmont Hotel yet, you have to go! It's over-the-top cheesy and really fun (see floating band below). However, I will issue a brief but stern warning: while the drinks seem harmless, in their coconut shells or tiki-face mugs, they are potent.

But what's not to love about a dancefloor on the deck of an old ship, rainy thunderstorms with actual water and a band playing cover songs from a moving boat in the middle of the room?? Nothing, that's what!

Lychee + Roy's

I never thought my love for Lychee Martinis could be matched in another drink, but last night at Roy's in SOMA, that love was challenged with a Lychee Caiprihina. Wait...what?! you ask. It's true. There does exist a drink that combines the amazingness of lychee with the mudled-fruity goodness of the Caiprihina. Yum!

Warning: this might be a touch too sweet for you if you're the kind of person who chooses pie over cake, or leaves the frosting from a cheap sheet cake on the side of your plate.

In the end, the Lychee Martini is still at the top of my list, despite a somewhat sordid history involving the compulsory actions borne of too much lychee and too much martini... Anyway, the next time you're at Roy's, give the Lychee Caiprihina a try. It's actually a little bit tart, and very delicious!

Wine + cheese, please

Maybe some flowers, too. I love all of the little specialty shops around the city!