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Etiquette

A couple chaps (Brandon McKee and Neej Gore) from Element Lounge will be opening ~ETIQUETTE~ by December or January, 2007, in the Renoir Hotel on Market St. The former hotel bar, plus an ice cream shop and barbershop had their walls knocked down and are being converted into a lounge…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 25, 2006

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XYZ

Okay boozehounds: did you know ~XYZ RESTAURANT~ at the W hotel in SoMa has a pretty fab wine list? And now through the end of August (until August 31), you can have anything off the entire wine list at 50% off? You can enjoy Chef Paul Piscopo's Cali-inspired…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 11, 2006

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Slide

Psssst. Opening this August in a former speakeasy will be ~SLIDE~. During the Prohibition era, the space (in a basement under Ruby Skye, formerly the Cable Car Theater) was called Dan's Cafe: you would push a secret wall and then scoot down a slide to land into the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 04, 2006

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dada

A pal told me about ~DADA~, a new gallery/bar/lounge that opened up on Second Street a little over a week ago. I can't seem to track down a number for them, so my info is a little thin at the moment. However, I was informed they…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jul 04, 2006

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Bourbon & Branch

All-righty then, you bar-savvy folks: those of you familiar with Milk & Honey, the private and reservations-only bar in NYC (and London) are going to be downright thrilled with the soon-to-open ~BOURBON & BRANCH~ in the TL. Dahi Donnelly and Brian Sheehy from Swig and Anu have brought on Todd…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 06, 2006

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Space Gallery

Did you know the former hair salon and boutique, Space Projekt, on Polk Street is now ~SPACE GALLERY~? Been hearing about some fun parties and art shows—check out their calendar here. Since they’re serving beer and wine, you have to be 21-and-over to attend. This Friday is the…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 06, 2006

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Gordon Biersch

Okay, springtime is in effect, summer is close, and just in time, there’s a new bottled Hefeweizen on the market. ~GORDON BIERSCH~ has just released their crisp and unfiltered Hefeweizen in bottles, so you don’t have to go the restaurant to get a pint of it—you can…

Marcia Gagliardi • Jun 06, 2006

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Champagne Flight, Ritz-Carlton Bar

Anyone who knows me knows my love affair with bubbly. So when I heard the Ritz-Carlton was hosting a sparkling wine flight on Wednesday evenings in the ~RITZ BAR~ (formerly the Cigar Bar), I was all over it like a straight guy watching two chicks make out. It's…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 11, 2006

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William Cross Wine Merchant

Another Wednesday boozy higher education option is at the friendly ~WILLIAM CROSS WINE MERCHANT~ on upper Polk Street. Every Wednesday evening, from 6pm-9pm, Steve Sherman enthusiastically leads a group of winos on a tasting through a country, a region, a style, or a single winery. I happily checked it out…

Marcia Gagliardi • Apr 11, 2006

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Andalu

This is definitely good news for you (fellow) boozehounds: ~ANDALU~ in the Mission has added a full bar. As if their wine list with something like 40 wines available by the glass wasn't enough. Well, sometimes it isn't. Sometimes you want some Jack Daniels. Especially if…

Marcia Gagliardi • Mar 28, 2006