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The Hotel Des Arts has a new bar that is opening this weekend, BAR FLUXUS. It’s a spacious one, with capacity for 176, and it’s going to feature cocktails, plus music (spanning all genres) and live entertainment, including literary readings, bands, and performance art. There’s even a…

Over the weekend, I was happy to see chef Dominique Crenn announce her upcoming project, BAR CRENN, over social media. It’s going to be opening next door to Atelier Crenn, in the space that Cellar Door wine bar is in. The Chron reports further that it will feature biodynamic…

Hello, my fellow bubbles lovers. On Thursday December 15th, ~ARLEQUIN WINE MERCHANT~ is hosting their annual Champagne Celebration, one of my favorite events each and every year. They will be pouring more than 40 Champagnes from primarily grower-producers, including Courtin, Bouchard, Tarlant, Agrapart, Chartogne-Taillet, Laherte, Savart, Lassaigne, and…

Coming up December 12th-16th is a citywide homage to Jerry Thomas, known as the father of American bartenders, someone we owe a great many cheers to. He wrote How to Mix Drinks or The Bon-Vivant’s Companion, a collection of recipes back in 1862—many of our current…