Author: vidiot

  • For Maximum Symbolism, Make That A Perfect Manhattan

    Charming brand-new wedding tradition that I utterly approve of:  the shaking of the unity cocktail. (via Offbeat Bride, via Alcademics)

  • My first single-malt Scotch

    Saturday night I found myself having a very good steak at Lark Creek in San Francisco after doing some shopping.  In the wine list, they also listed all the alcoholic libations they had, which is a plus in my book; I don’t like to have to go over to the bar to see if they…

  • My first single-malt Scotch

    Saturday night I found myself having a very good steak at Lark Creek in San Francisco after doing some shopping.  In the wine list, they also listed all the alcoholic libations they had, which is a plus in my book; I don’t like to have to go over to the bar to see if they…

  • Hi, I’m Kathryn.

    Hi, I’m Kathryn Hill.  I live in San Francisco, and I’m a Senior Graphic Designer for a software company by day, I blog here and here, I do freelance photography, and I’m known to enjoy a good cocktail in the evenings.  Vidiot invited me over to guest blog here.  My first foray into cocktails was…

  • Hi, I’m Kathryn.

    Hi, I’m Kathryn Hill.  I live in San Francisco, and I’m a Senior Graphic Designer for a software company by day, I blog here and here, I do freelance photography, and I’m known to enjoy a good cocktail in the evenings.  Vidiot invited me over to guest blog here.  My first foray into cocktails was…

  • Step Right Up!

    Nifty idea alert:  an Old-Fashioned with orange-flavored cotton candy.  Cool.

  • Melbourne Bar Report

    G’day Cocktailians, I have seen the future of mixology, and its name is Melbourne…well, maybe not, but you have to admit that it makes for a suitably dramatic introduction. I’ve just returned to the freezing Northern Hemisphere after 10 warm and sunny days in the antipodean metropolis of Melbourne, Australia, where I had the opportunity…

  • Melbourne Bar Report

    G’day Cocktailians, I have seen the future of mixology, and its name is Melbourne…well, maybe not, but you have to admit that it makes for a suitably dramatic introduction. I’ve just returned to the freezing Northern Hemisphere after 10 warm and sunny days in the antipodean metropolis of Melbourne, Australia, where I had the opportunity…

  • Not Just Stiff Drinks — Steep Ones, Too.

    Hmmmph.  The new Astor Center culinary education complex looks fab indeed…but charging $95 for a two-hour cocktail demonstration — even when they’re demonstrated by a true luminary like Jim Meehan — is a bit rich for my blood. After all, the New School’s demonstrations and tastings start at $55, and the Institute for Culinary Education’s…

  • Not Just Stiff Drinks — Steep Ones, Too.

    Hmmmph.  The new Astor Center culinary education complex looks fab indeed…but charging $95 for a two-hour cocktail demonstration — even when they’re demonstrated by a true luminary like Jim Meehan — is a bit rich for my blood. After all, the New School’s demonstrations and tastings start at $55, and the Institute for Culinary Education’s…