Underhill-Lounge

Cocktails, Food, and Gardening South of the hill in Bernal Heights, CA

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Victoria D’Amato-Moran

27 June, 2008 (08:00) | Savoy Cocktail Book | No comments

This is the first of what I hope is an ongoing series on the Underhill-Lounge.
I experimented by asking the bartender at Montgomery Place to make me a Bombay Cocktail No. 2 earlier this year; but, this just seemed to result in a grumpy bartender.
To make it less of a shock, I thought I would contact [...]

Rumor Mongering

15 May, 2008 (09:19) | Rumors | 4 comments

I have heard from a reliable source that Seattle’s second best bartender may be doing a guest bartending stint at Bourbon and Branch in our fair city from May 26th to May 29th.
I’ve also heard that Mr. Boudreau’s next project is, tentatively, a reinvention of the vodka bar.
Goodness, that’s a change of pace!
If you get [...]

Bay Area Bar Stars in the Chronicle

1 February, 2008 (11:01) | Rambling | No comments

There’s a fantastic feature on San Francisco area bartenders in today’s San Francisco Chronicle Wine Section:
Bar Stars: The Chronicle honors bartenders who are defining Bay Area cocktail culture
Includes profiles and cocktails from Daniel Hyatt of Alembic, Camber Lay of Epic Roasthouse, Martin Cate of Forbidden Island, Neyah White of Nopa, Carlos Yturria and Dominic Venegas.
Also [...]