Cuban rooftop vibes on the rooftop at Cubita in the Mission ... and at the new @longweekendbar in North Beach. Both with live music and/or DJs + salsa lessons at Long Weekend. https://t.co/GLlyFr1KaG

2) ... seafood towers, caviar service, crudo & oysters, extensive absinthe & sherry (hell, YES), blessed absinthe cocktails & deep French wines. Have I raved enough? I can't. All why @MaisonPremiere remains one of my top NYC bars. In Distiller Magazine: https://t.co/pUeB6xewU6

. @beardfoundation-winning, @50BestBars' @MaisonPremiere is old world New Orleans in the heart of Williamsburg. A pioneering Brooklyn craft cocktail bar since @JoshBoissy & Krystof Zizka opened it in 2011, it has remained one of NY’s best... https://t.co/pUeB6xewU6 @Distilling

Veteran-founded @SpyrtWorldwide is a wine and spirits brand that sends a significant portion of their profits to assist in the Ukrainian people’s liberation. Reviewing three of their vodkas in my Distiller Magazine column: https://t.co/LJ5JEhbWug @Distilling

Former Thomas Keller pastry chef Gabrielle Pabonan’s pies comfort at Seth Stowaway's new Chicken Fried Palace, especially buttermilk-lemon meringue, a creamy pie with tart hit of lemon. Creamy-orange pumpkin pie is blessed with whispers of salt. My review: https://t.co/60efxjA3zz

Pantera de Oro Cask Strength Extra Añejo was founded by drink industry vets Scott Baird & Craig Demko. Extra Añejo tends to be a tequila category I don’t love, often masking agave plants. But I feel differently about this one. In my Distiller Mag column: https://t.co/LJ5JEhbWug

#RestaurantBathrooms: Michelin-starred @thePROGRESS_sf is all natural woods and greenery... until you get into that dichotomous glittery, peachy-pink bathroom.

Campy Christmas fun, Castro-style, at Deck the Halls Bar pop-up, daily until 12/28 in iconic former Cafe Flore. Though open nightly, I tried all-you-can-eat brunch buffet (Fri-Sun), digging brandy-based Nut Nog+Yellow Snow Slushy (rum, lemon, celery). https://t.co/1mCJS2QhLO

2) Lucky Oakland now has those slushies — from the guy who was one of the nation’s greatest Chartreuse ambassadors long before the monk-made liqueur was on allocation. Schmidt's crudo & fish-heavy menu at Sirene wins (fried chicken & fish!) The new Sirene: https://t.co/60efxjA3zz

1) Sommelier Paul Einbund & chef Gavin Schmidt’s James Beard-nominated @themorris_sf is an SF treasure for cult fave smoked duck+Einbund’s unparalleled selection of rare Chartreuse, genepy/i, Madeira, vermouth, small production wines. Don’t get me started on Chartreuse slushies.

At @LatinAmericas50 Best Restaurants' Humo Negro, try the Cyborg (@MezcalUnion, @donjulio Reposado tequila, chile liqueur, red tree tomato, grapefruit, furikake), or the lighter, vegetal (@HendricksGin , sake, cucumber, wasabi, tonic). In my Bogota guide: https://t.co/BoaJY21pdo

A fun new gig... I'm now writing for @Resy with my monthly recommends and editor's picks in SF: https://t.co/oIGXl6yNTD

At sommelier @PaulEinbund & chef Gavin Schmidt’s (of SF's The Morris) new Sirene, the draw is seafood, incl. creative shellfish charcuterie. Oh, this alpine-scented gravlax, cured in sugar, salt, fennel, basil, anise, Green Chartreuse & Elixir végétal (!!) https://t.co/60efxjA3zz

... And that mystical night view from under gnarly Napa oaks at night walking back to the winery. #NapaValley

Those solitary, soulful nights I crave, when I whisper to myself, "This is my life!?" By the fireside into the night reading, journaling, sipping @Hagafen Brut Rosé, listening to Nina Simone and Chet Baker on vinyl in Whetstone 1885 stone winery, rife with history & cozy warmth.

. @Alchemistcph is theater, art & edible joy. A dramaturge consulted on building drama over a 6hr feast, whether scooping cherry meringue lamb’s brain mousse out of a head mold or lobster roll in cornstarch vodka bread claw form w/ horseradish tomato dip: https://t.co/A2zq1DCUj8

2) Licensed to Dill is vegetal-frothy w/ Greek yogurt, apricot eau de vie, aquavit, dill, lime. Eye of the Beholder is lightly creamy: green olive liqueur, vanilla, condensed milk, cream, sea salt , olive oil. Where to eat in the Bay Area Peninsula: https://t.co/TPk7P5BQLO

1) With the @paperplanesjc Group behind Eos & Nyx, cocktails are one of the most notable elements, thanks to co-owners Dan Phan, George Lahlouh & Johnny Wang’s pioneering cocktail artistry in SJ. Out of 6 cocktails tried, 2 best coincidentally lean creamy:

Delicate raw shrimps from N. Denmark recall the best I’ve had in Spain, teeming in creamy fermented shrimp sauce & horseradish jus with dill+wasabi oils. Joys go on, from a perfect melon to Champagne wine pairing at @theworlds50best, 3 Michelin Jordnaer: https://t.co/A2zq1DCmtA

Hell, yeah: Shuggies's Cacio e Pepe Pillow, doughy comfort doused in egg yolk stracciatella, black pepper & grana padano. Save room for Bon Bon Handy, peanut butter chocolate bon bon served in diners’ hands w/ a dash of glitter. Restaurants that are FUN: https://t.co/60efxjA3zz