Risa Nye is a Bay Area native. She was born in San Francisco and grew up in the East Bay. She spent many happy years on the UC Berkeley campus, both as a student and as an employee. She has worked in hospitals and high schools. She writes for Berkeleyside Nosh about the local cocktail scene as Ms Barstool. Her writing has also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, The Monthly, Hipocampus Magazine, and at www.eatdrinkfilms.com. In 2016 she published her first book, "There Was a Fire Here: A Memoir."
The duo behind this new musical were inspired by a picture book filled with dots that asks readers to use their imagination to make things happen. They created a unique piece of theater that does the same thing.
Victor Bergeron transformed Hinky Dinks from a bar with a hunting lodge vibe into a tropical oasis where he invented the Mai Tai.
These cozy, boozy hot seasonal cocktails — flavored with nutty and spicy flavors — will warm you up from the inside out.
This Temescal watering hole with a loyal, diverse clientele, was a sports bar before sports bars were a thing.
This weeklong celebration pays homage to the city’s most iconic people, places and history with creative cocktails.
5 bars and restaurants to get frozen drinks that harken back to childhood, but with the added kick of alcohol.
Sipping the inventive seasonal drinks at this Park St. neighborhood restaurant takes you on an island getaway close to home.
A new burger joint in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood offers 18 types of burgers, a full bar and comfortable, cozy digs that live up to its name.
We bring you 11 spots in Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville to savor potent brunch cocktails.
The bar menu at the Rockridge restaurant boasts creative cocktails that go beyond the expected.
Ms. Barstool visits James Syhabout's latest venture, a cocktail lounge extension of his two-Michelin-star restaurant.
Cocktail writer Risa Nye finds refreshing summertime-inspired drinks at the popular Berkeley burger chain.
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