Ms. Barstool: Cocktails at Angela’s Kitchen in Alameda
Sipping the inventive seasonal drinks at this Park St. neighborhood restaurant takes you on an island getaway close to home.
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A cocktail made with duck fat washed whiskey? Get it at Duchess in Oakland
The bar menu at the Rockridge restaurant boasts creative cocktails that go beyond the expected.
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C.D.P. is a sleek, stylish cocktail lounge, a perfect complement to Commis
Ms. Barstool visits James Syhabout's latest venture, a cocktail lounge extension of his two-Michelin-star restaurant.
Ms. Barstool: A Eureka! moment in Berkeley
Cocktail writer Risa Nye finds refreshing summertime-inspired drinks at the popular Berkeley burger chain.
Ms. Barstool: Refreshing summer drinks at Bar 355
Cocktail columnist Ms. Barstool visits Bar 355 in Uptown, a favorite in Oakland for its solid drinks at reasonable prices and cozy, speakeasy feel.
Ms. Barstool: A hot toddy and shelter from the storm at Millennium
The industrial, yet cozy, bar in the Rockridge restaurant is a great place to wait out the next storm.
Ms. Barstool: Limewood at the Claremont Hotel
In our latest installment from our cocktail columnist, Ms. Barstool, we visit the bar at Limewood, the new restaurant in the Claremont Hotel.
Ms. Barstool: Boozy slushy at Grand Lake Kitchen
When visiting the new bar at Grand Lake Kitchen on a warm afternoon, the clear choice of a cocktail was poured out of the slushy machine.
25 years after the Oakland/Berkeley firestorm, Risa Nye pens memoir
The book, "There Was A Fire Here," about the tragedy and how Nye and her family coped with their losses, has been described as a "searing memoir."
Ms. Barstool: Drexl bar in Uptown Oakland
Drexl is a comfortable cave of a bar in Uptown that makes top-notch cocktails great for happy hour or late-night libations
Ms. Barstool: Cocktails at garden-inspired Tigerlily
Ms. Barstool visits the Gourmet Ghetto restaurant and bar for seasonal cocktails in a garden-like environment.
Ms. Barstool: Kona Club on Oakland’s Piedmont Ave.
Our Ms. Barstool visits Piedmont Avenue's Kona Club to find expertly prepared tiki cocktails and quirky decor.
Turning tables: Ms Barstool goes to cocktail school
At cocktail class Ms Barstool learns to 'spank' mint to avoid giving drinks a muddy taste, and not to assassinate a daiquiri with strawberries!
