A toast to 2019: Ms. Barstool’s top 5 East Bay cocktails
Nosh’s drink writer looks back on the five cocktails that tickled her tastebuds this year, plus one noteworthy non-alcoholic drink that she calls “comfort food in a mug.”
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Sipping the inventive seasonal drinks at this Park St. neighborhood restaurant takes you on an island getaway close to home.
Ms. Barstool: A Eureka! moment in Berkeley
Cocktail writer Risa Nye finds refreshing summertime-inspired drinks at the popular Berkeley burger chain.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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!
Ms Barstool: Fruity infusions at Oakland Juice & Co.
Ms Barstool was skeptical, but she now believes carrots in a cocktail can work — and the avocado Daiquiri she had at Oakland Juice & Co. was so good it nearly knocked her off her seat.
Ms Barstool: Spirits aplenty at Longbranch Saloon
This new Berkeley spot offers an abundance of choice when it comes to drinks, food and a good ambiance.
Ms Barstool: Drink well at Shakewell
Shakewell is a fairly new addition to Oakland’s Lakeshore district.
