My favorite purveyor....

I just get a little excited everytime I see this. It's great when you can take something from the ground to the table in a matter of hours, and inspiration is as simple as a walk in the backyard.

Getting busy

Seems like it's been forever since I've managed to post to this blog.
We've been real busy down at the bar, new cocktails, new beers, new food etc...
So the news:
We are making some awesome Clover Club cocktails with housemade raspberry syrup. We've got some nice raspberries growing right out back. Melons are starting to taste pretty incredible now too, so I expect to be pouring out some nice agua frescas real soon.
We did some cool punches for this months Savoy Sunday, so those might be joining our summer line-up in the near future too.
Back in the kitchen, Ted and Jordan have been cranking out some killer pork belly "blt" sliders, some duck confit with miatake and peaches, and some amazing baby back ribs crusted with popcorn and chicharrones served with sweet potato salad. Hard to keep those in stock.
Also, the big news is, OUR KITCHEN IS OPEN UNTIL 1 AM, 7 nights a week.
That's it for now.
Cheers

In the pipe.....

So we've been awful busy lately, doing some spring cleaning (mostly removing pesky graffiti from the bathrooms and other such tasks), and planning for some fun stuff.

First of all, THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 29th:

Another Sunday Supper at Alembic featuring local seafood paired with cocktails (stay with this blog to watch me fumble trying to put those together over the next few days).

On the plate, we will have Mendocino sea urchin, Monterrey squid and sardines, Point Reyes oysters, Sacramento caviar, Santa Cruz abalone. It's going to be fantastic.

Might also want to save the date for a special event at the Red Vic next door....

On April 7th, starting at 6pm, there will be a fund raiser for Pie Ranch, who are helping with our garden. Magnolia beer, Alembic snacks will be served and there will be a screening of the documentary King Corn. Come by, have some food, drinks, get a peek at the garden. It's for a good cause.

Check out http://www.pieranch.org/ to find out more about the organization.

Also of note, come check out some new arrivals on our whiskey shelf...

We've got Michter's 25 year old bourbon and rye in, a bunch of Willet single barrel selections, a full, albeit limited, selection of Van Winkle labels back in, the ever elusive Old Portrero 18th century and straight rye bottlings. And last, but possibly most exciting, a very limited release of some Stranahan's Colorado malt whiskey. We split a barrel with D&M liquors of the Grand Mesa, aged two years in heavily charred, new American oak, and finished for 8 months in used French oak wine barrels. Big and delicious. Get it while it lasts.

New stuff in the barrel.....

In addition to our abnormally large selection of barrel aged offerings, we're growing herbs and vegetables as well! Super excited about this, keep you posted on what is growing and how it lands on the plate and in the glass.