The inventive bar program at Jasper’s Corner Tap & Kitchen (401 Taylor Street) in San Francisco features several cocktails that are actually served out of a draft system. It’s a relatively unique innovation that’s been turning heads at this popular downtown bar since being introduced last year. The first drink to come out of the lines was their Plymouth Gin and Campari-based Negroni. Next up was a distinctly San Franciscan fusion known as the Hanky Panky. In addition to the juniper-laced tones of Tanqueray and sweet Vermouth, bartenders threw in a touch of Fernet. This bitter, aromatic Italian digestif enjoys an almost cult-like adoration in the Bay Area and adds a curious herbaceous underpinning into the mix. This week Jasper’s introduces the newest addition to their tap cocktail lineup: The Grand Promenade a Wild Turkey. While it’s name might be more than a mouthful, the drink itself is easy to swallow. [...]
Do You Know This Woman? UPDATED
UPDATE: Apparently, the woman’s name has been obtained and the police are currently looking for her. Hear here for social media and communities banding together to help out! Jasper’s Corner Tap and Kitchen (401 Taylor Street) in the Tenderloin is one of the city’s hottest restaurants of the past year. They have consistently been hospitable to me and have continually impressed with a significant selection of beer cocktails and other imaginative menu items. So I was particularly dismayed to hear of the news of their General Manager, Matt Meidinger, being assaulted this past weekend on the streets of San Francisco. The alleged incident took place outside of Balboa Cafe on the corner of Greenwich and Fillmore, where the Marina meets the Cow Hollow. After the bar had closed and late-night drinkers headed out to the streets, Matt witnessed a woman in high-heels—accompanied by two larger gentlemen in their early 30s—accost [...]
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