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Articles by Rhys Alvarado
Rhys Alvarado serves up a Vesper Lynd, the drink that forever turned him on to cocktails. (Courtesy Photo)
Last round’s on me
By BY Rhys Alvarado

So this is it. The last round. Lights up, drinks down. It’s last call for me and my run with…

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The bar in Cafe Du Nord serves great drinks and is pleasantly unpretentious. (Michael Ares/Special to S.F. Examiner)
Cafe Du Nord returns with masterful cocktails
By BY Rhys Alvarado

The Bon Vivants are at it again. The cocktail trio have taken over the program at the recently reopened Cafe…

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From left, Kelly, Julian, and Chris Yeo, of the Straits Restaurant Group, and bar consultant Helen Diaz, far right, observe Fifty-Fifty Cocktail co-founder Anthony Parks create mixed drinks at Bergera at 11th and Folsom streets.
San Francisco cocktail culture finally finds its way...
By BY Rhys Alvarado

Somebody’s gotta do it. Spread this culture of fine drinking. Show new bartenders how to achieve balance in a drink….

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