Winter 2008 Gift Guide

There’s never been a better time to give.

Buenos Aires: Faded Elegance, High Design

Buenos Aires’s up-and-coming San Telmo neighborhood.

Grit and Grub in San Francisco's Tenderloin

From down-and-out to up-and-coming— the city’s next Mission District.

An exotic tail made with elderflower liqueur, sherry, and homemade bitters from San Francisco restaurant Nopa.

Orange Bitters

Horseradish

horseradish

Lemon Liv

I don’t know about homemade bitters at No. 9, though I have seen and sampled some homemade infusions and Maraschino cherries. There might be some legal issues around selling you some (no retailer’s license), but...

Can you find Bitter Lemon in the States? Schweppes makes it, in the UK and Asia at least, but I have never seen when I have been in the States. There is nothing like a Gin and Bitter Lemon on a hot day, and the homemade version...

and milk with a touch of saffron, and then pureeing. The chicken stock was nicely flavoured, and homemade. But the soup turned out bitter - I added more salt and a touch of sugar, which helped a bit, and then cream, and then...

Wow, what a recipe! Never in a million years would I have come up with this for bitters. The valerian will surely help you get through the next two weeks, if you don’t have to work that is.

Singapore Slings

Making mustard is easy if your remember the trick of soaking the mustard first in cold water. This begins an enzymatic reaction that will result in a decidely not bitter product. If you use hot liquid or acidic liquid at the...