Youth Culture

Unaged tequila is considered by many aficionados to be the best way to enjoy the spirit because the longer tequila sits in a barrel, the more it tastes like oak or charcoal and the less it tastes like the agave plant it was made...

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An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer today cited an article in the Men’s Journal that focused on Julio Bermejo of Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant in San Francisco (see link below). He avoids anything that takes away...

According to the web site, "The partners are Julio Bermejo (Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant), Executive Chef Joseph Manzare (Globe & Zuppa), Sammy Hagar (Cabo Wabo Enterprises), and concept developer Eric Rubin." So I’m...

Tommy’s has the biggest selection of tequila in the country. If you show the least bit of interest the bartender (even if it’s not Julio Bermejo, the main guy) will help you select cool ones to taste and compare. They...

"Tommy’s is good and they are opening another in a downtown locale." Actually, that is not true. A group of people including Julio Bermejo, Tommy’s son, are opening “Tres Agaves”, a restaurant/tequila bar...

You’re referring to Tres Agave – there was a note about it in the Chronicle (at the bottom of the article). Julio Bermejo from Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant is one of the main forces behind the project. Link:...

and the distillation into mezcal must be done in Mexico, or particular regions of Mexico. You couldn’t grow an agave plant in your back yard, harvest/cook/ferment/distill it, and call it mezcal. Julio Bermejo at...