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Bar Stars 2011: Jason LoGrasso thinks mixologists are often found lurking on...
Jason "Buffalo" LoGrasso of Cotogna and Quince, mixes "The Beauregarde" Photo: Russell Yip/The Chronicle The Beauregarde. Photo: Russell Yip/The Chronicle Our Bar Star blowout comes to a close with...
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Kevin Diedrich aboard Jasper’s Corner Tap & Kitchen
Kevin Diedrich at Burritt Room for the Bar Stars photo shoot last month. Photo: The Chronicle Last Friday, news broke that Kevin Diedrich — one of this year’s Chronicle Bar Stars — would be leaving his...
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Nightcaps: Could restaurants jump-start the economy?
Alex Smith is taking his talents to Emeryville. Photo: The Chronicle From the local scene: 2011 Bar Star Alex Smith is leaving Gitane to open a bar named Honor in Emeryville, which compared to SF is...
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Here comes the 2012 class of Chronicle Bar Stars
Drinks of the 2012 Bar Stars In this Sunday’s Food & Wine section, the 2012 Class of Chronicle Bar Stars will be crowned. This year’s quintet is a good one, with a variety of backgrounds. You’ll...
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Introducing the 2012 Bar Stars, plus waffles and Zanze’s Cheesecake: In the...
Behind the scenes at decades-old Zanze Cheesecake The class of 2012 (L to R): Easter, Brown, Maria, Bolton, Cecconi. Photo: The Chronicle Bar Stars 2012: Following our little Friday tease, Jon Bonné...
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Brian MacGregor signs on at Wingtip
Brian MacGregor. Photo: The Chronicle Downstairs at Wingtip. Upstairs will be a private bar and restaurant. Photo: The Chronicle Cocktail pro Brian MacGregor, a Chronicle Bar Star a few years back, is...
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The 2013 class of Bar Stars, vineyard Mexican cuisine and California Wine: In...
Bar Stars: The Class of 2013 Bar Stars: Behold the 2013 crop of Chronicle Bar Stars. If there’s a unifying theme to this year’s group of six bartenders and their five bars, Jon Bonné writes that it’s...
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What’s your favorite hangover cure?
What's your hangover cure? With 16 Bay Area bartenders included in this year’s Bar Stars issue, there’s no shortage of opportunities to imbibe. However, if you happen to overindulge, not to worry: Our...
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Bar Star Kate Bolton to leave Maven
Kate Bolton is leaving Maven. Photo: The Chronicle/Laura Morton Bar manger Kate Bolton will be leaving Maven at the end of October. While Bolton, a 2012 Bar Star, will remain a partner at Maven, she...
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Pacific Cocktail Haven (P.C.H): Kevin Diedrich readies new bar on Sutter Street
Kevin Diedrich, behind the bar at Pacific Cocktail Haven (P.C.H). Photo: Allison Webber Photography Related Links Cantina gets a reboot and a new regime, including Kevin Diedrich Major shakeup and...
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