Bourbon, brown sugar, apple orange bitters and fresh lemon, garnished with apple slice. $7 for happy hour
Farmerbrown, San Francisco
This was appliciously tasty and refreshing! I’m not a huge bourbon fan, but this drink had lots of other flavors to smooth out the effect on my amateur palate. I love that they serve their drinks in mason jars. And it’s $2 off house cocktails during happy hour, yay!
Luscious bourbon ice cream with corn flakes mixed in!
Humphry Slocombe, San Francisco
Yes, puh-lease!!! This secret breakfast isn’t much of a secret in San Francisco. It has made most foodie lists as a must-eat. Several restaurants in the city have it on their dessert menus, and the upstairs coffee shop at the SF MoMA also serves it in an affogato. Popular, indeed! When Ben & Jerry’s introduced Jimmy Fallon’s “Late Night Snack” flavor, a Fair Trade vanilla bean ice cream with a salty caramel swirl and fudge covered potato chip clusters, it caused some controversy among local ice cream fans. Drama, lol!
Of the flavors I’ve tried at Humphry Slocombe, Secret Breakfast is still my favorite. Their ice cream is denser and milkier than those at other creameries, so it’s very rich and filling. I must admit that I’ve had some REALLY waxy ice cream at Humphry Slocombe, so my overall feeling of the place remains mixed.
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2011, 2012
Brown Derby: bourbon, grapefruit, lemon, honey and bitters. $10
Tequila Cocktail: tequila, sweet vermouth, stonefruit bitters and orange. $10
Brandy Scaffa: brandy, maraschino, raspberry, chartreuse bitters. $10
Bar Agricole, San Francisco
These signature cocktails were absolutely delicious, although on the small side. So at $10 a pop, these are definitely drinks to sip and savor. I love the large (hand cut?) ice cube in the Tequila Cocktail. These always increase the classy factor. In order of taste preference, I would re-order the Brown Derby, Tequila Cocktail, then the Brandy Scaffa. The Brown Derby wasn’t too heavy tasting and you could taste the citrus and honey flavors. The Tequila Cocktail went down really easy – danger, danger! The Brandy Scaffa was a little too dark and heavy tasting for me. Bar Agricole has a nice, long list of house cocktails so there’s something for everyone. Yes please!
Who doesn’t enjoy light, sweet cream puffs? I certainly enjoyed these but let’s compare them to Beard Papa puffs. I like Beard Papa’s choux pastry better because it has a firmer texture that doesn’t get as soggy from the cream filling. I like Pacific Puffs’ chocolate cream better because it’s smoother, Beard Papa’s chocolate cream is always a little grainy. Pacific Puffs also has more flvaors. But overall, I’m gonna say that Beard Papa takes it overall for texture and flavor. BUT, the boys working Pacific Puffs make it worth it to go there too, lol!A co-worker informed me of Liliha Bakery cream puffs in Honolulu which are supposed to be AMAZING! Will have to try them next time I’m in Hawaii!
Sweet Heat – Don Julio Silve Tequila, Grand Marnier, Nevan Liquer, agave nectar, kiwi, jalapeno, fresh lime juice.
Bulleit Manhattan – Bulleit Bourbon, sweet vermouth, dash of bitters and amarena cherries.
Vittle Monster 