Friday, May 8, 2009
Posted
By Tamara Palmer
on Fri, May 8, 2009 at 9:41 AM
With owner/chef Mourad Lahlou's recent victory over Cat Cora on
Iron Chef America, as well as the announcement that he's working on a
13-part television series filmed in San Francisco and Marrakesh,
Aziza (5800 Geary at 22nd Ave.) has been up for extra attention lately.
The cocktails deserve just as much buzz. Aziza serves up a collection of drinks made with fresh, simple ingredients. Intoxicating all on its own is the scent of the Cilantro (Skyy vodka, muddled kaffir lime, and sprigs of its namesake). The herb doesn't prove a weird stretch (always a risk when cilantro shows up in the wrong context). Instead, the interplay between its savory fragrance and the smooth lime delivers a powerful extra dimension to the drink.
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