With bar superstar power in place at Jasper's, Startlight Room, and the Fifth Floor, Kimpton Hotel group seems to be determined to improve the quality of cocktails for visitors and locals alike. Now, Kristin Almy is at the Grand Café, where she's revamped the menu to serve what she describes as "contemporary takes on classic French and American cocktails."
She adds that, "I wanted the cocktails to taste like drinking with Picasso in Monteparnasse."
What: Tenderloin Trail Restaurant Crawl
When: Saturday, May 19th, 5-7pm and Saturday, May 26th, 5-7pm
Where: Various spots throughout the Tenderloin
Cost: $75, includes restaurant crawl and ticket to Tenderloin at the Cutting Ball Theater
The Rundown:
If you haven't yet seen Tenderloin, the Cutting Ball Theater's documentary drama about its own troubled neighborhood, here's an extra incentive: For the next two Saturdays, you can pair a three-stop restaurant crawl with either a matinee or evening performance, with all proceeds benefiting the Cutting Ball Theater.
The crawl stops at three locations in the Tenderloin, starting at Farmerbrown, ending at 50 Mason Social House, and hitting up either Fish & Farm or Jasper's Corner Tap in between. At each location, crawlgoers can expect an appetizer and a cocktail, such as Farmer Brown's pulled pork sliders and a Tenderloin Shandy, and Fish & Farm's oysters paired with a Tenderloin Tommy. Jasper's offers a local beer to go along with its pretzel, deviled eggs, or sliders, and the crawl ends with 50 Mason Social House's charcuterie and local cheese plate.
