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Let Spirits Warm Your Spirit

Let Spirits Warm Your Spirit

Let Spirits Warm Your Spiritby Christopher Mitchell and Brandilyn Brown Looking to warm up your innards as we finally welcome cooler weather? Or want the best places to take your relatives and friends to warm them up when they visit you for the holidays?Impress them with these drinks. Some are local annual favorites and some […]

By January 2, 2020 Read More →
BrewView: LoFi and Chill

BrewView: LoFi and Chill

BrewView: LoFi and Chillby Christopher Mitchell and Brandilyn Brown Christopher and I went on the recent DoMo Prohibition Pub Crawl and one of the stops on the crawl was the new LoFi bar on J Street. Being a new bar, we had not yet had the pleasure of having a drink there. We each ordered […]

By August 30, 2019 Read More →
BrewView: Blades and Bottles

BrewView: Blades and Bottles

BrewView: Blades and Bottles by Christopher Mitchell and Brandilyn Brown Modesto couple Adam Soares and Allison Dowdy recently opened Blades and Bottles: a two-story combo saloon and salon, in the heart of downtown. The project combines Adam’s and Allison’s passions of hair cutting and bartending to create something truly unique in the area. It has […]

Star Wars: Local Cantina 108 Lounge is Serving Up Special Galactic Drinks to Celebrate May the 4th

Star Wars: Local Cantina 108 Lounge is Serving Up Special Galactic Drinks to Celebrate May the 4th

“B.O.M. Vimdin” 108 Sports Lounge 3119 Atchison St Riverbank, CA 95367 This drink is a play on a blood orange margarita (hence the “b.o.m.”) Bom Vimdin was a mercenary and smuggler and made a brief appearance in episode IV, some speculation is that he may have an appearance in the new Han Solo movie. 1 […]

ChefView – Modesto Mardi Gras

ChefView – Modesto Mardi Gras

Chef View By Dana Johnson Modesto Mardi Gras! Aaah February, my birthday month! Yes, throughout the month you will see me celebrating at numerous local hot spots! I do share this month with past President’s B’days, St. Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras! How perfect is that? The biggest party of all is held annually at […]

By January 31, 2017 Read More →
Hey Bartender

Hey Bartender

Hey Bartender by Chris Murphy We love our local spirits and our local produce and we love it them even more when they are all blended together for some refreshment on a summer day. Our friends at Do Good are teaming up with bartenders in our area to create some new signature drinks. Our first […]

By July 1, 2016 Read More →
Hey Bartender  – Maddy Olds

Hey Bartender – Maddy Olds

Hey Bartender By Maddy Olds So a guy walks into the bar…. I love people and this is the main reason I’m a bartender. It has nothing to do with the party life or the life of a bartender. I love to talk to people. I feel kind of like a psychiatrist. Bartending is really […]

By April 1, 2016 Read More →
BarView -The Log Cabin

BarView -The Log Cabin

Dive into 2015 at Log Cabin Bar By Kate Serpa Photos by Phil Johnson The whirlwind of December parties, spending, drinking, and general hall decking can leave anyone feeling a bit holiday-hungover come January. I think a big, fat palate cleanser is on the booze menu after two months of holiday peppermint, chocolate, and pumpkin […]

By January 1, 2015 Read More →
BarView – Quoth the Raven

BarView – Quoth the Raven

BarView – Dewz Restaurant By Kate Serpa “Quoth the raven: ‘I’ll have just one more” Photos by Philip Johnson You can’t steal my idea, but I basically have the perfect Halloween costume for this year: Edgar Allen Hoe. I’m thinking black dress, black boots, tasteful push-broom mustache, and a raven on my shoulder for panache. […]

By October 2, 2014 Read More →
BarView – Mustache Rides & Supporting History

BarView – Mustache Rides & Supporting History

BarView Mustache Rides and Supporting Local History at the Running Iron By Kate Serpa Photos by Phil Johnson We all are familiar with the proper conventions of the “porn star name game”, correct? It’s that one where you figure out your new sexy pseudonym by squishing together the name of your first pet and the […]

By June 2, 2014 Read More →
BarView-All Them Raw Emotions

BarView-All Them Raw Emotions

BarView By Kate Serpa Photos by Philip Johnson All Them Raw Emotions: Valentine’s Day at Raw Sushi Bistro Do you know what’s disgusting? Valentine’s Day happens to be my favorite holiday. I can’t make a sandwich to save my life, but ask me to sacrifice hours to tweezing individual flecks of glitter into the shape […]

By February 4, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
BarView – Drinking at Home

BarView – Drinking at Home

You Can’t Get a DUI When You’re Drinking at Home By Kate Serpa Photos by Philip Johnson Phil and I did something different this month. We decided to stay in to create cocktails you can take out. It is a fact that I love going out to local bars and trying the new and exciting, […]

BarView-Daytime Drinking

BarView-Daytime Drinking

Daytime drinking can be a beautiful or terrible thing depending on the following stipulations:  First, you should not have a reason to be drinking all day. BarView Daytime Drinking at Vieira By Kate Serpa Photos by Philip Johnson Daytime drinking can be a beautiful or terrible thing depending on the following stipulations:  First, you should […]

BarView- 108 Sports Bar

BarView- 108 Sports Bar

BarView The 108 Sports Lounge By Kate Serpa Photos by Philip Johnson Two quick matters to address before we begin– Firstly, I sincerely apologize to anyone I might have offended with last month’s article in regard to the venereal disease matter. Secondly, I am amazingly flattered so many of you read me! I’ve met more […]

ChefView

ChefView

Chef View By Dana Johnson Just Skewer Me & Grill Me! Do not fry me! As my dining choices continue to get more spoiled and selective, I was most delighted by my very first experience at the renowned Skewers Kabob House. I am a mega carnivore and there is something cool about biting delectable meats […]