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The Press has spoken...

"There are also some great cocktail bars in the area. One of them is Elixir."

-Dale "King Cocktail" Degroff

"From wine cocktails to the greening of the bar, there's hardly

a San Francisco cocktail trend that H. doesn't have a hand in. "

-Jon Bonné, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Editor

" World class cocktails...This quintessential neighborhood watering hole offers something every night...You'll also find a wide-selection of American and hard-to-find European brews...The daily happy hour from 3-8pm packs 'em in, and Mission bar hoppers fill up the joint on weekends."

-Citysearch Editor Stephanie Laemoa

"the manhattan made here with Elixir's hand-selected barrels of Eagle Rare Bourbon is a treat."

- Jonathan Beckhardt, Bay Guardian

"I’d describe Elixir as an old-west gold rush saloon, gone modern, gone retro.

Rustic, a little chic and definitely happening..."

- Nathalie Bovis-Nelson, The Liquid Muse

"The best football watching vibe I've seen in the city"

- Jordan Mackay, 7x7 Magazine

Citysearch

Winner of...

2005 & 2006 Best Bloody Mary

2006 Best Happy Hour

2006 Best After-Work Bar

2006 Best Signature Drinks

BEST BEER Evite reviews Yelp reviews

AOL Cityguide 2007 4 out of 5 stars 4 out of 5 Stars

Read all about it...

(please report broken links to tech@elixirsf.com)

March 22, 2008 (ELIXIR IN THE NEWS / ELIXIR COCKTAILS)

San francisco's local TV station KRON4 invites H. into the studio to make Organic Cocktails with Henry Tenenbaum on the Saturday morning news. Video feed coming soon.

February, 2008 (ELIXIR COCKTAILS)

LOUSIANACOOKING.COM highlights the Milkpunch Named Desire after it debuted at the Tales of the Cocktail New Orleans Media event.

February 17, 2008 (ELIXIR IN THE NEWS/ GREEN DRINKS / ELIXIR COCKTAILS)

YOUR TV20's green living show "Your Green Life" does a segment on H.

making "Green Drinks" behind the stick at Elixir, including 3 recipes.

February 1, 2008 (ELIXIR IN THE NEWS)

SF CHRONICLE features H. in

"Bar Stars: A Dozen Trendsetters Who've Shaken Up The Cocktail Scene"

January, 2008 (OPINION)

"Distilling The Grape" - H. is asked about marketing grape vodkas

in WINE BUSINESS MONTHLY (Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer required)

January 2008 (ELIXIR IN THE NEWS / GREEN DRINKS)

YOUR TV20 does a news spot on the launch of Green and Tonic. Click here to see the video.

January 2008 (ELIXIR IN THE NEWS)

FOOD AND WINE MAGAZINE includes H.'s work in its listing of the 100 Tastes to Try in 2008

December 19 , 2007 (GREEN DRINKS)

MSNBC.COM mentions Elixir in an article about green beverages called

"Drink This and You May Feel Pleasantly Green".

December 2007 (WINE COCKTAILS)

"Tales of the Winetail : Wine stars in mixed drinks" - Jefferey Lindenmuth's

FOOD ARTS MAGAZINE story about the growing use of wine in cocktails

highlight's H.'s R. H. Philips cocktails.

December 2007 (ELIXIR COCKTAILS)

MEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE features the Elixir Holiday cocktail, Añogo,

in its holiday issue. Article not yet online .

December 16, 2007 (GREEN DRINKS)

THE BOSTON GLOBE notes, Elixir and our Green Drinks program in a piece

about San Francisco going green called "Green Ambition" (Elixir mention on page 3)

December 11, 2007 (GREEN DRINKS)

H. wrote an article on Making Organic Cocktails in the Colder Months for Tablehopper.com

Shirazerac recipe "It's not some lame catering spread"- Colin, Gary Regan and H.

"This rich winner packs a punch." - Jordan Mackay making Manhattans at Elixir

-Duggan McDonnell on the random free BBQs at Elixir

Nov/Dec Issue, 2007 (WINE COCKTAILS / ELXIR COCKTAILS & RECIPES/ HOLIDAY COCKTAILS)

Duggan McDonnell writes about the growing trend of wine in cocktails

and features H's R.H. Phillips project and the SHIRAZERAC Recipe.

IMBIBE Magazine does not publish content online , so here are some PDF scans Page 1 page 2

October 2007 (ELIXIR IN THE NEWS / GREEN DRINKS)

Listen to this Podcast of radio station GREEN 960AM as they interview H.

and profile the bar's Green Certification and Organic Drinks Program.

October 2007 (ELIXIR IN THE NEWS)

H. is consulted on the Gin market on CHOW.COM

November 7, 2007 (GREEN DRINKS)

Elixir's green is on display again as "The Daily Bite" on IDEALBITE.com

November, 2007 (WINE COCKTAILS)

COCKTAILATLAS.com features The Vinter's Nightcapin it's Trends: Back to the Vine segment

October 26, 2007 (ELIXIR IN THE NEWS)

7x7 MAGAZINE Spirits Editor and Drinks Blogger Jordan Mackay writes about why

Elixir is "The best football watching vibe I've seen in the city".(scan to this date's entry)

October 1, 2007 (WINE COCKTAILS / ELXIR COCKTAILS & RECIPES)

Stephen Beaumont writes about H.'s new line of wine cocktails and the movement towards their creation in NATION'S RESTAURANT NEWS (requires free registration) Here's a PDF

September 21,2007 (ELIXIR COCKTAILS)

Manhattan-addict Gary Regan writes about his favorite thing: Manhattans for the SF Chronicle. His list of tasty variations on the classic includes H.'s lasted, the Naphattan.

H. and Dale Degroff enjoying Jack's Ass, featured in 7x7 H.'s on the cover of SF Chron

Dale's favorite Martini (no, that's his head) Wine Section

September, 2007 (TALES OF THE COCKTAIL / ELIXIR COCKTAILS & RECIPES)

BEVERAGE MEDIA MAGAZINE's Dale "KING COCKTAIL" DeGroff wrote a great article about H., Elixir and some of H.'s cocktails. .(PDF - Adobe Reader Reequired))

September 7, 2007 (ELIXIR COCKTAILS)

"6 Top Notch Tipples" plauds the Elixir Manhattan in the San Francisco BAY GUARDIAN

August 1, 2007 (TALES OF THE COCKTAIL)

The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess posted a video recap of Tales of the Cocktail. Check out H's performance in the first ever Bar Chef Competition starting at 5:12 into the video.

July 27, 2007 (ELXIR IN THE NEWS)

Jordan Mackay includes Elixir as a place to get a good Hemingway Daiquiri in his blog. 7x7 MAGAZINE

July 27, 2007 (TALES OF THE COCKTAIL)

SF CHRONICLE Wine Section article about San Francisco cocktail community participation in Tales of the Cocktail, featuring a photo of H. at the Bar Chef Challenge.

July 23, 2007 (MIXOLOGY / ELIXIR COCKTAILS)

7x7 Magazine quotes H. on bartending techniques and mentions Jack Andrews in TWO seperate articles

July 23, 2007 (WINE COCKTAILS)

THE LIQUID MUSE writes about H.'s creation of wine cocktails for RH Phillips

(remember to search for the entry on this date)

Press Release for RH Phillips Project Here.

July 22, 2007 (TALES OF THE COCKTAIL)

THE LIQUID MUSE blogs about H and other San Francisco Cocktailians @ New Orlens' Tales of the Cocktail (remember to search for the entry on this date)

June 29, 2007 (ELIXIR COCKTAILS)

Infusions 2.0: The SF CHRONICLE applauds the rose hip-infusion used in our Eldersour cocktail

June 22-28, 2008 (ELIXIR COCKTAILS & RECIPES)

H. was recently invited to compete in the First Annual 7x7 Magazine Pour Off, as voted by 7x7 readers. He competed against some of the city's best mixologists and won "Most Interesting Use of Ingredients" for his Ruby Natsumi. To read all about it, see the photos and get the recipes, check out Jordan Mackay's BUZZED Blog for these dates.

June 17, 2007 (ELIXIR IN THE NEWS)

The Liquid Muse writes about Elixir in her review of Cocktail Week.

May 22, 2007 (ELIXIR IN THE NEWS)

Camper English is a local, self-proclaimed "booze writer" and has written about Elixir several times in different publications. Here's his always entertaining blog "Cocktails with Camper" and his recollection of last night's closing parties for San francisco Cocktail week.

May 21, 2007 (MIXOLOGY)

7x7 Magazine Wine and Spirits Editor enjoys H.'s Cocktail Demonstration at Bourbon and Branch during San Francisco Cocktail Week and blogs about it.

May 18, 2007 (ELIXIR IN THE NEWS)

SF Chronicle piece on San Francisco Cocktail Week