Fredric Hamber

1 week ago | 7x7.com | Fredric Hamber |Nicole Findlay

Here, you can order a craft cocktail from a newly-opened bar or sip a pint of Guinness at San Francisco’s second-oldest pub. You can buy seasonal produce and freshly cut flowers at the Sunday farmers market or join a workout class any day of the week. You can try your hand at gardening, sewing, or pottery painting, then tingle your taste buds with global flavors from Korea, Vietnam, and India or cool your palate with fresh mint ice cream from SF’s original small-batch creamery.

2 weeks ago | insidehook.com | Fredric Hamber

You probably know the difference between a blanco, reposado and añejo tequila is the amount of time it was barrel-aged. But what distinguishes one tequila from another? If all tequila is crafted from blue Weber agave and has been cooked, fermented and distilled, what makes the difference between a humdrum bottle and a truly standout product? The team at Cazcanes Tequila is clearly doing something right.

3 weeks ago | 7x7.com | Fredric Hamber

Short for American Viticultural Area, AVAs are delimited regions certified for their unique growing conditions. Factors like soil composition, water retention, and how much wind and sun the vines get through the seasons all impact the final product that hits your palate. For an AVA to appear on a wine label, at least 85 percent of the grapes must be sourced within its boundaries. The best way to get to know an AVA is up close and personal. Take a vineyard walk on foot or horseback.

Dec 7, 2024 | sfexaminer.com | Fredric Hamber

Even longtime San Franciscans who have bought Christmas trees for decades from the beloved institution that is the Guardsmen lot at Fort Mason may find these numbers surprising: 300 volunteers, 7,000 trees to sell and 30,000 people enjoying festivities at the lot every holiday season, starting each opening morning when the first shipments of noble firs and silver tips from the Pacific Northwest arrive via semitruck.

Dec 3, 2024 | nobhillgazette.com | Fredric Hamber

Even longtime San Franciscans who have bought Christmas trees for decades from the beloved institution that is the Guardsmen lot at Fort Mason may find these numbers surprising: 300 volunteers, 7,000 trees to sell and 30,000 people enjoying festivities at the lot every holiday season, starting each opening morning when the first shipments of noble firs and silver tips from the Pacific Northwest arrive via semitruck.