During one of Hotsy Totsy’s recent Stewsday events, I had the pleasure of sampling their special Aji de Gallina and three different Macchu Pisco cocktails, including one with a pür spirits liqueur. But the real highlight of the evening was meeting the women behind the bar, the Pisco, and the liqueur, learning about their work with LUPEC, and hearing about the upcoming book project that features recipes and portraits of women bartenders from the Bay Area. Naturally, I was reminded of the women from the films of the Spanish Pedro Almodovar.
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