Press & Recognition
Coverage, awards, and features across twelve rooms.
73 press items across 17 venues — from Tales of the Cocktail 2010 and Nightclub & Bar Cocktail Lounge of the Year, through Michelin Bib Gourmand and Boston Globe Best of Boston, to the James Beard 2026 Outstanding Restaurateur finalists at Ettan. Click any venue for full coverage on its detail page.
The Drawing Room
Imbibe Magazine · 2010
Tales of the Cocktail — Bar Room Brawl event spotlight
Restaurant August
James Beard Foundation · 2006
Best Chef: South — John Besh (three years after my tenure)
Cityscape, Hilton SF
PR Newswire / Hilton · September 12, 2024
Hilton San Francisco Union Square Celebrates Grand Reopening of 'Cityscape' Bar
August 1 Five
San Francisco Chronicle · 2017
Michael Bauer — 3.5 stars + Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants
Hojoko
Boston Magazine · 2016
Best of Boston — Best Placemaker
Berber
Michelin Guide · 2021 · 2022
Bib Gourmand — California Guide
Ettan
James Beard Foundation · 2026 (ceremony June 15)
Outstanding Restaurateur — FINALIST (Srijith Gopinathan + Ayesha Thapar)
Hotel San Francisco
SF Weekly · April 19, 2018
This Bar Is Not a Hotel (full dining review)
Sushi Confidential
Sushi Confidential · 2012 → present
Brand growth
The Chapel
SF Weekly · 2013
Best of San Francisco — Best New Live Venue
Novela
SFist · May 28, 2013
Step Inside Novela, The Newest Cocktail Bar in SOMA, Opening Friday — Jay Barmann
Shinmai
SF Weekly · 2017
Shinmai Is Oakland's Best New Restaurant of 2017 (So Far)
Bhoga
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By [PLACEHOLDER]
The Salt
Diablo Magazine · December 2019
Restaurant Review: The Salt in San Ramon
Casa Cubana
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By [PLACEHOLDER]
Kakui
Today in Montclair · February 4, 2010
New Sushi Spot In Two Weeks
Waimea Plantation Cottages and Resort
Condé Nast Traveler · October 2021
Readers' Choice Awards — #15 of 25 Hawaii Resorts