the comstock saloon has been brought back to being a saloon. those kind of things plus the characters involved in the drugs involved, in gauging the public. -- the characters involved and the drinks involved, engaging the public. we want events not just during cocktail week. as an entrepreneur and the owner of the elixir for the last seven years, i started thinking it was also a good way for us to start stepping forward and working with the city government in order to engage them in the conversation as well. we could make more connections between the entrepreneurs that really drive this forward and drive a lot of revenue for the city, a lot of tax revenue, and connecting with our chefs and the evolution of the culture there. if you have not noticed, in the last year or two there have been an amazing amount of new bars and restaurants that have been opening and not closing. i am not a statistician or a politician. i am an entrepreneur working to open my second car and to consult with my clients on growing their businesses. i just want to do what

the comstock saloon has been brought back to being a saloon. those kind of things plus the characters involved in the drugs involved, in gauging the public. -- the characters involved and the drinks involved, engaging the public. we want events not just during cocktail week.

my partners own part of cantina and comstock saloon and the absence room -- absynth room. we came together for years ago to create san francisco cocktail week. we have run that successfully for the last four years as a weeklong event to focus on the fact that the san francisco cocteau community and its history and culture are not only vibrant and strong today, but historically significant to the culinary culture of the city. we basically took our success in the last few years and kept it going by creating a nonprofit in order to run it and to get a bank account and to work with different companies across the industry in order to fund it year after year. we have become a leader in it, having created the first

my partners own part of cantina and comstock saloon and the absence room -- absynth room.