Irish Coffee

At some point over the course of the next two nights, I will be making Deirdre a cup of Irish Coffee. It has been a while since I made this drink, but it is easy to make. When my parents were courting, they were both Air Force officers stationed at Parks Air Force Base outside of San Francisco. My father would sometimes take my mother out for dinner or a drink at places in the Bay Area. One place they frequented was a now world famous bar called the Buena Vista Cafe. Also known as the BV, the Buena Vista is located at the corner of Hyde and Beach just a few steps from Fisherman's Wharf. Years later, my parents took us to the Buena Vista during a family vacation to Californis and we realized why they liked San Francisco so much. The view of San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate, the list could go on and on. We went back to the Buena Vista again years later when I was in Graduate School (and of legal drinking age!) and my father told me that he would happily buy me and any of my friends a round of Irish Coffee should we ever visit the Buena Vista. I was lucky enough to pull into San Francisco three times subsequent to his offer and each time I took a few close friends to the BV for a round of Irish Coffee, courtesy of my father. If you ever visit San Francisco, you must include a stop at the Buena Vista Cafe, if for nothing else to see the view of San Francisco Bay from the front of the cafe.