
Sunny weekends in San Francisco are hard to come by. When I awoke last Saturday to clear-blue skies, I headed over to
Bar Bambino, an Italian nook in the city with a new back patio.
There, I enjoyed the perfect warm-weather drink: a spin on
sangria that was refreshing and fruity without being overly cloying or too heavy on the alcohol.

I love the idea of recycling old wine bottles to create something new and useful. While dining at
Bar Bambino — where I was inspired by their
leather napkin rings — I couldn't help but notice the industrial yet chic chandelier. Empty wine bottles have been filled with tiny lights before being geometrically attached to a large wooden plank and drilled in to the ceiling.