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Karen Tartt

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Drink Maker. Quaintrelle. Dreamer.
Living Defiantly Well with non-apparent chronic illnesses ○ Imbibe 75 in 2024 💫😎

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Here's to building something I'm really proud of 🥂💖

To creating drinks with intention, expanding who's included at the table and making room for more people to raise a glass
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📸: @ashley_ann_photos
📍: @dalva_thehideout by @instagramless_karen

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3 months ago

Ecstatic, elated, jubilant and grateful to be included in this year's Imbibe 75. What a marvelous surprise! Thank you so much, @imbibe !
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Thank you so much, @chesanekc for your beautiful words and a super fun interview experience. Thank you @fwscout for your continued encouragement and guidance. I so, so appreciate you. (Super huge thank you to @speed_rack for pairing us in the #SpeedrackAdvisorySquad 💖🥂) Thanks to @milesformigraine for letting me do super cool things like virtually stream a cocktail pop-up.
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I'm thankful for reminders of how far I've come since my first batch of migraine-friendly cocktails and the Tartt Drinks blog. I'm excited for continued growth, prepared to be delighted by where the pursuit of a better drink takes me and I'm thrilled for what this year holds! Research 🤓📚 tasty experiments 😄🥂 new projects 🎁👍🏻 delicious goals 🧠🍽 overall joy during a year of yes 🙆🏻‍♀️😊
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#Imbibe75 #Imbibegram #Imbibe #Cocktail #Spirit #Drink #ThankYou #FindYourJoy #JohnsHopkins #OneMoreMinuteOfHappiness #BalanceDisorder #Bartender #VestibularMigraine #ChronicIllness #HireDisabledPeople #MigraineFriendly #InvisibleIllness #Daiquiri #SanFrancisco taken in San Francisco, California by @instagramless_karen

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3 years ago

Theory is great, but putting it into practice is even better. Low-impact cocktails deserve to be their own category. 💁🏻‍♀️🍸🧠✨ taken in San Francisco, California by @instagramless_karen

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2 days ago

When you love water kimchi, but fermentation doesn't always love you back, quick pickling can save the day.

Let's make a low-impact Water Kimchi Martini with sesame washed gin and my daikon radish bitters, made without the second maceration process.
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#drinks #cocktail #Martini #LowImpact #Korean by @instagramless_karen

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5 days ago

September was so grand ✨️🥹💖

Had so much fun seeing @purple_disco_machine again, this time at @themidwaysf 💃🏻✨️🔮

Olivia loves a green light party 🐈‍⬛️🌱🟢

Golden berries were a star ingredient 🌟

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It's so dreamy and luxurious to walk to the beach and catch the last bit of sun for the day. 🥰🌅

Picture from Earl 😊

It was a gorgeous day to go to @angelislandstatepark 😄🌱

I don't want to call it a new collection yet, but a few new pieces were started this month. It feels good to feel good about stitching again 🥰🪡

Stitch in the sun whenever you can 😄☀️🪡

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Açai forever 🥰

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I love visiting my @novofogo Açai Berry at @swirloncastro 🤩🥂✨️

Had the best time seeing @kruder_dorfmeister again at @foxoakland 🤩🥂✨️

Odeng Guk + @dokkaebier Rice Lager

It was a beautiful day for @sfchuseok at the @presidiosf 😎🇰🇷🎑

I wore all white to Folsom under this trench coat and it was just as funny as I thought it would be 😂

Got to meet my favorite artist, Lake, of @thespookyhaus collective ✨️✨️✨️

Had the best time checking out @ben___ufo and @overmono at @publicworkssf 💃🏻✨️💖 Thanks so much, @ms_debbiedoom 😊✨️ by @instagramless_karen

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12 days ago

shaking things up 🍸 @instagramless_karen @novofogo

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#bartender #cocktailphotography #sanfrancisco #bayareaphotographer #canonphotography taken in Hideout (at Dalva) by @instagramless_karen

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What happens when bartending’s favorite shortcut to brightness is taken off the table? 
For Karen Tartt @instagramless_karen the answer was not less flavor. It was a more expansive way of building it.
 After being diagnosed with chronic vestibular migraine, Tartt began reconsidering what eating and drinking could look like for her. Through Clear Spirit & Mind, she now creates migraine-conscious drinks by breaking citrus down into the individual jobs it performs: acidity, aroma, bitterness, color and lift. 
Rather than searching for a one-to-one substitute, she reconstructs those sensory cues using acids, hydrosols, hops, fruit and other ingredients. Her work has since grown from pop-ups and programmable menus to a recent collaboration with Novo Fogo on its citrus-free Açaí Berry RTD. 
Her drinks are not presented as universally “migraine-safe.” Triggers are highly individual. Instead, Tartt advocates for greater transparency, informed choice and a more curious approach to hospitality. 
This is the first installment of Tastemakers, our new monthly interview series spotlighting brilliant hospitality professionals doing things differently and moving the industry forward.
 Swipe for a preview, then read the full interview at flavourreport.com. 🍋🚫

#tastemakers #bringthebright #bartender #bartenderlife #bartenderlove by @instagramless_karen

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2 months ago

July, what a month! 🤩✨️🥂
#BeBoldBeYou #July #Flowers #Dream #Summer

I received so many flowers this month 🥰 The most fragrant tuberose and these are Big Kiss Yellow Flame Gazania 🏵 They close up at night and open in the sun 🌞

I'm SO excited to see an easy-to-use infused syrup reach the market. Thanks for the fun times, @theherbsomm 😄🌿✨️

Thanks so much, @ashley_ann_photos for a super fun photoshoot 📸🤩🥂✨️

Me and my @novofogo Açai Berry baby 😂🤩✨️

It was an absolute thrill to talk about accessibility in hospitality @tales_of_the_cocktail 💖🥲🥰 I couldn't be happier with how it went. 😌 Thanks so much for this opportunity 🤓🍸

Super huge thank you to Emblem PR, Hansel Bauman, @nikaido.shochu and @thathadagirl for everything! Our audience had the best questions! I feel so lucky that many shared their dreams to create spaces that will be inclusive with intention. 🥹 Thank you for your time, attention and encouragement 😊🥂✨️

Ah! This was my favorite cocktail at @alyssa_bonk 's Friends & Fam Brunch 🥂
Rum, Creme de Cacao, Clarified Cocoa Puff, Clear Cola (No citrus 🙆🏻‍♀️✨️ Acid Phosphate)
The nerd clusters in the baggies were a hilarious and delicious touch 😂
Made by @bittersweetgiribaldi of @youronlyfrienddc

I almost always run into someone I know when I'm flying. This time I was grateful for a delay right by the gate so I could spend some time with friends I hadn't seen in a while 🥰✈️🥂✨️

Happy Birthday, @hatfieldt 🥳🍾🥂✨️ @tevisaur 😂😂

Happy Birthday, @beccameow 🥳🍾🥂✨️ Love you so much! 🥰

My first time at Dore Alley! 🤩✨️💖

Ready to party after an outfit change and a chill out moment 🧘🏻‍♀️🌿🌫💧

Took me a while to find upstairs (Path Finding is a real access need, y'all! I'm lost AF most of the time 😂) but I had a blast dancing when I did! 💃🏻✨️💖

July is Disability Pride Month 🤩 It was extremely cool to hear Dennis Billups and Debby Kaplan give their first hand accounts of what the 504 sit-in was like at the @disabilityculturalcenter ✨️ The HEW Building, which we visited afterwards, still holds the record (26 days) for the longest nonviolent occupation of a federal building. Watch "Crip Camp" on Netflix, if you also wa by @instagramless_karen

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2 months ago

Happy Shades for Migraine! 💁🏻‍♀️🕶😎🧠✨
Whether you’re checking out the Painted Ladies, walking to Strawberry Hill in a strawberry hat, voting at the post office, grabbing an iced coffee on your way to work, making a wish, serving face or surviving an attack on your way to spill the tea with your neurologist while getting Botox, celebrate every shade of your year. ✨️✨️✨️✨️
@shadesformigraine @migrainedisorders #Migraine
#ShadesForMigraine #Sunglasses #DefiantlyWell #ClearSpiritAndMind taken in San Francisco, California by @instagramless_karen

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4 months ago

A collection of moments that made May feel a little less heavy ✨❤️‍🩹

Oysters at the @ferrybuilding Farmers Market

Lunch and good times with @coachpineda and @regradj ☺️✨️

Chicken Bulgogi 🍗

Dinner with @ms_debbiedoom before heading to @madroneartbar for Motown Monday 💃🏻🐟

@lpgiobbi at @1015sf was phenomenal 👏🏻😍💃🏻

First time seeing @_tara_music ✨️ Wow! 💃🏻😊

@mel_deezy and I had the cutest afternoon catching up, eating gorgeous salads and drinking crisp white wine and I someone how only took a picture of the jello shots we ended the day with 😂

Shot day! 💉☺️

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I missed the show, but had the best time making new friends and dancing at @crip_ecstasy at @studsf 💃🏻✨️

A very cozy lunch with @laffykaffy at @stonemillmatcha 🥪🍵☺️

Went to an art walk and wandered the city with @malenavascowhat 🌃 She made probably the best shepherd's pie of my life 🥧🙆🏻‍♀️

I love living in a city peope love to visit. It was so good to see and catch up with @markaeste and Mara

Thank you, @fireflyrestaurant for such a beautiful experience! ☺️ Daikon cakes with mushroom and scallion, Moqueca Baiana 😍 and a Brownie sundae with cornflakes and salted caramel 😋 All GF!

Scored a single ticket in the 3rd row! 🤩 @robbyhoffman was fantastic at the @thecastro_sf 😄

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Sometimes you just need to eat a whole dragonfruit

Wear whatever you have to go get through the day 😎

I love watching bees roll around in fat California poppies 🥰🐝 by @instagramless_karen

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4 months ago

1&2) Easter Sunday was a very beautiful day. Good times with friends. 💖🥂🐰
3) First Thursday Downtown @dftsanfrancisco
4) The Strokes at @thewarfield 💖
5) @lastprisonerproject benefit at @monarchsf
6) @publicworkssf 💃🏻✨️
7) Yummy tropical drinks with @theherbsomm at @smugglerscovesf 🍹🦩🥂
8&9) Eat strawberries and make art. 🍓🪡
10&11) Sometimes you just need to wander until you're done thinking for the day. 😅🚶🏻‍♀️🌉
12) Always make the wish! 🌠
13) It was an honor to offer my support to some of the doctors I was in GRACE-3 with for @saemonline 🥰 VOG (video-oculography) could lead the way to earlier diagnosis and treatment of dizzy disorders in the ER. 🤞🏻☺️🤞🏻
14) Pinball 😎👾🔴
15) Drink beautiful drinks in beautiful places 🤩🌌🥂 @novofogo
16&17) @themidwaysf 🥂💃🏻
18) Fire Rabbit + Leo 🐇🦁✨️
19) Olivia 🐈‍⬛️💕
20) Waterlily at @conservatoryofflowers 💦🌺
#Drinks #Dance #Walk #Cat #Strawberry taken in San Francisco, California by @instagramless_karen

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5 months ago

March things before April is over 😂
1-3) Thanks so much, @imakeitrayner for including me in Houseparty's Women's History Month party, benefiting @thewomensbuilding and talking about accessible nightlife! Mango & Ginger Cachaça Cocktail, Sesame Daikon Water Kimchi Martini- That's my mini fridge/freezer in the backseat lol
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4-8) I had the best 2 weeks with @thekameronwithak in SF, spreading @novofogo love. What a joy to have him hand me my very first can of a drink I helped create. I'm so in love with it and I can't wait to share it!
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9) @sleightofhandssf listening party at @hihat_sf
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10-11) I had a blast collaborating with @theherbalcocktailco again for Herbal in Bloom: Wonderland Speakeasy. I loved dancing to @djmarjolak 's set! Thanks so much for another great party, @theherbsomm and @mel_deezy !
📸: @ashley_ann_photos
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12-13) Dinner at @millerandlux and the @warriors game 🏀🥩🍻
14) I went to a magic show and ended up on stage with a cookie that was half snickerdoodle and half white chocolate macadamia nut and somehow it just made sense.
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15-16) Poké, oysters and a gorgeous Ocean Beach sunset
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17-18) Olivia 🐈‍⬛️😂
19) Mario Kart 🚗🍌⭐️
20) Always take fortune cookies from strangers 🥠✨️ taken in San Francisco, California by @instagramless_karen

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