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Travis Howse

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Bar Manager at @trickdogbar
Founder of @get.blended.sf

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Bartender Travis Howse’s (@thowse) dad had a chihuahua named Lola who loved arugula more than anything despite having no teeth left to chew it. Watching her go after it anyway stuck with him, so when Trick Dog (@trickdogbar) put together its “In Good Spirits” menu, its first true collaborative effort after years of one person building every list, Howse built an arugula margarita in her honor. Tequila gets paired with black pepper-infused Cointreau and a house arugula syrup, finished with lime and a slice of watermelon radish. The drink has stuck around well past the menu’s run, showing up regularly at the bar’s pop-ups. taken in Trick Dog by @thowse

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For our next guest, we have to go back a few years to a pre-COVID world on the flank of Times Square, in the heart of a pirate crew where a special team in a special place was assembled. We had a passionate conversation about our time together in an incredible Tiki bar, nerded out about Milk Punches, and discussed the purpose of Guest Shifts. He is one of the greatest frontman bartenders to ever do it. He is the former Head Bartender of the legendary Polynesian NYC and the current Bar Manager of the 2025 TOTC Bar of the Year Trick Dog. Some may know him as Hot Batch, but regardless of what we want to call him please welcome and tune in for the one and only, Travis Hawse! taken in The Polynesian by @thowse

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4 months ago

New album, coming soon. 📸 @matthowse by @thowse

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4 months ago

Cheesiness abounds. @kb____sf @misterbon3s by @thowse

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a year ago

Huge thanks to the 10 talented local bars that joined us and competed in the Full Tilt Mixology Contest on Tuesday! 🥂

🥇1st Place Winner: Travis Howse; @trickdogbar
🥈2nd Place Winner: William Tsui; @viridianbar
🥉3rd Place Winner: Tommy Cracraft; @fernbar.sebastopol

🏆People’s Choice Winners: Fern Bar’s “Honey, I Sank the Ship” and Viridian’s “Thai Tea Coquito”

Judges: Nicolas Torres, Jeanie Grant, & Nathan Stearns

#cocktails #mixology #gratoncasino #playgraton #competition #winecountry #sonoma #napa by @thowse

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a year ago

I can’t believe this team has taken me to a pirate ship, to broadway, to the circus, and finally to the moon. Long Live @trickdogbar 📸 @nickamanodolan by @thowse

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a year ago

In case you’re looking for someone to spoil this Father’s Day.

📸 @nickamanodolan by @thowse

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a year ago

Always. Be. Cranky. taken in Galway, Ireland by @thowse

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2 years ago

3 years at Trick Dog. I’m older, grumpier, and more happy than I could ever have imagined. Thank you @trickdogbar @nickamanodolan @josh_the_bon_vivants @kb____sf @emmalanebaby @ilovespicykimchi @tone_not_tony @jeteye_skywalker @colleen_downey @misterbon3s @nope1_nope3 @franciscoyucan for making every day a pleasure. And to everyone I’ve gotten to work with here these last few years, thank you for sharing some of your time with me. I love you all very much. by @thowse

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2 years ago

Today should be a holiday, cause it’s @stormylizz birthday!!!! Happy birthday to my future wife, the best dog mom, and the perfect partner. I love you! by @thowse

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2 years ago

Yeah, this is about right. @colleen_downey @trickdogbar @drinkthepathfinder 📸 @wrenthepathfinder by @thowse

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2 years ago

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of @drinkthepathfinder
@trickdogbar @colleen_downey @andrewehrenberg @tone_not_tony 📸 @stormylizz by @thowse

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