This San Diego transplant has a devoted pack of regulars at Hunger. Hit up the slideshow to see West make one of his drinks, the bonne chance. Photo: Lucas Anderson
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This San Diego transplant has a devoted pack of regulars at Hunger. Hit up the slideshow to see West make one of his drinks, the bonne chance. Photo: Lucas Anderson
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Here’s West making a drink of his own creation. The Bonne Chance contains London Dry gin, Lillet Blanc, orange bitters, and a balsamic reduction. Photo: Lucas Anderson
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Here’s West making a drink of his own creation. The Bonne Chance contains London Dry gin, Lillet Blanc, orange bitters, and a balsamic reduction. Photo: Lucas Anderson
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West says he came up with this drink while chatting with a customer one day about drinking vinegars. He got inspired and headed to the kitchen for some balsamic. Photo: Lucas Anderson
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West says he came up with this drink while chatting with a customer one day about drinking vinegars. He got inspired and headed to the kitchen for some balsamic. Photo: Lucas Anderson
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The result is a riff on the Vesper. Photo: Lucas Anderson
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The result is a riff on the Vesper. Photo: Lucas Anderson
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He made the balsamic reduction himself; West takes maximum advantage of Hunger’s small bar space, making many of his own ingredients. Photo: Lucas Anderson
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He made the balsamic reduction himself; West takes maximum advantage of Hunger’s small bar space, making many of his own ingredients. Photo: Lucas Anderson
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West says inspiration usually strikes during his conversations with patrons. Photo: Lucas Anderson
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West says inspiration usually strikes during his conversations with patrons. Photo: Lucas Anderson
The finished product, served with a lemon twist. Photo: Lucas Anderson
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The finished product, served with a lemon twist. Photo: Lucas Anderson
Greg West moved to Seattle three years ago from San Diego with a desire to make good drinks. But he found it tough to penetrate the city’s network of destination cocktail spots. Instead, West worked his way up, starting "in bars where people fought and got drunk and got sick" and moving on to…
