Drinks

Pouring Ribbons

The all star team behind Alchemy Consulting (Toby Maloney, Jason Scott, Troy Sidle and Joaquin Simo), have quietly opened their first New York City project together, up a non-descript door (sound familiar?) in Alphabet City. Read More

H. Joseph Ehrmann

Widely and affectionately known as ‘H’, this perennial presence on the Bay Area scene has he carved out an award winning and storied career that we should all aspire to. His no-nonsense neighborhood saloon, Elixir, is one of the great More

La Capilla

I remember very clearly the first time I went to La Capilla, which now seems strange to me, since I was in the presence of my dear friend Julio Bermejo, and for anyone that knows Julio can rest assured we certainly had a few tequilas under our belt by the time we got to this hallowed bar I’d heard so much about. Read More

Kurt Schlechter

WHAT WAS THE FIRST BAR YOU EVER WORKED IN? When I was in the navy I started my bartending career on the SAS TAFELBERG. Beers were dirt cheap and I had to learn to make the ship’s famous pineapple sailor More

44°43′N/142°30′E – La Conserverie, Paris

I first had the pleasure of meeting Joseph Akhavan a couple of years back when he was running the bar at the Philippe Starck-designed boutique hotel Mama Shelter, on the outskirts of the 19th arrondissment. Read More

RUM HOUSE

From the guys that brought us Ward III in Tribeca (which I do like very much, even though the wait for drinks can border on the ridiculous), comes this homage to the wonders of rum, rhum, ron, whatever you want to call it. Read More

GIN & TONIC – SAXON + PAROLE

NEW YORK CITY

At my latest bartending post, Saxon + Parole on New York City's infamous Bowery, I’m finally creating the incredible cocktail program that I’ve always wanted to and a lot of that has to do with working under and alongside one of my oldest and dearest high school friends, Linden Pride. Read More

JEREZ SOUR – THE COLUMBIA ROOM

I had my first trip to Washington DC recently and my first port of call was the tiny speakeasy called The Columbia Room, tucked away at the back of The Passenger, a bustling tavern on 7th Street. Read More

Charles Joly

WHERE ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING? The Drawing Room, Chicago. WHAT WAS THE FIRST BAR YOU EVER WORKED IN? TELL US ABOUT IT. Crobar Nightclub in Chicago, circa 1997. It was at the top of the club scene in the heart More

Jake Burger

The Portobello Star, London

WHAT WAS THE FIRST BAR YOU EVER WORKED IN? TELL US ABOUT IT. The first bar I worked in was the cocktail bar at a long since disappeared World War 2 themed bistro called Ikes which was a very popular venue in Leeds for around 20 years. Read More

Carondelet – Maison Premiere

Brooklyn

Maxwell Britten, the dapper young man (and a great bartender) who looks all the part in this hip part of Brooklyn, opened this place in February 2011. On closer inspection, you’ll see just how much attention has gone into the finer details. Read More

George Nemec

Shanghai, China

WHAT WAS THE FIRST BAR YOU EVER WORKED IN? Planet Hollywood in Prague.Read More