Bar Review: Jim Meehan’s Ambitious Act Two
Just over ten years since opening the pioneering PDT, Jim Meehan returns with Prairie School, a high-concept bar inspired by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Hilary Higgins
Behind the Backbar at Washington, D.C.’s A Rake’s Bar
Corey Polyoka explains his approach to building a bar program focused exclusively on regional spirits and ingredients.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Bar Review: Is the New EMP Actually an Improvement?
Robert Simonson on the revamp of Eleven Madison Park’s trailblazing bar.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Eric Medsker
The State of the New York Steakhouse Martini
How have these bastions of old-school drinking changed with the times?
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Lizzie Munro
The Vermouth Boom as Told By Three Iconic Brands
As bartenders declare a golden age of vermouth, producers Cocchi, Dolin and Miró consider its impact.
- story: Alec Jacobson
- photos: Alec Jacobson
Sorry, Paris: London Is Europe’s New Wine Capital
London has found a kinder, inclusive and more global approach to wine—one the French capital could learn a lot from.
- story: Jon Bonné
- photo: Ania Smelskaya
Behind the Backbar at Portland’s Multnomah Whiskey Library
In this round of "Anatomy of a Backbar," a look at Multnomah Whiskey Library's extensive, 1,800-bottle collection of spirits.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Dylan + Jeni
Inside the Wine Cellar at Chez Panisse
Longtime sommelier Jonathan Waters on the five bottles that define the legendary Berkeley restaurant today.
- story: Zachary Sussman
- photos: Aubrie Pick
How Boilo Became a Coal Country Obsession
Two hours north of Philadelphia, this potent, homespun punch is a Christmastime imperative.
- story: Drew Lazor
- photos: Neal Santos
America’s New Vinyl Bars
Drawing on the Japanese record bar tradition, American bars are swapping streaming playlists for vinyl and turntables.
- story: Hope Ewing
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bar Review: What Is The Aviary, Exactly?
Robert Simonson visits the New York branch of Grant Achatz’s celebrated high-concept cocktail bar.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Lizzie Munro
An Amaro Crawl Through the Italian Alps
Alec Jacobson cuts a path from Lombardia’s Braulio to Trentino’s Cappelletti to capture the landscape that informs Italy's alpine amari.
- story: Alec Jacobson
- photos: Alec Jacobson