Mix Tapes: Behind the Soundtrack at NYC’s Proletariat
The allure of a bar is never based solely on its drinks. Here, in Mix Tapes, Kenny Herzog sheds light on some of the best bar playlists and the philosophies…
- story: Kenny Herzog
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The allure of a bar is never based solely on its drinks. Here, in Mix Tapes, Kenny Herzog sheds light on some of the best bar playlists and the philosophies…
What does the bar by which we judge all other bars look like today? In “Deep Dive,” we send writers back to their college haunts to find out what treasures…
Ever dreamed of running a secret bar out of your home? This guy does—and his isn't the only one around, either. Kara Newman spends a night at a real-life Brooklyn…
What does the bar by which we judge all other bars look like today? In “Deep Dive,” we send writers back to their college haunts to find out what treasures…
Ina Garten has come a long way from her first drink at a Dartmouth frat house. In the latest "Drinking With," she talks with with Talia Baiocchi about resisting the…
In "Anatomy of a Backbar" we get to know the world's most notable spirits programs in five bottles. Up first: Sauvage, where bar director Will Elliott has curated a producer-driven…
In Japan, a small smattering of honky-tonks serve as the antithesis of traditionally quiet Japanese culture. This is what a night at Tokyo's beloved Little Texas looks like.
The leave-a-drink tradition is spreading to bars across the country. Here, Megan Krigbaum tracks the evolution of the practice, from scrawled notes to bar blackboards to a host of new…
Jamie Feldmar traces history of karaoke in New York, and why, through its ups and downs, it remains a source of liberation in an often unforgiving city.
The ocean is nowhere in sight, but that hasn’t stopped Pittsburgh from developing one of the deepest—and quirkiest—tiki cultures in the country. Kara Newman takes a look inside Steel City’s…
At Tokyo's Ben Fiddich, Hiroyasu Kayama uses homegrown plants and a mortar and pestle to reconstruct classic liqueurs and spirits—including “Campari,” absinthe and amaro—often to order. Here, a look inside…
There are certain things that only bartending can teach. Adam Erace offers a thank you letter to the profession for all of the late nights, $2 Miller Lites and, ultimately,…