In Robert Simonson's "Bar Review," he offers a look at some of today’s most notable new venues. Here, he considers The Bar, the Major Food Group's renovation of the iconic…
The bars, restaurants and shops with the best wine selections in New Orleans.
The famed writer Kurt Vonnegut has become a somewhat unlikely mascot for the Indianapolis cocktail scene.
A one-year-old Oregon brewery is reshaping our sense of what terroir-driven beer can really mean. Justin Kennedy on why you should be paying attention to Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery.
The pop-up cocktail bar has gone from occasional incident to top-tier requisite. Robert Simonson on the roots of this trend—and why it shows no sign of slowing.
A milky, pre-Hispanic brew, pulque—once Mexico's most prized alcoholic beverage—is amid a revival. Michael Snyder and Andrea Tejeda Korkowski journey to its historic capital in search of pulque's remaining artisans.
Spain's Rías Baixas has long been influenced by its proximity to the sea, and its wines are no exception. Here, a visual tour of the region, where tradition, and albariño,…
In "Anatomy of a Backbar" we get to know the world's most notable spirits programs in five bottles. This round, agave expert Julio Bermejo on the famed selection of more…
The horseshoe bar, with its distinct wrap-around shape, has been a mainstay around the world for more than a century. Megan Krigbaum on the origins of the design, and how…
In the latest "Bar Review," Robert Simonson takes a fresh look at Boston's pioneering bar, Drink, nearly a decade into service.
Why is it that the places we root ourselves to when we’re in an unfamiliar town so often take the shape of a bar? Jamie Feldmar on finding your local…
Charity saloons, “philanthropubs” and other bars that raise money for charity herald the arrival of the bar-as-social statement.