Chloe Frechette

Senior Editor

Chloe Frechette is the author of Easy Tiki and has a masters degree in History of Design from the Royal College of Art where she earned distinction for her research on the material culture of cocktail consumption.

Bartender in Residence

Garret Richard Is Bringing a New Kind of Flair to Tiki

The Existing Conditions bartender and creator of the “Exotica” pop-up series is applying modernist techniques to tiki, and emerging as a torchbearer for the genre’s next generation.

story: Chloe Frechette
photos: Lizzie Munro

Cocktails

How Sherry Became a Modern Tiki Staple

Largely absent from the genre’s golden age, sherry has become the unexpected hero of the tiki revival.

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photo: Daniel Krieger

Master the Classics

Mastering the Old-Fashioned With Tom Macy

In "Masters of X," we spotlight bartenders chasing perfection in one drink. Here, Tom Macy tackles the iconic Old-Fashioned.

story: Chloe Frechette
photo: Shannon Sturgis

Places

You Will Instagram This: The Mural at Trou Normand

The story behind the San Francisco restaurant’s larger-than-life, reclining figure.

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photo: Instagram

Cocktails

Julia McKinley’s Drinks Are On-Trend, But Not Trendy

The beverage director at Chicago’s forthcoming Young American uses of-the-moment ingredients to fashion drinks with serious staying power.

story: Chloe Frechette
photo: Lizzie Munro

Dirty Dick Paris Missionary's Downfall Cocktail Recipe

Cocktails

Mastering the Missionary’s Downfall With Scotty Schuder

In “Masters of Tiki,” we spotlight bartenders chasing perfection in one drink. Here, Scotty Schuder on Don the Beachcomber's amplified Daiquiri, the Missionary's Downfall.

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photos: Joann Pai

Places

You Will Instagram This: Paddington Bear at PDT

How the taxidermy bear became the backdrop for countless selfies.

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photos: Instagram

Cocktails

Chip Tyndale Isn’t Trying to Prove Anything

The Flatiron Lounge and Dutch Kills bartender brings his understated take on the classics to our bar this month.

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photo: Lizzie Munro

Places

You Will Instagram This: The Existing Conditions Vending Machines

Even if you haven’t stepped inside the high-concept cocktail bar, you’re probably familiar with its unlikely calling card.

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photos: Instagram

Cocktails

Mastering Don’s Special Daiquiri With Daniele Dalla Pola

In "Masters of Tiki,” we spotlight bartenders chasing perfection in one drink. Here, Daniele Dalla Pola on Donn Beach's update to the classic Daiquiri.

story: Chloe Frechette
photos: Anthony J. Rayburn