Leslie Pariseau

Features Editor

Leslie Pariseau is a writer and editor in Brooklyn. She's Features Editor at PUNCH, former Special Projects Editor of Saveur and the co-author of SPRITZ. She has written for GQ, Esquire, Saveur, the New York Times, The Ringer and Vulture, among others.

Places

At Happy’s, Midcentury Miami Still Glows Beneath the Grunge

Planted on an island causeway between beach and city, this relic of the Rat Pack heyday has acquired the patina of a true locals' haunt.

story: Leslie Pariseau
photos: Anthony J. Rayburn

Cocktails

The Keeper of Cocktail Culture

With his library of 3,800 cocktail books and deep knowledge of high-end barware, Greg Boehm is perhaps the cocktail world’s greatest benefactor.

story: Leslie Pariseau
photo: Eric Medsker

Cocktails

Lizzie Post Will Save Us All. With Weed.

The great-great granddaughter of Emily Post says that etiquette—and generosity—is baked into cannabis culture. It might be just what we need right now.

story: Leslie Pariseau
photo: Dylan + Jeni

Beer

The Irish Pub Is Dead, Long Live the Irish Pub

For as long as the Irish have lived in New York, so, too, have their bars.

story: Leslie Pariseau
photos: Eric Medsker

Wine

Paul Kalemkiarian Will Taste Literally Anything

His father founded America’s first wine club in a strip mall pharmacy. This is how he’s carrying on his legacy as a true equal-opportunity taster.

story: Leslie Pariseau
photo: Dylan + Jeni

Places

A Night at the Door With Three Hollywood Bouncers

The eyes and ears of three very different bars tell us about their normal—and not-so-normal—nights on the job.

story: Leslie Pariseau
photos: Dylan + Jeni

Places

Snake and Jake’s Operates on the Other Side of Twilight

In this installment of “Dive,” a look inside an Uptown New Orleans bar that’s become a landing place for oddball night owls, even at 6 a.m.

story: Leslie Pariseau
photos: Randy P. Schmidt

Cocktails

The Old Brooklyn Still Drinks at Bamonte’s

The bar within this 118-year-old mecca of Italian-American cuisine is one of Brooklyn’s best-kept secrets.

story: Leslie Pariseau
photos: Michelle Hiemerman

Cocktails

Drinking With Karina Longworth of “You Must Remember This”

The podcast host and former film critic on her new book, drinking dirty Martinis at Musso & Frank and reporting on Hollywood’s lurid past amidst its current upheaval.

story: Leslie Pariseau
photo: Jennifer Loeber

Places

America Is Alive and Well at Paradise Alley

The Queens bar where everybody is treated like a local.

story: Leslie Pariseau
photos: Michelle Hiemerman