Robert Simonson writes about cocktails, spirits and bars for the New York Times. He is the author of The Old-Fashioned: The Story of the World's First Classic Cocktail (2014), A Proper Drink (2016) and 3-Ingredient Cocktails: An Opinionated Guide to the Most Enduring Drinks in the Cocktail Canon (2017).
The Challenge of Chasing a Ghost
Recapturing the past is a tricky thing, but that hasn’t deterred New Orleans’ Jewel of the South from trying.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Randy P. Schmidt