The Boy Wizard of the Midwest
With the opening of Colita, his second bar in two years, Marco Zappia has indelibly changed the Twin Cities’ cocktail scene.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Matthew Hintz
Bar Review: Cure, 10 Years Later
What began as New Orleans’ coltish home to “rogue cocktails” has assumed a mantle of gravitas.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Cory James Photo
A New Kind of Japanese-Style Bar
At Katana Kitten, Masa Urushido has done away with the quiet formality of the Japanese-style cocktail bar.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Lizzie Munro
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
Bar Review: Is This What Sustainability Actually Looks Like?
At Brooklyn’s brand-new Hunky Dory, Claire Sprouse takes a humble approach to the cocktail world’s current crisis-of-conscience.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Bar Review: “Specialty Drinks” for the Ages
John Dye’s revamp of the Milwaukee institution, At Random, aims to preserve a piece of drink history without falling prey to it.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Haas + Haas
Bar Review: The Shake Shack of Christmas Bars
With 95 locations worldwide, the Christmas-themed craft cocktail pop-ups, Miracle on 9th Street and Sippin’ Santa, have become holiday juggernauts. But are they all created equal?
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Bar Review: The Making of American Aperitivo
Since opening in a 100-year-old landmark, Dante has brought new meaning to the Italian-style cocktail, and reaffirmed the iconic space as a New York City mainstay.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Bar Review: The World Turns, The Varnish Stays the Same
Why the bar that kicked off LA’s cocktail revival resists the urge to change with the times.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Dylan + Jeni
Bar Review: The New Home of the High-Concept Cocktail
One of the bar world’s most anticipated openings eschews the shock-and-awe of molecular mixology—until you pull back the curtain.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Lizzie Munro
