bartenders
Does a Bar Have to Go Global to Stay Relevant?
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.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Simone Galucci
When Did Cocktail Menu Debuts Become News?
At some of today’s most highly regarded bars, a new menu is no longer just a list of drinks.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Daily News: Rouge Tomate to Reopen, the Man Behind Drake’s Whiskey
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Rouge Tomate, one of New York's premier wine destinations, will finally reopen in a smaller Chelsea location with an…
- story: Chloe Frechette
The Ritual of the Shift Drink: NOLA’s Cure
The hallowed ritual of the shift drink may take a different form at every bar, but it inevitably serves the same purpose: letting the staff exhale at the end of…
- story: Sarah Baird
- photo: Hunter Holden
Can a Group of Bartenders Save Mezcal?
Concerned by growing threats to the history, culture and livelihood of traditional mezcal, five bartenders and one producer formed the Tequila Interchange Project (TIP). Shanna Farrell on how TIP is…
- story: Shanna Farrell
- photo: David Suro
Tom Bullock and the Forgotten Legacy of African American Bartenders
In the midst of the cocktail renaissance, the forgotten history of America's most influential African American bartenders is finally being revived. Chantal Martineau on the first black cocktail book author,…
- story: Chantal Martineau
- photo: Cocktail Kingdom
A Ladies-Only List of the Cocktail World’s Finest
In anticipation ofFood & Wine's cocktail guide, the magazine's Chelsea Morse highlights ten up-and-coming female bartenders who're adding their own twist to the genre. In a city near you stands a woman behind…
- story: Janet Lee
Here’s a List of Former-Bartender Celebrities
Actors and musicians working behind the bar to pay the bills while looking for a big break isn't uncommon. Liquor.com compiles a list of celebrities who were once drink-slingers, although it…
- story: Daniel Yeom
Behind the World’s Biggest, Fastest Bar Team
Behind the scenes at the country's largest annual drinks festival, an army of 70 bartenders is charged with batching 182,000 cocktails and pouring 16,000 spirits over the course of four…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Gabi Porter
What Are CA Bartenders Doing About the Drought?
California is currently experiencing one of the worst droughts in its history. Many bars continue to do business as usual, but as the situation worsens a growing number of bartenders…
- story: Caroline Pardilla
- photo: Don DeBold
