Bar Review: Jim Meehan’s Ambitious Act Two
Just over ten years since opening the pioneering PDT, Jim Meehan returns with Prairie School, a high-concept bar inspired by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Hilary Higgins
Lemon Ice
Jim Meehan's Lemon Ice calls on ingredients from the surrounding area, including an Illinois sparkling wine and a vodka distilled in Chicago.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Daily News: Jim Meehan’s New Chicago Bar, Stories from McSorley’s
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Jim Meehan of PDT is opening a new bar in Chicago called Prairie School. - An excerpt from…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Daily News: Americans Favor Cocktails over Beer, How to Get Drunk at Disney World
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Yellow Tail's Super Bowl ad seems to have offended all of Australia. - Jim Meehan illuminates the importance of…
- story: Chloe Frechette
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DuBoudreau Cocktail
Jim Meehan updates the rye-based Cooper Cocktail created by Seattle's renowned Jamie Boudreau in an East Coast ode to the West Coast original.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Daily News: A Day in the Life of a Brewer, Icelandic Vodka from GOT‘s “The Mountain”
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, better known for his Game of Thrones character, Ser Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane, has his own vodka…
- story: Chloe Frechette
The Rise of the Fast-Casual Cocktail Bar
Now that drinkers have grown accustomed to cocktails made with fresh ingredients and top-notch skills, bar-owners are starting to offer them in more casual settings—often right alongside their high-end counterparts.…
- story: Leah Mennies
- illustration: Natalie K Nelson
Daily News: Cocktail Tax, Beer Briberies and Fireball Gets Fancy
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - An assemblywoman in California wants to add a five cent tax to cocktails that would go towards helping developmental…
- story: Joanna Harkins
Inside London’s Growing Crop of Experimental Cocktail Bars
From vaporized Gin & Tonics to a punch bowl big enough to raft across to drinks served in everything from take-out boxes to rain boots, London's bar scene has taken…
- story: Tyler Wetherall
- photos: ann charlott ommedal
Who Will Save Sangria’s Soul?
After decades of disrespect, a new crop of bartenders are looking beyond sangria's cheap past to create delicious, high-quality drinks that combine fruit and wine. Regan Hofmann on how the…
- story: Regan Hofmann
- photo: The Ace Hotel
