Lookbook
Jeffrey Morgenthaler | Bar Manager at Clyde Common & Pepé Le Moko
As Bar Manager of Clyde Common, adjacent the Ace Hotel in Portland, OR, and Pepé Le Moko, just around the corner, Jeffrey Morgenthaler caught the cocktail world’s attention with barrel-aged…
Lance Winters | Masters Distiller, St. George Spirits
In 1996, Lance Winters presented a bottle of his homemade whiskey as a resume to St. George Spirits in Alameda, California, got the job and never left. Since then, he's transformed…
Alex Day | Partner, Proprietors LLC
A co-founder of Proprietors LLC, a Los Angeles-based bar consulting firm, Alex Day has had a hand in creating some of the country's best watering holes. Aside from their long list…
Sother Teague | Beverage Director, Amor y Amargo
A culinary school graduate, Sother Teague began his career working in restaurant kitchens before becoming a research and technical chef for Alton Brown’s Good Eats. Following a stint as an…
Paul Grieco | Sommelier and Restaurateur, Terroir
With the opening of Terroir in New York’s East Village in 2008, Paul Grieco transformed himself into the first sommelier punk, ditching conventional uniforms in favor of items like seersucker…
Paul Einbund | Owner and Sommelier, The Morris
A sommelier with 20 years in the business, Paul Einbund's resume includes stints as beverage director at Frances and as a partner at the Michelin-starred Coi, both in San Fransisco. But, without a doubt,…
Natalie Johnson | Wine Director, Loring Place
Having gotten her start as a line cook at New York’s pizza-centric Co, Natalie Johnson first developed an interest in wine back in 2012 when she began a front-of-house job…
Karen Fu | Beverage Director, Donna Cocktail Club
Karen Fu is, without doubt, one of New York City's top drink-makers. Originally taking up bartending after college as a means to support her writing (she studied English at Barnard),…
Ivy Mix | Head Bartender and Co-Owner, Leyenda
The daughter of two artists, Ivy Mix had little exposure to bar culture early on. Growing up in the small town of Tunbridge, Vermont—population 1,288—she spent her childhood training for a…
Steven Grubbs | Wine Director, Empire State South and Five & Ten
When Steven Grubbs moved to Atlanta to open chef Hugh Acheson’s Empire State South in August, 2010, he brought with him a love of honestly made Old World wines. Stocking the list with German…
