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Robert Simonson

Fixed Cocktail Menu
Cocktails

Dear Cocktail Menu, Never Change

Does a drinks list need to flip four times a year—or even at all?

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Elios UES NYC
Places

Brien Drew Deserves an Emmy

At Elio’s, the Upper East Side hangout for the well-heeled, the longtime bartender is a star. Just ask Tom Selleck.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Eric Medsker
low alcohol suppressor cocktails
Cocktails

Big In Germany

How the Ohio, a virtually unknown, 100-year-old cocktail, became a Deutschland staple.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Chris Hannah Jewel of the South New Orleans
Cocktails

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
At Random Bar Milwaukee
Places

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
fake cocktail history
Cocktails

Is That Classic Cocktail’s Origin Story Actually True?

If the story of a drink’s invention sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Here, seven tips on how to tell fact from fiction.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Best French 75 Cocktail Recipe
The Ultimates

In Search of the Ultimate French 75

We asked 13 of America's best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the French 75—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
Miracle Bar Christmas Pop Up
Cocktails

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
The Varnish LA
Cocktails

The Top 15 Cocktails of 2018

Contributing editor Robert Simonson shares the best cocktails he drank this year.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Dylan + Jeni
Lucys NYC
Places

At Lucy’s, There’s Only Lucy

The eponymous East Village dive famously has only one employee—she’s tended bar there for nearly three decades.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Eric Medsker
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The Wines of Right Now

We spoke to 150 sommeliers and retailers around the country to assemble a list of the 15 producers who represent the wine zeitgeist right now.

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