Mark Wagner’s Got Stories
Ask the 27-year veteran of Gibson’s Bar & Steakhouse about Elizabeth Taylor’s Champagne-fueled monologue. Or Billy Joel’s impromptu piano set. Or the guy on a date with a doll.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Nick Murway
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
When John O’Donnell Talks, People Listen
For the longtime Van’s employee, bartending is the only job he’s ever known.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Eric Medsker
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
Ron Sheriff Makes A Lot of Martinis
The head bartender at Los Angeles’ iconic Musso & Frank has been serving cocktails for more than 30 years.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Dylan + Jeni
Paris DuRante Is an Institution Within an Institution
The Campbell’s bartender is the calm eye in a hurricane of Grand Central commuters.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Eric Medsker
Kevin Mongoven Doesn’t Want Any Drama
The beloved Miller’s Pub bartender on what’s kept him there for 24 years.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Nick Murway
Jeannie Talierco’s Been Serving “Loonies” for Decades
The Hank’s Saloon bartender has been there since before it was called Hank’s.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Eric Medsker
Jim Hewes Serves Mint Juleps to D.C.’s Political Elite
Having worked the iconic Round Robin Bar for six administrations, the longtime barman knows when to step back and listen.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Eric Medsker
Paddy Ford Wants to Get to Know You
If Smith & Wollensky’s longtime barman doesn’t know your name, “you came from someplace else.”
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Eric Medsker
