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Chanta Hunter Olive Garden NYC
Places

At Olive Garden, Chanta Hunter Presides

The Brooklyn native has been serving frisbee-sized “Italian Margaritas” in Times Square for more than a decade.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Eric Medsker
Gibsons Chicago
Places

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
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
Jon ODonnell Bobby Vans
Cocktails

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
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
Musso and Frank LA
Cocktails

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 The Campbell
Places

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
Millers Pub Chicago
Cocktails

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
Hanks Saloon Brooklyn NYC
Places

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 Round Robin Bar DC
Cocktails

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
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