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Dave Wondrich on the Manhattan Cocktail Classic

The Manhattan Cocktail Classic, New York City's first ever multi-day event celebrating the history, contemporary culture, and artful craft of the cocktail will take place on October 3rd and 4th. Part festival, part fête, part conference, part cocktail party,...

Posted by Laren Spirer on September 9, 2009 10:21 AM

Meet the Masters at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic

New Yorkers have long believed that our fair city is the center of the universe. We've got arts, culture, amazing restaurants and some of the most groundbreaking and influential cocktail bars in the world. Why, then, hasn't there been a...

Posted by Laren Spirer on September 8, 2009 9:18 PM

FCI's Alexis Kahn & Dave Arnold on Cocktails, Blogging and the Red Hot Poker

Want a little technology with your cocktail? If so, be sure to stop by the bar at L'Ecole, the restaurant of the French Culinary Institute, where techno-genius Dave Arnold works side by side with beverage-master Alexis Kahn to create...

Posted by Laren Spirer on August 17, 2009 8:00 AM

The Tippling Bros. on Cocktail Consulting, Mock Tequila and The Wise Old Sage

Paul Tanguay and Tad Carducci channel their love of the romance, traditions and hospitality that surround the art of the drink into Tippling Bros., their NYC-based beverage consulting business. From developing innovative wine and beer-based cocktails to running cocktail...

Posted by Laren Spirer on June 23, 2009 1:45 PM

Behind The Bar NYC: Double Crown's Brian McGrory

By Laren Spirer Don't let Brian McGrory's charm, Scottish lilt, and good looks fool you -- he's a man on a mission. His mission? To get you to love gin. As the Beverage Director at Double Crown and Madam...

Posted by Chris McBride on May 15, 2009 8:00 AM

The Prime Meats Cocktail Menu: Jerry Thomas Would Be Proud

If, like us, you got a kick out of reading Imbibe!, David Wondrich's wonderfully entertaining and enlightening tribute to Jerry Thomas and the American cocktail, then you'll enjoy taking a seat at the bar at the newly opened Prime...

Posted by Chris McBride on March 15, 2009 12:01 PM

Drink Gin Dammit plus Reviews and Vacations

// This Week on Savory Cities // Please allow us the pleasure of introducing our newest contributor, Mr. Jiggers. This debonaire man about town is one of New York City's most passionate devotees of the classic cocktail. A man...

Posted by Jennifer Usdan McBride on July 31, 2008 2:02 PM

NYC/SF Bartender Exchange

As previously reported on Grub Street, Philip Ward, head bartender at Death & Company, recently launched a first of its kind exchange program to swap talent amongst a handful of pioneering bars around the country. Dave Mclean, owner of San...

Posted by Chris McBride on March 11, 2008 12:42 PM