Chilled Magazine
JUNE 14, 2024
Casey Carr, Bar Manager at Heartwood in San Francisco belongs to a team of industry vets who are highly acclaimed behind many well-respected bars and restaurants. Naturally as a young server, you would witness a similar experiences between a bartender & bar guest, so I aimed to learn. I had a goal of one.
Imbibe Magazine
MARCH 11, 2025
She figured a small, neighborhood spot with shorter shifts, devoted regulars, and a conscientious owner could provide more flexibility and support during her pregnancy and postpartum period than the high-end cocktail bar in downtown Austin, Texas, where shed been knocking out 12- to 14-hour shifts. It was an intentional choice, she says.
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Imbibe Magazine
JANUARY 3, 2025
As the bar manager and general manager, Gemzon is piling on the local praise. Her Filipino heritage inspires her tendency to lean on high-acid and sweet-sour flavors behind the bar, which also makes the bars Scantron-style cocktail questionnaire (for guests who want to try something new) particularly helpful.
VinePair
DECEMBER 19, 2024
When setting up your home bar , certain tools like a good cocktail shaker and Hawthorne strainer are obvious pickups. Other bespoke bar utensils, like the bar spoon , might not seem quite as important but have utilities that are revealed after extended practice and use. I use it every day.
VinePair
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
But there’s usually one bottle that functions as something of a nemesis, and seeing it on a trusted establishment’s back bar or a good friend’s bar cart is enough to burrow under their skin — and heaven help the well-meaning soul who presents it as a gift. No craft cocktail bar should ever use it. It’s squatty and cumbersome.
Imbibe Magazine
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
In 2002, while he was working at LAB Bar in London, the late Ghanaian mixologist Douglas Ankrah invented a modern cocktail classic: the Pornstar Martini. In colonial text, it is illegal for Ivorians to own a distillery, noted Alexander Quest, a bar owner, consultant, and co-founder of Abidjan Cocktail Week in Ivory Coast.
Chilled Magazine
JUNE 14, 2024
Casey Carr, Bar Manager at Heartwood in San Francisco, belongs to a team of highly acclaimed industry veterans who are behind many well-respected bars and restaurants. Naturally, as a young server, it’s common to witness a similar experience between a bartender and bar guest, so I aimed to learn more.
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