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Gift Idea: Barkeep 2: The Art of Mixology, Bar & Cocktails Book

Chilled Magazine

Danilo Božović Managing Partner of Swizzle Rum Bar and Drinkery Miami and bar industry veteran’s book Barkeep 2: The Art of Mixology, Bar & Cocktails makes the perfect gift. Božović has been a bartender at some of the country’s most awarded bars for over two decades. send me CDs and any book I could learn from.

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Erick Castro and the Quest to Preserve the Neighborhood Bar

Imbibe Magazine

in the San Diego drinks scene , Erick Castro has long been known for his lavish-leaning cocktail programs at bars that could fairly be described as opulent. In fact, we named Raised by Wolves our “ Cocktail Bar of the Year ” in 2019’s Imbibe 75a year before the hospitality industry as a whole faced a global shift.

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Inside Junebug: New Orleans’ Bold New Bar, Kitchen & Vinyl-Fueled Vibe

Chilled Magazine

Welcome to Junebuga vibrant new dining bar, restaurant, and private event space from Neighborhood Restaurant Group , now open in Downtown New Orleans. The menu is built for however you like to dinewhether you’re sharing snacks and small plates at the bar or settling in for a full meal in the dining room or lounge.

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Q&A: Ago Perrone of The Connaught Bar

Imbibe Magazine

Since he took the helm of The Connaught Bar in 2008, his dedication to both substance and service has garnered the bar regular recognition as one of the world’s best. Imbibe: You’ve been with the bar since 2008; what was the inspiration to write this book now? The Connaught Bar opened in 2008, when I joined.

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Inside Look: The Aladdin Sane, Detroit

Imbibe Magazine

How does one turn a tenebrous mechanical vault in the cellar of a century-old skyscraper into an inviting bar space? The cocktail bar, an Imbibe 75 Place to Watch , is tucked beneath the restored, 1920s-era Book Tower in downtown Detroit. “We even opted for an unconventionally low bar counter height.

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The Cookbook That Became Every Bartender’s Trusted Companion

VinePair

At a recent symposium on sustainability, the moderator queried a panel of bartenders about their favorite bartending books. Shockingly, the book isn’t about cocktails or bartending techniques at all. The bulk of the book is a flavor matrix, itemized by individual ingredients listed from A to Z.

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Book Review: Behind Bars

Drinkhacker

The two together with the a new book that is sure to steal the attention of lovers of libations: Behind Bars: True Crime Stories of Whiskey Heists, Beer Bandits, and Fake Million-Dollar Wines. Behind Bars shares numerous historical and relatively recent stories of crime and illegal shenanigans from the spirits industry.

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